The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-04
COMO NOME IN THE MORNING.
Riding Up Town in n sixth Avenue Car in
the small Hours amer MIDNIGHT.

the small Hours amer Midnfsbt.
The clock in ct. Paui's steeple struck one
az Mr.. Maaufin leaned up against the iron rail
ING that encircles the big granite post at the
corner Of the church yard. He must have Just
missed a car, for he had to wait full fifteen min
utes, and he was Joined by others who came
down Park row or around the corner from Full
ton or South Ferry. Some OF them took drink
from the fountain whose gureline sounds so
loud In the stiffness OF the early morning. and
all watched the dirty and Jolly Italian who sells
peanuts from the top OF stand on wheels, and
cries at intervals as regular as those of q fash
light. "Pea-nutsl hot pea-nutsr' He was get
ting ready to 60 home now, and when he had
scraped the nuts into bag and blown out the
harinR torch that leaves one side Of his face In
so deep shadow that he looks as though he
had only half head. he trundIed across Broad
way and disappeared on the way TO Baxter street.
The quarter-note had Just come family 10
Broadway on a southerly breeze from Trinity
when Mr.. MaRufin saw the green eye Of Sixth
avenue car peerinR around the corner from I'm
der the arch two blocks down vesey street. A
minute later he had stepped In ahead OF the
only other passenger who was going by that line,
and secured tthe riRht-hand rear corner seat.
The other man staggered along the car and
slumped down In tho front corner on the left.
At Chambers street and West broadway a young
woman got aboard. What she was could be
seen as plainly a. though she had worn "a
shroud and 10 was easy to see also that she was
not one OF those who are able to endure the life
and TO protect themselves: she was weak aud
downoast. and ia fitted TO bear her heavy bur
den: and when she had sunk listletsly into th Q
rfaht-hand front corner, Mr.. Maaufin thought
he could see. though somehow his vision
little dim, n far-away home with q silent, care
worn, ploddinR father, and a weary. patient,
heartbroken m other, holding with never failing
love to q thin, stranded thread Of hope that
some day the wandering child would come back
to home add rest.
Al Duane street en- Eighth avenue car was
discovered halted on the track two blocks
ahead. and at the same time violent strains OF
music convulsed the air. when Mr.. Maeufin's
driver had drawn up close to the other car Q
put on the brake and. apparently with the full
20 listen to the music. IL wns German band
OF seven. They stood on the sidewalk In front
OF the lager beer saloon. around a six-sded port
able stand. from whose centre rose an immense
square lantera. witch locked az though IL might
be an accommodating street lamp which had
stepped away from the curbstone for their con.
venience. Every musician wore stovepipe
hat and AN air OF great dignity, and all blew
with a vieor that seemed to afford them great
satisfaction. herr was In the music no trace
of the risky fascination Of 0aenbach, nor any
OF the enttciug uuduiation OF strauss, but twas
fierce and angular. and played with such tire.
menfous power that the conductor ventured
spec ulations touching the probable quality OF
1ser required TO generate sueh pressure to
aich;' out the drivers sense OF humor gave
way o apprehension when at the finish the bass
horn man threw on blast that sent him In
side the car to fish his rubber overcoat from
under the seat to protect him from the thunder T
shower that he thought was rising RAPIDLY.
Then while the musicians nled sOlemnly into
the beer shop. the driver kicked the brake loose,
tue cham spun out, the Drake bars ratified. and
the car rocked and jolteo as the horses Gallopped
no West Broadway to make w lost line. They
tore around into Canal street and up Varick,
and catching uuie at Charlton street subsidod
into the ieruisr JOs No music row. NOBODY
abroad, and eNerythin. dark except the rum
shops always open nouthed, and swallowing
men so completely that there Is left OF them not
so much as bubble u honor to mark the spot
where they went down. stll Jnuaing along the
car at last reached MIR. Magutin's street. and
there he got on; but before facing toward bis
own pleasant home he stood for "A moment on
the crossing and watched the cur jogging on, its
green eve slowly closing In the distance, and
carrying with II, Mr. Mag ufin wondered where,
the drunken man IN one corner und the wande :
ing woman In the Otnpr