The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-12
LIrx rorios ABoUr TowS.

city. The Captain himself was at least a wit
ness of It. A man approached n corner drug
store about a block from tho station house at
midnight, knocked loudly on the door. and
then began to groan as II in overmastering
pain. The druggist ,ame TO the door.
give me some brandy" moaned the man
This psin Is killing mo" -.
lie sank down upon the sten In n highly real
istic way. Inside the druggist grabben q vial.
started TO the doc. then with a fortnnate
forethcught hesita ted, and walking RAPIDLY to
tain stspped INTO a door way. bu, not quito
quick enough. for. the d%ruzgist poured tbs
brandy back into, the btttle, turned down the
the door rtep. stopped writhing. got up, and
walked around the corner. where he y as Joined
tolicc. station. The scheme hadn't worked.
Had the druggist carried out his humane inten-
TONS without takina rrt cautions he would have
been arrested then and there and arraiRned In
police court for a violation of the Excise
law. several other druggists ia that pveclnct
have had similar experiences with the Captain
and his detectives.
Ever since arriving AT years OF discretion.
Hal Bell. recently appointed q Deputy Assist.
ant District Attorney by District Attorney
Oloott. has had trials and tribulatlons on ac-
count OF his name. Hal Bell was all right as
lon As 1t applied TO q boy. but people refu'ed
TO take IL seriously as applied to n man. BY
ia sit and unanimous consent all persons having
any business with Mr.. Bell insisted upon re-
gardlng him as Henry Bell. sometimes Henry
H.. sometimes Henry p, sometimes Henry Is.
or s. or F.. or W. or L., but always Henry.
Hal they would not for a momen. consider.
except a. 4 nickname. When Mr.. Bell entered
Hamilton College In the class OF 1879 the regis
trar Of the college declined to accsut hts name
freshman, robukel him for his levlty OF mo-
menclatnre. The youth replied that IL II was
might regard him as julius Caesar Bell or lie.
lioRabalus Bell. or any other kind or variety or
given name I, chose 70 ,nfliet npon hiIn. but a,
continue 10 use that lame as long az he had oc-
caslon for any name Mt all. So. corrohorative
evidence having been produced TO prove that he
really did know his own name. he wa, entered
upon the catalogue as Hal Bel. and the history
Of the institution shows no other name so
short. For some time the young man had the
reputation OF owning the shortest namc to be
found. on any college catalogue. One Ira
Dunn Of one OF, the Eastern colleges ,chal-
lenged this, but q damninR middle initial WAS
discovered Ia appertain unto him, and Mr.. Bells
entrance into William, College OF Bcon IL. son
OF n Siamese Prince, who graduated with honors
late In the 'sos. In his subsequent career Mr..
Bell has spent much time In trying TO reconcile
the public to his "eiven' name. but he sticks TO
II. and expec:s some day to Haunt IL on his
tombstone.
Here Is a commentary IN the bigness OF New
York" said = membe' o. one OF the prominent
clubs to q circle OF fellow clubmon n few days
ago. I'VE talk 40 much about people in this
city and read so much about them that II seems
almost impossible that any person notable in
any way should escape our notice. and yet I
propose 20 put q conundrum that not one of
you can guess. although II involves nothing
moro than naming n man from q description
almost. IL not quite. unparalleled. The man is
q member OF this club. He is y~oung-thirty or
thereabouts-he IL a bachelor. and he is the
sole heir to n fortune. reckoned variously from
twenty millions TO one hundred millions OF dol
lars. That makes him one OF the best matri.
10 not known In society. Moreover. he is at
tho head OF u large and important business IN
This ,iiy. notwiths,apdiTg which he 10 prnGti.
In one OF the most elegant houses In New York:
he has unlimited money 10 spend: he 10 him
self personally nnobj,ctionable. and even
agreeable in a Quiet way. yet he never enter.
tains. and has few asso' istes. In a general
sIos IS less known than tais young fellow. who
will, unless all signs fail, be one OF TIE richest
men 70 Ameriea' There Is my e1nundrpin:
not q man In this crowd can answer It without
referring TO the list OF members; and even with
Not a man OF the circle. which was male up o,
seven men who know.the city pretty thorouehly.
could name the man. And every word OF Tie
description as given was true.
All the east side for twenty years back know
Jake Gunst. whose death and burial The SuS
chronicled last week. His fame rcstcd prin-
cipally uoon = preparation Of veal outlets. cut
thin. known as "GunsL's small ones" and
sometimes as "Gunsts liver PADS" which
made his restaurant in Grand street. between
Norfolk and suffolk. famous from the Iowery
In the docks and from Houston street to Cher
nv Hill. Every small one was served with
q patch of potato ION the side" Mt the modest
price Of fifteen cents. and this dish very short
Is came 10 constitute the swell late supper OF
the region. All the society OF the east side re-
snr,ed 10 Gunst's restaurant after an evening
spent at the Windsor or tho Peoulc's Theatre,
or a dance In Walhalla or Central Hall. Every
nieht from midnight 10 Z or 8 o'clock In the
morning tho place was we'll flled. the after
theatre crowd coming frst and from then on
the tables being occupied with relays, frora
ball, of the S,ciAble loliy Twelve. the soiree OF
the Essex Street Pie Eaters. the reception OF
the Gertlemcn's Sons ~ the Seventh Ward.
tie grand rromenn'r OF ,he pnnsy social CIR
nnnciLi -ouipment Tor an evening out included
besides the price OF ball ticket aud hat cheek
ner on Gunst's small ones" with appropriate
accomplishments. 1t was the reputation Of the
dinner resort that enabled Gunst 10 quit the
business eventually with money enough TO buy
several houses in Ha:lem. upon the rentals OF
which he lived his life out In comfort.
The vicissitudes OF an operate career were
exemplined In one OF the performances of Gar
men" at tho Metropolitan Opera House by u
very small matter. which gave Mile. Calve no
little anxiety. Shortly after the curtain rose
Calve discovered near the centre OF the stage =
tack. The tack was In IN aggressive attitude.
standing firmly on It's head, with It's point In
readiness for the first conner. IL Il Characters
tic OF Calve In tho part OF Carmen that sho Is
constantly acting while on the stage. She has
no spare moments In which TO collect stray
lacks. Nevertheless II was important that the
tack should be removed. Don JGS6 WAS li.ely
to light on IL At any moment with disa ,trous
results TO his notes: and even II nothing worse
happened than one Of the chorus sinking gem
thy to rest upon It's receptive point. that would
he likely TO interrupt The performance by u
shrek not down In the score. Therefore Car
men resolved u manage tho matter herself,
and set about IL stratcgically. First she made
n detour. rather further hack than usual. and
Knocked the threatening tack over TO "A recum-
bent position. in which, 1t could do less harm
.han when upright. Nest she gave Il a dex.
ferrous ki,k toward the side, and with tho per
versity OF Illuminate nature II ,urved toward
the front and resumed its original posture.
Meantime DUn jose was beginning to wonder