The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
SHOWING 4 WOMAN THE TOWN.
Contentment Came Not Until the Street or
Mark-Down Sales Was Reached.

Mark-Down Sales Was Reached.
They went together on tho Sixth avenue elc-
waited road. In some manner, which he docs not
undertake to explain because he cannot. he en-
tertained her until tho guard called "Batteryi
All outr'
Fl had no idea" she said. THAT We were at
tho Battery. How quickly we came DOWN."
He could not help feeling that he was compli-
mcnted, although she may not have intended to
throw him a bouquet. He rested under the
fancy that she might have meant it. and raised
his hat.
They did what thousands have done-strolled
about the great space. looked down tho bay. said
funny things about tho statue of Ericsson, talked
about tho fishes in the Aquarium and q lot of
other things. 1t was his idea to entertain her.
1t will appear later why and how she finally tri-
umphed.
In an unguarded moment no showed her
Bowling Green, and they wandered over there.
The place is full of history, and is always pic.
turesque because tho new people from tho Old
World always venture that far from the Barge
Office. look up Broadway half affrighted, and
then go back to the opening which leads to
These two people strolled along Broadway
been headed right in their early lives, and this
was Lent, they went In, came out: and resumed
St. Paul's without stopping. Strangers hunt up
Trinity, and talk about It and walk around it
and look at it. New Workers. turn to st. Paul's.
From st. Paul's they continued their stroll.
Tho commercial noise and confusion OF the city
and saw and shrank from them.
There is a horse. car line which starts at
yesey street" he said, land makes a zig-zag
which you have never seen. There are many
older New Workers than you who do not know
Its history, and many who have never seen 1t.
Shall we not make the trip Z"
I'm a horse car T. sho asked.
Yes. 1t is the only safe way to SEQ what
A suggestion of a disappointment was plain in
her face, but she followed him. The car was
not n commodious one; was not particularly
neat, nor we'll kept. The, cars on tho line that
begins at vesey street and broadway never are.
way out, up West Broadway. and around
corners. into streets. the names Of which
early New York. He undertook to explain tho
names Of some OF the thoroughfares. He pointed
was built il was considered away uptown. Vow
1t was too far downtown, and tho congregation
recently concluded to move up in the hundreds.
and had had q farewell meeting in the old edi-
flee at which Mr.. Depew and others spoke.
They crossed a street which he pointed out as
that occs sionally an Indian might still b. seen in
the street after dark. The car passed by a deserted
1t stands in the midst Of strange surroundings.
Every nationality known in this city has a repre-;
Into carmine street. which is interesting to
people who have never seen 1t before. Every
business and trade ana calling known In this
country can be found in Carmine street; 1t may
he on n small scale, but it Is there. Tho archi.
lecture in Carmine street Is q study. II would
seem as II tho men who draw designs tried all of
them here first. The variety Is endless: 1t Is
lie pointed ont to her all these things. She
could not SEQ them through the glass of the car
window, so she had to look out through tho
door. But she saw some of the things of which
he spoke.
The car on this line gets into Sixth avenue.
finally. II ono is a stranger In New York one
wonders why Sixth avenue and Carmine street
| arc not consolidated, because they are one. One
is n continuation OF tho other, no matter which
mixture of thoroughfares 80 as to make two
nnines is of no consequence.
sixth avenue Is interesting according to ones
mind. or construction or mood. 1t has no his
cory except of a commercial character. 1t is a
conglomeration of bargains. big stocks, shops.
little and great. and eating houses, and people
OF every station and OF every known type of
beggary. Tho everlasting clatter Of elevated
trains Is overhead. The gallop OF horses ,hitched
to rattle-trap, street cars. and tho shout OF
teamsters. and tho continuous appeal of the
| mcnnicant are on the surface.
AS this car In which tho two people were pas
scngers fought. its way through the confusion OF
Sixth avenue the woman said something TO the
man. lie said Yes" but II he had thought of
II ho would not have boarded this car. How
ever. he signalled. and the car stopped. The two
left It.. When they reached the sidewalk she
seemed to lead. He followed.
As they fought through the crush and finally
reached tho entrance, shet looked. back. at him.
The look OF content which her face displayed
was far more satisfying than that which the
Inner gave to the cat after its feast OF feathered
That was what she had in her voice AZ she said:
This Is The place. / read of IL last night, and
the mark.down Is for to-day only
Then his heart turned to white ashes.