The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-08
From the Philadelphia Times.


From the Philadelphia Times.
Blessed is the man who has the courage
to face misfortunes and the strength to
beat them down. Thrice blessed is the
facie individual who. eel-like, slips out
all the easier the tighter he is gripped by
the fingers of untoward fate.
of this latter type there is no more
shining example than a certain Joe Lit
Teton, an expatriated American, who lives
and thrives in the city of Monterey, Mex
leo, along with a whole colony of English
speaking exiles.
In order to make profit from those who
hunger and thirst, Mr.. Littleton combines
the business of saloon, lunch stand and
restaurant. The saloon and lunch stand
occupy a large room facing the street. At
the rear of this room, straight across a
narrow brick paved court, is the restau-
rant where fastidious persons of higher
ideals than the lunch counter plebeians
can obtain their food and drink.
But across this courtyard a little to the
right, is a door, leading into large room
that contains a circular pit, surrounded by
rows of seats rising one above the other.
This apartment is used primarily for cock
fighting, secondarily for rat killing and IN
eidentally for dog fights. etc. From all
which it can be seen that Mr. Littleton
blends something of sport with the more
serious affairs of life.
Not many months ago tourist, who
had been taking in the coast country
down about Tampico, came to Monterey
and for a few days made Littletons his
headquarters. This tourist had become
profoundly impressed with the edible
great
MS Journeyings near the salt water He
mad tried the creature in the form of steak
and soup. He was never weary of eX-
pauating on the result of such trial. He
remarked his wonder that such delicacy
should be wanting in the progressive city
OF Monterey when it could be so readily
procured by rail from Tampico. He fur
lher remarked, that wherever in future
ne ran upon a restaurant or hotel that
provided turtle, that same restaurant
ana hotel would surely catch his game
and also the patronage of every other
man who knew a good thing.
All this talk set Littleton to thinking.
He was always ready and eager to pro-
VIDE such foods as would tickle the pal
ates of his customers, provided there was
responsive tickling of profits in his own
pocket. No eating house in Monterey had
ever set forth turtle. Should he 10 so.
ana the tourists enthusiasm be any cri-
lerlon, there would be q rush of custom,
increased popularity of his establishment,
walls.
To think was to investigate and to in
Sesugate was to act. Turtles were way
gown in the Tampico markets. The main
llem of cost was transportation, for the
marine turtle is built upon ponderous
ttnough simple lines; but then his ex-
IRENE Indifference and passivity is so
pronounced that he can be shipped as
low class freight, like soap, canned
goods and commodities whose particular
inconvenience is their bulkiness.
me turtles were sent for, and they ar
HVed They were busters" weighing
Sser 800 pounds a piece. When they were
Seposited in front of Littleton's place they
rev crowd. They lay so inert that
Us We're freely made as to whether they
IRE dead or alive. 1t took Littleton and
10 to Whole force, from kitchen to bar room,
larry them back to the court, where a
eress TANK filled with salt water had been
SHED; The immersion caused a sleeful