The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-05
yer DRINK n TER GIT"

IN from Cortlnndt street. and Liberty street.
and Park place on crutches and canes: they
have linped In from City Hall Park and lower
Park row with legs bent and faces bnndaged:
and they have oil met In n few insignificant
looking saloons in upper Park row, the Bow
cry. and some few OF the adjacent streets.
There are three such places between the
bridge and Chatham square on Park row. They
are close together. on the west side OF the
street. Ono o! them ~reioices In the name Of
printers Retreat" Tho other two are known
by the names OF their owners. All are sup
ported chiefly by the professional beggars.
The largest Of the Park row places is n saloon
called br tho heGGars The Rest" You enter
It by O wall door blazing with signs. which
give startling ideas us to tho reduction In
prfco Of al! mixed drinks. and are replete with
Information regarding the amazing quality Of
beer obtainatle by the expenditure OF i've
cents. There are two divisions OF THE Rest"
The bar and the louncins room in the rear. Az
each conner buys and consumes his drink he
drifts toward the rear room. Occasionally one
tries to reach that haven without expenditure.
Thu bartender is on the watch for such.
Hey there. Gully" he shouts. Yer drink
r yer git. Sec? This amt no Oak street sta.
ton lodGin' house." On buying his nve-cent
drink Gully is at liberty to stay all night in
the rear room.
To the uuinitiated the rear room would seem
to be n true land OF healing. On entering 1t
cripples suddenly become sound. Blind men
remove their bandages and nod to their
acquaintanccs Crooked legs straiChten out
with raridity and one-armed men develop tho
normal quota Of limbs- Dent and broken con.
srmptives straighten M into robust manhood.
Hopeiess-looking paralytics pick the knots out
Of themselves and challenge each other to
wrestle. The only real ailment known to tho
place is the occasional development Of q case
OF delirium tiemeps.
IF it wasn't fer tn blue devils an tn cop
pers." as Shivcrs Carlin OF The Rest" once
said in n moment of sobriety. this here
world d be purity near too good t live In"
But Shiyers is gone. to whatever place the
blue devils chose to conduct him. and many Of
his comrades with him. A number OF them
are still left to foreGather at The Rest" Of
nights: old-t!mers. who meet to count their
gains and talk over old times. For a consid-
Grafton oas OF them conducted 4 Sun reporter
on q SATURDAY night. when Tho Rest" was
full. through the barroom to a spot where.
concealed. he could SEQ all and hear what was
going on In the rear room.
Around = big wooden table sat about two
dozen nanhaahlers, while the rest were lounR-
Ing on benches against the wall. or stretched
out on the floor. smoking wretchcd tobacco or
cigar stGmps picked ont OF the gutter. All
eyes were turned toward the table on which a
morning. could lie dimly seen through tho
dense smoke executing a merry dance and
twirling his clutches. one in either hand. with
"Go Il. Danny" thoy, shouted approvinely.
"F9ss 'er out quicker" DC u: er double
t iaS lee %I It via vi hs de SsTtfhes'' "Danny's do
called twirled faster ptaanuddA iastsr.. They ~ cir r.