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Show IN GAY NEW YORK HUNGRY BUT RA8H IVjAN DE, SCRIBES HlS EXPERIENCE. ' ' According to Him, the Fine .Art of Separating a Man from His j Money laHlohly Developed In the Metropolis. Inspired' by hunger, In A rash mo, meut I futercd n New York hotel to get u blto to eat. 1 was uccottted by a gentleman Vtho opeucd.tho door. "Ten cents, please1 ho said. "What fori" "I represent the Metropolitan Door-Opening Door-Opening Syndicate." After giving him the money I pro, ceeded lit through tho corridor. I wus detained by another gentleman. "Excuse me, sir; 10 cents, please.'' "What for?" "For not getting weighed on that weighing machluo over there. 1 represent repre-sent the Metropolitan Delinquent Weighing Machine company. We havd tho right to Impose fines on all gucvtl' of this hotel who do not get weighed as they pass that machine." Paying him the money I passed into the restaurant, after giving up my hat and stick to the representative of Uia Metropolitan lleadpleco lloldup so- glttv T una nlwtnt fi alf iIatvii lttift another functionary uppcared. "Half a dollar, please." "What for?" "In entering tho dining-room you neglected to walk up to the headwalt-vr headwalt-vr and shuke hands with him." I paid the money nnd .ordered n, meal. When I had finished uriother gentleman cumu up, und leaning" over. In u courteous manner said: ' "How much money have you got?" "Is it necessury for mo to tell'jou?" "Yes, sir. A new rule Just established estab-lished by tho Metropolitan Cusli Ex-4 trading company requires all guests' of this hotel to pay all tho cush they have on hand for meals." "Suppose I object?" "Ydu will then bo boycotted by every, restaurant In New York and .'might havo to havo your meals at home." I paid him tho money und prcpnred to depart. I was accosted by1 another functionary, who was accompanied by officers of the law. "You aro urrestcd," ho suld. "It will bo nccessnry for you to appear at' the court of gencrnl sessions and put up a bond or else spend a nlgUt In Jail." "What for?" ' ' lie smiled deferentially. "There is an extra churge hero for all peoplo who-huvo no money ou their person." "But," 1 protested, "how can this bo otherwise now if.. ' Then I said earnestly: "My dear sir, I can fully understand hy you cliurgo people for coming through your doors. I enn 'fcee why ou wish people to weigh themselves. I can appreciate tho deference duo tho head waiter und I can also sympathize, with your desiro to-extract all tho money that peoplo have. TlUit Is not only business but It breathes tho ery spirit of the metropolis;. But It btflkcs mo us being n little bit unjust to make, mo pay for not having tiny money nft1-cr nft1-cr this other process bus been gono through with." "You do not understand." Then ho placed his hand upon my Mioulder. -- ' "My dear sir," he euld, "I fenr that you aro a provincial. Don't jou seo that It would not do for us to entertain enter-tain peoplo here even for a few moments mo-ments unless' they hud money? They would only tuko up room without yielding any revenue." Ngw York Sun. |