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THE ELUSIVE TENDERLOIN
Now put me on to something that's
real degraded and boisterous and
sizzling with cultured and uproarious
sin. Something in the way of met-
ropolitan vice that I can be proud
of when I go back home. Ain't
you got any civic pride about you?'
"'This sulky driver scratched the
heel of his chin.
"'Just now, boss,' says he, 'every-
thing's layin' low. There's a tip out
that Jerome's cigarettes ain't agreein'
with him. If it was any other time
-say,' says he, like an idea struck
him, 'how'd you like to take in the
all-night restaurants? Lots of elec-
tric lights, boss, and people and fun.
Sometimes they laugh right out loud.
Out-of-town visitors mostly visit our
restaurants.'
"'Get away,' says I, 'I'm beginnin'
to think your old Tenderloin is noth-
in' but the butcher's article. A little~~_=-- _
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Henry, O., 1862-1910. O. Henryana, book, 1920; Garden City, New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139325/m1/83/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.