New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-05
ODD PHASES Of CITY LIFE.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS OUT OF THE
COMMON RUN.

COMMON RUN.
In that short stretch OF Newest running from Wallst
Exchangc-place men look bigger than In any other
part of NewYork. There seems 10 be an atmospheric
which magniles the physical proportions
people Just the shadow cast By the TRIBUNE building
apparently reduces people to abnormal diminu veness Men
would blend unnouced with the composite average OF
Ffth-sve. parade 10 up in New-sL like lords III
London fog. The thoToughtare is peculiar one.
stranger in town readily mud it, FOR II begins
abruptly and leads nowhere In tcuar 1t Is sort OF
exchange, where odd shares OF unattracNe stock
auctoned OIL, and dogs caydsback ducks shoetrngs
and playing cards proniscuOuy and pcrsseny sold
1t back yard OF the Stock Exchange and equality ana
fraternity happily that boOIblacks ana
exchange the weather, and Deimonco
side OF the street smiles encouragement at the
modest beer tunnel on the other. When attractive
young woman Newest masculine ocomoton ceases
graveyard stiffness perNades the nelghDorhood lho
man OF pauses his intense rush and gales SKY
ward with OF a poet the district telegraph mes
senger stops walking and whistnG. lets his lower Jaw
drop and stares vendors OF discontinue ther
opportunities buy, and bootbaek would throw up al
engagement rather than miss the strange sight For
girls In Newest. are Is pearls IN Shantyown
Perhaps this is why brunette In long red CLOAK
created CONSERVATION Friday last equal to the an
Of million dollar failure. Inc pas7'ohess
sun had gone behind cloud and ley wind was sweep
ing over the pavement with searching eagerness Tho
Italians shrank behind their stands OF NeapOtan taHy
expression OF abiect regret at having left the
Jamy airs of their native Land for such suhcnng Oreezes
as surrounded them here lady glowing with The
warmth Of young blood Business halted and Newest
was transformed. Even Russell Sage fum6led awkwafdy
handle Of Delmonieos swinging door and looked
northwaTd. The lady coming southwark and would
probably passed and disappeared In m0ment allow
ing resume It's movement, had not sudden
mishap anying Her foot struck small spot
OF ice sidewalk, and the phantasmagora that en-
sued eoualIed the pink scene I'm Ermlne" Immediately
apathy Of the neighborhood vanished and seemed as
If OF are had been rung IN There was wila
skuryng and slamnng OF doors, and the PROSTATE
girl was fairly lifted into the air by whole legion OF
anxIous. cbivalrous brokers' The occasion one OF
mute intensity. No said word and the glrl
hemmed by the excited cowd opy olushed deep red'
busted the from her red cloak ana rghted her o
velvet The silence soon became frighul ana the
girl was gazing about her like frightened fawn Just
then some one outskirts OF the crowd shouted OUT
in the vernaeuar OF the prize ring: Break away lh's
destroyed the spell, and Newest gradually resolved seii
into IFS strictly monetary routine After the young
woman had disappeared into OF the buildings that ieao
through to Broadway, the constant familiar cries ana
features OF the street assumed prominence again The
gentleman with the bunch OF canyaback ducks over MS
shoulder shook ridescent load and the old man trying
to sell skyeerrler dog sent his rubber ball rolling over
the pavement toward Wal-st TO exhibit the agile lnteH
oenee OF his stock trade. The imbecie 10y with
yoke of shoesrngs about his neek who Is known 10 every
habitue Of the street, uttered his persistent sduaon TO
no In PARTICULAR
a., Ito Bin"
I
INT he goes home ght with collection OF niekels
and dimes conr buted by whom he indscri minaey
addresses with that same Wild cry OK:
"'UlIo Bill :"
II Is New-York with a character OF its own,
cleft In the massive masonry Of the city almost free from
the wheels trae and the only place in town where you
will ind making practice OF walking Oh the pave
/ ment instead Of On the sidewalk
Several men who have habit OF congregating with
some frequency in the Hoffman House art gallery were
ranged multi coored assortment OF hqud RANCHES
last night telling queer stories member OF the group
whose com, exon yerged the outside edge Of auburn
told story almost made IN armor that forms
part OF the smile through his helmet The story
concerned Irishman 70 whom had been presented hand
some watch as an for him 10 join regiment
commanded by Colonel Casey Replying the presenta-
ton speech recipient the gift and ex bted the
following Impressive example OF rhetoric Frnds Yes
are here to give watch Phwat does yez give me a
regiment. but blazes wild that thanks !!
/ snisnivnth"
After the elevated railroad guard had said the word he
slammed the door, leaned gracefully against the platform
GATE and smiled patrOnizngly upon pale faced girl who
was working -noes at machine in the window OF
neghborng building. The train ratified rhythmically
on and looking elderly man glanced up over the
ton o his paper ascertain II one had absorbed the
Information OF the guard Then the train stopped again,
and once more opened with bang OF determi
nation:
Snsniklnv
us thi, Forty-secondst y inquired the elderly man,
who had a seat near the door
That's wot said" responded the guard, with great
,naer Of manner and elevation OF the left eyebrow
An thank you,n said the elderly The train
srea onward once aud the guard whistled dis
oort.nt mprovlz cation What the Dickey Birds Say
-, no danced about platform keep his feet warm
WIN the train stopped the next station he put his head
into the car liked the elderly with terrible glance
and shouted:
"TytOuP
beg your pardon, conductor" said the elderly man,
a,n understand you to say that this was Thirty
fourth-stP
said tyfort street. an II you can't understan saIgh
nm, English yerd go downstairs an ride bobta
an, watch the lampposts yerseif'
English ~ responded the elderly why have
been trying interpret under the impression that you
ware talking volapuk am professor In that Language
and was congratulang myself on the fact that IT was
hlne introduced In such popular manner. would
like 10 tell you, conductor, that the stop in English
ia q. Twenty ei ghth-sL"
The conductor slammed the door 70 In spoplecti'
raqe amid the laughter Of the passengers, but when th
reached station no slid the door agar
I'm the possible looked meeky In and uttered
with scholarly enunciaon, each o0nsoDant being ceaI
cut and every vowel perfect
Twenty eighth St ,..,- -. - ,.,
II single Instance OF the Illumination OF an eie'a'e
railroad guard By the public.