The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-06
ON THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY.
Things the Passengers Endure and Othe1
Things They Enjoy.

or course. II n man will live on Staten IslS
and. he can't blame anybody but himself foE
what happens, and most Staten Islanders win
admit 1t to be q fact. But even II II 10 so, ne
least he can be pitied for some OF the things
he underRoes. that almost every one would
admit we're not really due to him simply foH
being a Staten Islander. =
Now, two OF the things that have happened
to him and still do happen to him are theses
The ferry company has sold to q florist the
right to sell flowers In the ferryhouse at South
Ferry. 80 that the Staten islander is greeted.
on entering the house. with an odor striking
~ reminiscent OF funerals before friends were
kindly requested not to send flowers" for
most Of the flowers offered for sale are Of o
funeral color and SAVIOR.
The other thing that CRATES upon the Staten
Islander is music.
The man that hath no music in himself
Is fit for treasons. strategems and Bpoils.
said Shakespeare. But the man that hath no
music on his boat Is a happy man. or. at all
events. he has q chance to be SO. Now in the
old days the Staten Islander had to suffer
music only on Sundays and holidays during
the summer. Suffer is the right word to use.
as any one who has travelled on the Staten ISL
and boats will vouoh. But the ferry company
has become thrifty of late, and has made a
contract with another Italian flor the florist 10
an ~1talian) giving him the right to put q
band" on every boat, on any part OF the boat,
on every Saturday. Sunday and holiday
Sunday and holiday the Staten Islander Ia;
to put up with the noise of an incompetent and
There Is no graduation o. torture; each band
Is ish, worse thar any other band; except that
bad as some OF the Others. That statement
seems S;fi ~ pSra aSdc;x RHt any q Staten IslandeI
bands have learned nothing since thew atari
ed. except the Individual members. They
have learned not to knock the paper out ola
up their collection. But unsteady the bands
have learned nothing; Al this sgmmer and
S Sfd = the fsye oId q RsEsd9Ri ed. as ,f Ras al s9 e S s1aess 8 ~
nutilated 1t so that its features could not Pe
IDENTIFY Mr.. Riugustin Days ;'6yrano de Bof.
gerac" as initiated from his.
The other Saturday the worm turned. u
was q woman who was either crazy or in.
iariy bad morceaa." Then. though the
band was upstairs and at the other end Of the
rs that the best you can do2" she. cried.
waking out e a s9 SlP; sIssP,. I J; s9n % BET:
1sfn sdsd T To do s neif s sbyi4 began mt 10 s shas s old
songs. new songs pieces from operas aud
switching, to another tune ,worse than that
gan to use language and threaten the band.
Why doesn't she go up and carry out .hsy
threats?" asked her admiring hearers. We
don't dare. but che ouxhtn't to be afraid Of
anything"
by this time some lover OF peace had pre-
vailed on the policeman to come to the rescue.
The woman greeted him fondly.
That's all right, sonny;", she said. patting
that's to blame, Turn them of. sonny. that's
a.good boy" Then, turning 70 the cabin full
dance. for. you. You think I don't darel" Bpt
che simply hirted her skirts around as Lady
graced by Bapauo's ghost. And.then the bell
rang for the landing.
Thin bands do be a nuisance" said the
policeman to q passenger. Aye. they do
have the right to g~o.annywhere on the boat,
It's ! that wishes they would go to the TOP Of
the smokestack and Jump of. so 1 do"