Wichita eagle., 1888-08-18
ghe aay gaole sanraau 1urning august H. 1883
ALL NIGHT Jewellers.
m AN UPTOWN RESTAURANT EARLY
IN THE MORNING.

IN The MORNING.
People Who Meet at IN Eating House Mt
O'Clock n m.-Tea and Coffee-A
Snorer at the Tasle-The Man Abous
Town.
It Is 2 O'Clock in the morning, and this is an
uptown Sixth avenue restaurant which never
closes, night or day, and where at O'Clock
In the morning you may see the all night
jewellers gathered at one table and at the next
the diligens, early rising man of business,
consuming his coffee and roll preparatory 20
his trip down town; the workingwonan
with her morning tea and toast, who labors
hard for 81 per day; the woman who doesn't,
and wears diamonds; the gambler and the
oookkeeper; tho youth Just starting out TO
see life, and the man Of premature old age
who ass seen too much Of it-au here Co bow
at one common altar Of snstenance On
stand are two brilliantly polished vessels re
puted to hold tea and coffee In effect they DO
hold what was once an infusion q tea and
coffee, from which the soul and essence led
hours ago. It is now tame, tasteless, stale
and sourish fluid 1t matters not The pub
lie drink it and Seem satisfied. An A,ner:-
can restaurateur Of the middle class is not
bound to furnish what his guests do not call
for. These brilliant urns, with their com
plicated apparatus Of pipes and gauges for
registering the height Of tie fluid within,
suggest monuments to the departed virtue Of
the beverages they hold Without all is
whited and brilliant; within it Is q tea and
coffee scpulcher
When you call for coffee there is some
thing hopelessly e1asperating in tho habit
uated assurance with which the waiter grabs
an inch thick trimmed cup, turns the stale
fluid into it from the deliberately nodded and
polished faucet, and bangs it down on the
table before you. He considers j: coffee or
tea Protest to him that the fluid has lost
its strength, all virtue, all aroma, all SEM
biance OF its original self, and he would set
you down as an Anarchist, Nihihst and
moral pestilence from his restaurantish point
of view
The tea and coffee are brought in very
thick, heavy cups Occasionally these cups
are notched, as if some one had tried TO bite
out piece. Other cups have several notcbes
and suggest the edge of a saw. Ordinarily
they do not have more than two notches
The window is filed with pieces of pie
mince, pumpkin, apple and cranberry. BY
each piece of pie is bit of cheese. The pie
Is now ready for operation. Some Of these
pieces of pie have been waiting for DAYS IN
this window. So has the cheese. The sun
has shone on the pie and the cheese The
sun lnrparts flavor of its Own To pie crust
1t is a sun baked flavor. The same sun
hardens the cheese
a customer enters, seats himself, orders
coffee and cakes, and goes TO sleep in his
chair. The waiter brings him his order He
sleeps on. Presently he snorcs. Ii is SnOre
as regular and peaceful as though he were in
bed Enter five young men They are fash
ionably dressed, carry canes, wear expensive
]ewelry, are up to the requirements of the
season as regards neckseS. Their manner is
almost boisterous. Their self consciousness
never desert them. Their faces are clear
shaven. Their silk hats are glossy. Their
hands are of feminine delicacy. Their cuffs
were put on in the evening. Their boot heels
are not III the least worn, but fat as the face
of a greenback. They wear Sl2 pantaloons
They are full of the effervescence of youth
and something stronger. They may be col
lege students, who have been laboring at the
are hungry.
The waiter stands patiently by, while, be
tween loud talk and laughter, they study
with lively diligence the bill of fare. Taey
seem enjoying life. lie seems only endur-
ing it.
The snore of the snorer asserts itself plainly
at intervals amid the hum of voices around.
His coffee and cakes steam under his nose.
He heeds them not. His head tips back at
intervals. Ho restores it quickly to its place
The unconscious effort is painful to witness.
A young man enters. He is about to seat
him at the same table with the snorer. When
i evidences itself 10 him that there q snorer
SITS, he moves away. A man is talking
philosophy to an old gray head
The gray headed man is silent and meek
He says little in reply The tslller has in
rs hand the book of the philosopher 10 adj
,orned beef hash. NV with them ia tie
'6ow Of soul" The philosopher so enthusi-
.stically talked about is of the positive
school. The talker is positivist The old
nan doesn't seem to be much OF anything.
Hence, ne is a good man FOR poSitivet TO
ak to- Occasionally the t<,lker reads the
I'D man passage; or he reads him whole
page. 1t seems TO make httlo difference u
he old man. He makes 40 resistance
There now enters q man with q man about
own air and three young ladies Of the garish
rider Of beauty. They seat thenelves at a
able. All order fried oysters. This starts
be man at the oyster counter into lie end /
ctiyity. he rnanipulates chose oysters hang
,ened and covered with cracker dust. IL is
ONE time since some OF these oysters drew I
heir last breath The artificial beat Of this /
lace has not a refreshing quality 1t is /
teamy, mingled with many breaths and /
lany doors.
The snorer is still audible His Albert hat !
ais on the foOr with bang. II does not /
waken him The waiter picks II up, putt it 4
n, joys hum gently by the shoulder and sug- |
ests that bis coffee must be getting cold 1
he snorer awakes, looks surprised and en-
ages the repast before him--Prentice LuI-
ord III New Y ork Star.
ADMIRABLY STATED