Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-25

| Was Done HiceIy-0nly Left the
| Man n Small Sum and nc Had to
| walk the Most of the Way Home.
SISTERSVILLE, w Va, August "a.
There arrived in this city last even
ing from Wheeling a diIapidated look
| Ing individual named A. D. Mcknight,
who claimed that his home was at West
| Union, ". Va, and said he was on his
way home after having spent couple
| of days in Wheeling The fellow look
ed as though he was green country
man Of the most verdant and unso-
! phisticated End, and in conversation
with a RegiRer representative stated
that while he was in the metropolis
that he had had an experience which
he would never forget.
After being pressed for a story of his
! adventures in a large ctty, Mr.. Nc
| knight, with much reluctance, parrat-
| ed the following in straightforward
and earnest manner: From what he
| said ii seems that he Is a merchant in
a small way at West Union, having a
| little grocery store there Having
worked hard during the past few years
| he decided to take a slight vacation,
| and. of course, being Of an economical
and thrifty turn of mind, he decided to
take trip to Wheeling to see the
sights and incidentally buy few goods
for his store.
The Nail City was too swift for him.
He landed there some time Thursday
afternoon and had hardly left the train
when gentleman Of good address and
clothes accosted him, and calling him
by name mentioned how glad he was to
see him and would he have little
liquid refresh ment. He would. They
went to nearby place and had a few
Later another gentleman came In who
was friend of the frst fellow, and
after introducing the newcomer as Mr..
Frame, prorsinent hotel man Of Man
min gton, No. 1 suggested that another
liquid retreshment would be the proper
thing Mcknight thought so too, ana
they soaked another high ball
Then Mr. Frame" suggested that he
knew of place. Just short ride on the
cars. where they could have quiet
time, providing all hands were agreed.
All hands aequieseed in the PROPOSE
ton and Mcknight had his first e1-
nerienee with the trolley cars which
the Chinaman so aptly described thus
mo pushee, no pullee alice same go
like hellee."
After ride Of perhaps half an hour
the trio got off at a platform about
two miles from Wheeling. and entering
a certain place Just across the street,
they we're received in very expressive
manner by "motherly" old lady and
her daughters The gentlemen were
made perfectly at home and after few
rounds OF stuff in which there is a
million headaches in one glassfuil, all
commenced to make merry. The old
lady and the girls were especially hilar-
fous. One of the men went out and left
Mcknight and "Mr. Frame" in the
room. The latter called Mcknight
aside and whispered would he lend him
$40 until they got back to town. Nc
Knight would, and did. They then had
a few more high ones, and meanwhile
one of the girls got on Meningitis
knee. About this time Frame" went
ont telling his friend that he would be
Back in very short time.
In the meantime the "motherly" old
lady and her daughters were showing
Mcknight a good time In fact they
were making it so pleasant for him
he did not notice how fast time flew.
until he was finally informed that 1t
was the proper hour to retire.
And Frame" had not returned.
After leaving the house Mcknight
waited for car on tho platform for
some time, but in vain. Ditto Frame"
Then he discovered after searching
himself thoroughly that three ten dol
lar willies and a gold watch had in
some manner escaped from histpocket.
OF course the girl who sat on his knee
and fondled and earessed him did not
take them. but they were gone never
theless. And he was sore.
After taking an inventory Of his
pockets he discovered that. not men
tioning experience and various other
things, the amouM of cash on hands
amounted to $40 He was then miles
from his hotel It was a. m. and he
had to hoof it to Wheeling.
The next afternoon. having hal
enough experience in the dark and
dan aerous ways OF a large city" he de-
cded to start for home but $40 the
amount he had left after paying his
hotel bill. would not pay his way to
West Union, and he commenced to do
little calculating. As near as he could
figure Sistersville was the nearest point
along the railroad to his hone. and he
purchased ticket over the Ohio River
railroad and arrived here last nlsht.
Te still had the 81, but had lost all
faith In humanity
After a short conversation with the
clerk at the Wells, hotel durine which
he told the stony 81 his trim to Wheel
ing he finally arranged to stay all
nisht and get his breakfast. During
tho evening he did not stray away from
the hotel desk more than fifty feet and
then only for a few minutes. This
morning no started for his home, a dis
lance of s3 miles, via Mddlebourne and
Centersville and probably by this time,
unless soma domestic animal has eatsn
him, installing the verdapt fellow for
lucious bit of sreenstuff,fhe has proba-
bly, arrived home. He said last night
that he had had enough excitement to
last him for q lifetime, and It is not
likely he viii leave home again for a
long time.