The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-08
ATTHE BOX OFFICE.

"A Woman Arrives at nn Understand.
Ing Regarding two Theatre Tickets,
Chicago Tribune: There was long
line Of ticket buyers In front Of the
box office.
At the head Of the line, examining
the plat, stood richly bedecked wo-
man with poodle under her arm.
Now. are You right sure" she nsk
ed, there isn't a post in front OF either
of these two seats?" 4
There isn't post In that part of
the house. madam" replied the man In
tho box office. 35.,
I don't know about that"-and she
drurmed with her fingers on the
framed plat-'I've been fooled that way
so often. Many time I've bought
seats they said were all right md
found out after got there that a great
Dig post stood right in front OF me.
When you pay out your money for
theatre tickets you want-what did
you say these would be?''
Dollar and half each, ma'nm. Will
these two 5t9 sff 49,
i thought you told me q minute ago
they were dollar, seats?"
NO. These are the dollar seats over
here" .f - = -
Il see. Well, don't want any over
there. You charge too much for"
a loud cough, evidently forced, came
from an impatient man about half
way down the line.
She looked placidly Mt him and re-
sumed her conversation with the ticket
seller.
III anything happens that I can't
use these can return them and get my
money back?"
II don't like to sell them on any such
understanding as that. ma'am."
Mutterings of discomfort were heard
along the line, which was growing mo-
mentarily longer.
oh yes" said the ticket seller has
tily. III You can't use them bring them
back"
Suppose I couldn't bring them my
self. l might be sick. or something"
That's all right. Send them back.
Shoot them back. Always glad to re-
fund money on tickets" he said reck-
lessly. VIII these two seats"
Those are not the ones picked out,
are they? 1t seems to me-"
oh. wrap the. flag around me- boys!
10 die were far more sweet
sang an exasperated man near the
end Of the line.
''Those are the ones. madam" said
the man In the box Office, YEARLY.
will they"
Il thought they were further toward
the left. Let ME look
Bow: wow! barkcf an imitation
dog near the street end OF the line.
"Meaow. Meaow! Spftt!" answered
an imitation cat with startling empha-
sis.
Keep quiet, Fldo. They shan't hurt
you. darling, Well, suppose I'll have
to--you said 81 for these two seats,
didn't you?"
Three dollars for these two. The
dollar seats are back here"
a deep groaH ran along the line.
Il think these men are very rude"
she said. Would seats In the fourth
row In front Of these come any high
err"
NO, ma'am, but those are all taken.
as explained while ago. They're still
taken. These are the nearest the
stage of all we have left"
We'll. I believe Ill--are you sure
there are no posts In front-Oh. I be-
liere l did ask you about that. Three
dollars? Here 1t Is"
This Is two-dollar bill. ma'nm."
rs !t?" she gasped. ut was five
when l left home! Let me see 1t. So
it is. I'll have to pick out Il couple of
dollar seats. unless"
"Thats all right. ma ami" exclaimed
the ticket seller with the c1gerness Of
drowning man graspinr at straw.
ri save these two seats for you until
I o'clock this evening"
Thanks. ever so much!'
With beaming smile she cIasped
her poodle closer. slowly withdrew from
her place ut the head OF the line md
marched sereneiy away. ignoring the
long-drawn signs of relief that accom-.
panied her departure. and business was
resumed at the box Office