The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27
NO BREAD RIOT, BUT A BRASS CANDLESTICK
Adventures Woman Search Of Excitement Among the Aese
Hunger Crazed Inhabitants Of the East Side

, children on the pavements, staring up at
| the risk OF neck cricks, some with strings in
their hands which appeared to be attached
to the same kites on the fire escapes
When the elevated child let 60 Of the
kite the small pavement child few 1t. That
was the game. A riotously joyful game It
was, too, Judging by the cries Of the child
The visitor had often watched the slde.
full Of kites In the direction Of Broome
street. Now she knew why.
She stopped In a yelling bunch Of kite
II suppose. she smiled, that none Of YOU
have seen bread riot anywhere around in
the neighborhood, have your I'm looking
for one, she explained.
upon the kites, but a freckle faced young
ster vouchsafed her a word by way Of an
swer.
ne said but dere's cop on de nex' corner.
She obediently waylaid the COP.
am looking for bread riot, /" she told
him; 'can you tell me where I can and
He thought moment.
Haven't seen any in this neighborhood,.
ne said then, "but go to Eldridge street,
You might find one there"
Eldridge street was even more hopeless.
More htefiying children and children
paying uOpSCOtCuI DuC II Cn0 DREAD riot
had been there it had made it's escape De.
Bareheaded girls flirting with pushosrt
men. ancient and saffron women on door
steps, but not the ghost Of a bread riot
anywhere to be seen.
As she walked along in her unavaiine
search she began to be aware Of basemenf
windows. strangely lighted. Upon closer
observation she found that they were L.
lumined by copper and brass In yarious
shapes and sizes, all beautiful.
She took a sudden resolution.
III l can't find bread riot f" she ssid Ia
herself III buy brass oandlestick.'
!, what seemed to be mummy sat on The
doorstep. A woman, old as time, wrinkled.
81 the color OF ivory. She was not mummy.
one turned her head and called to some one
As the visitor entered this some ono:
who proved to be small dark man Of
pleasing manner, arose and advancing to
me center Of the room--he hadn't far to
aovance-pressed the button and opened
up an electric light bulb Of giant dimensions.
Marrow walls exquisitely lined with
brass and copper, scintillating brass, bur
nisneo copper calculated to dazzle.
~ vases. tea Kettles, pedestals, lanterns;
guile. ''N W w.
Il want a candlestick about this tall.
said the visitor, measuring four feet or
tn tne er al o. from the floor 4but don't
The small dark man handed out three,
or four, all beautiful.
He polished one.
Five dollars"
All that are not from Turkey"
them" '' '''lA ''"''
They are antiques"
but l have seen antiques, plenty of
mem y That were made the day before yester-
r., These were made hundreds Of years ago.
we buy them from the best families in
Russia; Impoverished families who are
2pS asg,e to d ELL That samovar there'
How much for the candlestick9"
III could find bread riot ;" unused the
visitor. Il could make it pay for the
a,, ! put ! have looked high and
The small man polished the candlestick
Until It looked for all the world like a ray
II sunlight.
Maybe you know enough about bread
lot 10. to buy a , eandlestick,' suggested the
Bread totl" repeated the small man.
He was Jewish; too!
is 1t possible you don't know ANYTHING
bout the bread riots that have been tear
nc up this part of town lately?" urged
he visitor, indignantly.
My partner, there. He reads the papers.
1aybe he knows, and he called his partner
rom the depths of little back room.
Bread riots" repeated his partner a
rine vacantly,- then Frightening, "Oh,
es; / know. I have been reading about
hem. l suppose the boes bakers are rich
nd they don't care how much the people
Q without bread But they won't 20
'ithout bread the Jewish people"
What will they dor"
The Jewish people are equal to most
mergencies, replied the partner who
BAD the papers. They will make their
The visitor gave the small dark man
er address
You may send the candlestick there
10 said.