, 1885-11-26
A FoRclBLe
An Episod" OF the Sidewalk In tbs Me.
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Original
/ wa walking wit a friend enjoying tha
soft Jun ihius enc afternoon recently. We
wers up in The 1hirtietn streets some
whore. and near Broadway. On turning q
corno. we fount our path obstrucsed by
about 800 men and women standing on tn,
sidewalk. Thers wa8 no disturbance, no
commotion, but something hal happened,
or something was happening, rather
1t was the sc9ns OF a forcible removal,
which means that sons mans litt,e stand
for small merchandise has been picket up,
root aud branch. and carried Off before his
eyes, b. thosi in authority. THIS, thin e
occur when tho small merchant gets in the
big ones way. A complaint is male, a
warning serve1, which, If not decided, Is
followed by n wagon ani two or three
stout msn who lift tbs obstruction, /"
other wis the small merchants humble out
fl. either whole or in sections and whisk
it away.
In this instances the offending establish
ment waI a Newspaper and cigar stand, a
sbeI. or small house, with a roof and big
doubls doors. But it offended the eyes OF
TIL richer dealers, who hnl complained, and
1t had to 60, and l saw it going.
1t wasn't a Jolly spectacle. Neither did
tho Gro wd idling there think it was. HUI.
man naiur8 OF a miscellaneous order ISM
perfection, but it is quick to recogniEs an
In justice when it has no interest at stake.
The men and women looked with compass
sion at the unhappy little man who was
thus ruthlessly robbed of his daily business
He leaned against the wall in silent despair,
while his entire stock OF goods and the ROOF
that covered than were tumbled into the
yawning wagon His pla5ter OF paris copy
CT ''sweos Oranges" had Its head, basket
AMI all, smoked off and lay prone upon the
earth. done TO death by sudden misfortune.
Where his small store hal bean was only
a square Of dusty and litterel pavement
on which the body and fragments 6 the
orangs girl looked nbsolutsly pathotic. In
tho morning ho had been a prosperous MGR
chant, In his humble sphere; the morrow
would find him without employment,
and with all tho dark birds OF
Encouragement roosting in his mind.
And tbs humiliation OF i'll How could it be
less than painful to see himself stared at by
the curious crowd. and have them see his
little possessions treated as so much dirti
The man spoken OF as ''ths superinten-
don't, who did the ordering. was a fine con
trast TO ths dsspoiled little merchant. He
were tho most modish of clothes. topped
Off with an overcoat that was something
splandil. Lined with silk. thrown open at
the meek, it made him look vary ~opulent
indeed, and mada the shabby little msr-
chant look still shabbisr.
But SOMEHOW Il didn't win the crowd
Every eye looked at the then silent figure
leaning against the wall with sympathy,
and scowled at the stout man IN the silk
linci overcoat. They spoke to each othsr
in low tones. and THAR opinions were de-
cidedly in favor Of the houseless dealer.
Tough said one; "A shame" said
another; They take from the poor man
that which be has" said a third, ito give
to him who hath. Scripture is certainly
fulfilled
Women fingered on the outskirts of this
throny, and lhey, too. felt sorry for the
little merchant 'Hs got in some rich
mans way, ~Isuppose," said a woman with
a basket on her arm. The winters just
coming on. too, poor fellowi' she continued.
in a half soliloquy.
Tbs men who carried out the orders OF
the silk lined overcoat mounted the wager,
slapped the lines down on tbs horses shud-
dering backs and the wagon ratified away,
carrying the poor ns wsman's goods into
Ambo. The people looked after it, AMI tLs-
at the despondent loser. sighed. and went
their several ways
GEO. OLNEI MARVIN.
NEW York, Nov. 81.