Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-26
HE SAW THE TOWN.
An Ohio Smarty's Experience in
 the Garden City.
Ne Makes the Acquaintance of Two Pleas- ant Young Men, and Leaves His Hotel on Borrowed Capital-A Story
 with a Moral.

Chicago is seductive town To some 1t is veritable Sodom of sin and cussedness, to others 1t as simply magnificent city, noted for it's many large and splendid buildings, the enterprise of it's citizens and its wonderful growth and progress. It all depends on what a man is looking for If he wants to see the elephant, if he be @ painter and desires to carmine or kal- somine the municipality, Chicago will al- ways afford him recreation in this line that is liable to make his head swim.
 To illustrate this, Ed R. Pritchard tells the following story in the Arkansaw Tray eler:
 The other night was in the office of the Fremont House. Among the many guests and frequenters in the hotel lobby my at tention was drawn to pompous-looking little gentleman who was nervously pacing up and down the hall He was elegantly attired in costly and well-made apparel, sported fine diamonds, and had the general air of well-fed and prosperous man. Presently two other gentlemen, whom recognized as two well-known Chicago sports, entered the room. Our pompous little friend was evidently waiting for them. He greeted them warmly and the party at once adjourned to the bar. knew some | thing was in the wind. and 1 followed While the bartender was preparing the | drinks for the trio heard the little fellow | say to his companions something like the | following:
 "You see, Pm up here for two weeks and Pm going to take in this town in great style. I've got the stuff and every thing l goes. You bet Pm from Akron and that town don't send out any chumps. I'm here for good time and if there is any thing rich, rare and racy why I want to see it."
 Hero the party from Akron was inter- rupted by the bartender who had quietly l showed a glass and bottle under his nose He poured out his drink, there was clink | of glasses, and q minute later he proceeded | "Yessir, Akron's no slouch of a town an' you bet when an Akron boy glts out for a tear, something's goin' to be ripped wide open. Let's have another"
 Half an hour later the party of three called cab and started out to make night of it.
 felt sorry for the little gentleman from Akron. I knew the company he was in. My fears for his safety were well grounded, as the sequel will show. On the following g | afternoon 1 was again in the lobby of the | Fremont. Scarce had I entered when ] recognized the little fellow from Akron He was sitting in large armchair, his hat drawn down over his eyebrows; his cloth ing, instead of being smooth and spotless | in neatnesS, was soled and rumpled noticed at glance that his watch and chain were missing, his diamond was also absent fro it's accustomed place on hls shirt front, and in strong colHrast with his jaunty and confident manner of the day before were his listless attitude and de- jected appearance, as he sat there picture of woebegone misery.
 While I was studying his features and ruminating on his experiences of the past v,ify hf how lv>1n note in his hands. He tore it open and read it eagerly. "All right" he said to the boy, and dismissed him with wave of his hand. A moment later a gentlemen whom ] at once recognized as a well-known Chi cago business man came in and walked III to the little man, shook him cordially by the hand, and said:
 ''Well, Billy, what's the trouble9" : "Just this, Tom," was the reply; "I wa
 out on little toot last night and go
 cleaned out; money, watch and chain ant diamonds; all gone. I've got my fill of thi town and want money enough to get hom
 with Akron's good enough for me. O
 course" he added, "Chlcago's great place
 beats any thing I've ever struck, but be
 tween you and me s too rich for my blood.'
 So 1t goes. As I said in the outset, 1t al
 depends. If a stranger comes to this bil . city by the lake and is content to study i , from it's better stand-points, he can fnt much that will both entertain and instruc
 him. Taking in all kinds of Legitimate :. amusements, including, of course, a tou of our magnificent parks and boulevards . inspecting public and private buildings, an, becoming acquainted with representativ
 men in any of the callings Of life, he vii - find much to excite his warmest admiration But, on the other hand - Chicago i ) thoroughly cosmopolitan, and he who ccme } here to take in the lower strata need not b l surprised to find them, indeed, dangerou paths to tread. They swarm with the de
 prayed and vicious, who get their living b
 theft and robbery and even murder; an
 they ask no easier victims for their pluck