The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-14
SOME TYPES OF TIP
PIERS.

- AEpOAbO "a hhN 0GDAAOGO -
entertaining the readers of this pa
per with brief sketch Of the pecu-
lisrities OF drinkers, recently visited
one of the largest saloons in the city
and proceeded to question the pro-
prietor on the subject. Iu reply to-
inquiries he said: There is g won
derful variety of human nature dis
played by men who frequent a bar
room land it would be impossible 10
mention all the types: but l will try
and give you an idea of some OF tnzm.
The great maj ority CT m n that drink
and l shall now leave the beer
drinkers entirely out of consideration
take their liquor straight Mixed
drinks, especially with the business
men, constitute the exception, al
though the morning cocktail is rather
fsyorite indulgence. Now it is in
the way in which a man asks for a
drink, pours out and pours down his
liquor that his character shows itself
to tie observaut bar-tenaer. Now,
for instance, there is one OF my Gus
toners, who comes to my Gar three
times day regularly. He has done
60 for years. / am sure he has never,
since I have noticed him. come
oftener or less frequently, and I do not
think he has varied five minutes in
any one of his visits. He takes his
morning, noon and evening drink
just as if it was a part of his bust
ness duties; be wastes 40 time. never
exceeds certain quantity, always
has toe exact change ready aud
leaves without taking bean or q
Glove. Now he is a representative
type of certain class OF drinkers
who will never be the worse for liquor.
and who derives precisely the same
satisfaction from their drinks that
they do from their meals. In direct
contrast to this man, considering him
as a type, is the man who drops in
early and late and at all hours be-
tween, who sometimes comes regu-
larry for week and then misses two
or tnree days; who. when be comes
to the bar, does not know what he
wants, and changes his mind several
times before he finally asks for plain
whisky: who sometimes takes but
thimbleful, and again, to use slang,
takes BATH who, after he has
taken his drink and pays for it, hangs
about for some time to have a chat
with an acquaintance who might pos.
sibly drop in; who, in short, shows
plainly that he is not methodical IN
the least, but belongs to that happy
go-lucky class Of people " ho prosper
IN spite of themselves. Now between
these two types there are, OF course,
gradations, but l have observed that
the merchant-and it is that GLASS
which l have tried to describe-par-
takes in his drinking habits largely Of
the drinking habits which have de
scribed.
San amusing customer is the
don't--you.th think Pm. the.1evil--of-a
fellow young man. He glories in the
beauty of an incipient mustaohe, is
gotten up regardless OF expense,
generally comes in with number Of
friends, salutes the bar-keeper with
how goes it old man?' and tells him
to set 'em up He rarely takes a
plain drink, but generally runs the
whole gamut Of the bar-keeper's ex-
perience. II by chance he wants his
liquor straight, nothing less than
brandy will satisfy his fastidious taste,
and he pours it down with noncha.
lence which is to indicate that he ia
used 10 that sort OF thing you know.
Compare him to the old stager. This
one walks up to the bar with the air
| of a man about to perform an i'm
parGant function. He calls tor a bit
Of good old rye;' does not leave bis
glass standing on the counter while
he pours out his liquor, but holds il
up and sloWly pours his liquor into il
until he hRs a sufficient aeusntity.
Stop! Upon a second thought it ocs
ours to him that there is a drop or
two less than there ought to be and
the missing quantity is supplied.
Then he proceeds to drink and does
it with thorough gusto. He drinks
slowly, and when he has emptied the
glass, smacks his lips, pays lis score.
and leaves contented with himself
AID all the world. "
"HoW about the genus dead-beat?"
queried the reporter; there must be
quite a number Of that class.
"Oh, yes, of course; but then they
are, after all, cut pretty much after
the same pattern. One might divide
them into two classes, the occasionsls
and the regular dead-beas. The former
is recruited largely from people who
have but limited incomes-generally
are dependent on small salaries-and
whose love for the ardent is sufi-
GENTLY strong to cause them to
watch an opportunity for gratifying
their longing. Such an one will
watch party enter saloon, among
whom there is possibly an acQuaint-
snce, and then ne will follow them,
step MP to his friend with How do
Jim?' and with ill-concealed eager
ness accept an invitation to join the
company; the regular dead-beat re-
sorts to all kinds OF devices to get q
drink. 1t is not always craving for
linnor Etich induces him to do so, but