The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-04

DE competition Ia something vivaciou
4, over to Paddy's Market on Mint avenoc
where goes every Saturday night VIZ
Lumpy jackson.
1t amt do lad can holler loudest dat sell
dc most, cause his voice gives out alon
round 10 o'clock, and den all he can d,
is to run up and grab de ladies and drag den
to his cart and just point in dumb sh ow
Some Of de ladies likes to be grabbed vel
enough and buys. but dere's some dat
particular and doan like to be grabbe'
and brushes of dere arms disdainful an,
doan buy.
Il never see such luck as Lumpy jackson
has! Foist he doan make out at all and ain
takin' In a cent and's gittin' desprate, ant
den all Of a suddent he's sold out befor,
anybody else.
Il goes along wild him to holler, does
I'm professional hollerer, am, and got Il
down fine now. Juss let de yells sorter slid,
out OF one side Of your mout like de corne,
was held down by a weight, and your,
doing bees, cause I've noticed dat no matter
what your line is, II dere's signs Of effort
1t amt good work.
I'VE got coocumbers dis night, and dey't
all sorted out De little felers, what's like
dey was raised on Tent avenoo and had to
hustle for deere nourishment and didn't
get much, is a cent. Den de moro pros
looking cukes dat's like dey wa
raised on a avenoo furder east, Is two cents
and de big fat ones chock full Of nourish-
ment, like dey was raised on FIT avenoo
Is tree, or two fer five.
1T was my remarking about dem bankers
a. nj ~ NIL ~ 81, 7
his idea, when 1t looked like he'd have nut
tin but cukes for his supper and his Sun
day dinner and all next week.
'Dere's gran push on de avenoo dat night.
but it amt buying OF us. takes . Arm
holt on one lung and den grasps de odder,
and de roars emitted by me can be heard
above de Il trains and de shouts Of beets
and sellry and onions all around, but I
might as we'll be as still as II was a. Dustin
into house, for all de good it done me. Dc
ladies come up and squeezes de GU es to SEQ
IL dey's firm. and after de cukes is squeezed
about forty times each de ladies complains
dey're soft. and won't buy.
Il used to be a panhandler oncet. but
was driv out Of dat line by all de bess talent
OF de country hocking for to practise hero
in New York. But onoe youse panhandler
de call OF II is In you and you finds yourself
practisin' It wedder youse really belong
in de profession or not
"Lumpy says:
Dis is on de bum fer fair, dis is Alone
about Wensday de childer will be kiokin'
against steady feed OF orkes, which 10
all I'll have for dem. When it's Toisday
and de orkes is still comm, dey won't
win no prizes in no baby shows, day won't,
for de- nootriment in a cuke amt more
den little puddle in a green rind.'
Juss leave 1t to me, / says.
And while he's hollering wild his hans
down on his knees and his chin on his bress
bone how nice and fresh his old squeezed
up and paved over goods is, l goes down
TO de corner.
Il gets a bunch around me and I tells
how Lumpy is trying for to make little
to berry hi. grandfather and mis- grand
mudder Is took violent insane and his
1noiee 10 run over by oughtomobiles and
his ants Is perishin' on desert islands,
which he must raise q expedition to rescue
dem, and doan ask me about his misfortune
ate cousins, for dogs de most pityful
tale Of all.
Deere amt no mon bordering to lissen to
mo. but de ladies Is saying, oh, myl but
amt dat sadr and What unfortunes comes
amongst us!' and You never can tell but
what youse be took de same way, and him
!uoh quiet looking man and sure be never
lone muffin, for to deserve such fate!'
'Lumpy, he must be coming 1t, I thinks,
rom all de simply ! hears expressed, 20