The sun., 1901-07-07

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rasged, small boys nlsd to the stairway
Ono Of them showed 40 inclination to snivel
unmanfully, but the other five were keeping
up cheerful grins and staggering non
.stowsways,- explained the inspector
They ell oamo over In one ship. and they
to be taken over tonight.
Suddenly the man In the blue cap and
uniform appeared again.
Maria tarasellol' he called. There was
no answer.
Maria Caraseilo!" impatiently.
The immigrants looked at one another.
Some OF the Italians hurried through the
crowd. On q bench In tho corner hy
the whito-haired old lady asleep She
had grown tired Of watching and waiting
and the day was hot. A sturdy Italian girl
leaned over her and shook her The little
old lady sat up quickly. In huttered ner-
Maria Csrasellol- shouted the agent
Tho wrinklsd little face looked dazed
for an instant. The thing was too good to
be true. Then q Joy leapcd into the eyes
and the wrinkles broke up into myarid
more wrinkles as smiles came out
Ready. ready" cried small shrill voice.
In Italian. Ready. ready"
She kept repeating IL breaihlessly afraid
she would have lost her chance. She was
trying to gather up a host Of impossibly
knobby bundles. but she was all Of q twittsr
and the bundles, with the true 0bstinacy
OF inanirnate things. slipped from her ner-
vous old hands rs fast as she picked them
up. Goodnstured courtrymen gathered
around to help. and finally one laughing
the biggest bundle, while at his heels.
trotted tho delighted little old woman,
calling -adtlo, addio." to the group behind
her, and breaking on 70 shout Ready.
ready" to the waiting sgent.
Come alopg mother" he said. good
naturedly. taking the bundle from the
man and the gray head and its white cap
vanished down the stairway.
What does II mean for herr the re-
Her sons must have sent for her. She
has three out West In the mines They
wanted her to come, and sho supposed
there would be letters here from them.
but there was nothing to meet her. We
wrote TO the sons. but got no answer Still
She was nice, honest old soul. and often
miners do not get their mail for weeks.
so we kept the mother. and she insisted
she would be sent for.
Sometimes she got little scared. but
then she would laugh at herself and shake
her head. Giuseppe and Carlo might go
back on her, she said. but not Guido. Guido
would send. Ii was a dead sure thing
We've all been Interested | suppose Guido
has been heard from. Now. that will en-
courage the rest who have been waiting
quite a while: and they II all be more cheer
full You see the old lady who was crying
has cheered up already. She thinks her
turn will come next :,
When the sun drops down the wes1 and
tho air begins to cool, immigrants who have
not pstroniGed the roof during the glare
OF the day come out and the scene grows
more lively and more picturesque than ever.
Supper Is served out there by tho cooks
assistants and some OF the immigrant men,
who prefer working while thoy. wait and
get tobacco or beer or stray change for
their services. Then perhaps there is the
sound OF an accordion and fiddle tunes
up, and the strum OF a guitar is heard.
The flute Ia popular too. and there are
mandolins galore.
Strains Of song float on the air. songs Of
all nations. Russian folk songs, Neapolitan
boat songs. Magyar songs. German love
songs, Irish melodies. George. the cook.
a Hungarian ard royal favortte with tho
Immigrants, comes up on the roof with his
accordion, and George doesn't care what
he does with that accordion. He can make
il talk In any language and he would as
soon play an irish Jig or an Italian tarantelle
aR "A Hungarian t6oiidS.
Some Jolly lrishman begins to dance
Others Join In. The Hungarians and
Italians and the rest try their dances 10
the reeling Irish music. IL they can't
make II 20 they wait laughinsly. for they
know their tire will come. and IL doea.
Immigrants OF one nationality usually
keep together, but once In while one dancer
will try to teach another his steps. and
mirth runs high The Hungarians and
some OF the POllaks are great dancers
the best in the crowd-full Of snap and
vim and rough, vigorous Irgce. Some or
the Italians dance remarkably well. too.
after q fashion almost as agile but more
slnuous and less swapping and spectacular.
The Irish always foot il gayly.
The sun drops down behind the city,
leaving the biz buildings in ragged sil-
houette against the glow The lights come
on along the Jersey aud Long Island shores
and the New York waterfront rhe boats
show their lights, TOO. and the Goddess 81
Liberty towers near the roof garden, turning
her back on the immigrants, but holding
her lighted torch on high. cool oTeete
Green's up from the sea The music grows
msrrier and The dancers g1yer. Depcrra-
ton and detention have lost their norrofs
for 4 trne, and the lignt heartodneSs q, ig-
norunce and irresponsibility holds sway.
The eYening eniB early md tns INN E
grants turn in by o'c ook or AZ
the latest. but they Csrry pleasant thoughts
that music anil dancing ara not tie reg lar
hing, rather than the otc slonsl happening
on the i!nmlgldnts' roo! garden.