Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1900-12-08
HUDDERSFIELD'S
SURPRISING BARGAINS

bargain appeals 10 the instinct OF
scOnomy, and that is also common 10
Al men, although it may often be
dominated by love of profusion. an
Incidence OF character or a desire TO
fiaunt a superabundance OF wealth in
the eyes of n supposedly admiring
world. II iatters mans sense OF
superiority. lie has not only got the
better Of the seller by reason Of his
knowledge. diplomatically concealed,
of the value OF the article sold. but he
can also chuckie in his sleeve at the
less acute public who pay three times
the price for the same thing. Hud-
dersfcld has the bargain habit TO an
abnormal extent.
II extends TO everything. II Hud-
dersieid meets an old friend and
wishes 20 entertain him en- garcon
he very seldom takes him TO dine NJ
the club. lie SAYS: "Say. old man.
I'll tell YOU what I'm going 20 do
with YOU. I'm going 20 take ven to
n little out-of-the-way Joint where we
can get some consomme souveraine
and larded tendcrloin an madere or
something like that that you will re
UANMAAtA az AVNE AN YOU i've WIN ~
bottle OF wine that you can't get in
the cellar Of the Astorf-Waldoria."
Then he rushes the friend 10 street
car and presently. after traversiug
two or three mean streets and one
or two alleys that make the friend
feel extremely nervous, they arrive
a; a dingy restaurant whose badly
illuminated and dusty sign announces
that II is the cafe something or other,
but whose external appearance other
wise would lead one TO suppose that
IL was a gospel mission poorly sup
ported on an of night.
Inside there are half n dozen tables
extending 70 a sort OF box office
through the window OF which a view
OF the kitchen can be obtained. Three
men with soiled shirts and "a great
deal OF throat and anarchistic boards
are smoking cigarettes at one Of tho
tables and throwing out their. fingers
eNcitediy at one another as they gab-
ble in n strange tongue. A gauni
and deprcssed-looking woman pensive
" stabbing roll with three-tined
steel fork is the only other patron
OF the establishment present. Hud
dersfeld and the friend take Their
places at the table which seems Il
have the cleanest cloth. There 4,
verdigris on the top OF the salt crue'
and dark brown crust Of undoubtes
antiquity ornaments the mustard pot
~ little bohemian" says Hudders
field. rubbing his hands briskly and
looking around with smile. 1T :,
just what / like. man who gets II
the habit of judging by appearance
misses lots OF good things in this
world of ours"
Does II always smell SOP" asks tn
friend
Smell how2"
well. I don't know whether I cal
analyze IL exactly"-sniffing-
should say that the garlic is unmis
taxable. I think can detect we
clothes and yeast. but ii may be tn
cigarettes"
''You wait until you get your din
ner." says HudderSfeld. "and in tn
meantime watch those fellows owe
there. There's sight you wouldn'
see in Binsley's in 100 years Life
that's what you s1s here; life and hu
man Alhc 10 ODStfNC II.
BY this time a dark-eyed waite
who has neglected TO shave for seN
eral days appears and takes Hudders
fields order and spreads coarse mar
kin over the worst stain I'm the clotl
This done. he vanishes into the kitch
en- and is heard TO shout fiercelv a
the cooks. who scream at him I'm r.
turn and seemingly begin TO smas
dishes
They've got a cook in here wh
could be earning his $3.50 a mont
downtown If he only knew it," say
Huddersfeld. removing left-ove
crust that the waiter had not notice,
IF this place was known by peopl
who could appreciate il half the bloc
wouldn't be enough for the custom
There is a rather long wait and /
the interval stout man afflicted wit
catarrh comes in and takes a seat 9
table close by. Huddersfield n,
tices smoky picture in a much n,
blown frame hanging in dark co
ner OF the room and. scenting a ba
gain. gets up 10 inspect it. But
turns out TO be nothing but an on
graph. The dinner comes in an
really is not so villainous a dinner 9
might be expected. although som
swhat permeated with garlic and d
cidedly greasy. The wine is mere1
fdrinkable. and il is likely that HUI
sdersfield was right in saying that
could not be obtained at the Astor
Waldoria. Huddersfeld expands ov,
the wine, holds il up to the light an
looks at IL knowingly out of one ey