, 1881-11-13
The Peculiar Requirement of an
Eccentric Mans Will.
An Estate Held Simply by ProEid-
ing Very Modest Free
Lunch;
But the Fact Kept Secret from the
Great Army Of Tramps.
How the America Cup Vas wou-A Brief
Sketch Of the Yachts Victories.

NEW YORK, Nov lo-A lew days ago friend
o1 mine, gentleman OF years and varied et-
per1ence IN Ute. and who had inst returned from
Europe, invited me TO take walk with him
uo"n nroad~ay. II had been some years since
ne mao Inst experienced this pleasure which, nc
sa'o' WIS sclfcel5 equa4eo IN sauhtef 1hfouen
al! ~ 1ne tnoroufn'aFes o1 Tue Rreat c5'ies u
Tue o1o WORLD nno ne desired no" 10 reiresn MS
memory OF the Old 1amfi'ar scenes and make
ne" comparisons VIII "nat nc haa oi late oe-
Ae'o uoroAo. We uao eotten wen oo"n-to"u'
not far from Wall street, when my compar~
ION m'7teo me TO stroll 1or few mo
men's into one OF the narrow passages called
streets which aboundiu in that neixhborhood- Just
"nefe tne PARTICULAR 'ocah's Is an not III a'e
49, 90 spsah' 1os fe:tsosfs "A!cn "i't oe 'f4auc =.
c.ca1 as 1nts narTanse proceeds, put II Is sun'-
c.en1 10 sas 5ust mere tna1 IL IS he'enooeaooo
"ue4e great unancltl t's1tsaceous 'l1e oa''s GU
acHo' anu "ueie 1ne oues "nee's u commerce
.oue1auue w. !e'oi' "ith aa altnosl ui'ceaslt's
nutu' t'cAue ou' WY a'oue eoe nasre" s'oc-
"a4h- uooflng tea"s NJ CROSSINGS anu neinE
o'usneo ao'oo naeessata'f W tne ho31shs
eto"a9 u Peuesttians "no tnFo''E Inc p4aee' VIZ
eau'e III toe COURSE VI le" inomehts 10 Il
o1!cA eolaee, oetete "haca my companlo"
seuoeus naitcu' hao notneu tAtI
ue oao III 'ue 'n'ersais' "neh NOT aFo'dine COL
's'ouS' oee" c1tclu44s e1a'niuihs tne s'"'e-
1tol''s as We passeo aio''R, ana mad once of
e"ec s"'!'peo- Ms thoueu suooen'y nrousnt lace
:" " '"ee WIZ 'o'ne peison "uo1h Ut Aue"" VI nso
ulsco' eteo soioe oo1seet o' "n'cn ne nao oeen
ana'o"sls III sea'en. NOW however, he rse'iseu
ue''oeiateN, alo' E'anc1ns III toe olo"1asotonea
uoor, ana scanning the quaint number above,
incurred II would like to make Il call stlll
believing that It was Some mercantile or manu-
iactnr'ng establishment. or quiet inn where
1quiH refreshments are dispensed 10 "neeseE
might cah-ano 1here arc many snch little
olit-oi- the way yet public places in tho
~ oonrso -hnr 8, ,r,,,,s ,,,o.so ,,,o ,.h a.,S
.s,.a ,.sat ,sa.+;n,,,a 50 M .',..,.. 49,
in now. Without replying he mounted the steps,
md,
r.1s,xn TIL, Axc,rx7 rxocxrp
1As'So illh' :eS'itSt. l>NothHE
"n1cn htlns on the door. gave three sharp
knocks In u moment the door vas opened 4
short distance. md a n)easapt-fuce1 rounp lady
usraI, what ,s.s aan,a,9 .a N.Y. ou .a, aaus
a,S n,a ;. - .so.' "t.. soa'e ss,"ea ,e
auo a1e' WIS .ae reply anu !nefcupon tne ooof
ter The interior Of the house was thorourhly {
domestic in al tic an,o5nt,na,,e and thar, ,,or,
mn ..,;t,cncts ,ha& my fr;nnas re,,s, o,,,, Ia
complied with, and began to feel that. we're be
he had named, he had made serious mistake
ii, selecting the place at which to secure them.
