Wichita eagle., 1888-10-05
NEW YORK STREET SCENES
CHILDREN AMUSING THEMSELVES
AND OTHERS ON SUNDAY.

Juvenile Fun on the Upper End OF Man
haitian Island-A Novel Entertainment
The Fire EnSine-Pony and Dog Cart.
The Goat.
Sunday is great day for the children Of
New Y rk who are not given TO lis close OBJ
servance as a time Of rest Paradise park
and the streets OF the more thic3ly populated
parts of the city are alive with them, bat IL
you want to see children having fun IN the
widest sense you must 20 to the upper end of
Manhattan Island, where they have moro
room TO disport themselves The small boys
in the neighborhood Of One Hundred and
Twenty-seventh street and Eighth avenue
have-a spirited sparring club. Two Of them
were matched TO fight to finish last Sunday,
and a crowd was on hand to see the sights.
IL was a gamy encounter. As the fight pro-
crossed friend OF one OF the combatants
said:
Hold on: DAT amt 'cord1n' TO de Queens
berry rulesl'
The referee declared that it was. the COM
plainant called him Lar, and the referee
proceeded To lick him. The combataats then
turned their attention from their own fight
to help along the skiTnish between the referee
and his enemy. \ general riot and several
bloody noses was the result, and man had
TO come in and quell the disturbance.
A block north of the scene of this diversion
well dressed boys were play ing marbles, which
game is Just now regaIuing its former popu-
larity with the boys Of the metropolis. Some
girls who had been contenptuously debarred
from the game went aside and conSoled them
selves by playing iackstones. This game, too,
ended in a war. One girl had on a new hood.
Another, who still wore her summer hat,
criticised the hood in en- uncomplimentary
manner, whereupon the owner of the hood
said:
Il know what ais you Your ma hainr
got money enough to buy you hood, 50
there."
The majority Of the players took sides with
the wearer Of the summer bat, and the purse
proud possessor of the hood WIS boycotted
and went home IN tears.
A NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT.
Probably the most exciting and novel en-
tertaiun1ent was that in which some boys
were participating near TIE corner CT One
Hundred and Twenty sixth street and St
Nicholas avenue where a high mass Of rocks
is being blasted \ big derrick, worked by
hand, stands alongside the rock. The boys
attached the tackle TO Tat rock one Of their
number took his seat on it, and then they
hauled him high in air and swung the der
rick around rapidly Il was 50 great fun
that each boy clamored for his turn to rido
on the derrick, and begged to be allowed TO
remain up in the air FOR longer period, but
his comrades dropped him TO the ground
very suddenly, and there was no appeal from
their action
A vacant lot nearly opposite the derrick
contains a shanty, goat shed, and usually
dernure goat Some young lads use the lot
every Sunday as football ground They
were kicking the ball about with great gIee
when the goat came cut Of the shed and Mrs.
DooIan its owner. came 70 the door Of her
shanty. The goat gazed with disapproval On
the bounding ball, then ieyeisd It's horns and
went out To meet II The encounter was not
conducive to the goats peace Of mind, and IL
ezsaved another attack The boys By com
mon consent made the goat the goal Of the
game and pelted IL with the big bah Until Il
was knocked over on iss side, ard Mrs. boo
Ian rushed among them 20 rescue II ard bare
" escaped being hit heref
At o.le point near the end If cid Broadway,
where the houses are poor and tss people
Likewise, some Lads were playing hor- They
rizsed up an old soap box On ~bee1s into
something like FIRE engine. A bay a. s dis
tant point pounded On tn pan as a mimic
alarm IT frs, and the portabIs suap boI
drawn by feet footed boys quickly responded
One Of the horses LOST his SHOE and young
IL l. L, Il
aside, took his foot betwsen h4z ieSs, after the
manner Of q sr1sth shoeing hcfss, ard han
rserad the shos back INTO place
PONY AND coo Gait.
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driving pretty black pony k1tch-d % 9 dog
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