The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-05

Over the fruit the swarthy rtans. MA
sides flashing his white. even teeth 3. r.
quent smiles as he halls you with:
cheap ="
And you yield to his perruzstvs m1. .-a
buy with a sort OF faith that ths aanan..
are not oTerrtpe or the oranres rcf, 4,
spots. while the little bent woman MIR ,h.
WOODEN hood. standing next to YOU IN ths
cro"o. turns over In her basket the apples
she has Just bought and rumbie,:
An yes; I see. I see; an the MIC, ep.s
on top. AL the bad ones It the bottoms
But the frnt seller pays small heed "a nar
complaint, and she Is hurried on from mar
position by others with baskets to b nled
with apples.
mingled with the patois OF the GA FrrcS
woman with green onions and herbs 10 ,eII
and the low and cultural dialect CT Ia. ors
Serman man and woman with their fresh
vegetables. butter and eggs from soma
you fancy.
The little old woman who suxx..t. peth-
ing else quite 80 much a. q xnome- b,nd.
ever her flower seed n bulbs, and th.n
giances up quickly with little, hrtrht eve.
tNlnkhnR through steel-rimmed spectaciss.
she chrckles happily. and tells Won FRAT
she Is nearly sold CUT and invites Won :.
come again Monday or Tuesday eyenirr
when she VIII have . larger and fresh up-
ply.
When she began her work Of selling a,v,r
seed In the old French market all q youth
had not passed
She was a happy young mother tasn. ana
q sturdy husband helped her At her tsxk
NOW she stands alone. and In ola ara
gray and wrinkled. but she smiles AZ Won
and Is happy to ina that you can address
oh. the onions. and the garlic. ana ,s.
cabbages and the lettuce!
demand. as
Here they come nocknx, from an ssr.~
tons. out OF the dimneS Of nowhere vom-
sH 1 sna"Is about their heads and shoul-
GERS. and others with pert hats that ,od
with feathers and flowers. while occassonaI-
" tnere Is a woman In modi.h atttr. vha
seeing. sn'-
And an interesting study 4, afforded By
tne young couple Just beginning their home
making In a small and economical Uay
1Ou fancy him q clerk with a small sal
-. ana tne girl. maybe. not long out Of
SCHOOL with much to learn In the vay OF
housewifely arts.
50 absorbed are they IN picking and oaoos-
ing their little supply Of vegetable that
they do not notice your Observation a. th.-
Ihere are sharp bargain-driyers who bag
ele over q half cent on a dozen eggs. THESE
know, too. how to get things at their avn
ems tnouSn one fancteS hat the keenera
OF the vegetable and fruit stalls know th.>.
wei and put up prices q bit with the e.
OF having to come down.
Al the nrst corner upon leaving IN.
French Market building. you win nnd ths
oLnd oeggars. asking aims, or onernr
pa,neue verses and songs for sale. Pennies
rattle into their cups. for there are man
generous hearts beneath the shawl. and
worn coats about the old French Narksf
AS the hour grows later the heans ~ srnt,
and Vegetables diminish. The crowd thsns
o1t. and again melting into the dimes
Ine streets. going In all directions from
Sroaoway, there pass the figures WITH bss-
@resn n9w ioaded with meats and fresh
slonaily amcng them Is a pair a. arms
aesn VIII a olossoming plant bought Al ths
nnrket Tor now the springtfme is A. had
.v rne vsnoers at the stalls count over the
sVenlng earnings under the lirht OF fhs
iaring OIL torches; those with wasuns clan
70 ,heI seats. take up the reIns and
ali 70 the doing horses to "ee' I'M"
Inc shopkeepers close their door, ana n
tuiet setueS down over the historical MAJ
NeI-piace tnat VIII not be broken 1ntn tha
els OF me neighborhood ring out In he
AIRY morning to call worshiners 10 mas
4ODESTE Il JORDAN.