, 1881-11-20
NEW YORK SKETCHES.
Old Pfaff and a Rare Bohemian
"Reminiscences.
rIow tho Latter Worrited Car
din:ll McCloske;'.
A Fine "scoop'' Accomplished un-
der Great Difficulties.


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S,n..in, f,,-...,o,d<rrr of Yhs Caicaoo ctihnnt.
~. 49, W., ,--Ir wes1 'rweutv-f0l,rth b
Ne" AoNh' .so'. 4" - - ...1, tt,,,aw,
street. guy 10" uoo.s es.', r,,at tr,,ly ..uL
n1uv-nnuse the Madison Square, Is Pfai15-lioC
,. ,,,s,y.e - ,ha ,,,4r ti,ur--,le dIngy cellar
<ue i1aa - ,,.p. ,as o ,.,.o1 prince, at Ko-
where Ned Wilkins anu Hlhofca i'HeI "
l,ctlllH nightly uSscu9leu IL 'l""'i tnS
lager uni pour their tlag"ns u hoeh1ah o"''''.
while the very cobweps WE'RE sna"|n -. n -,
merry lAlghteF 'Isp'ted ns 1"''''1 J'S''
matte Wit und spnrSlshg repattee' ~. w. -,
1t is the prctcnt'ols lidtcl i'"1i " 1,'t"s+ -
tlo same old Ptat WI" Is us pte7'o'a' se"'ao -
and who grips tile beer-th1cct Us lFon"s no -
it were the helm OF the sn'p III sfhtc' nut grown
more dienci and abdominal. anu serene III 'n'.
enjoytnenL Of new it:se VI lie, nc o"'4erShpe u
brown-stone front- "na the pnsses7'n ~ "'t"-
gerhcr impressive aua hlh- Toned surfaun'..l9s
ihe br,!I':h.. ereats ,.. ,uva f. fnr 1nc wnr,,,,
u's c e.'3 3.,pr,l i,1r two Ur three veterans nuw
gray W haired ana worn with age, VITO stiIl strive
i, fr..,1,1Ilt ,,r rt,t, daily newspaper FfAK
s,r,.es :, s.,,u.snl remit, sce,t.e ut The past.
.nd s..h1 nf nls fur,,l:ur Mains. p, the xsiIed
d ,s.u..n,,v aris.ocr,1i,:- l,.,k,rx slgnuuartl
rs,tls n host ut ue1nt,r.es uf tho .iays wnril !At
t-,1rt tt1c ul1er,.,tls Queen Of Enneilia. ruled
b.r merry f,..e HISS infltwprs will absolute and
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And tic mention VI l'taH Fc'n1tlas tt1e
of the history half ..rGtesuuc, half puth6iC,
If >,o ~: ,ha rr,,a ,,,ho,,,.n- :, lyme m,w H.
VI "''e VI 'ae i"o -
nIt,st cStinct. re4Aten tue osuer a:saa ~ l'l'"
lar resort near - Ihe SQUARE ty iori1icr us
s,cintc o,,c who would INT bear the ills ut news
- ,;. ,, ,., -, ,+ho.. ,t,, ~, u,o.. ,,o,
paPe' '''' w. ~" ~ ot"7 .l s.11> ~
OF by es1!ttaFklhs uPoh tue lfesscuef"ua
sea OF theatrical! speculation. or obscure
,r,oiu ,,,l t1e uost limited atlyau-
ph..,,n., a,..t,,,,,t ;,,o
.ssSs, ro,,s o.!r rt'.,,,,c,.. VIII. tnowif,,xe
Ia"' ~ A'". VENUS .,.''t...s''.s ,s',. ~
h.tu were united tnost remarkable conlb!iia-
tim of go,ad uud uud Qualities The peer i,4,c!-
,,,,,- ,f RI. hr,yh,..-t ,,,.n nr hi5 day ha ,I.-
:. ~ s;s,: - 49, l;.-,I,,+a
lsnteu III the coihpaiio1lsu'p oi &ne o'9Soiuto
aud depused. He would pawn the coIt IN his
back tor charity. but would never pay l. debt
He WIS tort, newspaper 1I1En. uua possessed Il
versatility tlHt enabled 0iua "itH e't0tl fehut-
mes. to pen scnulary ni,n analytical arr re-.
view ur describe sensational inuruer with all
the brutal justice Of Il photograph III Il r.,er-
loriai way tie WAS equal 10 anything fruu Il
HUMOROUS paragraph to Al hvc-couuln Inter-
view, fr.'n all it:,ishn opera to oase-bii'
match. from Presbyterian Syntu II pr.zc-
tigu1. He WAS BY tEru5 idle ana bfs'ated WI
grant aid man nt clear hra.t. untlfIng enerey,
IeI!le III ~, '.s anu a,n,i ,',,ra,,n,e
When nj l,I, avn y,t111un ne undertook task
no onstacle cou!d uiSneurten him. no per-
senal hardship WIS too Ereat, and ne
wouu petstseIe u's'a n.s to1e.. ma9 ,",.n
t;tI ~. ss.,r sot,,, ,r ..r.,fcr cninne,s,,,,,
and e WI. ouite likely tt Neglect 1t atto.ether.
" ii you ever nave ANYTHING very particular TN
nnfaos nc salo o',e uas "nen gym. ~ tcee'te
~, IN, IT,, rr,,at ,,i,srrersts wnn,, LETT to my
srIf innk u,]t for mt O,,e evening wutIe
dr.sv,rx mt Il fnstr lblc existence t)v 0ta;l-
-u,tal repurtInq In Clc,uuati, our bohemian
h+arl III =. railway acc,tltut few inlle3 distant.
In IN instant there was
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