The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-15

f0f a package Oh cigar cites ana sus-
i pender buckle. He SLOWLY counted his
cash assets and returned the other
articles to is pockets. His resources
! were more than sufficient to pay for
/ the meal which he plainly had In con
/ temptation. but he hesftated as he
] looked again at the money.
| 'tNo Pie, no Supper
| the Tramp's uItinatur.,
/ 1Twenty-three cents he said %
/ himself, is two Whistles or four
beers, with tip-top lunch throWed IA.
/ I'm burned hungry, but blame me II
/ want ter blow in all me cash On
grub. Say, boss" he continued, al
dressing the lone waiter in the place,
do youse throw in a piece O pie with
this ere bountee-ous ree-past2',
Nope; pies extra, was the. reply.
THAT settles it." grumbled the
stroller, haughtily. Ny esthetic taste
demands pie an less my pampered
appetite is satiated with American
pie, / eats somewheres else" With
that he turned away with look OF
/ real Or simulated disgust.
The bill Of fare doesn't seem up
to your Standard ventured a guest.
1t seems to me a very liberal meal
for the money
We'll, it amt 50 worse responded
the hobo, purity fair fer Brooklyn, but
it amt a marker to what you kin get
IN some cities. Now, ii Cincinnati
there's cheap joints where they give
a meal that'd fill up any mans stonl-
ach fer Is cents. one kind O. meat,
all the bread an butter you kin eat,
two cups Q. tea er coffee, apple sass,
fried spuds, beans er cabbage, an a
hunk O. pie. What do you think o
/ that2''
Tt certainly IS a liberal spread. /
i don't see how they can do it,
Well, they do, an they make good
| big money, too. In New Orleans and
San Francisco, the saloons are close
competitors Of the restaurants. At
noon they serve q delicious meal,
roast beef, excellent potatoes, with
i gravy, fresh vegetables, the best
bread and butter, a salad and superior
dessert-and they give you drink Of
the best whisky, all for 25 cents,
Traveller in Many Lands
and i Keen Observer.
The man spoke enthusiastically;
/ his eyes frightened and it was noted
| quickly that he had quite dropped his
hobo dialect.
You must have been a great tray
eler." he ventured.
Yes, sir. I have Travelled all over
the world. I had money, at one time,
though don't look now as though
had ever been anything but q. tramp
/ He was evidently telling the truth,
and his audience wanted to hear more
| Of his adventures. The tourist read
lily accepted an Invitation to join in a
20 cent meal, to which he did ample
justice. The listener, thinking he
would take no chances, suggested that
he would take some eggs.
.I wouldn't advise you to do it
here said the hobo. AN egg is like
a woman's character. It must be
strictly good, or it isn't any good at
all. These restaurants do not supply
their patrons with the best eggs, but
buy from the cold storage warehouses,
where they can buy cheap. It is
healthy hen that can lay good eggs
in August.
You seem well posted on the res
taurants Of this CITY, said the listen
/ hat OF 0
wholesome meal at reasonable
pfices?
yves. I may say that the majority
Of them do. In fact, they will aver
age very well with most large cities,
There are number of popular priced
restaurants over the river that serve
better food, but they are in locations
where they can depend upon q large
trade.
@Thes genus hobo is a large factor
| III the patronage of a majority Of the
/ aIl-night places. The tramp is toe
lazy to even eat in the daytime, and
I what he does eat he usually begs. In
the morning he seldom has a cent
He gets a breakfast at some back
1 door, maybe, and then he rests al
day. At night he scadgers, or begs
from men who appear to be well fec
and good natured, and it is perhaps
far into the night before he has the
i price for a meal. II, after he has haC
/ ali he wants to drink, he has enough
money left, he spends it for sub
stantial meal. But it is usually drinh
first. and then eat, for a man WIKI
! has the price of drink can always
i set enough free lunch to last him.
Genus Tramp Is Not
Very Frequent Guest
But Brooklyn aH-night restaurant:
are freer from the genus tramp thar
| those OF any city I have visited. Il
the summer, particularly, the bes
q patronage Of such places comes from
parties who have spent the evening
and well along toward morning a
Coney Island, the RockaWays, Bright
On, North and other beaches. Ths
sea air has sharpened their appetite
and they feel the need Of food befort
retiring At the transfer points .
the various trolley lines, they motto.
little eating places, and, as the win
dows are usually made attractive, Til
sight tempts them. You will fin,
them at various points along Fultol
Istreet. clear out to East New York