The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-16
incidentally He Strengthened Road With
Business Men Along Route.
RECOLLECTIONS OF FAMOUS DINNER.
How a Wssterner Was Convinced That Shery's
Restaurant Is Hlgh-Toned 0ne---Payng
Election Bets---LoriI|ards Famous Horses.

they have been giving us this fall In some
parts of the west" said banker who Is
interested in a number of western enter
prises this morning, 'from little circum-
stance which will now relate
"Some time In the summer the general
manager Of a railroad of which / am di-
rector informed us that the line stood in
need of lot of new freight cars--say
$3.50, 900 worth-and he was empowered
TO give the order. At the same time he
was Informed by two or three members of
the board that If he couldn't do any better
I'm borrowing the money needed TO pay for
the cars they would furnish it at 8 per
cent
"That was the last heard Of the matter
for some time, but after awhile the pur-
chase of the cars was duly announced.
Nothing was said about borrowing the
money, though, and this surprised the di-
rectors. Inquiry was therefore made with
out delay, and the answer received was
almost startling.
"'Why,' said tho general manager Il
was able TO get all the money i wanted
from banks located in towns along the
road at per cent took 1t as matter
of course, not only because the rate was
- lower than you offered, but also because it
strengthened us with men whose prosper
fly is entirely dependent upon the terri
tory traversed by our line
"There was nothing to be said after
that explanation, though the directors w ho
had offered to lend the money were at first
n good deal put out. They had lot of
surplus cash which they desired 10 place
and had been counting on placing 1t there.
Next time they wish to accommodate that
road with funds they will probably put
the rate pretty low"
Famous Dinner Recalled.
A western man of inquiring mind who
had not visited New York for several
years was planning with metropolitan
acquaintance yesterday To take In certain
sights this town is now said to afford.
After the programme of the proposed ex-
pedition had been made the stranger said
to his friend:
II see you veleft out one of tho places
considered most famous I'm all New York
by the people OF our section"
"And what is thatY" queried the New
Yorker.
"Sherry's, where that fellow Seely got
up the dinner that made so much fuss
two or three years ago." was the amazing
reply.
1t took quarter of an hour TO make it
clear to tho stranger that Sherry's is one
of the two smartest restaurants in the
town. being next or perhaps equal To Del
monico's in respect of exclusiveness and
"good FORM" Even after lengthy explana-
tions tho visitor seemed incredulous, and
then the New Yorker took him TO the
place and allowed him to pay for lunch
for two. After that there was no more
doubt in his mind.
Another reminder Of the dinner referred
TO came in the shape OF story told the
writer by man only recently returned
from the Pearl of the Antilles.
Zone day while 1 was in Cuba" said
the speaker IAN unkempt individual,
clearly American, came to our camp. He
said he had experienced whole lot OF
hard luck, and his looks bore out the
truth of the statement When we asked
his name, ne hesitated, but finally gave it
as Seely, adding that we would probably
have no difficulty in placing him. This
puzzled us little, and 1t was not till
sometime afterwarll that We remembered
the Seely dinner. Then we inquired and
found he was relative of the young man
in whose honor that entertainment was
got up"
Paying Election Bets.
Many New Workers have been busy for
almost q week paying election bets, but
the usual list of fantastic doings, such as
wheeling q friend through the streets In a
whcelbarrow, climbing telegraph pole
whilc dressed in evening clothes and the
like has been short indeed. Evidently mon
ey wagers ere more plentiful than those
of the freak varieties this fall. Reports
from some Of tho great dry goods stores
though, show that bets of gloves against
hats between young women and their
men admirers have been plentiful, for, so
they say, tho number of young mon pur-
chasing ladies' gloves Of sizes determined
by pocket memoranda within tho past few
days has been literally unprecedented.
Inquiry mt the hat stores fails TO show
that any great number of mems hats have
lately becn purchased by young ladies,
however, from which it Is TO bo Inferred,
perhaps. that in mott Of the "gloves and
hat' bots tho gentler bettor made her
wager on Teddy, the soldier, and not on
Van WyclS. This is not at all incxplicablo
The man Of action Is always favOrite
with tho ladies, and Colonel Roosevelt is
no exception 20 tho rule.
Loriilard's Famous Horses.
Tho return of Pierre Iorillard, the elder,
chief representative Of tho snuff and to-
bacco manufacturing family Of that name,
TO America day or two ago has caused a
revival OF the rumor that he now proposes
permanently TO reside In this country In
tho face of his announcement year ago
that ho had forcsworn his native land.
Whatever may bo Mr.. Lorillard's present
intention, those who know him best un-
derstsnd that he is liable to change his
mind on tho slightest rrovocation; but
ncws comes from Rancocas, his great stock
farm at Jobstown, y. j., that orders have
been received there as to the conduct of
things which are wholly In accord with
the theory that he now proposes 20 remain
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