New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-10
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Vrrl,rrl thc we'll known pIr~tiIi sitatrur. ono"
took % into hi- heat to frequent .V mr. ia iAii't
understandable quarter of Pans. The establishment
~"r not N'ry prosperous 'l,l, ,,, san ,',
lu-nn Of hls FIRST visit N'rh'ck. after pas ihE ms
- ,ruiiucs fur being shaved. win ~"m' ">i"ht'-
inu lroppc - franc piece INTO the ptd'I i"T
fl,r ponT6s,r,s loud and general Nro. Won
suDr." naturally greeted THIS prIhgP pt"'''''lle'
tho g3r,oHs wing with one another ~ I" wa"
should show the generous tl'ut most a'i'hU"l'
On the succeeding day Nrruock male hls AP,
pcarancc IN the shop about the sam" h"uI' an'.
,,a- received with marked respect. ON" assistant
got 70 urW cake Of soap ready, another produced
napkin of IVORY Wht"ur>- u hilc thru rarriniIS
stripped the best razor ln the place Inc ,p"roh
him-lf offered his urW customer paper ana even
the ladN of the hou-' stepped down rom h'I 'v"P-
f1r Ia iAk whether " Monsieur would Ike foot
warmer. Ncrhctk. however. calmly Pdni lhr wen
ty-uuc ccutut- and dropped coupe "l francs ''.'
The fronc a. before. ON the third DAY, even greater
Difference. on She part ot The master mistress anu
mon Two pot- Of doWcr~ had been brought down
from lin. pair0ln, Gown room to dt'h tn t"ct ~
front Of hirh the open handed customer NS ia me
habit of >ratIuV ban -rlf ON the l"uiih h'N III"
hlrdr.~~er, youthful danshiIt p'ib MN Il PRIV
httlr compliment az thr'nd "i the up'itl" Ne w
francs falling INTO The hoH, usual. SlturdiN. th
d,v on which the hr'hro had {" -" "l"n'd'
I'm, &C., it.urut hrclu" excess u' proprietor III
,t tt,.,unr,l,I moment dtcil,d on closing the shop
an hour before tlc usual time. ana al Hid' n.y. ''i
minds that the wealthy customer Nli''l Hn'u"
forthwith Dee spent ln a n"ighh"IihE gAIR",,''
80 far good. ON opening hr froHr hoW' YER j" ne
disgust of the Nprcttut circle moi Nhgl p''' "'
.tlNfT 10 hr iuiiU0. rs . Nililll ~ ,'ii' w.
body began to suspect ever, body rl-' 10" mlStIi-'
of the gir,.hs gradually rcutrlhg on lHr uhI"Il",
NAT, ,,fro1 The mI~tru~t d'rPrurd INTO hints. ana
th. hint. Into orru rhlrg~ at m1lNrrNhtl"u "l ll'
,nnu,s nI,,r, u th, supposed cal put keeping. ana
tl,. n,si ION of the latter had become lar rom
ru>iahlr when. luckily. Nrrhtck thoughl u ih", 10
reveal ms identify. Having explained that me- had
always substituted sou for tW"-liiui' Pl''', ~
slright of hand. when seeming {" drop lh' N'N'l
into the box. and having compensated lU' 9"''"'
hv the present of "a ipHts mutual apologies "'i' 'N-
changed between cnplo, ser and employed ana the
pn.tponcd visit was made 10 thr vine shop.
o., .urth.r orcl~iuu Ncrhcck was the author OF u
practical Joke the victim of winch Wa daT,"h ~ =
wrllkuiwn cafe. ON entering Nrrh'ck '1II'u i"i
a bpcl and a rtrning paper. and Wa '"I'i 4II i
with thr journal aud the beer Scarr"lA hH,l IL
waiter turned hrs back than Nrrl"ck rrhtIh'"' ~
a littlr NOR, attentive. my man. h,h'" A"' w. -
Lort and van hriug me u nd-dgTttB' ! h" qdr'1n WIS
rather n.tnni.hrd feeling almost certain that nc
had served his customer WIN D"h ""' "'i'''H
Ind po.-lhly made mistake ne sam
m"thing ana quickly returned with an
other hack lie had not taken thrre steps
however before NcrbrCk AGAIN ca." nun "', ~ ',i,
sntur,.h,t SHARPLY observed. THIS ~ rllh'I tp9
mm.h G,,y,,,1, / have twice requested b''S
" Rat sir ! have Just ~ lou ''i' T,r ~
yourself that van gave me . h1Narnl"' "H't
49,, ~ al. ~ The astouilrd srriitor irtch,d
third hank which WIS similarly transformer lutU u
glass of currant syrup Tins timr inc gaI'cH p ~
nro,,stcd and the proprietor had 10 lnlrrNcnr' NJ
LncL st,ting his case ~ calmly and pllusihly that
the WRECKED garcOn on the point OF WlnE .nH,,
irrcd an the spot when his tornrntot Il'IN'"'
and ,voyed himself He showed that ne hi"l oal
rird three little TASKS filled respectively WIN 'i
drytcrty Ind enabled him, under cover oi tl, , ~
nonrr Ia transfer in turn Ia the glass fqillS IVY
tcrously rmpticd of its OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MN '''"
time by the NIctimhed waiter