New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-09
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
,.,,,vorp IN THE BIG CITY.

STRANGER IN THE BIG CHI.
--..,,rxcrs or A vEnpANr viRdiN'AN In NEW
YORK.
n. GA. a wel-dressed Virsin'an uuoo.p'e"y
-. ~ the "r. r. va" and anybody co"'" sec "
90. h,s frat venture IN broadway. ITO .uI"cu ',o
corner nj Sulton-st aud made h's way 'a"o'
.. ,a,x arr, the Pos, OCice through the busy crown
AZ. rourcd mast Iudnuts ut flood tide. II" stole
= .lsne AT the fowor girl ut Knox's aud ran into
w.I, street banker with his loft shoulder. bo'h
sr,,n,ed and ~ the banker passed. on the Stranger
tnrued and began couricously to apologize. whon u
blow IN his right aide whircd him epo"' NV"
hr,uvh, him face 10 face with young woman who
seemed In hurry. pcrccring her no srfa"s""'.V
ns,dc "a let her pass. coming down on 'he voc W,
portly Vcscv.st. merchant who scowied v'o'""sy'
s.aysd tina man aside unccrcmoniona'y'
pa,d no attention 10 hts ~ beg your r"'"""'
sirn mud passed on. tho V,rginian looking
after him In astouishncut. til long
bundle Of something swinging On I"
h.v,s head took his silk hat or Ills quick etoop 10
save n suddenly { eckod tho progress OF an indi'
yidual coming up behind him aud caused MN !"
move both hands to the neighhorhood OF MS WAIST
and proan. whilc his own progress downward was
accelerated aud both hands and knees were roqnir
ed to stay him. one hand IN the descent gong
throug oh the crown of the hat lie was now III i'o''
Of the Park Bsnk Gathering In his broken nat he
tjna The garter seller in knee-brecches squaae
hy urder the chm with tho top of his head. caus-
iru that we'll known stoop-retaiier 10
ali nv signs for the rest OF the day, as
the hole IN his tongue sufficient inducemen'
for tnat organ 10 keep quiet. BY the time ne -
Int enough; when tho Virg'nian was next seen ne
was receiving Instructions from oaeot w, n,"ring
broadway. nc wrote this concluding advice Ill MS
notebook :. 1900 ,a h,s;,ess ahoad
that wouldn't wait second; don't LOOK 10 tne
right or left don't see any body don GET Out Oh
anybodys way mover s',p o co snt apo walk rI,ht
ahead and he will think 1t was his own i""'''
Don't get mad"
On IN. other side of Broadway from tho Post Of
fee is Frank" whose sign reads go"a Snn w.
Gina gentleman and explorer, IN new SO hat cs-
pied FRANK" across the way and after smnggiing
himself tsrougi the rattle and rush OF trncns anu
cabs In the wake of delicate woman who was IN
der the protection of slx,and-a-qnartci-ioo'H il-
ion of the law nany bold ooSS seataS hms
IL al Franks" chair. The negro convinced hun Vat
ne had gwen him the best shine Il, II,
him as he ha,l,d stage aud climbed in There was
avacaui seat aud he quietly and thankfully TOOK
around for fare please" snappiBg bis little bell or
ierkinc az his Indicator. Pretty soon there vas
violent ring overhead and looking np inc slrangeI
saw two hungry eyes gloweling unon hlntnfougha
little round hole, and disccncertina voice bawilng
ont whoi the Givil doan't yer pay yer tareT Al
ssss kindly showed him the place in which
to drop his nickel. He had no nickel. Then
he must get some change at the little hole by
tn the " bell which he must ring TO call ,ne
casbier As he rose with n quaiter between his
nscss the stage .Ds p% fS% he
stralghtened up. doubtful whether ne should opoio.
plye OF not the stage started quickly ana M SAT
down i'm an elderly woman's lap and dropped me
Syar,er through a crack III the mating ON the
Aocr. Too aus,crcd-cr dlguiied-!o search for II,
he produced another ann scng s Ss DOWN Tr
with lis btgh, boots across he aisle and began to
enjoy the sights OF Broadway through thc front
winiow An honest abcier. go, in and deliberately;
hut unconsciously. planted his No. hob-naiicd
Srcsaa upon lie u@Ssnspccns but G rF,sS,
sna his mortar aud lime bespo,led overalls aud
jumper bctween the woman IN s'iS any the r; r, "
in broadcloth. When next senn ihs airsn nm was
and receiving advice from tho hotel clork. some Oh
which he noted as follows 49,, .,
a. A Won wish 10 he exclusive hire cheap cnb
and ytu will neither be- trod on nor sat on Though
You may be imposed oni your money Is no bet
s,iLe M here we are no rcspcctoil of ,cisons-cx-
cepi The frat person. II You want to gel aho'r We
inbcrns man YOU must buy your way ont his
tcachi he has ma much fi4h' TO reserved seat "a
you have. IL h" IA able 10 bny IT,
Tired and hungry the vheinian drops intca
down-town restaurant aud wd.ls u,nne, ny M
that cant 10 cut quite In two, AMI teas lkn
iea,hef eass Of wsles aud u hai", i9' n, ami
snd ulay vain, u Young newegtii poines IN, ioi
m"uN I'm oi indopluulible guln and one evening
pay, 70 c sS' s'"''
"NoT
lfiesse, las, ono | got, want to 90 home,
Won't You please, Sir buy II "
No, dnn't want IT.
on she darts out the door into dark shadow
raises her apron aud draws forth anoi her papor,
Returnlng shs laws it before HIM, and LOOKS do
mnrely up at the gas light, chewing the whiie
- don't w9ntlt. told yon; Do away
That's The Post; you told mo 10 got 20"
"Yeu arc mistaken, didn't say anything about
Eyes Won did You said have you got Post. and
went out and got'it for you and now You wont
take it," And she prepared to tune up her HUG
mouth and the pumps began to work
"Oh. well here giving her three cents'' guess
ri have to take it.
She SIX ppod mcrrily out as the waiter came mp
Amply handed, about fifteen minutes after the OF
': Boss Dam no Solomon to-day Halter order
We'll. why in the nams of under didn't you
bell mo so beioref Here have" .,
"'1 amt my fault, cooks jes toP ncT a.,
"Confound the cook. Whit nave YOU gotP
"Well. Sir dar's steak an tenderline an sir'ine
an RIB an mutton chops an lam chops an pork
chops an PORK tenderline, an stew kldneys an
hash an halibut al Goldfish an blue fish an fried
oysters an stew oysters en- raw oysters an -
Hold on, thaPil do: Bring mc some PIE
"Whut kim o pie =
"What have you got r .
"Minch ookcrnut. peach, apple, plum, buckle
berry, ras' cry, cranberry, rhubarb, squash pun
kin. chicken"
"TbaIIl do. Bring ms 4 piece of cranberry"
In about five minutes he returns. wIpng knife
on the towel he carries at his belt"
else sorry. boss. but dey amt bu one piece pic
lef en- CAIN tell wether it's punkn, eli squash, er
what"
81 reckon it's 'cr what Why didn't you taste
MP
"Idid."
"YOu did did youi Well God bless
my soul, give NV coat, you Internal black TaS-
sal SO YOU tasted IT." Aud the uninitI ated Nir-
rnian went up the cashiers desk with bl! OF
cnmnlainl and received tho following Change.