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from�察  �but   the   reader   will   understand   what   a   sting   the   pain   of   rejection 

might have added to it by the above formula。 

     The   ;morning´cocktail;   men   come   next   in   my   experience   of   early 

rising。    I   used   to   take   my   early   cup   of   coffee   in   the   cafe   of   a   certain 

fashionable restaurant that had a bar attached。               I could not help noticing 

that�察�unlike the usual social libations of my countrymen�察�the act of taking a 

morning   cocktail   was   a   solitary   one。    In   the   course   of   my  experience   I 

cannot recall the fact of two men taking an ante´breakfast cocktail together。 

On the contrary�察�I have observed the male animal rush savagely at the bar�察�

demand his drink of the bar´keeper�察�swallow it�察�and hasten from the scene 

of his early debauchery�察�or else take it in a languid�察�perfunctory manner�察�

which�察    �I  think�察  �must    have   been    insulting    to  the  bar´keeper。      I  have 



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observed      two   men�察   �whom     I  had   seen   drinking    amicably     together   the 

preceding   night�察  �standing   gloomily   at   the   opposite   corners   of   the   bar�察�

evidently trying not to see each other and making the matter a confidential 

one with the bar´keeper。          I have   seen even   a thin disguise of simplicity 

assumed。      I remember an elderly gentleman�察�of most respectable exterior�察�

who used to enter the cafe as if he had strayed there accidentally。                  After 

looking around carefully�察�and yet unostentatiously�察�he would walk to the 

bar�察�and�察�with an air of affected carelessness�察�state that ;not feeling well 

this morning�察�he guessed he would takewell�察�he would leave it to the bar´ 

keeper。;     The     bar´keeper    invariably    gave    him   a  stiff  brandy   cocktail。 

When the old gentleman had done this half a dozen times�察�I think I lost 

faith in him。      I tried afterwards to glean from the bar´keeper some facts 

regarding those experiences�察�but I am proud to say that he was honorably 

reticent。 Indeed�察�I think it may be said truthfully that there is no record of a 

bar´keeper   who   has   been   ;interviewed。;        Clergymen   and   doctors   have�察�

but it is well for the weakness of humanity that the line should be drawn 

somewhere。 

     And this reminds me that one distressing phase of early rising is the 

incongruous   and   unpleasant   contact   of   the   preceding   night。       The   social 

yesterday is not fairly over before nine A。 M。 to´day�察�and there is always a 

humorous�察�sometimes a pathetic�察�lapping over the edges。                 I remember one 

morning at six o'clock to have been overtaken by a carriage that drew up 

beside     me。      I    recognized      the   coachman�察      �who     touched     his   hat 

apologetically�察  �as   if   he   wished   me   to   understand   that   he   was   not   at   all 

responsible for the condition of his master�察�and I went to the door of the 

carriage。     I was astonished to find two young friends of mine�察�in correct 

evening dress�察�reclining on each other's shoulders and sleeping the sleep of 

the justly inebriated。      I stated this fact to the coachman。         Not a muscle of 

his well´trained face answered to my smile。               But he said�此 �You see�察�sir�察�

we've been out all night�察�and more than four blocks below they saw you�察�

and   wanted   me   to   hail   you�察  �but   you   know   you   stopped   to   speak   to   a 

gentleman�察�and so I sorter lingered�察�and I drove round the block once or 

twice�察�and I guess I've got 'em quiet again。;            I looked in the carriage door 

once     more     on   these    sons    of   Belial。    They      were    sleeping     quite 



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unconsciously。        A bouttonniere in the lappel of the younger one's coat had 

shed     its   leaves�察   �which     were    scattered     over    him    with    a  ridiculous 

suggestion   of   the   ;Babes   in   the   Wood�察─  �and   I   closed   the   carriage   door 

softly。   ;I   suppose   I'd   better   take   'em   home�察  �sir�拭─  �queried   the   coachman�察�

gravely。      ;Well�察�yes�察�John�察�perhaps you had。; 

