The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-23
LIVE ropes ABOUT TOWN.

The record Easter price for flowers went
to a florist on upper Fifth avenue. For an
azalea measuring about four feet across the
top he received $500. On the bush were
both white and pink blossoms and in that
popularity was supposed to reside the
great worth OF the plant. The profit OF
the florist on such an outlay was OF course
not less than $500 although he declared that
he had paid the nurseryman almost as
much as he got for the plant. One more
expensive bush in another shop was still
there on Monday morning. 1t was an
English hawthorn more than three feet high
n covered with blossoms, The price asked
for that plant the day before Easter was
81 900.
The woman was ashamed Of It but the
clerk assured her that she need not be.
Il shouldn't have forgotten she said,
"but 1t is a new address, and when the man
at the other end Of the wire said: Where
to save my life
-"Oh, that's, nothing said the clerk
Lots of people forget their address when
asked for 1t over the telephone. And all
OF them haven't recently moved into new
places, either suppose the oopspieuols
with their forgetfulness. 1t Ia not enclosed
and the customer feels that everybody
within hearing distance Is listening to
everything he says. That makes him ner,,
vous, and the chances are that when asked
for his address be will have to take a few
seconds off to study it up
Swinging the can is a new downtown
diversion which causes the curb brokers
to stop trading for minutes at q time TO
watch the small boys. A boy in the centre
swings a can on the end Of a six foot string,
and each Of the other boys formed In a
circle around him jumps as the can reaches
him.. 1t Is much akin to skipping the rope,
except that II a boy jumps too late or to9
has to take his turn at the swinging. 1t
Is a graceful sight to see the circle Of
boys undulate as the can passes rapidly
around, and the game grows exciting at
the can faster and faster until be has reached
top speed. 1t Is never long before there
is a bang and a cry, and the victim limps
forward to have a try at banging some one
else.
The speed at which business Is trans
acted In Wall Street Is indicated by the
demeanor Of the p~roverbially slow mes
eenger boy In that district, One Of the
earliest parts of his training as he leaves
an express elevator to rush Into an Office
Ia to ring the @down bell before he enters
the office. It Is seldom or never that he
is out again In time to catch the next car
down.
Il believe that I'm having sweet re-
venge on a certain subway ticket seller,
said a lawyer. "The other day I landed
In the Twenty-third street station just
as a train was pulling in and, having no
change but five cents, l laid them In front
of the agent, knowing that I couldn't catch
the train II I stopped to have a bill changed
The nan behind glowered at me picked up
one cent at a time n didn't hand me
the ticket until the train was starting.
The next afternoon when i wasn't very
busy I collected 80 cents, got on a train
station. 1 asked at the window for ten
tickets, at the same time fairly deluging
the place with coppers. 1 heard. muffied
curses, but kept my eye riveted on the
opposite station until l saw a bunch OF
tickets pushed toward me; 1t took ten
minutes and l held up a whole string of
people until two trains had passed, but
1 wasn't in a hurry. Then I told him of
the previous days incident and said I'd
see him again.
1T Is my opinion that New Workers are
considerable Of the feelings and welfare
Of their fellows remarked an uptown
furniture dealer, 'and here's one Of many
bits Of evidence to support that theory;
I have a certain line Of piazza chairs and
couches that are supposed to be bad weather
proof, 80 whenever it rains ! expose a few
pieces on the sidewalk for advertising pur.
poses; but a rainy day never goes by
without at least one passerby dropping
in and, after apologies for Interfering
telling me that I have forgotten to take
my chairs in out Of the wet and that he wa
afraid they would be damaged"