The sun., 1893-11-12
Easr srpE po,rrsr1c LEE.
oae Quaint Phase OF It ns seen In the Small
Goruun Saloon.

Gormun Su1oOn.
There ia nothing cosier anywhere In New
York these cool autumn days than genuine
east side German saloon. East side saloons
are OF many grades. from the stale-boer dives
OF the deeper slums to tho tawdry resorts OF
the Bowery. thronged all day long with n
hungry and thirsty crowd that represents in
little the composite life OF that thorouehfarc.
But the German saloons OF Avenues and B
arc Ike neither OF these extremes and in
many things are unlike any grade between the
two They are different still from those cheer
ful east side German resorts that arc at onco
saloon and restaurant, whero you may have
passable coffee and cakes for tritle. ana
frankfurtcrs with sauerkraut for n little more.
Atrue domestic German saloon occupies n
room. cellar. or ground iloor apartment
fronting on the street and running through to
Il bit OF sunlt Rrecnery In the rear. The
proprietor lives somewhere above stairs. and
he. his wifo. his daughter. and hired hobble-
dehoy fresh from Germany tend bar by turns.
Tho note OF tho place IL domesticity. The
stranger gets nE impression that IL Is overrun
with idle employees. The rear OF the arart-
ment is DeopleG with chairs and beer tables.
and at neon the DEFENDANTS OF the proprietor
take turns in dining at one or moro OF these
tables. Nobody seems busy at any timc. and
there ia rarely n crowd present. Three or four
barrels nre ranged along tho wall beside the
bnr and from those whoever for tho moment is
tending bar draws. from time to timc. o great
pitcher full OF vino. The barrels usually con-
tain cheap Ohio or California wines. cider and
at this season. must or tdedprrcin. ns tho
Germans call 1t sweet. cloudy now wine. not
yet settled upon Its Ices. and perhaps In some
cases unformented.
The quiet OF such place would drive Bow
,n,tsa
ruin. But the German proprietor seemingly
finds tho pencc Of his rlnce exactly to his llk-
Ing. Children OF nll ages troop in and out by
the side door opening upon the stairway that
leads to the family apartments above. but
they are evidently quite as much at homo In
the saloon. The fnt vrou sits knitting and
smiling by tho stove. when she is not required
behind the bar. A tot OF three or four years
plays about among the customers. now reach
ing Tor II penny SUSPENDED above her head.
glass. until the mother snys. NO she las
had enough wine. She likes it. Well. one
more sip" and thon Gretchen Ia pack ed off
ur stairs. The copper kettle sings drowsy
tune from its perch on top the great owe the
Novemb"r m snnigh5 falls pleasantly in Mt the
ping the sweet tnciy,rei". the customers may
Nobody speaks loud. A drunken man would
seem alm0st ns much out Of place there as at
church ,i A9nosy u talk. politics. though n9Iit
played along the wall. 1t seems as II II sud
den utterance OF socIalistic. or anarch!c senti-
ment would create as much Consideration In
that quiet company rs thee explosion of u bomb
There Is pcrcrp,ible thicErning Of the com
pany about the luncheon hour. Wnole families
shabby visitor is rare. A local business man
comes In now and then. stands with one foot
drinks contempaively.a a tall glass Of red or
white vine. Fow of the customers call for
smelling chepso on a little table Leside the
bar and to these who so will may help himself.
coriander seed
The customers that sit about the tables are
characteristic, German types. No more Genu-
where in New York. Half the men are Tast
middle age and many wear glasses, There
the 6e but
tions arc not entirely forgotten. The Herr
Doctor is treated witt, u degree OF Difference
Now and then an old fellow all IN black broad
cloth and bearing nn ivory headed walking
hat before him On % the ab!o ih,s H long S pipe. f,
and GALS for drink. He sits long in silence.
siupns and smoking; Now and then he rises
rye bread and a bit OF cheese. smiling in half
recognition as he asses one group md an |
hat the old man in Glack is is very , rich. with
money in bank and rows OF tenements.
rnaay "d nn in EeGtaGH
he pulse OF n b-nosed. dark young Ger- b
man. with whom he drinks. The latter cx-
plains to an inIuisitive stranger that the doc 4
;or would hav"u great practice but for his \
deafness. and that he laid VI II handsome COM B
ne;enco before this nj ~fortune overlook him. !
he stranger Legs to have the privileg" OF re- ,
nSy declines 1T irs las as he Ea s9y You TIM:
md his snub-nOscd companion says Il am a /
Dutchman. liz once where tey vos Al Irish put
70 srH do pFGSS Gsf ID uy Rs ia
lis lis, county, gyi, says a srertacled o.! man
soon there is most nmicnrIe and pa:
rlotic discus. Jon in progress. attended
With more drinks al round 4pd many mu;
nan enters in the midst Of IT, bearing those
delicious hot. fresh. soft prct2els covered with
,oriander seed! ard Just lecauso he speaks
taught but German everybody buys three tor
able before him to 10 eaten with his white
vine. but the snuD-noscd ygnng man Slips his
nto his ovcrcoat pocket Thrr" isa clue TO
iI md says: HI ioi "hider. SO do say SAYS the
nnb- nosed young man. " got four Mt home"
lumHors. has been scat cd for tho hettor part
VI two hours. Tho snGl-nosea young man
las gone about his business. mt the CriZzled
loct0r fingers. TIE bartender now is tho pro-
,ri"tor's pretty lac.-cyrd daughter n bud
ling mnidcn Of nft"en or siXtcrn. whose check
vii 70 llrn and diiGpln a. she iluds the eyes OF
ncnts. The gri2zltl doctor 4nys word to her
Il German. tu which She replies sauciiy with Il
.ush and toss % her heal. Then the doctor
nys to tho inlni-i'ive stfans"r IN stag"
NO, YOU glf SI.OOu to marry her, hcy:' and
he girl. hlushiuS and !inplinC. nverruns tho
lass sho is in the act OF !!!n%.