New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-06
MERCHANTS OF THE PAVE.
VESEY ST. \ SUCCESSION OF PICTU-
RESCUE SCENES.
QUEER STANDS on THE SIDEWALKS. WHERE
INTERESTING CHARACTERS DIsPENsE

ALL SORTS OF CURIOUS WARES.
If the wraiths OF dead and gone Ncw-forkcrs
ever do return to their old earthly abiding places
then that OF the Rev. William Nesey, VINO was
tho first rector of St Pauls, must look with
grim amaze upon the street that bears III"
name There was no street there and St. Paul's
was hardly more than in the fields wheh the
DAVIS of his pulpiteering began. when Vescy-st.
did come. and traced on the city maps as
road Of handsome mansions. it was in the nature
Of an honor to the long departed sturdy fhshsh
Clergyman to give it his patronymic. Now II
proves to have been n curious guip OF ia'e' lo'
old G, pauTs his old church. on the broadway
corner, is the only building OF olden. quaint us
uity along its length The other streets OF the
region have long since changed to sombie pro
sale wholesale trade. but vesey is the avenue OF
the little sidewalk merchants. open air traders
who yieId to none in New York in point Of pictu-
rcsquencss.
Those who know how Ncw-York changes. cast
ing aside its old and quaint without formaIlty.
might think that Vesey st. would have lost much
Of It's charm in the last forty years the last
quarter century especially. Yet such has not
been the case. The old street IL all there the
same old sidewalk traders or. where certain have
the pavement. where anything imaginable can be
bought. has not changed to the eye. at all events
The fusty. dusty old men and women VINO trade
here day 10y DAG shake their heads. II IS true, ana
sorrow over the bad business these days swear
ing that the good old days when money could De
made on the sidewalks are gone. Such state
mcnts must not be taken too seriously The
rI.scy-st market" is not on It's last legs yet
CAN'T GET THEM AWAY.
There has been many an attempt made on the
part Of business mon over period OF many
Years to get these Stands" away from the side
walks and the fronts Of buildings But all have
failed thoroughly and completely. The old irish
women and men have somehow wound them
t.ycs too closely about the tendrils OF certain
uorckccpers hearts Mrs. OMara, for example
The late Widow O'Bricn who bad sold crockery
and ornate articles OF vcrtu at one spot III
Vesey-st for more years than any one can re-
member was not only welcome 10 place her
Foods in front OF \ certain hallway. but In the
went OF a rain~tor,n or ut night she could keep
her boxes and her baskets In an adjoining store
gbc did not have 90 pay one singlc cent for this
triyiIccc: It was freely bestowed upon her for
the reason that this good na'urcA woman seemed
t. be a part ana a portion Of the block
one meets queer characters among these poo
Ne. az. Keeping closely on the north side OF the
street he walks down from Broadway 10 the
river bank lie will ind no sight Ike unto II
In all New-YoTk no quainter series Of person
ahjics. Ireland being the country OF nearly all.
with Jcwry contributing nowadays one or two
under the lee Of Washington Market.
Apple Mary" is the first figure OF all. The
stand she is sole mistress OF. and the profits OF
4 must have been great. sets alongside Of ST.
paurs churchyard's ratings. precisely on the
urror OF Broadway directly adjoining the old
gighth-ave rails and railroad starters box.
"AppIe Mary" is a severe maiden. with an eagle
eye and a hardness Of heart for the world. Hour
BY hour between sales. she communos silently.
Alnnc among all these male and female mer-