The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-28

The street Cries and Laughter Went On,
hut One Woman MnaIn Tears.


bat One Woman Was In Tears.
There was n funeral in Thompson street the
other day. 1t occurred at 10 o'clock in the
morning. when sunshine like that OF Italy was
beating upon the eastern windows OF tall tom
ement and decayiRs rookcry. Upon the shady
side Of the street tho open-air vegetable mar
ket was in full activity and the d~enizens Of
the street, picturesquely clad in filth and
splendor. crowded doorway and street stand
chairering for the raw material OF that
days dinner. Suddenly an open ba-
rouche and a small ivory-white hearse
with soiled plumes drew up in front
OF the toll. narrow tenement. bearing u
bankers sign over its ground-hoor doorway.
Two windows of the next floor were obscured
with white muslin. In the hearse was a tiny
white coffin trimmed with si~lver-washed
metal. Half u dozen other coaches were strung
along the street II few minutes later. People
about the market stands Logan to stare across
the street at the hearsc and up toward tho
white-curtained windows. An unmistakabls
undertaken. all in black save MS blue trousers.
hustled about the h.arIn: So 9aI = a Goachmh A.
mouth. Tho twp lifted out the empty coffin
and carried it into the tenement.
As the coffin Disappeared through the door,
way, II little Italian slfl kniiting on the other
side OF the street assure. her companion, 2
boy Of her own ag; ilat th"rS :, W Tin1 , SeautiI.l
MemnnwLiIo The erie. 81 tho street. whether OF
business or mcrrlm"nt. won't on ~unhushcii A
drunken raEman with i bag oyer his SHOULDER
shniissr.n r' and ss;, TTI"'i'Ssii it with i"G a ssIk,riiFi
tuddlel laugh. ga Wo!n,,in a In aho yUu th. W o
through which tho rofin had disappeared.
LAUGHED quprr.lled, GasI HIPS ti shd may as haze h"ys
Eyes fell upon the white heursc, As for tho
children old enough to run about, they cius-
tered on the sidewalk and gaZod into the glass
oIdau ~ tho L,aurAr. now and then pushing Dnp
another toward the fascinating horror. and al
the while talking and aughlnG. ,na
emerged from the DOORWAY ol, the tenement
with a heapnf silver Coles in his hands. and
distributed sh.m m among ws the aS s0arh@sn = near s"r,.
Joire from the parents OF the dead child. 1t
excited no end o. merTimsnt among the coach.
Was Counterfeit. More coaches came up with
tears in her eyes and a soiled handkerchis' at
her nose leaned out oil. ono OF the white-cur-
tanned windows, "a and Looked d G1wn on the
fast-increasing crowd, Then ths coffin, this
time hoayier from the weight Of q cold little
Attn same time tho DELICIOUS undertaken he.
gan carrying down h9ral liGces ana nottei
q S!"9shts sse ." hing tS n W." wss ss'a ar saIa tn' ii 'i''! Tx sn a !
barouehes;. After, coffin and Movers had been
properly disposed. tive little girls were led
amid the nodeing plants. Their ,llitio rounI
heads. dark with curling hair and lii here and
there with n tawny golden. g'int that will soon
bo swallowed up in the black night OF ltal-
ian women's tresses. Just showed above the
fiattened top Of the bRrouche. 4 weeping
woman in everyday gown came ont, her shawl
gathered mourning wise over her hood. and
got into tho coach behind the hearse.. A big
Then the other coaches drew NJ. and mothers
and babies were piled in without discrimina-
tion until tho crowd on the sidewalk was con-
siderably thinned, As the funeral went down
Thompson street. amid a confused din OF
street cries, another moved eastward along
the car tracks Of a cross street. When both
had Disappeared the sunlight still raius cd down
UPON the eastern fronts of the houses and the
market was still gay With red pepperh