New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07

have no money and couldn't get them here
Oh'' ne says. never mind about that. You
come up to my room after breakfast and we'll
talk 1t over
so went up to his room and he asked me IL
l wanted them TO come over and told him
what my father had said in his letter, and said
OF course, would like to have them over here
Ihen he says All right. Martin We'll fix that
The Consul at Havre is good friend Of mine
and 80 Is Captain Funk. Of the packet Erie and
guess that between us we fix things all
right So he went to Captain Funk and gave
him letter to the Consul. and told him to bring
them over and TO treat them as though they were
his own brothers and sisters
THOUGHTFUL INTEREST
They came to this country in the fall Of 1884
Mr.. Irving was acquainted with a man on the
North River who a boiler shop. and he got
places there for my father and my Oldest brother
who was two years younger than was and
they worked there for a good many years. I
lived with Mr.. Irving for two years and then
he came to me and he told me that to be a
waiter all my life was not good. and had better
learn trade He said that might want to get
married, and that waiting on table was not a
good business for married man. So he put me
in the same trade my father was. the iron
trade. But only worked there for two days
l couldn't stand 1t. I used to keep out OF Mr.
lrvngs way after that, because he had been so
good and kind to me- and had not stayed at
the trade"
AS the old man told this faint smile lighted
up his face for a moment. but there ee-
ment of sadness In It, He paused for moment
and then went on: After that went into the
hating trade. finishing silk hats. There were
unions then. just the same there are now and
I worked at the business for two years used
to make my twelve hats every day. and they
used to pay me % cents apiece for the work
Then when l had finished my 'prenticeship
the unions busted up. and they would only pay
six cents apiece for the work. They wanted me
to work for this price. but I said No. I wouldn't
So gave it up. and knocked around for a while
7 joined the Fire Department. Not the kind
that they have now, but the old one. belonged
to the old Bunker Hill Engine, No. 80.
Then. after n while. went South and worked
a latboat tho Savannah River. Then
came back 20 New-York and. after staying
here awhile. I went down to Mobile and then
10 New-Orleans. There l got a Job freightng
II along the Mississippi River. Them were great
days. We used TO go wherever the freight called
for. Sometimes we used 70 dump the rreight
where there no dock at all. and tho people
that It was for lived a mile or two in from the
river.
Before long came back to New-York Ny
people were living in this block then Just where
l had got places for them when they first came
TO this country. and where ! had lived when
in the city and not working out. They
came to this block In 1884. when they frst
landed. But they didn't call It Bone Alley.
Where the brick rear tenement-houses stand
now there was row OF eight frame houses ana
all around was filled with green trees and
benches under them for the people to sit on Its
different now amt II? | came back hero and
married widow. and lived with her for long
wi NOV
But pretty soon l married another widow. and
she was a good one. That is her there. and
have been married 10 her for twenty years She
lived in this block when | married her ana l
have never lived anywhere ese-that -, not 10
call II home
NO HOME But BONE ALLEY.
Now they tell me that they are going 10 tear
these houses down TO make park. ! don't know
where can 60 am an old man. can't get
no work When go TO ask for any. they laugh
and say: We don't want an old man Ike you.
We want a young man and have 10 go away
But manage to make little money. enough
10 nav the rent. here in my rooms. ana my vic
she gets a little washing TO do. ana she nlakes
two or three dollars In a week sometimes ana
NJ. heve 10 1--we on that would be willing 70
work II could but am getting ola. Ay WIZ
is twenty years younger than me nav - -
in This block for nearly sixty-two years, either
rnvseIf or nv family. and I always called IL
home lived in Bone Alley until about sxteen
years ago and for long time was the )anl,oT
therc Rut the property changed HANDS ana l
could not be jantor any longer would nks 70
stay here and die here. though am so useo u
it," VITA u,. hin
"A the old man finished the story OF MS me- ms
uns were trembling with emotion. ana ne san
hack into his chair with 4 sigh IL was ru''',i,s
out-of-doora and al the reporter turned 10 o.u
,hero poodby Martins wife brought out an UNI
brella and with kind-hearted courtesy hanasn
II 70 the guest with few words OF s9nc a ro,
in German. about his getting wet. Sne ope" ~.
a In Utah readily 1t was probably the onIy
nppnbrelIa in the possession Of these two kinn
neople, and they had no knowledge as 70 wnc.ncr
10 blindness were uppermost in this poor dwell
ing and they did not stop to ihink about 'na',
tn. umbrella was declined with thalhs' . "
,yi.h q few softly spoken German words Oh III
Ill from the wife and hearty goodby from
Martin these two good old souls were ie'' aio'''
TO themselves.