The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-05
NEW YORK. Nov. 4. 1870.
coon MIR PAKK ER's pErs.
A Queer Midnight Lunch at Pear md Fletcher
streets Feline Curiosities.

Queer Midnight Lunch at Pear md Fletcher
streets -feiine CuriOsittes.
-. NJ. VII. A.. NJ. val, 70. A..
Lower NOW fork' 'ne Ne" 10TH Vi tue
wholesale warehouses, so Dusy and noisy In the
d.. ,i,, m, ,,i,h, A 80 AMI m. tho ruina ~ uar
s,,..,,., 500 - p,,,o, 80, v,,, 90.
oulnneum. south OF fuiton street, you SEQ
nobody AT, or dark but the watohfuI polcem N.
tina bel tai clark hurry,ns home or thu unfor
Wv 80
tunato hining MS misery IN the lonely ianes'
THIS solitude Is made moro unc nny by the
a,,,,,, ht,har aud ,ht,har ot tho cats. ,yth
$50, -
VeiVey uoDu, anu stehlthy, ripld movement.
One OF tue stillest and most disml plaoes at
nivht In that a1arter IA Fletoher street a mar
" 60
row lane, running from Pearl street toward the
river Il mixed on both stles by tall solid looking
hrick h,,idt,,s ,,s,, TO n ,rred a, ,vinio,.s and
wv" "''"'"-'' 'A" y ''..'u ~ "''uo"' AZ"
doors win hcNy iron shutters. On the corner
OF the two streets, a gentleman has for many
,oar. .o,,a.r,l ,,,,n . hundl. nrac,aoiy a, ,,,d
-, ~ ~, ~, =, ~, 80, -, ~,
night hnd IN the stillness OF the niRht TED all
the cats the neighnornnnd.
, Last evening, niue before the hour. Omcer
trim was tOdnd y ms post near lne rner.
ou mean hr. fdtkeI, sd'u Tue uinceE, ~ 10
ply to the question about tue nocturnal cat
tteder "Ncsl ue Is In that saloon on the cor
n r. He ia qite nice gentleman. and very
quiet IN his behavior. lie Is employed IA chief
toOkkeeDer 10y a large ilrm Of whOieslle silt
mer hants. near by. ana guess they think "A
great de / of nim, because he seems TO have his
own in everything. Daring the worst DAYS
OF st wint r. wuen the snow wnirled around
In the air aud was ankle deep on the street and
most cyrryo ldy would be glad to ind shelter I
have soon hun come 0ut, feed hts cats, ana 60
I ward the ferty with a long procession OF tnem
f.Inw,ng MN TO tie boat, fir YOU must Know
n lives W v ick # llruukIyn lie never lets a
night 40 by, and the saloon keeper IA 50 lsei To
hi. Wits that IL. keeps the III ,ce Omen for him
| and on ~und W. .ctuaity comes down purposely
| to let HIN m"
En ering the loon. Mr.. Parker WA found
seated ne AZ the stove. wien mug of uls before
! him. and Two q IT, one a Maltese an ! the q. her
| nu Aucofa, Circtue around hts l,rs AM IA 49,
| Dreli. MIR. Parker seems 90 no about fprtv years
Of aye IA uya feet four ar Ave- m, t.- nj III an 1
/ ha, JEWISH fave. the iOwet par. covered with a
/ black, glossy beard, Trim ned At even distanc :
| on tie check. and forming an oval on his white
! snirt bosom. lie mas { o., h, uu,hy hair, and
par OF ewes tn 50 ,ikled as m -htly as hose
! oi the cats around min. Asa reporter pail II "A
| en- ir to ia t.ble aud sirrked one Of the cats,
! "Yo IKE q T.. do NnuY Well 80 do f. and /
/ can't uass 10y aud see tnem hnn.ry" linen h .
| -troked his beard ami looked i. the cats.
" Now, those q .t- are uf the same species TIA {
the ancient Esyptians domcstlcaied. etn b iitned
with net mu nmies, and G rived on their m nnu-
! ments. A cat VIII never yet mad exc-pf wnen
| bitten by rtbid uOs, nd OF all pets they are
tue most inoH usiye, good creatures, ever faitn-
ful aud uevO1cd TO those tuat tire 1 them well.
| To he sure. one ~ enough To have In the house.
| Ihey are noble AMI ndis, AMI through az h I'VE
changed but little. think there are about ATTY
different kinds. ana Ia ike To know what Is
| pr-ttier tnhn LOOKING az one OF those SHINY,
agile creatures playing with her XII en'.'
| faint scratc on the door, IN Mr. Parker be-
cane I'D getv MOVING uneLaily In his char aud
! showing that som thiux was wrong. As II
wanted but one inmate ~ twelve O'clock the
| IepoIter parted wltn MT fafker' passing out OF
tue uoor aud into the sAdde vi Tue opposite SIDE
| ot Il street ,
| As tne nr,t SOUND OF me mllnlgnt hour peaied
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