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Show Colo k el Kiveus, landlord of the St. Charlos hotel, New Orleans, drew the attention of a correspondent of the Baltimore Sun to an old man, and said : "He was onca among the wealthiest of our sugar planturs, tho owner f hundreds of slaves, ouo of the beat customers at this hotel, and his bill would average from $7o to $100 a day. Now, he haa scarcely money enough to buy his breakfast. Ho haunts this hotel constantly; it may bo becauso it reminds him of what he used to be." Cjlouel Rivers also epokof the tinae when his hotel was almost wholly patronized by wealthy planter, many sf whom came with their families about Christmas Christ-mas and stayed until tho end of March. Their expenditures were very lavish. "Ah!" said tho laud-lord, laud-lord, "thoso were the days when people drank wine. The stock of winea carried by tho houso was never les than about $73,000. Everybody drank wine white wines for breakfast, break-fast, red wines and champagne for dinner. Why, our bills for wine alone would often foot up $1,000 a. day." Tho picture he drew of the present was less agreeable to him, and Ics3 eiitcrtaiuing to the listener. |