New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
SCENES IN SQUIRREL INN.
THE BOWERY HOBO FINDS SOMETHING
NEW. NOT ALWAYS TO HIS TASTE

THE EXAMPLE SET THERE HAS ALREADY
BEEN FRUITFUL OF GOOD RESULTS
Squirrel Inn has been ODen a few weeks now.
and whether or not II viii prove successful dnan-
ciaI venture Is stfI open question The Church
Temperance Society. which established IT, Is salts
hed with the result OF the experiment 50 far. and
believes that the patronage accorded the inn VII
be much larger as il becomes better known. But
no matter what the ultimate result may Be. the
society viii have accomplished a great work To-
the Bowsry- cheap YET wirhaI clean and whole
some restaurant is a novelty on the Bowery. and
the inn has been object OF much interest to the
people who frequent that thOr0ughfsre ever since
It was opened The good example set BY the
ciety has already borne fruit In a general cleans
ing and refurhishing Of the cheap restaurants al
along the line.
Extraordinary as it NAV seem. however some
OF the patrons are not pleased at the innovation
Cleanliness has not appealed to them. and they
have failed 20 find happiness amid bright and
cheerful surroundings. Much os this class OF
patronage which was attracted first BY curiosity
has already disappeared II was chased away by
cleanliness. as f. were.
The BOwery hobo has been accustomed 70 dirt TOO
long TO take kindly 20 clean surroundings and clean
food all at once and ne naturally rebels against
them The mere fact that he served win
napkin. II only paper one. in Squirrel Inn cor
hrned his suspicious that all was not right. and
for the balance OF the meal ne was mortal dread
thing OF thar sort. One such experience was
enough for him. and he did not go again the
Inn Then. again he missed the dlrt-oegrtred and
shouting walters and the pU1gent odors that he
had been accustomed 70. The walters did not send
the plates sailing across the tables as z they were
playing shUrHebOart and longer nd 10 hear
the familiar cries OF zone IN de dark Tree u er
k-nd-right side up Mystery an er white wtngi
Brown de wheats fe- No l." and others IN a
what yer t'ink.' one OF the hobos was. heard To
'Dey give yer somethln' in dere ter wipe yer
The second hobo shook his head IN a unournruI
sort Of way, as much as 20 say This IS no place
No fault has been found with the food sold IN
the restaurant II certainly IS OF excellent quality
well cooked and well served Some OF the patrons
10 be sure have complained to Mss Jansen, the
cashler that uVe cents was 700 nlcA 20 pay Lor
street for two cents she explained 70 them thar
coffee served in the inn for less than i've cents
cup. bur this aid satisfy al OF them TO the
average BOwery hobo probably all cO1ee tastes the
Yer vtttsls IS pretty good said one Of the
ter pay fer meal We kin get er meal down ter
one Old Fellow. after. enjoying hearty dinner.
had his little fling at The bright and clean appear
IF this Thing keePs- up ven soon have tun Or
same as those fSLlers DO up on Fitth-ave.
Another customer was heard % rer4ark.
anodder piece OF bread and dey didn't make
Yes" answered his chum, ".dat's Dc arsr real
grub dat I've eaten since / wus 'er kid
Having partakeu Of one OF the dinners served IN
Squirrel Inn, the reporter is we'll able 10 Judge
of It's merits. The dinner consisted OF plate OF
good vegetable soup. pla-e of roast beef with
meaIy boiled potatoes and string beans, rice pud-
ding and a cup Of excellent coffee. There was
/ also plentiful supply Ce wholesome bread and
sweet butter There were many other dishes equal
Is good the bill OF fare select from, and
all for Is cents Such a dinner IN an ordinary res
tauraut would cost about four times as much
The patrons Of the restaurant as rule, ara Re
spects bic men. and include business IN the
neighbOrhOOd, cleThs zsalesmeu and others. and
/ they al SPEAK highly OF II Il IS anus-ng 70 see
| the strangers who are attracted % the Inn
tauralL by is cheerful and clean appearance. The
waiter asks such a one il he viii have regular
dinner and places the bill OF fare before him 70
/ select from After he has parJaken OF the dinnsr
he is startled the smallless OF the bfl-only IS
/ c6nrs-aDd at first thinks the waiter must have
/ made a mistake.
As has already been said. no matter what the III
innate result or the experiment may be in a pe-
cuniary way, Squirrel Inn viii have accomplished
much good for tia ROEery.