The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-21

the eslaDlishm.nt as being on the Philadel-
phia plan. and the ron,e rs pure. lnyigoret-
ten cents apiece the par were provided with
plates of eornsd heet. bread. rolls. and very
large cups 81 eoiec. The impecunuus man
r, planned tuut hal he been invcsting ten cents
OF E.- ,Nn. 4 would be IN beet stow or fried
liver thos. dishes being moro nning tor the
money, H. also restrained the writer twho.
ahnshrl AZ the small figure OF h!s check. WIS
Al out 90 order something more by n reminder
that room must be- reserved Tor samplng IN
other places. He Was r"ninled OF U,d-tme
prices. Don't you remember" he said.
twentv-thr.s or four years ago sweenys
Crooks and The ttonids ~ Futon street mt
VAST nstUn Market. were oil siADenny houses.
lu.ldlngat Duane street. aud Fen. 4 LeEget's
WIS very modest ihrec-stury brick. Al. Storms
was bright. handsome hoy, ircsn from school
70 lfy inc pla' nl cash laser. lie II gray nsa
bnt.er now, The s'tle Of prices Was % cents
plate. and cents for coffee OF tsa, or tor extra
rolls or hreHl Or pOtHtOcs. AT Frrnch's sou
could get big sirlOln strak with bread, butter,
ahd potatoes a plate vi wheat cakes and cup
OF good coffee for two shiings Things have
gol 70 come down 10 the same standard again
"'rl' re- are several dives near here" hn con-
tnuuI. where you can get a bowl Of coffee or
soup and u roll Tor i've cents. Tut this IL the
only pin'e ON the street level and with II Regular
bll OF iarc. What do YOU tnink 81 ltf
The writer Thought the hood he had eaten
was clean. puataur, and plentiful At the price:
the coffee "opOu- ana pUr'. TINS purity.
however, rom TIE bus ness point oil view. was
lisndNunta.H Pure coffee must be- strong or Il
~ lpd. Inc vast majority oil the patrons ~
cheap eatih. house prel'r DARK punE"nt
mixture. hO matter now HIulterAtcd. to II weak
deco tIon OF the finest Mocha.
Wink of two blocks brought tho Investigator
and his guide u medium Sized ia[er beer
saloon. Thcy ordered "2wie,' Following the
beer came plhtes ol hot s1u-ngo ana pOintors.
with bTsud-not enough tor meal. Dut sufficient
10 SHY the stomach ~ ans one who had eaten
hearty hrrnklast and was IN expectation Of
, u o. elO x dinner.
" They rhnnEr the mirt every day." snid tho
Gni1rt yrslerdAy I Wts hnib stew; friday.
irled ilsn or chnWder
q" L. rs have nuhinrr mgor" INTERRUPTED the
/ investigator. who WAS ahushrd nt apparently
| -pong NJ ca the suopn keepers lc.itiMats
! " Not here" tive guide dtntoi: we have
/ other oalls to nuke. know hOW You feel Had
those dualW5 myself once. Have lingering
traces oi them now. Bar genuine craving hun
ger knows no law VI sentiment or deiirUey, and
ha0.t wll caious man 10 nything. You don't
J TINS it's Il fair shukrf Well. now. they mnke
their market by IT. taking ono customer with
another. They wouldn't Keep up tue eolnpeti-
ton n lt.was very ruinOus.'
The inyesllEato supuOaed that those who
could AFFORD It took at lrast two glasses,
Those who can nluId II, ered tine guide,
with lTouir energy. Why. the most uncons,i-
enable Tree lun Ia nends in town are we'll
/ Wouicos. Inry mover puy more than Ave
| c'nt drnk. and they gobhe tWice It's value IN
/ wHatrNtT Ih,p can get helped " help them:
! s"V"s 10, rering on their good clothes aud
| cnteN 70 save thrin lrom tha wrath or sarcasm
from ihi- saloon The investigator WIS con
/ du tod 10 three other places. oach with some
! d,stin tive p''nlihrlty 81 custom Or OF manner
! Oi srryigg lunch, Ia any Onh Of trcm n man
! VITA live cents could take a grcht deal of Tie
edge oil his appetite. Indeed, a told md un.
snrupuous operator might get enough 10 al.
u40sI Constitute WAT u called good SQUARE