The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-05-16
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A helaaea New fotk reporter founa AimSeli la front of . handanme house. on Madison avenue. at tWo a, n. A dilapi. dated wagon, drawn by an aged horse. stood before the house. The repcrtar noticed two men hurrying nom the carl with empty pans end pails. into the base. ment of ehs house. and returning speed. ity with the same klled so the bri,n. Foy moment h looked like burglary, bu, the presence ot policeman on the near est corner vas assurance to the contEary, One of the men paused as # to rest fos moment, and the reporter Accosted him.
 What's the Racketr
 The same old thing. Free luncheS cheap restaurants and EyetalianA" VI don't quite catch. What are you doing in the placer"
 Why, don't you see, they've had a party there tonight, aud big suppet. They've left three times as much as they've eaten, and we're buying it un from the steward. Wen take is around to enr regular eustomets, and sell it all before nine o'clock to-moTsow,"
 Regular customersg Why, is this a regular uadeY'
 "Ot coutse Il is, and has been for over ten years You sec, there are over hun. dted parties given every night here in New York. Nearly all them are supplied by regular caterers, Now, they always put up lot more than they want be- cause 1t would never do to have lust a. much as needed and no more. It would look just ss ifthey were dead broke. Old families order generally twice as eHRk eN n a AMEss &.m~ Nt-- Al tour times as much, and shoddies i've aud tan times as much. Way, las. week we took in a swell place where they had hfsy people and they bad enough g,uh tor i've hundred. Nov, what happens ! The party Is over, and there's ali tAa, s,uh lei, untasted. An they can do Ia to throw h into the swill-harsel. That's where we come h. We come aiong and buy it up. Sometimes we buy ii from the caterer. Sometimes wc make the deal wtth the cook or the butler, and some times, but not very often, wi,h the old man of the house. Anyway. we manage io connect and get the stuff" What do ysu do with the stuff" Ssii Il to our customers. There's, first, the cheap restaurants. They're d. ways reaGy 10 take anything cheap. Then there's the free lunch saloons. They don't pay much, ba, they'll take all you bring. There's one place down-town where they give ired oyster. a sand. wich, ot something, with every drinh. That man is one of my best eustomess. "AkeE you've worked the restaurants and tree lunches, you can always sell ou, what's ieh to the Eye,aliana They'll buy anything II Us cheap enough What do you ges mostly from par tiesY"
 "l. all depends on the kind of party t is, LitstAries are the wots, of all, they only have coffee, saadwiches, and salad, and there: ne.h.ng lett over. Musicals are almos, aa bad. keitledrums and afternoon racke,s are no, much good either. The bss, Is q wedding. Reeep. ,ions to public men ate the next bes Then come birthday. christening, and tim wedding parties, etc"
 "Ds you ever ge, any wine !"
 "Na.o! The old man of the house always comes down and collars what's left. lt he don, the walters dnnk it, and they are always helped out by the servant I've been m the business for ten wears. and never go, even half bottle. But I've got to stop. as I'm of nov to Washington Market ior our hra customer
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