New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
" THE PLUMP HEAD U1I1bRA ATIHE COCh
pIsAPpyARANCE OF The OLD TAVERN.
From Time.

From Time.
The furniture of each (table) consisted OF Il set
of cruets CT by means arsOclatic appearance III "ct
very holnely-a black handled knlIe, dtto stee tite
ron ced FORK; and tie only eatahes were CHOPS se"hs
iPc,vs sasaces cold TOAST beef, broed ham. cheese
Lnttcr bread, ana Welsh raieht Ihe Only NeEetaI,S
we're uotatoes except peas the summer ami the Only
ralt luuor on dranglt porter or stout, winch was
served in the rewter. There was 10 caTpr p1, a saw
busted floor. Many yeaIs asO, when Dltler ueeL al
tamkar and onr- pronged metal forks were Introduced
William, the heat waiter gt2.neu ID a. siIn, i, f an" d
planned every customer u al II ws ho at III :" NiI, @
the innovation would Iuin Tie lace ne INCA tpnEs
always as they had been; and he tod i.e 'ta, at ms
earnest entreaty the proprietor dulHs to 10 'nno o'
III when potatoes were almost an unknown IuAuil,
%. ana kept on at the old price Of penny
. What MAS the consequencef no aEu'u,, , WI Sa ~
snre WITH other liquors. Gentlemen would come ana
bring their friends 10 one OF tns lew houses mere e
cnnId rct good potato, ana they suppoiiei tne mouse
well These ID servants were oiien maseIs' Du' soou
mas els. too 49,, ,a, 90, .o -, -
stranger but no place ever became more fascinating 10
any one had taken root there Tho prices were ,I
| hmi somewhat higher than those at common dining
houses and the nduceincn to customers Ws tne Dest o
everything without my nash OF sn'Wc moH M oi t1 va
with the Inns OF court and the H.. l:wc lne %cc JuS
Inc Old waiter William imm.rtaiIed by Tehhy S.n'
flegueter OF the Cock himself, was character Win a
great fund Of dry humor, who understood young men ~
fhcir rhaf thorough y just the man IoI tho place Tue
nrimitive style ia which things were done was at
iractye and the yetuds aul drhk' 10 U.s. tAe N.ly
oJ fashioned MOris OF the very nest Inc waiter
wanted customers VINO eat aud drank, ANA wer u again
and made room for others. VucN 'oi' I'icA 90. "',
a nanny To the water, was his creed William, VINO out
customers found the stan oi wal eI -
ana retfcd with good inicpendcnce many years as"
| w.s a uump head waiter" wth quick, merry eye.
| and a seni.bald head Of sandy hair. IIc was sole
money aker and how he ever got tIOaRh tho WOfh was
,.,.nd.r A. The average customers wcre believe.
| hou, Tou dav iciore the restaurant
II il NOT 100 much say that every judge ana lawye
~ enC nee in his day had been frcqurncr o ho cock
i'm hi, pui lage days II was an LNelcss ia"iInc 't7
i"ue. Sere not admitted, they were IN Mt. Icls
davs There Won would soc, when nr-t relenneFci H.
,hor. actors IA cn letters. Travellers ana c'cbirs
~ al kinds partIrularly later III the evening wheh men
caue Ia dinner and their wine or hOW oi Ph'
oS IL might be; aut afteI o'clock smoking wac
allowed and there no discrc1i IN Gaining "I o,t
nine and IA saucer OF tobacco as Was the c tn III "a.
N If Sir Roger de COyerey. Many old bachelol
used 10 dine ther with their country friends ="
ciiet ful there was splendid cellar oil VINE Oi tDe
.rv be,t a,lty In the old fashioned mar was 1000
shoyy of old punch bowls ara silver ladies' WIN Hp,o'
euras at the bottom and they we're ior Use rs wen ~
oruunent the Cock punch OF All KINDS was hotoi"
Ther. was seldom any h8Id drinking there, ana u
nnnch marty OF Young fellows were getting little merry
aud caied for another bowl william used 10 say IN utl
way Yes gentlemen Will bring II To you 10 III 'rrov
| evenuq Come, now, put your hate. ana go nome
| Ike good boys. You've had enough ana Lohuoh 10
queer place 10 lose yourselves Ill. . ,-.,,,... ,,
As clubs sprung up after the end OF william leifl
,hr Cock became moIe of luncheon house ana tine poi
mn afterward the perfection OF cold roast bee uis
anpearel with william WneD the lease ie!l III year
two since Mcssrs spo.s and Pond enere lhto irto'i
lions for ths earnest solicitations Oi tho W
custo,uers believe that scheme was contemplate
of building old aud in ana not uesiro
tna it. However its fate was se1eu when the anA
! England became owncIs OF the Hts.