Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-24
STEWARDS MASCOT.
The story of the ola Woman Who
Used TO at at the Great Mer-
chuut's store

Used TO At at the Great Mer-
chants store.
A newspaper paragraph that | VIII
read 10 YOU has excited the ire OF an
aged friend OF mine. VINO has long been
"A resident of Philadelphia, but formerly
resided in New York city. have ihe
clipping about me somewhere. Her
it is.
Il hear a queer story OF the supersti-
ton 1 a. T. Stewart. From the be-
ginning of his career rs New York
merchant until shortly before his death
he imagined that his fortune wa, bound
mp in that of the little old apple woman
who had stand IA front of II store.
When his chief store was down by the
city hall this little old apple womla
WAS encouraged and protected by h.m.
aud when he moved further up Broad
way to the big white building now oc-
cGpied by Dennng. it j. said this lac
personally superintendtd the Carrying
OF he little apple woman effect. go a
new stani outside o. it. Here She STAYED
dur NJ all of It's prosperity in these new
She Disappeared Stewart looked anon
her ~ q mascot. and inc often said so
the story goes. that when she d.cd or
left the place that his good luck would
20 with her. Strange 10 say, t was
even SO. y few months after this Stew
art began 10 decline. and the apple
woman was hardly forgotten before no
was in his grave
That is what started my friend talk
ing. "A very queer story. indeed he
sad, land if rightly understand By.
slander he would like to give his lis
tcncrs the honest truth from one who
was there. | think it was about the
Year 1915 that | first saw the apple
woman who figures in the newspaper
legend. II was when A. L. Stewart
was a pros perous New York merchant
and kept Il store ON Broadway. not far
below Chambers street. and opposite
City Hall park. 1t was the great New
York store, and it was frig.dy plain
and unattractivc. By the side of tn.
door, hen was not in the least q
spacious entrance. sat the Old apple
woman Of history. She never kept am
apple stand, bat she sat II chair con
structed Of boards, backed up against
the cold brick wall. and by her siic
there was Il basket, plain and unprctcu-
tOuS a. the cnar. and hali-ti.lpd with
fruit. The old woman was. at that far
off time. nearly ~ years Of age. In
appearance she was shriyclcd and d.
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