The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-12


and elevator-all light corner rooms
open plumbing-hot water furnished-.
tiled bathrooms. needle showers-gas
ranges-hltered croton water-parquet
flOors-cablnet trimmcd-marble pastry
table In htchen-cellar chutes-conyen-
lent to elevated and all surface cars
only a few more left What do you
think OF that?"
ut reminds me" said Dobley reject
lively, of a man who advertised for a
place as gardener. He stated that he
was neat, capable, experienced, reliA-
BILE, educated. refined man who could
speak three languages: understood
pruning and trimming hedges and The
care Of horses. 1 did not want a gar
denerr but it seemed to me at the time
as though this man would be good, all
round sort of man to have in any
capacity"
Your judgmen. is so keen and cor
rect in all cases" said Mrs. Dob.ey
while her husband inclined his head
slightly and seriously, that want you
to go with me to look ut this fiat. II
you approve of 1t / think we had better
take 1t and camp there for the sum
mer."
So the Dobley proceeded northwarl
and across town by various transfer
routes until they came nearly to the city
limits.
81 shouldn't be at all surprised, !" said
Mr.. Dobley, III we could get fresh eggs.
vegetables and good roads up here. And
It's so interesting getting here. We
have experienced every mode of travel
except the underground system, and 1
think a tunnel would be an improve
ment on that cut across lots. But It Is
positively sylvan once you get here.
Look at the COW tied to a stake over
there in the offlng and the goat poised
on the crag against the sky. It makes
me feel as though we were in the Alps
and long to yodel."
1.-THE air is beautiful" said Mrs. Dob
ley. shifting delightfully."-. "Its so d!r-
ferent!"
And there's so much of IT," said Mr..
Dobley; you get that peculiar braclng
effect that one gets on mountain top"
at makes you wish to drink in great
draughts of ozone" said Mrs, Dobley
defightediy.
"Yes-I have often experienced that
mountain peak thirst with not restau-
rant within fifteen miles" said Mr.
Dobley. Its unique experienced"
The out-of-slght was an imposing
building which Dobley said looked like
Home for the Blind because the deco
ratlons Jared him somewhat. There
was view Of the river and the PalIs-
AIDES in the distance. A man in a blua
denim suit, came from some. UNDER
ground depth of the fiat and jlnglcI
keys while he looked over the Dobleys.
"wanter see the flat?" he asked,
eve should like to observe Its num-
erous and unaccustomed beauties, said
Mr.. Dobley. I'VE have been lured from
home by your advertisement, but we
want the fiat broken to US gently. Don't
show it to US all at once. Joy some
times kills"
The tanftor eyed Dobiey queeriy and
led the way into small elevator car
in which he and his would-be tenants
were crowded with difficulty.
IAN we need" said Dohley, in low
tone 10 his wife, "is some imported
olive oil and half a lemon to feel that
we are hIgh-class sardines."
The janItor tugged at a wire rope
that passed through the car, but 1t
never budged.
1T acts like this sometimes" said the
janItor. 1T gets as contrary as a mule
and again it's gentle as kitten. Then
sometimes 1t shoots up like rocket
and strikes the roof with a bang. The
tenants enjoy 1t so! But we had to
stop the children taking rides for fun.
They seemed to think 1t was some sort
OF chute arranged for their amuse
ment-a childrens playground"
Its in one of its poutlng moods to-
day, apparently" said Dobiey. Sup
pose we try the stairs"
ITS on the thirteenth floor" said the
jnnltor. you'd better wait till 1t linz
bers up"
Suddenly the car with few convul'
sive Jerks and groans started upward
in series Of slow Jumps. stopping be-
tween floors as though unwilling to pro-
coed further and then going on in u
succession Of quick leaps,
ut acts exactly like kangaroo"
said Dobley. This alone would COM
pensate anyone for living here"
IAN new elevators act like this" said
Mrs. Dobley. ~ should much prefer
1t to act this way than to so up sud
denly as some elevators do. This shows
that the safety catches are in good or
der!"
The car stopped and with a clnnk!ng
of bolts and bars the door was opened
and the Dobicys were released,
at reminds me somehow Of con-
demned CELL" said Dobley. 81 suppose
the chair is at the end of this dark
PASSAGE"
In case of fire in the elevator shaft"
sald the janltor. this hail leads to this
window ut the end whore We have rope
Are escapes that we drill the tenants'ln
usipg twice a week. Then there arc
hand grcnadrs and axes In brackets on
the wall. as you SEE =.
What n cheerful. inspiring SIGHT II
must be to be confronted with these
simple safcEusrds as one enters ones
homc! 1t gives such n feeling OF per-