The Night side of New York. A picture of the great metropolis after nightfall (1866) (14583512229)

Identifier: nightsideofnewyo00bear (find matches)
Title: The Night side of New York. A picture of the great metropolis after nightfall
Year: 1866 (1860s)
Authors: Beard, Frank, 1842-1905, illus
Subjects: New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs 19th century
Publisher: New York, J.C. Haney & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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ses, and thevenerable relic disappeared. It was the fowl proceeding thatbusted up the establishment of Pop Clarke. Five and twenty years ago, there stood a three story and atticmansion on the corner of Franklin and Centre streets, known farand wide as the Break of Day House. Do I know the Duke of Ka-ciac? Certainly. Am I acquainted with Count Nocount? To besure I am. They were prime customers of the Break of Day House,and made fearful havoc on its ham sandwiches and pickled tongues,and then picked their teeth on the steps of the Astor or GlobeHotel. A stranger could have any quality of refreshment he de-sired at the Break of Day ; Ive known em, Mr. Editor, to mix adozen kinds of drinks out of the same bottle, and I believe if a manhad called for pate defois grass—thats about as near the name asmy French will allow, though in plain English, its nothing morenor less than a pic, made out of the livers of diseased geese—itwould have been served up to him at the shortest notice. Booth,
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wt5<m 14 NIGHT SIDE OF NEW YORK. the tragedian, wandered in there one night, and being sociably in-toxicated, went through the tent scene of Richard, to the great edi-fication of the crowd, and the girls from Laden and Ketchys dance-house, who patronized the establishment to a great extent. Therewas always a lively game of three penny ante bluff going on in theback room, and there were some amiable gentlemen of leisure everready to teadi the unsophisticated the mysteries of the little joker.Now, Mr. Author, you are going to give my experience as a Flun-key • you must do it in a readable sort of a way, for, as I said be-fore, I am mighty short of book-learning, and I am determinednever to put a blotron the profession. My energy and persewerance to get along in the world, I mustsay, was commendable ; I dont think I was ever more industriousin my life than while employed at the Break of Day. My worthyboss gave me all the instruction my merit deserved 5 I was alwaysreadyto take a fou