The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-02
HER Do RY ONLY A FISH.
nut IT WROU0HT A IRE REYo-
LUTON IN MULBERRY BEND.
Triple Alliance Against Gincomo, the Fish
S~eIler-Arrival of His Promised Bride
with n Tragic TRle-A Roman Boauty's
First A~ppearAncs in New Italy.

n over tho nBhStand OF GiaCOmO BurrOZac-
ohlollo in Mulberry Bend there hangs a large
glass globe wherein a nnued stranger Of alb
surd shape and rainbow scales may bs seen
swimming about on any bright day. When
there Is no sunshine in PARADISE Park the fan
tastic alien loses interest III the affairs ot men.
Then he mopes away the hours and stirs not
the water save by all occasional Ticker Of his
tail or ventrai lange. which assures his solicit
tous owner that he il alive aud as well as may
be expected under 4 black sky. lie is u fish
with an International history. But for his
migration from me Mediterranean ~ New
York a fortnight ago a certain wedding breik-
fast about which Luigla the.Garlio Woman has
Rossiped herself hoarse would not have been
given: nor would Giacomo. the young 1sh-
monger. be to-day the horo OF Il grand social
and commercial triumph over the allied forces
OF the frat families of the CalabrIani. the sicili-
nni and the Napolitani.
That a man 30 Young and strong as Giacomo
should keep a fshstand had become q reeking
scandal in Now Italy. Led by sara. the Fryer
OF Pepper Pods. the voice OF the Bend spoke
with no uncertain sound: diacomo should earn
his living with pick and shovel like other able
bodied men. The light work belonged to the
grandfather and the men who lose their
health In river tunnels or their limbs In rail-
way accidents. when strong waters have weak
ened the lookouts memory OF she gang ct work
ballastinR abound the curve. Old women
openly proclaimed him a lazy dog. aud young
housewives who disburse the family expendi-
lures. meeting In tho street, would remove
from their heads huge bread pans OF fresh
baked loaves. set them on the sidewalk. and
thus discuss tho situation:
is the Policastran still In businessT'
BAIL Don't ask me. Listen. MIA cara. and
j will tell you what think. We'll. l think he
10 not worth taking about
All. 81: not worth talking about. Does he
count himself better than my husband, who
works eight hours a day 10 the sewer mud
To me he is nothing. for every sOllo that I
spond for fish goes to old Daniello the Con
ovese. who was here before him and Is too
weak for tho pushcart."
Nednohe dd me rtcerrd un so'do.'
We'll starvo him out. l think"
Il don: doubt It,"
And the lido Of this sentiment swept I'M
ttemmed from China Hill to the Churohyard.
carrying along the first families OF the Gala.
b ami. tho Siciliani and the Napolitani. who
rue the social. commercial and political des-
TIMES Of the Lend.
In supplying the facts for This chronicle Gia-
eomo ea,u 'a' 10 'ei' a . 'houRh the whoie
world had turned against him. He would have
given up tho struggle in ito earliest sta,s bs
,a,i.r.a 49,. VA '.aHs' ne
believes, but Tor two or three Iowa souls from
his native place. a little fishing village on the
60 .ne reio' =. II money
'hese spent ior dried coz and baby eels was
assurance Of victory in tbs and vere nrioaI.ss
20 go. 81. h.an. u % pt'seiess
his deliverance. Whatever happened to his
f'hstand. Giacomo had resolved never again
to work AZ a laborer in tho city bitches. He
had had two years OF that and had thrown
down his pick for good one dn, whon two mon
shovelling lust behind him were buried alive
by q ~cave-in.
WIN .he ht''e money ne hau hoarded he
opened the hshstand. 1t had never occurred
to him to sell ANYTHING but ilsh. Nearly al!
the Gull of Policastro. and his only taste of
bargain and sale he got by helpinp the master
nsaa "r tu.n ,heir sea 'rul. ihto SILVER. lie
eeeded well enough with the housewives NJ
his own country. and vhv could ba M, do ,ha
Same in Mulberry Bend2 But he had counted
without the tongue of Sara the Fryer of Pep
per rods and the W OF the Triple Alliance.
ne had begun 70 deenalr when one morning
mere came a letter that r'viyed his hores:
Simone,, a ,H%sherman. ;he f,ther of his sweet
got together 100 ire. and that with this sum,
the amount Of ner iowry, all in gold. she would
sal l9r New forl within the week to become
the vile o. Giacomo She Lad been his prom
Used vile for two years.
one hundred and, tttv Hrei The disheart-
ened man vanished. and in his place behind
the nshs,and stood a GiacomO full OF hone ami
catching a glimn.e Of the dawn OF a new and
vest this capital in his business. and 10y the
richness OF III! display; put t. shame everv
hshmonger in Mn,1erry Pend The Cnlan ami
NE YOU'D lure with me red snappers that neith-
er their eye nor palate could resist with black
Whiskered pcriwinkles he would captiyats the
bicillani. and before q leaning tower of Kills
oystars. n tumulns OF Canarsie clans and a
writhing exhibit of Gowauus Holsters ha knew
the Napol ,ani must surrender. SO elntel was
Giaromo that he went 20 the Cafe OF the Good
Appetite that very morning aud staggered Sig
nor Boccahslla. the rropriet Dr. by ordering q
Quart bottle Of the vsrv best wine OF Ohio. To
every one present he gave a glass. and his
guests repaid his lavish hospitality. by listen
ing ,atte1tiIely and without y single bah. while
he bored them with nm ~"xultant recital Of his
hour had gone 10y he was making practical ar.
tangements for the Investment, Of his capital.
but-to his shame he, admits it-but to Diolata,
the promised wife who was sailir g over the sea
pearlng the kew II 1T should unlock to him Tho
door Of success. he gave not a single tender