Thu xoung wo.non h,wavor WIN ,r,a roI
1rasssd s,,, hs,, .',.arx a,',,a.n ae ,a;.. ',,.
o'esSea' aAo nau every ss'oenee u pe'nR cut
sl11iug-r room, bade us he seated, and, cxcusins
herself ,efr rho .norrn,op+ .l@ e,,,. 10 -ao,,;tS
nndars,r, ,,,,t ,.sa s,,,at,, s1n a, ~ aeaas
@ tla. me SITUATION was hosel one
planation for the visit, The answer was to keep
quiet and await the outcome The room in
which VA ,rc,,. seatol wa. mainly ~at
neatly furnlshed.~ and everything in ,ts
appointment and cure betokcned the
supervising attention of tasty
housewife. The walls were hung with nict-
i,aro,-ar.3 ..'n. 80 @ - "1u tusi.o" eoitS
orsl nT .rt,..h sra ei1 % tu ~ ~ , ~ SCI
lust century. 4 few books occupied conyen.
lent She'll, and on the mantel we're arranged
numerous pieces OF ancient cllina that would
nave set on tire the enthusiastic spirit OF IL I
modern bric-a-brac collector The tioor was
Goverea ,,a With an old-fashioncd rug-carpet. IT.
home make. and rhe chairs were stitf-hackcd
a. and pnn. While we we're busy taking
Ill those surroundings the young woman
entered, bearing on a tray what proved
to he Two tobys Of ale and p]ate on which
were four snall cakcs- Plncing these on the
Liable She naouoned to US TO partake, aud. scat I
Ing herself sear by, quietly
WATCHED Us DRINK AND FAT.
nucri..i ~ W." '"@ ~'A'~ ~ ~%'4'' "' '"s@ ene
:.lr IS favuri. custom Of mine" ren,,ed n,s
:. Thnn vo,, hs IN ,,.a, horn ,,o,ora7-
Soi ia se,es, veass' vas vas t5a pesnonse
did you cont. aione2" asked led the st11e' stri. Il
:, ~ =. oeonens my son-a iao OF 6-wifh me !
men. t,ouobt I'D .not ro,,o,,,,.. ,,o,. !
.o3d ooso1 uo uot ienenloeE you. Ene
:. ~ ,,o,, ,-or<,. ~. 49,. I
~ ,ha w ~, s.,s ,. uot anu oae VINO Weieomeo
~ +tSH ~ YOU lave 1u1ut slsltoEs!@ NE con-
.lnuea: :. N',: a..
. ~, wv dte tuo nfsL slncc nave peen IN !
-ut nouse. 4 came Eve years ago.
anu yuu are one VI Inc 1nmIy! | :
1es+ Mrs. - IL my grandmother, and ! | J
anne mere - attend 70 her,.
- Ian we see the Ola lady todays"
" she is old and feeble, aud sees no one. There | .
Sas time I'm a co1ltidentiat mood when she ! =
'sed 10 greet the VISITORS here. and out the U
hut tf.at time has lon, gone by, U
no NJ" ho one conaes-
We HAD DUNK OUR ALE | ~
nd eaten our cakes. Rising, thanking the | I
f1s1ess+ ana bowin:- our way out, we stepped | I
own mic me street and again found the busy Il
nr5nR tnat hurried along tue thorouFh1are. IL
well. NJ last broke III my friend intcrro-
ntlye!y- Il
II was rather queer, WIS the reply. But u
o.f lofsot 70 paA tor the entertainment.
Not ut all. There wus nothing to pay II
''Qucerer STILL DO they make a practice Of c
iyflg things away in ttAt fA4 4hou = Il
'A es. II Is Il little PECULIAR is it not2" | 81
- Must decidedly So l SHOULD think they d
oufd bankrupt themselves iii mouth with all | il
'e town running there | G.
IS That Is u very NATURAL suppuslt1on. But you r.
.ard the girl say there huu been no one there =
five ttars to her knowledge. III fact doubt d
there halt dozen people outside tho | g
mily who know Of the peculit:r custom pre- I