The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-07
KATIE IS GOING ABROAD.
,, COME BACK AFTER AWHILE,
prT EoT 10 WILLIAM s1REEE

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a.. sva-, win no, Ike 60 Conts-,-
,,s,e, for the Hostess Has Besn - H--
,ortsut Part or the Little Restaurant.
RATA IA going abroad. The places that for
.,r.tbrce years have known her will know
80 more after n fortnight. A great many
~ who for years have been patrons OF the
80. william street restaurant will be sorry to
s..stbis, In many downtown of1ces there
Iii he much regret IL will be sad news to the
er,mp and Newspaper Row IL already m ourn-
10 lie prospective losa The restaurant has a
,.,os name in gilt letters over the little box OF
.aoorvay; but moi ody ever regarded that 1t
-. always "Katie's" to its patrons. and as
- os those who have eaten there in past
r..rs continue to eat there It will still be
"Katles."
the charm Of the place is not as much the
.,od cooking and good wine and beer to be
,ound there az the peculiar social character Of
IN. Mace itself II is a little oasis OF family
ma IN n desert OF commercialism. and. after
ana has become acqa ainted with the place, he
ads himself insensibly drawn into its friendly
,,rcls and becoming a part OF Katie's family.
on course, Katie herself is the centre and soul
A the whole thing. and her personality per-
ysdes the whole establishment to q degree OF
-hIeh only faint idea is given By the bestow-
ne
N. Il. 10 difficult n after. as one cannot put
into words the strong and magnetic person.
Atty OF such a woman. One would say that
mar chief characteristic was q sort OF radiant
and radiating vitality.
To form an idea Of her appearance. picture
10 Yourself q handsome German woman about
thlrty.nye years old. stout, but with breadth
~ shoulder and depth Of chest that more than
make M for her stoutness. Bright blue eyes.
abroad. low forehead from which brown hair
waves back. a small nose, and rather full lips
disclosing even. white teeth make up an at
trsetive face But her great charms are her
magnetic force Of personality. her dignffled
eoodtelowship. and her perfect frankness and
freedom. Ifyou can imagine Teutonic May
Irwin you will got some idea Of Katie. both in
personality and In physical characteristics.
Katie has never married.
When her friends Joke her about this Katie
looks about tho we'll appointed bar and
restaurant and says cheerfully with her
slight and unimitable German accent;
mine. 1 don't need a husband to support me.
and don't want 10 support husband. I'm
when tn. place was first opened It was very
small Little By little its custom increased.
for katie's uncle who then kept very good wine
biue-eyed girl. was. an attraction to many. 1t
was not for want Of attention that she never
Fiji hss About the tine The place came into
her hands " Big Six" began holding meetings
80 ' To their n sS
and swysrs and business men got in the habit
newspaper men discovered il and it be-
came a sort Of downtown eating club
SI soss and IN as ali
the different papers would drop around the
T9 20 and as
ward to play, little poker or talk over tho
h' Tne " were seD Rates special pets her "boys
as she called them. and frequently she would
come to the tables where they were gathered
TO !. ss fnsw se
OF the world the day before the public read 1t
in the papers 1t was her pride that she kept
although there arc few OF her acquaintancss
who know 1t. that her judgment OF news was
In the evenings few dlned at Katie's except
some OF her german friends and the news
%t Knsie and her Srosers family ana " the
newspaper men mt two or three tables on a
little platform above. AZ the lower table Ger
was affection OF the restaurant that those Mt one
table neither heard nor understood anything
free to- to taik unrssservediy. One thing that
Katie would not Eav" was disorder OF any kind.
sny dis9p cyl 81 nor rSies which h were lew
one tImo the poker g.ne after dinner became
rather lively. and not on " caused the exchange
turbed those who d!ned late. One evening
one OF Katies boys said to her as he paid his
Well Katie, ! not only dropped $50 in the
GAM but l didn't get any good out OF my din
What's that2" Inquired the burom pro-
p.ietrcss. Ia there too much cards theref"
:" Oh, its our own fault" said the young man.
wine to hold three queens against some other
fellows three acea-
the next evening when the game began she
walked ur TO the table.
There's a back room here" she remarked
here. It don't look good here. Don't you
The game moved to the rear room at the
back since. Katie's request was law then, as
'ThsY tell a story Of a little encounter be-
tween Katie and u tramp who sauntered In
ons evening before dinner and after beer. He
too sitosethss fresh" After drinfiSg the
beer he executed a double shuilie and Kicked
over over taIie. hattie rsG 1nstrated; and a the
Ing expressing further his intention Of
ehucking her under the chin.
You better 80 away" said Katie. Il don't
Come aud put me out then" suggested the
" Maybe you don't think could hey ?"
Not without the corner cop TO help YOU"
=, hattie rolled up her sleeves and stepped out
Ssesved by katie's appearance into believing
her to he a consumptive. and the TRAMP
realized that perhaps he would get the worst OF
nm an encounter. SO he grabbed
Before he could strike Katie was upon
him. had wrenohed the chair away and grAsped
him BY the neck with one hand and with tho
olher By the trousers where Ihey were loosest.
The tramp Was helpless in her grasp. Out
through tho door she walked him. turkey
fashion," along the sidewalk until she espied
an empty ash barrel Up went the mans heels
And down went his head into the barrel.
Nsdged tight he yelled and kickediw lille his
sturdy victor administered u good old
fashioned spanking. When he got out he was
EAd To sneak away.
Its yerT seldom that Katie loses her tenn
Per What most makes her angry is to have
men run IN bills and leave them unpaid, aud
nistobe regretted that she has suffered con-
sdeTably In this way. But 1t has not weak
sued her trust in her boys. who can always
stand her on J" Tor their meals until pay day.
while SO great 10 their trust in her that not a
lew make her their banker paying in their
reeAiy earnings to her and drawing OUT what
sunday night is the great niaht at katis's.
ihen only those who are known are wanted.
ted through the side door only. The front
uoor i closed. but 10 you know the place, you
W 70 the side door, thrust pencil through the