The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-24
Stops DODGES FOR A LIVING.
MAYBE JOJ THINK IRIS Easy, Oy
THE PiRK REV (fRE.
His steam Kettle, Tranhfurter, ana \p,o
Tent We're Too Cunlbr0tis to Run WIN
Now tie wears a Lemon ,ur Ihr,p
ENtinguiylier strapped to III, U,ck

Now tie Wears a Lemon ,or rnr.,
ENtinxuiSller strapped to III, Hack
"Slops' is the nam the now. So,~ r!v,
him. He has peddlad cakes. frInkiur-ar
sandwiches, pies and other thing, OF, ptr,.
row for several years. Whsa NJ Is or, illv
became command ,r Of tbs Oak -,I.,a, i,,l5r..
like the other Park r)w vnuG U.s. Shn. Ind
to keep a-moving. Capt. O'R Fly wa- SIC
ceeded by Police Captain TVS. and he n,
kept the psdlers on the g, A. 3 -, had
to lug around basket and steam ksrrls
he found it difficult job to get out ufacjp's
way in hurry: so be abandoned his old
trade for new one. II appeared q the
Nv with homemade portabl' app, and
strapped over his shoulders, and navinra
canvas awning attached u protect hmand
his apples from the elements
The cops under Titus kept after Sllps.
and Stops found much diaic iltv in doing A
half mile dash with his awning stand. for tho
reason that the awning mad, the thing
top-heavy when on retrra a. and causa ID much
spilling Of apples, 81 Slips M grated
to the Land Of Oblivion where he remained
to await the exit of Titus
When Capt Gallagher came over from
Brooklyn to succeed Titus, Stops got a
tip that Gallagher was dead sore" on Park
row vendors, and made up his mind to
keep under cover until another change
should be made Patiently he waited
until Capt. Lantry, pr.,'H' commander
of the precinct, cane along. Then he
decided to return to the Row
Yesterday, like a grounding emerging
from it's winter quarters, Stops appeared
on Park row. This time he was ia dis
guise He was rugged up like fire patrol
man who had fire extinguisher strapped
on his back and rubber hps' wound about
his waist. He stood opposite the sun
office holding a drinking glass in his right
hand and pointing TO a tin sign which COW
cred his chest.
A negro, who came ont of Frankfort
street, glanced at Stops and then at the
fire alarm box attached to the lamp-posk
and said;
Pears to be fab round yere; what
de Lawd's sake's burning? City Hall?'
NO" sale, a nnewsboy, dat amt no
fire. Dat X Stops
stinguisher?'
Oats first extinguisher.' answered
the hoy, and the negro stood and gazed
Then came tall thin man with bronZed
face. A tall. thin woman, chung to his
arm, and kept moving her head from side
to side as if she expected some one would
suddenly grab her. She wore an old fash
toned sun bonnet and a skirt that spread
as if supported by hoops,
4Silas! Silas!" she exclaimed, tugging at
her escorts coat sleeve. Look yonderl
What's that man a-doin' with the b'iler on
his back?' ,
Silas. sd like ter hey that down on tn
farm jest now, but by the jumpin'Jehosi-
round we're? Guess I'll ask i'm. Neighbor.
been spraying tn bugs yonder on tn
trees?"
aHot vedder," answered Stops, looking
around to see if there were any cops COM
aThis amt caterpillar time continued
Silas. aThe apple tree tent caterpillar amt
begun to unfold yet. I'll allow the eggs
might hatch. prematurely in warm spell
fore the buds begin to unfold, but tn best
tn bare branches in winter time and burn
'em when tn eggs are clustered Down
our way tn bud-moths attacked the
orchard early but I'm IN, a,spInklin plz en
on the, openin, buds; What d. YER er. use on
-Iemonade!" exclaimed Silas Don't
you put no pisen in the water?"
NO" answered Stops. dot amt poison.
Only p,1re lemons sugar und water
Il use a pound of paris green to 200
gallons Of water" remarked the stranger,
By this time a score of men and women
had assembled. They elbowed Silas and
his companion out of the way and then
n scramble followed TO get close to Stops.
"Cend a glass! Ccnd a glass; shouted
Stops.
Then as the pennies rolled in he was kept
busy for the next half hour dshng out lam?-
made which entered the glass from the nozzle
of the rubber hose wound about his waist
When cop put in an appearance Stops
moved and his stock of lemonade moved
with him. He kept moving up and down
the Row and did such a large business that
he was compelled to go away several times
to replenish his stock.
Along about O'Clock in tha afternoon
n tall military looking man came along
and Stops sneaked around the corner int"
Frankfort street. He thought the stranger
was a police official. The stranger fol-
lowed him around the corner and catching
him by the arm said:
"Une limonade, mon ami, sill vous plat.
Il didn't do you nutting." yelled Stops;
and breaking away from the strang,
grasp he ran down Frankfort street, fol-
lowed nv "A crowd yelling Fire