Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-07-28

plant Of slow growth may not come home to
us. II proved correct. We were trusted at ell
bar-rooms, restaurants, hotels, etc., til We
consumed our credit and ran close 70 the
breakers Of insolvency.. And this only BY .
btu6 presentation Of our stock Of 61ank che0ks
indofsed on cheek and true Western assurance;
and may the Lord have mercy on Us when the
day Of reckoning comesl II You have dollar
spend IL like kins. That was our motto II
was with MS . royal opportunity. Not only
did We enrich most Of the bsr-fooms, chop
houses. Black Crook shows. and such enter
tsinments % 70 to make mp quite variety
in the spice of life % only can
be found in New York, bu, We did
not forget the claims OF sweet charity. The
children OF misfortune poor waits Of New
iork-the homeless and supperless wretches,
were not turned away unalmscd Even in the
binding blizzard Of Januaryb. under the mys-
tic arches and laberynthine stairwsys Of the
elevated railroads. in the dark night, the walls
OF despair were needed by our treasurer,
Willie, who dispensed silver money without
rejecting on the cruel nealect Of the late un-
lamented jay Gould to make provision for the
Door Of New York. Il Is with special pleasure
and consciousness Of duty we'll done that
mention the fact that. though almost tempo.
arily storm beaten and nearly lost IN the great
city. the cry Of distress fell not upon deaf
ears. PausinR, as abose referred to, amidst
the roar Of railroad trains. street trafiic, the
mighty howls OF the storm king. Willie In the
manner Of knight Of old. and reaching prod.
iea,ly into his pocket drew forth q glittefing
new silver dime. and in sympathetic tones said
to the poor shivering child OF woe: go, my
poor young thing. buy bread and cheese and do
not despair; we are your friends"
Think OF 1t ye wine and whisky bibbers Of
prosperity! How one young man OF limited
means and only . few blank checks along with
him. thousand miles from home. can and
does relieve distress when he sees u covering
In the wintfy wind. his whiskefs nuttefing
and blowing hither and yon under the flicker
ing gas lamps. Thus, O selfish one Of world.
~ mien. do not forget the lesson taught BY
this thrilling incident Of that good there may
be hidden under the vest Of many . young
man-even one with whiskefs to take Gaze Of.
O " auointed ones who preach the gospel
OF comfort and ease, because you have made
your pile and FORGET those who have no homes,
but are compelled 20 ride In the street cars for
shelter from the icy blasts Of winter. GO
forth and seek out the hungry ones, and do
not wait to be asked for . few pennies. but
reach in with your left hand, and without let.
ting your right hand know anything about Il.
scatter ten.cent pieces so that they may not
all 70 the way OF the gin mill or the low vsrie.
" show. and thus follow the example Of
Willie.
About one Of the nrst things We did after ret.
ting into the heart Of New York was to take
drink Of bad whlsky-price, 20 cents per drink.
Then We took another and several others and
then we begin to warm up to the good time
we came for. Then we all went MP town to .
beefsteak Joint. as our guide called IL, where
we. party OF i've, got good steak and two
pints OF beer each-check q h2s. II the price had
not been so high II would not have been near
30 good. Then wo took In Buster 4 Kules'
celebrated variety show. That 10 . place
where they smoke II they like. susxlc poor
beer a. cents glass; and see very ordinary
fake variety show; q admission, seats 81 cents
extra Then we took trip to see Stokes Gel.
cbrated cafe; common baSroom with some
wonderful pictures and ststuary IN bronze ana
marble. There they have for as"bouncer"
Whose aggressive acquaintance we did not
make Billy Edwards, once famous a. Q lisht.
weiaht prize-fshter. now nicely clad gentle.
man with swell manner.. Then we went to
Grand Turkish bath place ON Forty. second and
sixsh avenue. where We got very miserable
pretense OF Turkish bath with resting
roomsD price e2.'0 each. Then to cafe next
morning where We so. . good break.
fast. price, t7.N for three. Thereaft erwsrds