Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-30
AN EXPENSIVE TOWN.
8m Turley's Discouraging Experience ]
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8iu Turley's Disc0uraEing Experience h
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 Bill Hurley, of Erwin Township, Ind, came to Chicago on business, writes Ed k. Prltchard in the Arkansaw Traveller. Bill fancied he knew it all, and e thiag or two besides, so he swaggered around with his pants in his boots and his hat on one side of his head, swore at the bus drivers, knocked over a couple of hotel runners at the Union depot, and "lowed Sheecawgo wuzent so dad-durned big 'at he couldn't find anywheres he wanted ter go, by ing"
 So, with an impudent -to-thunder look in his eye and 8 rolling stand -back-here swagger in his gait, he moved his way along Canal street and past long line of hackmen, who, sizing him up as 'no bloody good, !" allowed him to go unscathed. He turned east on Madison street, crossed the bridge, and few minutes later brought up at Clark; here he stopped, and, for the first time, showed some signs of doubt and uneasiness. At length he stepped up to . policeman, and, accosting, him, said: "Say, l want ter go to 8 tavern or some place where kin git suthin' ter eat"
 "Right acrossthe street." answered the officer, pointing with his club to large building on which the sign, ''Restaurant- Breakfast Now Ready" was conspicuously displayed. Our Hoosier friend crossed over and entered. As he sat down to the table g waiter rushed up, poured out glass of ice water, showed a bill of fare under his nose, and hurried away to perform similar office for another patron who sat opposite.
 A minute later he returned to Bills chair and said: "Well, sir, what will you have1''
 "Well," said Bill, slowly, "bring me some steak m onions, ham and eggs, baked ta- ters. plate O toast m CT cup O coffee.'
 The waiter had him repeat the order, and then finding he had gotten it right, he sailed away to have it filled.
 Twenty minutes later, during which time Hurley had grown not little fidgety and nervous, the waiter appeared with an enor- nous tray-load of eatables. First he de- posited on the table large sirloin steak on huge platter, fanked by an odorous rim of fried onions; then he placed beside 1t a huge slice of ham and three fried eggs, then dish of baked potatoes, and, lastly, plate of toast, steaming hot.
 Bill fell to work with an air of man who meant business; while all unconscious to himself he was the target of not few in quisitive eyes, he proceeded to dispatch that breakfast in about the time in which an ordinary man would have disposed of Q ham sandwich and a toothpick.
 Having finished his meal he showed back from the table, picked up his hat from the AAoOAs "AOAO AO Ae0 uOpOSAGCu IL UoSlU0 HIS chair, and made his way to the cashiers desk. He threw down g quarter and was passing on out when the waiter came up and, plucking him by the sleeve, said:
 "You've forgotten your check, sir; here 1t is; please pay the cashier"
 ''That's all right" said Bill, grufay, i've settled with the cashier. I gin him quar- ter jess now"
 "But, my friend" j" expostulated the waiter, 'your check is for two dollars. You don't expect to get feed like that for quarter, do you2'
 'Two dollars!" echoed Turley in blank dismay, "I thought twenty-five cents meal was the price everywhere"
 'Not much it isn't, ]" returned the waiter. ''So you can just walk up and settle and save trouble"
 Bill saw he was in for it, so he walked up and paid like man. But as he went out he remarked: 1.-Two dollars fer bre'kfus an no great shakes of meal nuther. We'll, I kin live on cheese and crackers an, cove oysters till ter-morrow; but, Lord, won't make the grub look sick when git back to old ErwinP'
 Bill got back home all right but he wonders yet how people in Chicago manage to pa. their board bills.