The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-20
SLNBEAMS.

There ia bootback In Twenty-third street who
gives graphic Illustration OF his art by displaying in
front OF his stand shoe the major part OF the upper
Of (which is beautifully polished IN tan. while this tip
| shines brilliantly In black.
| The Texas Goddess of Liberty has more than bss
in her bonnet. She isn't Popu,t Of the Mrs. Lease
order but aseventeen.fees high statue poised tho
highest pinnacle OF the State Capitol Austin.
cleaning the statue few days ago It discovered
that swarm OF bees had made their home the ho-
low head OF the goddess using the nostrls as an
trance. and had nllsd It halt full Of honey
1t Is tho nrst cold snap OF wintry weather that 10
most keenly felt by the thnly clad baretooted little
| Arabs who crowd about Park row. the Bowery. ami
the various city squares and the cold days and
freezing nights OF last week put them to all sorts
| OF odd shifts to keep warm Along Park row
| and in the streets about Chatham square they
collected from ash barrels paper. wood straw
anything that would burn, perhaps breaking up ~
barrel two for fuel and built fires beside the curb
around which they clustered in picturesque RroupS
After the kindhe4rted po.icemAns sense uf duty
strained to the breaking point and he had reluctantly
dispersed them and scattered the fire. another ESQ
would soon blaze up around convenient corner and
thus the succession OF flaming biyouacs went on
through the night in the heart of the metropolis
1t was not strange that the sale Of faks
euros At the Worlds Pair, where for Instance tus
willy Turks sod modern Turkish coins as Hebrew
medals OF the time Of Christ. should have tended 20
deprsciAts the value OF genuine relics and sous
yenirs But IL was sOTely trying to the vendors II
real eurlosites when people contsmptuouSy poSed
their goods shout. shifted and guessed they
weren't RenooinG' ThCs the man who had for
sale samples Of the FIRST American land
which Columbus trod grew 10 be a hardened cynic
He had to the sAnd OF san Salvador and loaded
schooner with sand from the exact spot which
eordng to general belief Columbus hrst set foot the
New World His authorities were all right, and so
bis sand with copy OF tho Island Governors AFFIDAVIT
each box Of It offered for sale But all 90 await
People wouldn't believe him. lie would spend han
hour convincing doubteri the doub,er would own
his conversion. buT wouldn't buy the sand
Its pitiful TO observe in those BTooklynites who
venture about the streets OF their the constant
dread Of the swoop OF tho trolley mend They give fr
tive nervous glAncss from side to eide aud hsstH's
long before crossing street infested by tro lev
turning wAtchfu glanees this way and that and nna.y
make wild dash. usually ending In startled jump az
the curb as gong elAngs Just behtGd them Il have
been TAilroAding all hfe" said Erookynits "Hai
for the nrs time have got nervous since the iutrod1
tior = the trolley cars here IiSnot m thssWf'ufs'
but tho silentnssS OF the cars onslaught that 80
danger is You can hear the approach of =
wagon horse car but not 81 tie irosy
That bears noissesslJ down On one, ana
the hTst warning OF It's presence IL the starting
clAng OF the big gong when me car Is atop OF you no
gong Is worse than useless Il 10 impossible TO tell from
Its sound whether the Is ten NHrdsor block away
Anhon Fulton street there Of gungs As"Hs
the tius. In crossing street you dodge benin QUO
car and know nothing Of tue iroAtmlty ofAcaF ee"'
Ing on the other uacA no matter i"W g'ngs may
clauguZ and lHI one OF the most dangerous tEinE-
undertake Is Co get on sui cross lhe sire
behind 1t. Though hear no. '"rnd trolley ca.
perhaps. Ia upon me IN momvr' ani have to 4'"''
backward or forward for my Ire hhat 'ho tE'-gf
ears need, aud they ueed u Ia ~, - some
that wIn 40 the ohce Of the rattle 81 The hofs' h'I'
aad the Ing OF the horse ca Brl- IhinE thr 't
way cable cars iced a sim lar cement, Iu' then
they are no. cTcumstsnes 30 lb' swaFms Of F5'''
care that UyuoPOlizs Fulton street, bEo0Aya'