The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-02
Essex STREET MISSES ANNIE
Ax.xDIR mr. BRINGS PETE THE
a,RBER BiD LICK AND GOES.
customers Discarded shaves for Nan
treatment Hal Enough when shorty
sar <man FeII. hut When Rosey the
I,v,er Turned Aside Real Woe Came.

Iav,er turned Aside Real Woe Came.
Tssey street has lost it's manicure ANN
nLn.s Her stay in the shop Of Pete the
D.-sor wss short and ended with excite
\ ment ho
,.,t. ,oble in bis front window and Annie
NV, wv. ,m, bor various Instruments ready for
..ss The street was not slow with re-
D - natronag GO. The lawyers. notaries
spIS ,o.l estate men came into the little
-, rith more frequency than before.
pete eloated over the outlook as ne isncieu
al these people coming in every Gay 10 De
J eh.vsd and have a chat with the manicure
pn, Pete's vision Of prosperity was TOO
late The men anne, but TIC not ask
ts sh.ve.. and when Pete, limiting quietly,
ID say shave to-day, Morris?" Morris
~o,A nib his hand over his face and then
~ =, HE veil polished nails. NO. he
ronld answer. Il Just ran in to have my
nails manicured'
a..I r,ssins away Of Pete's hopes and OF
- nickof as a fixture in his shop. The
IA u,welcome truth Of the situation had
-, nressine in upon him for two or three
80 hu, he hoped his luck would change.
7, Adm. and he forestalled the inevitable
\, ABANDONING his whole idea and putting
,ss money he had spent on the girls corre-
e.or3ence course in manicuring dow 10
profit and loss.
m { shorty Salt zman, the shortest man
~ the waiting list Of the Essex Market
p.r Association and n of Pete's best
..l - D, hraul tina Nlu1ala
h.ok early on +, aturday morning, He had
INST returned from a trip TO the country
and needed a shave when he stepped into
the shop.
sNs.t- announced Pete. indicating the
chair with a flourish Of his towel. There
wasn't another soul in the shop but Shorty,
Pete and Annie.
u SAMMY hesitated, hen said that he
,housht he ought to use a new safety razor
bs wife had given him last Christmas.
ANYWAY, shaving at a barber was a waste
~ money He sat down in the chair OPP
/ posite Annie. and she got the coin. hand-
4 some Moe Lazarus came IN a Few minutes
later and felt about it just as Shorty had
already expressed his own feelings.
fellow could shave himself easily
enough, Moe said, but he couldn't half
tend 10 his own finger nails. And when
Won came 10 tnlnh pl H. nICt iophiis hofio
we're inst as important to a real gentleman
as a clean shaver face, and more. For
q fellow could grow a beard. II necessary.
and still be a gentleman, o know. but he
couldn't grow Chinese nails very well and
be one. could he?
Pete. the camel whose back was gradu-
suy sagping, and who saw that IL this sort
Of thing kent up he would have TO be a real
camel and 90 AT least eight days without a
drink unless some friend offered to play
oasis and buy him one. went down and out
when Rosey the lawyer passed up his regu-
lar morning shave and took his turn at the
manicure instead.
III is hard times. Pete" he said as he
saw the shadow Of despair settle on the
face Of the barber. 1T is felt in Wall Street
and il is felt here in Essex street. Besides,
the strike Of the garbage drivers has hurt
US. Say a woman with seven small children
10 abandoned by her husband. She wants
To see Rosey the lawyer-but shall she drag
\ those seven precious human lives through
the piles Of garbage to my office? IL isn't
the smell ~ much, hut 1t ia hard walking
when you keep stepping on decayed vege-
tables. Who %snfiers' Rosey."
The dean followed Noe in the manicure's
chair. There are 50 many germs in the
air since the strike -"H' ones nails ought
10 he kept clean" he said.
Pete restrained himself until Rosey had
gone out. Then he locked the door 40 that
no more could come in and told Annie that
h It would he n personal favor to him and TO
his starving babies il she would ply her
trade far from his customers aunt
you are a good manicure and | am a
good barber" he said. They have chosen
between us and | have lost. Perhaps l
should retire gracefully and leave the shop
10 you. But you are a young. woman.
Annie, and can start again easier h ] can.
VIII you take your things with you or
shall | have them sent:"
BY this time there was a loud knocking
at the door. Nathan Tolk was shouting
i Open in the name Of the law" When
Pete opened the door he found that Tolk
wanted his nails manicured. Annie, in
tears, broke the news 10 Nathan and he
passed the word along BY the time Annie
had her hat pinned on, her hair patted
Gown the street outside was comfortably
fied with her late customers. From all
sides came the regret that lack Of time
Prevented tho securing Of n brass band.
The crowd vas so dense now that Moe,
'ho had Shorty under one arm to keep
rim from getting lost, hoisted him 10 his
saoI1er. where he could get a better view.
key Rabinowitz, who deals in fine laces,
Lales hose and slspenders from n push
Cart, happened to be standing in front OF
INT shop with HE cart He was for making
. coach ont OF it for the dispossessed girl,
hut this was hootel down as not good
enough for her The common way of
tnoVing how well disposed the street feels
s."arda man lstocarryh him on the shoulders
OF the crowd. This was proposed. but it
aidn't quite Il: this case.
annie passed out % the shop and M the
t;reet toward her home between two lines
OF JARED heads, Rosey waving his hat vigor-
o9sly from his window Send us your
ADDRESS when you get another place
|tnouted half a dozen voices, and we will
follow you clear 10 The Bronx
mere were rumors afioat in the street
Yesterday afternoon that a loving cup
vas to be presented to the streets late
l1oi az soon as sufficient money had peen
eIoscrlhei When Pete was asked what
ne would give toward il he said that he
t-odsnt ~ would be more sensible for
s)Ine OF you fellows TO buy a decent shave
snd get your hair cur before you 90 and
snd any more monev on a manicure"
might have known better" said Pete
p himself az he locked up to go 10 dinner
list Eight. than try any new IDEAS en- the
Toys They amt used 10 it, and il went
say" ~