The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-06
HINkY DlNK A0MIRES US.
Other Towns. Says lie, are Only coal
in stations aud Chicago Amt In IL.

CHICAGO, sept. 1.-Alderman "Hinky
Dink" Kenna has returned from fOuf
weeks visit to Now York and other east
crn cities. During his trip he saw AN
there was to be seen and, while he had a
fairly good time I'm various places ne con-
fesses that New York was the one bright
spot.
stackin' up alongside of dat burg, SAID
the Alderman while relating his expert
ences. "Dere's only one real hot sporty
town In de universe. and OATS Now YORK.
Say. talk about Chicago Bah! deres as
much difference between Chicago ana
oberiin, O.. when II comes 80 sport. Wer
,obstefs here. OATS right an boiled lob
sters at dat. / took IN New YORK from dc
Battery go High Bridge an seen lungs
dat we people In Chicago never dreamt on.
Are you a-llsnen? Well a guy from
Chicago needs his students lamps wa
him All dc time on Broadway OF else some
OF dem phonlcs IN load two or three goid
bricks onto him sure.
money 10 burn. Iiundred-dollar bills Is
as common dere as hve-spots out mere 1
never seen so much of de long green mate
rial IN me life. Why. / took plenty OF
dough wit me- but de biggest ! could hash
was "a twenty-case note, an wen some OF
dem real sports pulled out dere rolls IL
looked as II dey had just looted de buftau
q ITintin an FugT1vin' at Washington.
Say. ! felt Just as n little mlcIoDe To
know ] looked ike a soiled two spot.
DE boys wit do national treasury in
der hritChcs pockets nOds 10 MT. i5trAsgp,
am Mr. Barkeep u knock De nccks OF
few more cold bottles. me aieeiin' Ike
I was I'm de feathers wit seven kinds of
done shot into me, de real Yap from
Suckerville Why psplc In New YORK
drink wine Just like we mop IN beer here
m Chicago. on. f0rgit 10.
81 visited about tirty big gambling
houses I'M New York. no little sRlde games.
in De rear Of saloons. and vet can &. any
kind Of n game we Want. was lolu Het
6ere was more dan 200 pool-roOms IN luh
blast Gee It's de hottest town ! ever
struck an IL makes a Chicago man feel
Ike fay 90 take 10 IN. No use talkin /
was whip-saWcd 10 q horrible nnisn' an
no mistake Tn Chicago we uhk dc LSNce
Is a little biz tough. but de Levee Is
c,n1n r1estfn' compared 20 the Tenderioin.
broadway Is q great street. seen
more people on Broadway after midnight
dan you'll find on State street az o CLOCK
An de afternoon. / went tO Central PARK,
and don't tink fts ans finer dan Lincoln
park but 7 was able t0 get Dotue OF
cold beer dore. and dats what you can
DO in no Chicago park. Derts n WhoiT
lot of swell saloons in New YORK D.L
don't Ike de way dey Keeps ore Deer a.,
n ting as "a free lunch D. never seen pm
dc swell joints. Here. you've @ot 10 give
a FUN meal iuc'udin hot soup woe every
drink or pe0pieii pass YOU up. ~ ~
cbeo.o Cro6kore an' olives-sowetn d1fn-
ty. but You don't see no fried liver nor
bread corded MP two feet high on de b J,ii
NV boy. Chicago amt d. New YORK .
a. IN greaf blr capital letters Chicago .s
"a D '506 40 shot in DC winter book. an 10
bets ON nj dat" The Alderman had ittie
in eo, of tbe other cities that he visited.
THEY'RE only c0aliu' stations. my BOYS,
he remarked with sage nnd or nl- n.ll.
DAVIS. his observation was: "Sha sleeps.