     There is another picture in my early rising experience that I wish was 

as    simply    and   honestly     ludicrous。     It  was    at  a  time   when     the  moral 

sentiment      of   the  metropolis�察     �expressed     through     ordinance     and   special 

legislation�察     �had    declared     itself  against    a   certain    form     of  ;variety; 

entertainment�察  �and   had�察  �as   usual�察  �proceeded   against   the   performers�察  �and 

not the people who encouraged them。                  I remember�察�one frosty morning�察�

to have encountered in Washington Park my honest friend Sergeant X。 and 

Roundsman 9999 conveying a party of these derelicts to the station。                        One 

of the women�察�evidently�察�had not had time to change her apparel�察�and had 

thinly disguised the flowing robe and loose cestus of Venus under a ragged 

;waterproof;�察�while the other�察�who had doubtless posed for Mercury�察�hid 

her shapely tights in a plaid shawl�察�and changed her winged sandals for a 

pair of ;arctics。;      Their rouged faces were streaked and stained with tears。 

The   man   who   was   with   them�察  �the   male   of   their   species�察  �had   but   hastily 

washed himself of his Ethiopian presentment�察�and was still black behind 

the    ears�察  �while   an   exaggerated      shirt  collar   and    frilled  shirt   made    his 

occasional   indignant   profanity   irresistibly   ludicrous。           So   they   fared   on 

over the glittering snow�察�against the rosy sunlight of the square�察�the gray 

front   of   the   University   building�察  �with   a   few   twittering   sparrows   in   the 

foreground�察�beside the two policemen�察�quiet and impassive as fate。 I could 

not   help   thinking   of   the   distinguished   A。�察  �the   most   fashionable   B。�察  �the 

wealthy and respectable C。�察�the sentimental D。�察�and the man of the world 

E。�察�who were present at the performance�察�whose distinguished patronage 

had   called   it   into   life�察  �and   who   were   then   resting   quietly   in   their   beds�察�

while these haggard servants of their pleasaunce were haled over the snow 

to punishment and ignominy。 

     Let me finish by recalling one brighter picture of that same season。                     It 

was early�察�so early that the cross of Grace Church had�察�when I looked up�察�

just   caught   the   morning   sun�察  �and   for   a   moment   flamed   like   a   crusader's 



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symbol。       And   then   the   grace   and   glory   of   that   exquisite   spire   became 

slowly visible。      Fret by fret the sunlight stole slowly down�察�quivering and 

dropping from each�察�until at last the whole church beamed in rosy radiance。 

Up and down the long avenue the street lay in shadow�察�by some strange 

trick   of   the   atmosphere   the   sun   seemed   to   have   sought   out   only   that 

graceful structure for its blessing。         And then there was a dull rumble。             It 

was   the  first   omnibus��the   first throb   in   the great   artery  of   the   reviving 

city。   I looked up。      The church was again in shadow。 



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                    WITH THE ENTREES 



     ;Once�察�when I was a pirate� ─�

     The   speaker   was   an   elderly   gentleman   in   correct   evening   dress�察  �the 

room a tasteful one�察�the company of infinite respectability�察�the locality at 

once  fashionable  and   exclusive�察�the occasion   an   unexceptionable   dinner。 

To this should be added that the speaker was also the host。 

     With these conditions self´evident�察�all that good breeding could do was 

to   receive   the   statement   with   a   vague   smile   that   might   pass   for   good´ 

humored incredulity  or   courteous   acceptation   of   a   simple   fact。   Indeed�察  �I 

think we all rather tried to convey the impression that our host�察�when he 

WAS   a   pirate��if   he   ever   really   was   one��was   all   that   a   self´respecting 

pirate   should   be�察  �and   never   violated   the   canons   of   good   society。    This 

idea was�察�to some extent�察�crystallized by the youngest Miss Jones in the 

exclamation�察 �Oh�察�how nice� ─�

     ;It was�察�of course�察�many years ago�察�when I was quite a lad。; 

     We all murmured ;Certainly�察─�as if piracy were a natural expression of 

the exuberance of youth。 

     ;I ought�察�perhaps�察�explain the circumstances that led me into this way 

of life。; 

     Here     Legrande�察     �a  courteous     attache    of   the   Patagonian      legation�察�

interposed   in   French   and   an   excess   of   politeness�察   �that   it   was   not   of   a 

necessity�察─�a statement to which his English neighbor hurriedly responded�察�

;Oui�察�oui。; 

     ;There ess a boke�察─�he continued�察�in a well´bred�察�rapid whisper�察 �from 

Captain Canot��a Frenchman��most eenterestinghe wasoh�察�a fine man 

of   educationand       what    you   call  a  'slavair��';  but   here   he   was   quietly 

nudged into respectful silence。 

     ;I   ran   away   from   home�察─  �continued   our   host。     He   paused�察  �and   then 

added�察�appealingly�察�to the two distinguished foreigners present�此 �I do not 

know   if   I   can   make   you   understand   that   this   is   a   peculiarly   American 

predilection。      The   exodus   of   the   younger   males   of  

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