The sun., 1884-01-06
A SECONDHAND rooD sHor.
The Usisse ca,iiss OF eer~s. q. winett
street.

ly through tho deep snow and mud In Willett
street last night and pulled up In front OF =
plain. old-iashioncd littIo house above De-
nnccy street The children in that noghbor-
hood are very numerous. and very many OF
them were at play on the sidewalks ns tho
plain. unlcttered wagon lurched and lum-
bcred over the uneven roadway. Thev shouted
to one another. Here's tho wagon. Cordelia."
said one. Run Mary Ann. and tell your
mother" and Here he isl Hero he isl''
shouted others. Tho little ones scattered In
all directions. Tho street. from being noisy.
be ,ame quiet This neighborhood is near tho
East River Mt the point whore tho city Is
widest Two.thirds OF the houses are little
old.fashioned brick dwellings,. Scattered
among these relics OF tho time when each FAM
lily had house to itself arc the tall. bare tone
ments that after ALL afford better accommoda-
tons for families crowded under one roof
than do the small houses.
A boy came out Of the little brick house at
which tho wagon had halted. ana took tho horse
from between tho shafts. The German lifted
ont OF tho back Of the vehicle henvy barrels and
big, cylindrical tins. Whom the boy came back
he assisted tho man In lifting down two pnck-
Ing boxes and some extra heavy barrels All
those we're carried into the basement. Then
the children rcappearod one or two at n time.
All ran down the area steps Of tho little iwcll-
ing. divcd under the stone steps. and took
places in the front room each with basket in
"nc hand and tho other little nst tightly clutch
the. plaster IL not broken so as to show tho
skeleton lathwork Of the walls. 1t Is grimy with
c s BARE nS
fow women dropped IN and seated themselves
1a S.r this senf mo With their baskets ski; ;
bony hands and sunIen eyes Tho msiority
were robust oiE.fsamed women. with com
dressed. The children almost filed the room.
Thsx sHry s all little girls Tish o5s
thoir shoulders. Their eyes were distended. so
s sGy nr ws which snd in
whence a variety 81 spps,izins odors made
~, ,"There amt hsrdiy.any body hero yet" said
Q dozen women there There sometimes come
here men AZ big rs you arc" the German said
The German was in the back room enptying
barrels upon n big. bare pine table Occasion-
wife eJoned her strength to her husbands. $. She
isa big. Jolly German woman. rosy. and neat:
On tho table WAS constantly growing heap of
meat. Some WIS cold and som. was steaming
The heap was made up nf Fragments of every
flesh. and fowl. ii was mot pretty to to look loo at at.
but u moments study of tho heap showed that
every iraSnsnt ne in the mound was s good ori;
ske e.ons 81 turkeys. ducks. geese. chekens.
OF v"a. mutton. and pork. whole and cooked to
n turn; slices OF cold corn,l beef cold roast
wrrn in tho hrap. The woman h4gnn tho cnn-
ss!ruction Of another hillnek ona side tabl";
The foremost little ones In tho i'm patient crowd
ha'i To crane their necks around tie door frame
to 500 the nature of this SECOND heap.
L. they any cake? Say. Sarah. IL they
cnkc 2" raled gu: Que from the b.ckGround.
-. Sara'i's ny,'s mn'i- tho most eloquent reply.
They were staring and Watering ai once.
20. ,eing on j." sa'd Ii!!io sHrah ."nd 'hey's
rspnrtr ana iho little girl h'.d heard him say
sil of I, he window with ems. some were fuil
Of mashed pntatoes, some with nntatoes and
woman was heaping up SLICES Of bread. ends Of
i"ayes, little cakes, tea biscuit rolls. y ices Of
sa hasS and tseir
ton brown bread. nn, crackers. Her heap grew
80 tall that an avalanche formed and food
some barrels similarly stocked without empty
ing them. suddenly she faced the troon OF
children. and they began to shout and scram-
"Pensc. whit on me" called out half dozen
2t % Pars ssa watt s %" plsny q sI
vents S.n,s wDr,h and some ,Nothnx only
were their cries AZ the doorway was n,lel with
baskets hekl forward by outstrtched arms.
There were plates In some Of the baskets and
meat and tho woman shovelIed bread. rolls.
ana md cake n until the baskets @ were loaded.
"a sI%d ,msT nsn ana rns 6n man ,nSk can
| open a cavity in the c.ntre of the niass and
show tho reporter how fresh and warm it was
same thing rs to that. She tossed tho frag-
m.nts back on her pile, Among thousands OF
odds and ends thcy made no difference.
Wnrro do rot all this p tho repOrter
Il get it from tho best hotels in tho city. 1t
costs me n good deal Of money" said the 'i Ger r.
| man. ray tn" Fifth Avenue Hotel s35 II
week. go there twice day with my wagon.
| nfter brea sfast ana after dinner. l buy from
the st. Nlchola-. Gils"y House. and Continental
a.so. Al this stun is what was left over to-day.
| sib!e to get nice-iooking pieces from it. They
never heat things ny tho second day or serve
mashed potatoes took right out OF tho kot,le
| In the Fifth Avenue Hotel. That's where the
pudding came from; am expected Mt GER
warming rans mus III hIs wiat "u are sc caiea d." coid t
pieces and 'mid,iIings in tho hotel trade. In
what Is left from tho plates Of the guests. That
goes to the swiman. The only part Of this
guests have left in the dishes in which il WIS
served. as When man Ia served with slice Of
oT pa WI %a 1ny 3ha
not touched until it becomes my property.
Then. too, in carving. tho bone Of, the meat and
| frame Of he fowl becomes mine"
| And tho bread ana Vegetables %
| We'll. the bread and rolls and cake you see
here .were nll bake ed to-day" said the German.
and are ms fresh ~ my customers. could ge,
at the bakeries for. five times tho nrice / sell il
for, get it in. slices, ends, md quite often in
Who'll" loaves. get, In addition to what you
got great dcal more than YOU suppose
the holiday times. but when they are get from
800 to 1000 pounds OF meat alone. Fifteen
barrels Of bread II day Is the average amount
col ect."
And how do you measure this out to you,
| custonersT' p
Well, l calculate to give enough for 25 cents
| to keep family of four or Ave II whole day.
sell as little as 70 cents worth, charge about
4 cents pound for Tho meat 10 cents q gallon
for tho vegetables. and sell ms much bread fol
5 cents as can buy In Il bakery for 49, For 2t
cents give meat enough for Lhreo meals fol
four people; with half gallon Of mashed 20.
tatocs and half u gallon Of some other vegs.
tables, md then bread and cake enough for al
day. Some OF my customers are very pnrticn,
lar and want things nice. 1 pick them out u ice
things. Some want more cake and pudding
some want only meat. and so 1t goes. For 4
quarter they not only get ms much weight o
food as n dollar will buy, hut they get the very