There was no one in sight, but from beyond a partition which ran across
the room at the back came the cheering sounds of rattling dishes and the
heartening fragrance of coffee
There was no one in sight, but from beyond a partition which ran across
the room at the back came the cheering sounds of rattling dishes and the
heartening fragrance of coffee. There were eight small tables and a
little counter adorned with a cash register and a cigar case, and
these, excepting an appropriate number of chairs, comprised the
furnishings; unless the various signs along each wall could be included.
These announcements were printed in blue on grey card-board, and the
boys, sinking into chairs at the nearest table, read them avidly: “Beef
Stew, 15 Cents”; “Pork and Beans, 10 Cents”; “Boiled Rice and Milk, 10
Cents”; “Coffee and Crullers, 10 Cents”; “Oysters in Season”; “Small
Steak, 30 Cents”; “Buy a Ticket–$5.00 for $4.50″; “Corn Beef Hash, 15
Cents; With 1 Poached Egg, 20 Cents.”