The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-08

It's On Fifth Avense In View York
and kepe by Three Women.

and kepe by Three Women.
There are o.her disciplinarians than the
teachers connected with the Dwight and
Berkeley schools for boys They are the
three women who keep restaurant al
IS Fifth avenue. nearby. where most %
the day pupils get Their suncheons It's
wonder that these women haven't died OF
nervous proetratson or heart disease or
conniytion ATS long ago. Net many wo-
men could have survived the strain that
they undergo every day during the school
year from Ie 10 o'clock They Feed from
Sky 10 one hundred roaring, Tapacsous
school boys, and any mother WHO has ever
tried 10 satisfy the appetite OF one able
bodied growing yoangxte- viii have a
giImmer.ag idea of what that means
These women let the boys go so far and
no further.
I've draw the line at impudenee." said
the proprietor, Mrs. g. J. Wyatt 10 re-
porter aho CHANGED In abou; three min
utes before noon on Monday.
..Owe-s-e-e-e-e - Owe-e-e-s-e-e-es Slap
Bang. Boom. Oxe-e-e-s-e-e-e-es' skrieked
twenty shriil voices
..Auntie auntie. auntte" yelled twenty
other voices. even shriller.
Then they began To give their orders
all at ONCE Mrs Wyatt. who does most
OF the cooking retired to the little kitchen
Miss IAarsier, who says she IS called Mss
Mary and auntie 80 much that she almost
forge,s her last name, took hsr stand
behind the counter, and Mrs. blanchard
began TO wait on a dozen clerks from the
Fifth Avenue hank. who had pushed and
pulled their way through the mass OF YELL
ing boys and seated themselves az the
tables in the rear of the room
The restaurant is n queer locking little
building without and within. Il IS low.
three-s;oried wooden structure. and has
a caEe-Eke little room with glass sides
built out in front A quarter of a century
ago Mrs Wyatt and her husband had a
flower shop there. Before Mr.. Wyatt died
they quit the flower business and sold
confectionery. Upon becoming a widow
Mrs Wyatt concluded to branch out
hit So she added sandwiches and cake
To her stock in trade, and the Clerks and
school boys who were her customers began
to tease her to give them their iuneheons
every day. She thought the matter over
carefully. and finally decided TO make the
experiment She parti,ioned of her little
room and started with two tables, each
seating four. Soon she had to put an ad-
ditior, 10 her restaurant which gave her
room for four tables. Almost before she
had that finished more room was Deces-
sary and a third addition was made. Now
the restaurant has been stretched out TO
a length of forty feet while 1t is stin not
more than ten feet wide. There are ten
tables. and, strange to say, the most faith
fnl customers of the place. the school
bows. are not allowed 10 take their meals
at them.
"Auntie. / want a Napoleon. and / don't
care who knows IL shouted boy with
big brown eyes. on the counter near The
cigar stand.
"Gsrnne a ham sandwich. made with
roll. and a g.ass o. milk yelled another.
ssS1t cheap gIaSS-a big one.
al want two cheese sandwiches and
cup o. coffee" ordered red-haired little
fellow kicking at the shin OF every boy
IN sight.
Gimme a glass OF milk, roll, penny
bun and IA doughnut,' cried lame boy.
and when he came In everybody made
way for him.
pies good 'nough for me-" said fat
boy What have you got. auntie1'
"Auntie. Ned stole my milk: / want
more" yelled the boy up on the counter.
To add 10 this confusion five big boys
began 10 sing and 10 give Wild Indian
yelis.
"Auntie. when is the parade comiug?"
asked one
why haven't you got up your eolors?
Amt you Irish?" asked another.
"No. I'm not" returned aun;ie who was
behind the counter We are out Of iur-
key sandwiches. VIII yen take a tonsue?'
to a tail pale boy. My coIors are all
right"
"Aun,ie." said small hoy not day
over 7. when do YOU think the parade
viii Gomez Not until after school? They
call 'em the gal-N-unt S.xty-ninth. don't
they auutie?" stumbling badly over the
word
"Gal-li-unt gal-li-uns." repeated the big
boys derasvely.
For shame on YOU laughing al the lit
tie one" said Auntie No. !. emerging from
the kitchen for minute
When Miss Iarder had served nearly all
the sixty boys who were in the place they
began 10 90 all sorts OF stunts up and
down the floor.
Every inch Of standing room in the shop
not occupied by q school hoy was taken
by messenger boyA fer the three women
stand in just AS close relationship - these
young trca9winncrs rs they do 10 the
school boys. Mise Iarier waits on all az
their boy customers without assistance,
except when one orders something hot
from the kitchen. Then Mrs. Wyatt -
Mrs. Blanchard serves hsm. She is the
most amhidextrous auntic of them all.
and that is saying A great deal
Times up.'' yelled a big hoy, looking at
his watch.
'Owe~e-e-e-e-e: Owe-e-e-e-c"' shrieket
the crowd. again making n dash for the
door. ard IN less time than II takes to tell
II randsmonlur. was followed by silence
50 absolute ihat cne had the feeling # be-
ing able 10 reach our and touch IL
DO they always act like that?'' asked
the interviewer
oh. they were 7sncoTgnoaIy gooj today
hut You rsre extra people who are out
watching for the SIxfy-nInth men came
IN just when OR schoo.boys dla ana they
ratified me. You see. we Go nat allow
the boys hack here In the restaurant prop
er- II wc alleS e8 them n ii. AT The ia
hlss Fheya own the place. and wa cotlian
afford that. We have "a reserve oar ia
hss foF our regular customers from she
banks and The business houses n the
neigha7sh0stl. The Schooiboys never take
a regular luncheon They'd rather hav.
sandwiches aa4 sweets wlth a glass II
NIX
Hos ala :hey come 90 zafI yoa au,ltie ~
Wen. yoe& svc Mrs. Wyatt Is rav aunt
ana saA heg sunt.e. ana so the loyss cal
H. ~ auutie. They took il from tAat
Osse of the schnoltcys paid this tribute
{, the \ tataisissaert:
WY 80 We Me - * ~ aunsse'a so-
selSr EEgstrf9s>sszDz7 ftssf $50 al fhA 4s.v-s