The sun., 1901-03-17
oUsrrNo rRoUBLEsoMs CUSTOMERS.
Ths Third Avenue Restaurant way. ths Broad
way style and an Exception.

way style ana An Excepuon.
Broadway is a great deal more than . few
blocks from Third avenue In some ways.
For example:
A few evenings ago there was alarse after
the-play crowd In a Broadway restaurant
which. though not classed with the two or
three strictly fashionable ones for late even
ing suppers, has drawn 10 itself a very salts
factory and profitable trade among persons
who enjoy bright. pleasant surroundings.
good music and good service. All these this
restaurant has on this evening there was
but one empty table and that close 70 the
door OF the side-street entrance.
Presently a young man more than half
intoxicated wandered in this side door and
dropped into n chair His hat was on, and he
gave no indication Of an intention 70 remove
II. A waiter. evidently new and unused 70
the customs OF the house. approached and
made preparation TO serve the young man.
who loudly proclaimed desire for some
whiskey In hurry.
The waiter started toward the cafe but
was intercepted by the head waiter who gave
him an order The waiter returned and in
mild tone informed the young man that he
would have to 60 into the cafe 10 be served
The young man remarked that he would be
blessed, or something else, II he would.
Meanwhile two uniformed and husky
looking negro porters had appeared and
quietly took places on either eide Of the bother
some customer. Then the hend waiter spoke
10 him in n low. persuasive tone, the porters
touched him on each arm. and. perhaps be-
fore he really understood what was happen
ing. the young man was started in the de-
sired direction and disappeared through the
swinging doors into The cafe. where he prob
ably got what he wanted without further
Almos, as soon as there was evidence Of
possible trouble with him in the restaurant
playing. though one piece had just been
finished and a. a result Of this and the quick
arrival Of tho porters the slight disturbance
attracted the attention Of only those at the
Now as 10 Third avenue Al similar
hour, though on, an another evening, the
usual large crowd was assembled In one OF
the oldest and most popular restaurants IN
that part OF town. There were Germans
and their families and young men md their
sweet ethearts from the theatres or bathrooms Of
the East Side. There was also the usual
sprinkling OF trHnsents, and among the latter
two young men who sat AT a side table 50
we'll covered with dishes as 10 warraZt the
belief that they had enJoved a good meal.
They drank only coffee. suddenly the voice
Of ono was heard above the usual din pro-
testing ioudlv
"I's 100 much. won't pay IT. he
shouted
Then in the quiet that followed this inter-
rupilon the waiter WAS heard explaining IN az
il was the regular price and as he had eaten
pnssed out hill and the wniter stepped TO
ihe desk to get change The obiector had
risen. and was still holding the attention
Of the whole room by denouncine what he
termed an outrage.
let me see your bill Of fare" he shouted
A waiter handed one tn him and pointed
hars. favIg ataa IA. IT,
marked as 81 Is
TOO much. was the answer and he threw
the heavy book on the table. overturning
water glasses and breaking a dish or two
This brought the proprietor short. fat man
and old In the business
Got out. he ordered. gently pushing tho
young man into he space before the de.k
Not on your life you can't put me OUT -
The proprietor turned and carefully placed
his gold-rimmed nose glasses on the desk
Then. lust as deliberately. he grabbed the
disturbcr by the shoulder and hustled him
TO the double doors. but there he stuck.
While this was occurring another man.
shorter and even fatter than the proprietor.
had appeared and stood beside the latter.
who had releG sod hi hold on the young man
Now 90 out and nv old trouble urged the
proprietor, but tho disturber again refused
and added an insulting remark.
BIZ. and as clenched fist cached his
nose the young mans held went back and
then he tumbled through the doors 10 the
sidewalk
Il was the smaller man and not the pro-
prietor who had thus closed the incident.
and the scientific way Ia which his left hand
had shot out and reached the mark showed
that he was no stranger 10 such discussio ons.
He was the bouncer. and II you run a res
taurant on Third avenue you need bouncer
with ability 10 punch On Broadway you
need a clever head waiter and impressive
looking negro porters in neat uniforms
That Ia the rule and like all rules il OF course
has its exception. However. tho exception
In this case Is not 40 much from necessity
"a apparently from choice There Is a
restaurant, perhaps two, on upper Broad
way where the waiters are more husky than
clever, and IL sometimes happens that a late
md troublesome customer comes tumbling
from one Of these places TO the sidewalk
propelled by the arms Of one of the big at
tendants. But there Is no reason TO doubt
that the rule would not work here even more
sa sfa Ctorily than the exception.