The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-30
ROUTED BIZ A POLICEMAN.
Repuise or = Man and . woman Who Haa
Needles ana Pins 70 Sell and = Tale to Tell.

The block noticed them first when they came
out of the second or third house. The woman
clearly was ashamed. As she came down the
steps she kept her head bent forward so that the
brim Of her sailor hat might conceal her face at
least q little. Her eyes looked neither TO the
right nor to tho left. Her arms hung straight
down by her sides and her fingers twitched ncrv-
ously rs she walked. The man, on the other
hand, affected a kind of bravado. He fingered
with ostentatious deliberation on the stoop be-
foro following tho woman who was hurrying
down the steps, and stood there for o moment to
look about him, as II defyinR curious eyes. He
had not yet put on his hat after les ling the
house. and when he covered himself he did 1t
slowly and with the air of one challenging criti-
cism. Then he Joined tho woman.
The block watched them closely to sec what
they would do next. 1t was q block Of brown
stone houses, with polished plate glass windows
and glimpses OF rich interiors. 1t was in the
forenoon. and through the windows women could
be seen at their household work. In q house
across the way q woman stopped at her work to
peer at the couple. A servant watched them
suspiciously from the area gate Of the house they
movements from behind curtains. A group Of
children playing in tho street pointed at them.
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to turn ths man around .,Is and ! lead I'd MIN Min away.
pointing a and i taking king hold q the woman arm; =,
the sP Ra1nn 90 p 'Rt e eGot afhe hs 'Ts ali pR Ioo 5aIs & e af as."
But the man was inexorable., He walked up
can't bear to 60 into another house On this
block with everybody, watching U.S. said the
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Another street would I" exclaimed the man
with bitter emphasis.
he took a small white package from his pocket.
and when the servant came asked for the lady
with doubt and suspicion and admitted them
unwillingly, The lady of the house came down
s sbtsr ,Su sSooe tSEem the Them SsTva The story SsG5oi Sf a the
couple was told by the man, with interiections
and explanations and interiudes and half.sup-
Of the house declined to buy the preferred pack
10 some charity. Tho woman gave a sigh, and
the man turned to go with an uneopth apology.
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moved up tq the house. and as ths couple came came
percd comments to one another. The woman
shrank from tie eyes OF the block and shiyered
Let's give 1t up" she said to the man. u-
No" he replied; grinding bis tee teeth ts.,a I've We
eve every house nous on the Block. and we've got L"
A policeman. attracted by the Group Of chill H.
dren Juggling at their heels, crossed over the
street and stopped the couple.
What are you going into all those houses
for T. he demanded.
because 1 have business in there" retorted
the man.
Were only seeing If the people dent want ant
""Yau mustn't ring door ielis,h said the oflcor.
My husbands been out Of work for two
months" continued the woman; speaking fast,
would try to earn some by selling these"
Well. you muslin ring door bells" repeated
NO" said the man angrily. II suppose It's
against the law to try TO make a dollar honestly"
Come. move along" said tho policeman.
The woman began to cry. The man took hand
fuls of the white packages out Of his pocket and
counted them over.
I'VE haven't sold one he said. And we
have had the disgrace OF being treated like beg
gars and ordered off by a policeman"
1T was my fault," said the woman. wiping
her eyes. =" thought we could get some money
this way"
Then they walked down the street. and that
was the last that the block, the children, and the
policeman saw of them.