The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-13
SUPPER At A JOINT.
A Woman Loses an Election Bet, and Pays
Down Town.

There were all sorts and conditions down
town on Tuesday night. But 4 party that came
from a swell uptown street probably had more
fun than any gang of victors with tin horns.
One OF the women In the party declared 1t was
the most enjoyable night she had spent In
years. and she has seen life on two continents.
This party mingled with the crush and had APP
parel yauked out of shape. but they enjoyed II.
and were as merry as people are In the carni-
val. Politically, they were about equally di-
yided. Hence there were banters ana bets as
returns appeared on the streets. One woman
in the party always bet chrysanthemums. and
us she won every bet her escort had to hire a
messenger boy to carry her trophies. for as
rapidly as she won she insisted upon the stakes.
Another woman 10 the party bet tho supper
for the crowd that q bulletin would appear by
midnight conceding the election OF Van WICK.
The bulletin never appeared. and at l o'clock
the hunger of the party asserted itself. and the
demand vas made for payment. The woman
who lost was game. She told her escort to
make a rush through the crowd. He had done
that on the pigskin field and was q champion.
But he had a warm job in this case. However.
he succeeded. When he reached the bridge
and looked back, his party was
fatiRued. but tho woman who lost insisted
anne the place. She pointed 70 one near by.
The PARTY protested One OF the men said 1t
whati" asked the woman who had lost.
The man repeated. .g-l
Never heard OF one said the game woman,
rortunity to sec one. she said. and she order
I'd the maR N the lead 70 tSke the party to the
said that the supper should be had uptown, the
woman who Ind lost said. game sport to the
Nothing was said in the bet about place. I
have lost the bet, and am going TO pay for the
And ut j 40 a party that would have been
recognized II tht. fashionable uptown. dining
places went INTO what u man called u Joint "
nearly under the Third avenue elevated road.
and sat at a table such as the women had never
seen before. =,
at f'sG biii II her @PH 'sSme%css !" ws "a - 81" hsd
decided to ic55eac6 Of the party give, his or her
Ave minutes FOR the first time during the even
ing. Somebody had 10 make a break. and the
champion 81 the football Held called out;
Yes. sor; ANYTHING else, sor%
Got any red cabbage 2"
Red cabbage, yes, sor. For one, sor?'
Yes, Inn ordering for myself, Just give
me hmm and eggs and red csebage ! want
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The ladies' took the same because they had
the crush. Besides they quickly, discovered
that they were tho objects OF curiosity to the
Tho supper, IKE the toast 70 the memory OF
one dead, PASSED 10 silence, although, the men
triHd 10 he Tunny at me start, when the repaat
was finished the football man told the walter
- hand one cheek to "thut lady," indicating
the loser.
You arc sure this is correct ~ asked the
loser. whose good humor was recurring.
sure, mum. The cashier fRgeged II ont
herself,
And the am9unt Is S1.s5f"
sure. mum
For the entire party ?".
sure, mum. Did We tiuk 1t was for only
The check was pq!d. aud, when the woman
On a. n tho guniyAF n dollar tin la fDNtn1 NrlAFa ha
stood. Asth party left the cashier aud waitress
followed 10 the door and peered at the strang-
cat party that had ever been in the place. Once
more In the air the party resumed its hilnritv.
but suprers. were barred. There never was a
IollieT party on the Sixth avenue elevated line
than that which went up on the 2 - 4. VI Grnin.
What ! want 10 know Is this. y snid the WOO
man who had paid the bet of the supper,
why do they call that place a Joint Z"
Nobody In the party knew.