Morris tribune., 1888-03-07
FOURTEEN CENTS A DAY.
LOW COST or THE FREEDOM 81
ENGLAND's METROPOLIS.

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Scene I'm the Kitchen OF = Four Penny
Lodging House-Recipe for Pea Soup.
Misunderstanding. &
I have often been asked to give some
estimate of the cost Of tour through
England. Those who have written books
Of travel have generally had plenty Of
money and they have given no thought in
their works to readers of limited means
who have o great desire for theA culture
that travel is supposed to bring, bnt swho
shrink from launching ont because On the
expense.
It is to this large class that I adore IS
myself. A recent writer has put forth .
book showing how Europe can be done ON
fifty cents o day. AS the phrase Is in q
certain American game called poker, see
his fifty cents and win 60 him somewhat
better; in other words, win show him
how the freedom Of the city Of London,
for instance, can be had at q cost Of about
seven pence a day, or fourteen cents in
American money. This viii include three
meals . day and lodging at night. OF
course this Is only intended for the capf-
knows, was once offered to q man for o
boots, he failed, to his unavailing regret
ever afterward, to invest In real estate
that ultimately reached o much higher
figure. So IL man has not the fourteen
cents day it is useless for him to read
the first mart OF this article. win have
pleasure IN telling him further on how to
live on nothing D day and enjoy the lux
ury Of bath every evening as well.
FOURTEEN CENTS A DAY.
An estimable friend of mine in London
that is, he lives in London during the
season-who is q tramp by profession,
told me how o man with an income Of
fourteen cents day conld live sumptu-
ously, and he even invited me to GO and
lodge and live with him, which 10 some
thing, ] regret 70 say, never had the
courage TO do. @ q
!. In ali the crowded parts Of London can
be seen signs which read Lodgings for
single men, four pence D. night n There
are others nc lower rates, but Of course on
this tour, % said before, we prefer TO
live well rather than merely save money.
You pay your fourpence to man ut the
bottom Of the stair, and until daylight
does appear tho freedom Of the house Is
youxA Thers dB-1 1Arge xoozm called the
kitchen. A good sized IRE burns at one
end of &c, and at that ire you VIM find
some oe tho lodgers cooking their evening
meal ] believe that In expensive lodging
houses, such a speak Of, tin dishes are
provided, the rule being that the last user
washes them at the tap which flows in .
corner. -
AZ Che frst dinner that ordered at
Delmonico's, in New York, they brought
me SO much Of each dish that did not
wonder nc the awful price charged, and I
learned afterward that 1t In the custom
for two persons to 60 there together, and
each order 10 considered more than enough
for two. The tranps Of London follow
this high toned precedent. On apea soup
guzzle four Of them generally 60 in to-
gether, and the chances are That when we
enter the kitchen Of the fourpenny lodg-
ing house we VIII be 40 once claimed as
partners in pea soup banquet. Ny
tramp informs me that the pea soup pre-
pared from the tramps' recipe f. one Of
themost sustaining things man can sub
ron fouR HUNGRY MEN.
Here is the recipe and the cost OF &c, this
portion being enough tor four hungry
men: ~
One penny's worth of pen fiour, one
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pot herhs, carrots, turnips, lseks, parsley,
etc., half penny,s worth onions, hall
penny's worth % dTipptngs.
This meal then comes 90 one penny each,
as there II no charge for fire or cooking
utensils.
Sometimes the sfamps 20 On for the
luxuries of Che season and two make Q
meal together. HsSe % che formula, and
IN this case only tive go together, 30 that
the expense 10 doub1e the pea soup feast:
Hall penfy's worth OF tea, half penny q
worth Of sugar, farthfngss worth q milk,
one penny three farthdn@s' wegth Of bread,
one penny's worth Of butter.
After the meal the crowd gpends the
evening in congsnial conversatioAs diversi.
lied often by o fight, which the 'stalwart
keeper Of the house quickly quells with q
club.
Up stairs the dodgers sleep In one large
room. Some OF che places merely Ilaye
straw scattered On the floor, at other pla ces
rough mattresses are provided. II You
have q penny on your person 1t will be
stolen before morning. However, THIS
makes little difference, as stealing is eti-
quette in the Hotel de Tramp, and Is every
onesteals the general financial balance Is
not seriously disturbed.
OF course 1t may be claimed that In this
article have studied the interests OF tho
moneyed classes only. That is quite fxx1e.
In future article win endeavor toy ahcw
how man can 20 through England with-
out any money nc oil. Luke Sharp i1i De
troit Free Press.