The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-02

" AcSut1 4t) lvA WAS Df no ttcdti3 CttI-
tain understood him, added, Il will
eat all you want me to.
You viii? Good goodl All want
hey? heysg
II will answered placidly; for
WIS reassured.
"Good! goods You're engaged" Then
making another dart at me and ram
ming his hands deeply into his pockets,
he continued, How much-a week
hey? hey2 how muchT After saying
which he withdrew his hands with moth
ing in them
sNow what, besides eating. do you de-
sire that should do sirg'' / asked.
'sDo: Eat! Nothing elsel Eat-all
day long and deep into--the night"
ssNo Waiting on the tables, no dish
washing, no cleaning or scrub
ssNonsensei Mol Got people for that
easy! Blamed hard though-get good
looking girls to eat. Been fourteen
here 'slnorning all small eaters you're
first one-big eateri You're engaged
Hey7 hey2 Are your"
Now began to have glimlnering Of
my importance. So animated. / asked:
How much do you pay, sir?'
PAY you-mind you're engaged
pay you-four dollarspe week. You're
engaged-are your Hey? hey9'
Il am engaged to you, sir, / COM
placently replied, ''if you will make it
six.
TOO much Can't do it. Four
| had moved toward the door. lie
bounded to it, and again put his back
against it.
Stop! Stopr' he cried; 'blamed hard.
All right. Make it six"
Six dollars a week. sir,' / replied,
secures my services; to eat being my
duty Then, in view of the odd, the
seemingly fabulous nature of this bar
gain, my caution, of which l possess a
stock, prompted me to add, IF paid
weekly and in advance"
Advance All right. You're en-
gagged. :
''And when, sir, if you please, am / to
beging'
"Nowl Sit here-this window-TlI
ring. Waiter comes. You order. Here's
bill of fare. You eat. Go ont. Walk
around block. Come in. Order. Eat
again. Go outcome in. Eat-keep it
up"
He touched a bell, a waiter appeared,
l ordered something and ate it. He
the fierce little proprietor Of the restau-
rant-again retired behind his gaudy
partition, and then his head and shout
ders reappeared in the little window
where they spent the day. During lis
course he, with my efficient aid, engaged
Cat four dollars a week and not paid in
advance) three additional girls, who
joined me in the arduous employment
assigned me.
1t was his plan to obtain customers fol
his restaurant; by demonstrating to the
public that he did some business, he
hoped to attract it and do more. He had
opened the place just a week before
came, and had spent the week, as be af-
terward informed me, in devoting the
contents of his little head to the elabora-
ton of plan TO possess himself of the
only thing lacking in the restaurant
custom.
lie kept us four coming in, eating and
going out. He had friend and conf
| dant couple of blocks away, with whom
he left an assortment of hats and wraps
we went there and changed our appear.
ance between s'eats." He enforced this
routine: 1t was eat, go out, change cos
tune, come in, eat, go out--all day and
evening. 1t was brilliant scheme Of
intricate conception and of masterful
execution, but for all that it failed Of
its purpose. The sheriff closed us up in
| four weeks.
did as pleased, pretty much, while
it lasted; only he stipulated that should
allow no love making on the part Of the
walters. And never did. But he made
love to me, and / allowed that; for, in
spite of his fierceness, he was dear, soft
hearted little fellow, who obliged and
favored me in all asked of him.
And that is how lat least helped
eat man out of house and home.
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