The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-01
SAVED THE N0YELST'S LIFE,
sUsssllsGENHORN, AT THE FIRST SHY,
SPOTS HIM For ELIJAH.

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Raslss stunt In Hot Weather Was Wearing
~ Out tho Literary Mr.. ZcNin with Every
body Asking Him for Tip and Nobsdy
n suspecting That He Was Aiianovie.
Mr.. Israel levin, Yiddish novelist and
Nm,orist. has gone on his vacation after
leNSning a lesson which will make MIN
betiN and more useful man. 1t 10 TINS
Josh About anything else you want to, but
don't bet gay about money ON the EAST
Side Because he got fossy" on money
>oposition Mr.. levin was condemned TO
walk the hot streets OF the Ghetto Tor
week in the very height OF the dog days.
Along at tho beginning Of the silly season
an afternoon newspaper published IN Eng
lish on Park row did circulation stunt
1t sent out living prototype Of the flames
of MINE. w. Hornungs imagination. ne
walked the streets all day; and every day
the newspaper published a photograph ana
description Of him. Any person who rec
ognized him was to tap him on the shoulder,
repeat certain magic formula and get 800
cold cash For ten days Mr.. Rafiies walked
the streets Of New York. Finally. driven
Ito desperation by sore feet, he was trying
to get himself identified by q shopgirl, whoee
picture would look pretty in the papers,
when he was nabbed by a store detective.
Mr.. Raffles then moved on to Chicago
and sold himself out to an evening paper.
In yorktown they caught him on the Sec
ond day. Mr.. levin is the feuilleton writer
OF the Jewish Daily Nens. In Hester or
Essex or Pitt street they would cast out
and reject Yiddish newspaper that didn't
have a daily feuilleton. Mr.. levin has to
do lot of thinking to keep 1t going day
after day. So when Mr.. Raffles was caught
he began a burlesque OF the whole MIR.
Raffles business. More explanations: The
Prophet Elijah is a kind Of orthodox He
brew Santa Claus. He is supposed to be
about at Passover time, bearing gifts. They
always leave a door open at the Passover
80 tina. no may enter. His popular name
Ia "Ailenovie" So Mr.. levin announced In
a humorous article that Ailanovie had been
sent about the East Side with sack con-
tanning $50 in gold, which same would be
the prize OF the first man, woman or child
who touched him on tho shoulder and said
sYou are the Prophet Elijah Of the Jewish
Daily Ners." Mr.. levin dashed this on ana
went on to compose news article. an col
torial and poem. 1t was all part OF ne
days work.
Tho next. morning the postman re.
marked to the business manager that II
their mail kept on increasing that, way
he'd have to resign. There was truly an
unusual number. OF letters. About TWO
thirds Of them said nearly the same thing.
III you've sent a man with so walking
around the East Side, why In Sam Hill
Tor any other orthodox Hebrew cuss word)
don't YOU publish description so that we
can get the money!
in at the business offices. All day sub
scr.bers stuck their. heads through the
cashiers window and wagged their boards
and made gestures while they told what
they thought of the paper. Toward even en-.
paper sent for Mr.. levin, who sat at his
desk trembling at the ruin he had wrought
1See what you've done" said the Sara
sohns. what can We do about it?'
Send out a man, publish a description,
catch him." said levin. :,
sarasohn brothers: "You are the man.
.Himmel!' cried Mr.. levin, -and the
Thermometer 9s in the shade!' ,
.You should have thought OF that,
Il happens that Mr.. levin Is pretty, we'll
known on the East Side. 1t wouldn't 90
to publish his photograph, since the Jer1eh
Daily Nevs wanted run for its fifty dollars.
anything like a full description Of the
mysterious "Ailanovie. because, as the
court reporter remarked, you might take
Risks on q $50 proposition with the Krists,
but not with the East Siders y,
So the News announced next DAY that
} Side, that he would walk through Seward
Park every morning and that he would
wear a cap with holes In II, suspenders
instead Of a belt, a cane. and gold eye
glasses. Fifty dollars to anyone VINO
Next morning, half the East Size was In
Seward Park. At 10 o'clock, MIR. levin
strolled through the crowd They all spoke
to him.
Yes, I'd like the $50 myself" said Mr..
Iitweiser, the kosher butcher, called him
aside.
for the Neus Tell me more about this
when catch him :.
Mr.. levin was inoorruptible. He strolled
on, although his collar was willing With
,lnaccustomed exercise. He drifted into
Educational Alliance. Everywhere they
we're talking about Ailanovie, and every
where they asked Mr.. levin wouldn't he
please, please tell them more aboutit. They
needed the money.
It was that afternoon that Ave pushcart
men rushed into the Office Of the News
CARRYING in their midst struggling, swear
ing little Christian man.
Eve have got oiml' said the spokesman
Of the pushcart men. He says he amt
him, but he isl"
.You are wrong said the cashier. He
wears no gold eyeglasses.
aHe did before he smashed 'em fighting, >
said the spokesman. 1Give US the $50.
The cashier had to bring down the Sara
sohn brothers before the pushcaTt men
would let the struggling Christian gentle
man 60 He had his innings on the side
/. walk, when he collected a dollar apiece to
ray for his glasses. The pedlers departed
= swearing with their shoulders.
It would take too long to tell Of every
time that q wild crowd raided the Neps
once In the next week, carrying captive
who wore q CAP, o cane, suspenGers and eye
glasses. One resident Of the Upper East
Side caught his sAilanovie, locked him In
+ a closet and refused to let him 60 until the
cashier of the Ne,os went up and proved that
he had the wrong man. ~
Meantime. Mr.. levin walked and walked
and lost mEAy pounds. Each day he started
out with fresh hope. Each night he came
home discouraged and sad, to write bis
experiences OF the day before. Wherever
fhe went, people implored him for Just one
little word about Ailanovio.