The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-01

GREENHORN, ATrTHE FIRST sHY,
SPOTS HIM FOR ELIJAH.


Ran,es stunt in Hst weather was wearing
Out tho Literary Mr.. zovtn With Every
body Asking HIM for TIP and Nobody
suspecting That He Was Alanoyie.
Mr.. Israel Zsvin, Yiddhh novelist and
k,unorist, mas gone on his vacation after
learning o lesson which will make him
better and more useful man. It s this:
josh about anything else you want to, but
don't get gay about money on the East
Side. Because he got foesy' on a money
proposition Mr.. levin was condemned to
walk tho hot streets Of the Ghetto for q
week In the very height Of the dog days.
Along at the 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 hafies
Of Mr.. E. w. Hornung's imagination. he
walked the streets all day; and every Gay
tho newspaper published photograph and
description Of him. Any person who rec
ognized him was to tap him on tho shoulder,
repeat a certain magic formula and get eloo
cold cash. For ten days Mr.. Rafaes walked
the streets Of New York. Finally, driven
to desperation by sore feet, he was trying
to get himself identified by shopgirl, whose
picture would look pretty In the papers,
when he was nabbed by n store detective.
. Mr.. Raffies 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 u the feuilleton writer
Of the Jewish Daily Ne,cs. 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.. Rafiles was caught
: he Eegan a burlesque OF the whole Mr.
Rafies business. More explanations: Inc
Prophet Elijah Is 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
40 that he may enter. His popular name
is sAilanovie." 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 ohiid
who touched him on the shoulder ana saia
.sYou are the Prophet Elijah OF the Jewish
Daily Netps." Mr.. levin dashed this on ana
went on to compose news article. an edi-
torial and poem. 1t was all part OF ne
days work.
y mail kept on increasing that way
ii q have to resign. There was truly an
unusual number OF letters. About two
thirds Of them said nearly the sane me tn.n,s
around the East Side. why in Sam Hill
Tor any other orthodox Hebrew cuss wora1
don't you publish description so that We
San get the money!
All day letters and kicks ana roars came
i'm at the business offices. All day sub
scribers 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
ing the zs1e who sat at his
desk trembling at the ruin he had wrought.
aSee what you've done" said the Sara
sohus what can we do about it?'
Send out a man. publish description
catch him" said zsyi1 =. .,,,. ..,d tho
.Himmel!' cried Mr.. zeyin. and the
thermometer 90 IN the shaded
' II happens that Mr.. Zevin Is pretty well
known on the East Side. It wouldn't do
to publish his photograph since the Jst'sh
Neither did It seem advisable to publish
ANYTHING like a full description Of the
mysterious -Ailanovie." because. as the
court reporter remarked, you might take
EskS po on 80 b profe sst sde ~!n 'ne
So the News announced next day that
aAilanovie" would be abroad on the East
Side, that he would walk through Seward
Park every morning, ana that s, ne would
instead Of belt. cane, and gold eye
glasses. Fifty dollars to anyone who
would nail him and mutter the formula,
Next morning, half the East Size was 10
strolled through the crowd. They all spoke
Good morning, Mr.; Eevin'' they said
yes, Id like the $50 myself said Mr..
itweiser, the kosher butcher. called him
.Now see here said Htweiser, you work
for tho Ners. Tell me more about this
Ailanoyie how he looks and l give you half
Mr. levin was inooruptible He strolled
on, although his collar was Wiling With
unaccustomed exercise: He drtfted into
Hester street. He loafed in the Jewish
Educational Alliance. Everywhere they
where they asked Mr.. levin wouldn't he
please please tell them moro aboutit. They
needed the money.
It was that afternoon that i've pushcart
men rushed into the office Of the Nevs
Eve have got him!" said the spokesman
Of the pushcart men. He says he amt
.You are wrong, said ..s. the cashier He
sHe did, before he smashed EN- fighting
said the spokesman. Give us the $50
The cashier had to bring down the Sara
sohn brothers beft 70 the pushcart men
would let the struggling Christian gentle
man 70. He had his innings on the side
walk, when he collected dollar apiece to
pay for his glasses. The pedlers departed
swearing with their shoulders.
It would take too long to tell Of every
time that a wild crowd raided the News
ofiioe In the next week. carrying q captive
who wore a cap, a cane. sYspenders and eye
Glasses. Ono resident OF the Upper East
Side caught his 'Ailanovie,' locked him in
closet and refused to let him 90 until the
cashier Of the Ne,ps went up and proved that
he had the wrong man.
Meantime, Mr. levin walked and walked
and lost many pounds Each day he started
out With fresh hope. Each night he came
home discouraged and sad, to write his
experjences OF the day before. Wherever
he wont, people implored him for just one
little word about Ailanovie.