The sun., 1898-12-04
svEDUrre ri IN xEW YoRK.
city Outings Enjoyed By TounE and Middle
Arsd Men from the Country.

GlNN Outthkb EuloINn " AN---"
Aged Men from the Country.
"1 rot the man was looking for" said de-
tectIve from a small city near New York. pus
the way he was done UP was a surprise TO me.
have since learned that there are any num-
ber OF young and middle-aged men VINO are
straight and orderly at home, and who. when they
get to New York. go on b sort OF masquerade
was told to- day of one young business man.
He dresses very plainly at home. As soon as
he strikes the city he goes to barber ehop
and has his hair parted in the middle and MS
mustashe wa1ed. Then he puts on haH
dozen showy rings and SNOWY necktie' ana
the plain. every day country business man De-
comes sort OF city swell. Now. the man ar
rested was Just that pattern. He told me.
after had jollied him on his changed appear.
ance. that he always made parade IKE IKE ~ Inas ~
Ivery time he came to New York on business or
to him to 60 into an uptown saloon. the higher
up the better, and swell about Tor an atIeI-
noon OF eyeni1G TO ehlGy Ine S b woters ar or
others he might chance, TO meet, ~ course
he knew no one. He liked to go into Gale,
ished and perfumed. and order a hve-o ent beer
and tip the waiter with 2 quarter -
He told me that he had quarters worth Of
fun In Watching the waiter carry the news 20
the other walters and re TosiaS maIiageT nd unS Ss
passing current as a high roller blowing In
fortune. Then he'd order another beer. ana
drop the remark that malt LIQUOR best suited
his stomach; that cocktails irritated or upset
With wit s lis sparkiers and % have slotions time In
noting the effect. He could easily pick up ac,
quaintances. but this was not desired. He had
the most fun In going about alone from care 70
caf6. especially at night. He told me that
there were hundreds OF such cases. | again
was in it. He told me It was better than oir-
Gus to be cautiously gazed at by stranRerS VINO
th0ush him millionaire % 9r ons EhS had Just
the country detective. II asked the proprietor
Of sp % c told
of two recent visitors to his place, who strolled
81 sesPs %S
them ,venison was not then in season. The
two bloods Just had taste for venison. The
IN some cold storage plant. He telephoned to
e number and finally found what ne wanted.
two hours. but that the price would be rather
high. That didn't matter. Of course. They
Saps IN H 6e
good time: Their, Bill was SiS. which they
course 1t was soon. noised around that the
from the Colorado silver YER mines. The two
awakened. The manager afterward, learned
that they were not rich at all but had come to
New York from q Pennsylvania coal city where
they had made money and were willing to give
pp some OF it for Just such q time as they were
Not long ago I ran across young fellow
from my city. His father Is rich AT home
the young man is in a bank and does we'll, He
was having quiet time In New York and was
so glad to meet some one he knew from home
that he asked me to q swell restaurant for din
ner. He ordered dinner for two did not
hear hes his order. We were to to come in at ?. N.
We strolled around until that time, then went
to dine. and you NAV believe not. when
that dinner was served. a ten-pound turkey
6Ss1S b5SSsSS t S5 Sm two o. xss
could Just as we'll have been ordered. He
E smiled Gd good p Ilnaturedly and simply answered
wanted practice at carving because.he expected
to be married shortly. Well. 1 then gave him
all the points I knew. about carving and we
So note and paid the dinner bill very cheer
fully ] think 1t was $50, because we had a
M variety Of other things; oil Of the best lwas
that ever, dined on whole turkey in the his
tory Of the house, which Information amply
I'm large city like New York you can make
up your mind that very many of the men you
see, strolling around alone. dazzling with gems
and made uI in the latest style. are fellows
who are out for quiet lark, who are weary of
home restraint. who read q great deal OF swell
mosphere for only a little while, and to crafty
their desire in that line they come to New York,
where they are not likely to run up against any
rolling TO their hearts content, no matter
what It costs. For few hundred dollars they
can carry on for week, Then they put away
low on the left side and comb out their mus
tache and let It droop naturally. and as they
more become the plain Jones. Brown. Smith
or Johnson as they are at home. and return to
their native heath satisfied and pleased that
they have at least been millionaire for a
week"