The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-04

my early cup ~ coffee In tho cafe OF certain
| fashionable restaurant that had bar attached
| could not help noticing that unlike the usual
social libatlons OF my countrymon. the act OF
taking morning cocktail was n solitary ono. In
the course of my experience cannot recall the
| fact OF two men taking an ante -breakfnst cock
tail together. On the contrary I have observed
the male animal rush savagcly at the bar. de-
mnnd his drink Of the bnrkcepcr. swallow It.
and hasten from the scene Of his early debauch-
cry. or else takc It'll languid. perfunctory man
ner. which. think must have been insulting to
the barkccper have observed two mon whom
had seen drinking amicnbly together the pre-
ceding night standing gloomily at tho oppo-
site corners OF the bar. evidently trying not to
SOC zach other. and making tho matter conf
Dental one with tho barkceper. have seen
even thin disguise OF simplicity assumed.
remember an elderly gentleman, of most re-
! specialize exterior. who used to enter the CATS
! as II he had straycd there accidentally. After
| looking around carefully. and yet unostonta-
| tiously, he would walk ~ Tho bar. and. with an
air Of affected carccssncas. state that not feel
i"- we'll .h'- morning. he guessed no would
| takc-wcll. he would leave 1t to thc barkecpcr."
| Tho barkecpor invariably gave him "a stiff
brandy cocktail When the old gentleman had
done this half dozen times. | think lost faith
! IN him. I tried aftorward 10 gloan from
tho barkocper some fats regarding those
experiences, but am proud to say
That he was honorably retcent. Indcod,
think II may be said truthfuly TINT there is
no record OF n barkeeper who has been Inter
vicwcd.' Clorgym N and doctors have but il
Is VOL for the weaknesses OF humanity that the
line should be- drawn somewhere.
And this reminds mo that ono distressing
phase Of early rising is tho lncongruous and
| unpleasant contact of thc preceding night The
social yesterday is not fairly over before A. NJ.
to-day. aud tlero Is always a humorous. some-
times n pathetic tapping over the edges. ro-
member ono morninl; ut q o'clock to have been
overtakcn by carriage that drcw up beside
me. | recognized the coachman. who touched
his hat apoloyetlcnlly. as II he wished me to
understand that he was not at all responsible
for th9 condition Of his master. ani wont to
tho door Of tho carriage. / was astonished 10
fnd two young friends Of mine in correct even
! ing dress reclining on each others shoulders
and sleeping the sleep OF tho Justly inebriated. l
| stated this Tact to the coachman. Not q muscle
Of his well trained face answered to my smile.
| But he said. You sec sir we've boon out all
night. and more than four blocks below thoy saw
you. and wanted me- to hail you. but you know you
stopped to speak 10 a gentleman. and 80 | sorter
| fingered, and | drove round the block once or
| twice and guess I've got em quiet again"
looked in the carriage door once more on these
sons OF Belial. They were sleeping quite I'M
cons 'iously. A bo,nonnisre in the lapel OF the
younger onc's coat had shed It's leaves which
were scattered over him with a ridiculous sug-
gastion OF tho babes in the woods" and /
closed the carriage door softly. Il suppose I'd
beter take 'em home sir 2" querried the coach
man. grayely. We'll. yes. John. perhaps you
had"
There Is another picture In my early rising
experience that wish was as simply and hon
estly ludicrous. TWAS at time whom the moral
sentiment OF the metropolis. expressed through
ordinance and special leg islation. had declared
| itself against certain form Of variety" enter
tainment. and had. as usual. proceeded against
the performers. and not the people who cncour-
| aged them. l remember. one frosty morning
TO have encountered in Washington Park my
! honest friend Sergeant Y. and Roundsman 9gg9
conveying party OF these dercllcts to tho sta-
ton. One Of tho women. evidently. had not had
time 10 change her apparel. and had thinly dis
guised the flowing robe and loose cestls of
Venus under a ragged waterproof" while the
| other. who had doubtless posed for Mercury,
| hid her shapcly tights in plaid shawl and
changed her winged sandals Tor a pair OF arc
ties Their rOugcI faces were stroakcd and
stained with tears. Tho man who WIS with
them. the male OF their species. had but hastily
washed himself OF his Ethiopian prcsentment
| and was still black behind tho ears; while IN
exaggerated shirt collar and irillci shirt made
his occasional Indignant profanity irreslstibly
ludl'rous. So they Jared on over tho glitterlns
snow, against the rosy sunlight OF the square.
the gray front OF tho University building. with
few Wittcring sparrows In the foreground
beside the two policemen. quiet and impass We
as fate. could not help thinking OF the distin-
guished A.. the most fashionable b.. tho wealthy
! and respectable c.. the sentimental D.. and tho
ham OF the world l.. who were present at tho
performance, whose distinguished patronage
had called it into life. and who wero then rest
ing quietly in their beds. while these haggard
servants Of their pleasaunce wero haled over
| the snow To punishment and ignominy.
Let me finish by recalling one brighter picture
Of that same season. 1t was early-so early that
the cross Of Grace Church had. when looked
up, just caught the morning sun. and for a mo.
mont famed like a crusaders symbol. And
then thr grace and glory Of that exquisite spirc
became slowly Wis Die. Fret Us fret the sunlight
stole slowly down. qulycring and droppinl
from each. until at last the whole church
bcanod in rosy radian'e . Up and down the
long avenue the street lay in shadow 10y some
strange trick OF the atmosphere the sun seemed
20 have sought out only that graceful structur,
Tor lis blessing. And then there was ,iu,l rum.
BILE 1t was the first omnihus-the lrst throb n
the great artery Of the reyvng city looked
w. The church was again ia shadow
BHEr HARrc.
Two Questions Answered.
A young man OF Batcsvilc, Ark, comes tC
-uE Sun Tor Information on these two points: