The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-05-25
STREET CORNER lOAFERS.
4 SAMPLE SU1DAYs LOAFiN0 ON 4
SAMHLB 1AHT AIDE CORNER.


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$50 shs Ussvsatrsl Assvs they Psss 10
As1saess-Ths 0ssss $50 sbs Ps,sssoss.
At about O'Clock every Sunday morning
the young men and boys Of the sast and west
sidss begin TO assemble It their lounglnG places.
A typical cotner on Second avenue. not far
from Twsnty-third street. engaged the writer's
attention last Sunday morning. AT o'clock
slatternly asfvaAtslr and prinpiooklng young
women Appsarsd all along the strssts - far -
the ere could 49,. sweeping Oh the sidewalks.
A short time after thsy had retired the bar
tenders Of the liuuor storss. which are on nearly
svory oorner OF that nslshborhood. came out.
broom 10 hand. and carslsssiy swept the dirt
from the door steps into the suttsrs. They
then came out with Watering pots. sprinklsd
the sidewalk. carefully opened the side doors
Of their saloons. and sat down 10 reed their
morning papers. OF the four corners the 70.
porter watched. three we're occupied By SIN
mills, and the other b. . grocery store. A
hsavtiy.built. ffowsy. and uAplsasant-lookin
bartender evidently had the best business In
that nsishborhood. for he was kspt ct work
from that time on. while the other two bar
E s.S1. :esa fs e .r S S.r nearly an hour
made IL s aSe fhe irss one TO Srriys
Hss + y. s..h S'sH AZ. ssd
esss Licked BIZ 0 e. p rSs no::
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blunaarbusS mnazies. he had . short coat.
n. sa Sn. = Y f Ms 4. s:
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nHE Hsa sas I'VE g ss:
RSi s sS VwSa ~ s "a.
cisnnly shayen snl worS 4 brand new Derby hat
over b.. right sys When hs nrrlysd q ~. ne
srost.d slgsf. from 80 pocket. lighted i WIN
sff Il: s sss isf sps q K.
age eaat side Sunday corner Younger. On week
A. so ssTs sn 10y sH 81
n% orsias ana V.Sss 4. r sos Ses nsSs
sS.oIs!siy ncininI: soa .Sis he accomplished
Of ihs coal boS and SMOKING his rank cigar Tor
fve Or tan misatss. and then burst Into
upon him along the east side Of second svenne:
Tho ffiaad's attire was worry counterpart OF
ers s :solorsd sronssrs. Witch assracisd the
attention and ndohsatlon Of the car drivers
Pa sSs sn,, %.1s S,s S% sn rsn SSy:
heavily creased where they, had been folded all
tie s ipit ies Witch Gould NOT pass Snnosesa.
But tho Wsarsr Mas ~ happy as !, lord; I'd, he
MSs 10 Far III hs Hsaa isf " "sy
his Nose. As he strOsd along no lifted one
shoulder after the ot!ler and bent hts arms with
IDENTITY wished 10 BE- considsred tough. As no
| approaelie!l. the stumpy youth on ths coal box
wildly IN The air. pointed his anesr dsrisiseiy
az the crsam-co lored trousers and yelled At
:Ss, 4 is' a nm Il. ia as:i .h'm orr
W yoa g., on on, e then , sssG q tns
light. :. Ths same Picnic pants that yon wore
s s . s rsT VII saa.a xS
roar 81 dsIixh,. pointing at the dun solorsd
Soy" "s fl: ala Ia Is Of tn. criticised .rep..r
seven dollars for desc, and they're the star
short 81 "a :prSea
slightly built. neatly clad younRster who came
around She S S", r sHmoEing &,
but was iiifersnt from them IN that be- wore a
IL An h. waved III
hand gracefully to the two early corners and
,"'Eo, corEev 'ow qre you sanat7" Then
hs caught sight Of the lavender trousers drew
BIZ SaStss md So y' picam,n u..h.hw
Run pacE 10 your iaother. YOU sassy young
dude When you can afford to wear such panta
sas ossr
frlly, unt,l two Or thrse more OF the gang ar
r9vsrsH,es and rsspec'. and ranged Themselves
How ars you, Jerry1" saId the youngest
man; pntroniHinxly y tHs bartender +. =. ,.,
The i've young men ordered bcer, and looked
bs TSey sns tSer bssr .olsnny
strollea hnck across tho street and took ~
their positions again under tho grocerymSn's
X VA. now atsou, noon. and all the member.
q sns gang wsrs there: There were about ten
ass:ss ai.1r ,i.s fa.slop p shs i1.. somsT nor
The lavender trousers of Corksv caused end
=; sssa AM. s s.! IL a 4s!. .4
ont Of his pocket, count BIZ change, make hi,
a"rs s1psn.ise then iss IL. Wal way across IL;
street.. They AWAY. SPOKE to the 5Arrtsndsl
the niternuon. The bartender treated 70 In;
drinks himself During the long hours the!
stood about In the same condition BY the Goa
hog talked cArelsssly. and made fun OF pAsser,
BY. II my one passed 10 = caf e., q
whether u was extreme weight or UNUSUAL!
fashionable attire. the gang broke out Into do
I.sS asIsSt marvel ...r
9nrsi down the block and around the CORNER
They always watched him from Aiar ~ he ap
proacned and followed him with their eyes un
til he strolled out Of sight. He vas evidently
person oi cytrens envy to them. and the
noted with disgust that the eyes Of tho girl
along the block followed him admringly. a
he passed the Enng the policeman rscognlze
one or two OF them With q supercillOus an,
careless nod. On his last trip hsfpra sundowl
he stopped. tuoknd his club under his arm
took a paper of tobacco out Of his pocket an
looked ut the gnng stsndfastly M he said:
Youse -fslIsrs give Mo some trouble las
to ienvs word at the station when wo In {
have the hui gMng jerksd u there's any noIs
yer 10 taken care ~. Yopihenr mo nnw!"
H. show,d tho tobacco back into his poke,
shook his hsnd ut the crowd. and strOed care
Isssly down tho street Not ons OF the lOunger
go across tho street and ask the bartender
ho wns willing to .et them up again before sup