The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-14
Author Of 1.-THE Capture Of the ExpedI.
tlon,U Etc,

Copyright 1905, by Joseph B. Bow1es.)
Luigi ran his push-cart Into an alley,
looked look shnrpley to the right and and left.
his money from his pocket and counted
Ira and a half. Al home a Ira would
eorn Mi 1 Of /, room mt for single night and
another Ira for the rent of his, push-cart.
must never lnger at their fruit counter
again until he could show Mt lenst
hundred Ira.
A long, hopeless sigh started from the
by a vigorous thump OF his fist upon the
push-cart. That was how. the man had
top Of Ss barrel S the hight before telling
how the straight road to the presidential
chair was through voting for the right
rons way way. get there Way. as the man
had said: and once more Luigi's small
italian fist came down with the big Amer
aa ah hp pa ar e not ana nave wa the s
cart rounded into pyramids with fresh
fruit-two whole lunches Of 'banan'. cut
to fit various needs. with half Of an Amer,
peach OG and q g 9saa5s aa ysa hurS
QUICK IS Ne New York wv way and then take it
TO Rhetta's mother to buy fruit fore heir
stand. a stand was more lordiy tnan
behind the counter and hold hands and
sell. while the shrewd old mother did
the buying and looked after their whole
room-or perhaps two rooms rs they be-
came rich.
alley Back into the midst Of the clashing
Of gadsng and ad
horses feet and the e1bowing Of COM
petltors. Luigi's eyes were bright and his
cheeks flushed with the ,yigor Of hrs
strom nt Of trafiiic, the attaining Of tho
purpose did not seem SO easy as IL had
back there in the alley. All these keen.
Same thing money, money. money; and
they were veterans In the pursuit, while
he was but 81 newcomer: Could he hope
scraSmb iis? ~ ''N''N'sA -" : '''o -"
All the he good corners 1 were occupied. al
hegns hn shf ur rps
in toward the sidewalk from time to
time. or sought place near a corner,
| ct the thrust and threatened aside. These
We're their places. they said. He must
go and find some unoccuped spot.
$50, So he pushed on NJ and on, keepippg as
be dared. ana seeing customers purchase Oh
as noticing Eis ertreatlng voice and
natural. Where there were SO many carts,
people bought from the most convenient.
However, Luigi hnd one quality for
success which few. OF his, competitors
possessed. and that was llberality. He
had never heard Of the great French
banker Lafitte, who was so knd-hearted
and generous that he was a universal
dupe, yet who, because Of this very
quality, rose from poor D9y TO be one
Of France: or Of many other great men
lberality that brought them friends and
patronage. Indeed, II Luigi had paused
to consider his generosity as a business
very rs1' likely taken HIMSELF to task for tho
failing. When he gave hanannas and
oranges to big-eyed street urohins whom
he caught watching his cart hungrily,
1t was through momentary kindly im-
pulse, without thought OF the past or
FUTURE. But then Luigi was only IS and
but three months in Elizabeth street,
and the warmth of his own sunny Italy
was slll in his heart and eyes and voice,
At length he stopped In the very busiest
part OF the street. with two carts between
him ana the curb He had not made q
sale In an hour and, If no better, this
spot could certainly be no worse; 1t GER
tainly would afford him more things to
Aesg these obtsat{s we're pprSsszzssan,tly tys
enough to be away from their mothers
of his cart. holding hands. their big hollow
eyes fixed hungrilY upon the fruit.
Luigi did not hesitate an instant. SCI
lectng the two largest OF, the oranges
and bananas from his cart he gave them
" fh,I IsIikitiSen and then stood ,Watp HING