New-York tribune., 1909-05-30

50 big that | stopped and watched II for a
moment despite the cold before climbing up to the
gar-etlike place OF my abode There must have
been Al least a hundred men working there AZ
O'Clock II the morning. shaio~y. moving phantorS
q black. weaving and oEt round ShaloNY teams
OF sleeping horses and high. uIl9aiIiE- ShaioNy
wagons The lights from he ends OF the street made
these fitting shapes seem tangled One was stand
ing quietly for the time being. lust te" ee from
where l halted. and another Dhau ON approached It
Are YOU the foreman heard voice Of peculiar
Yep The crisp reply interested me, and
We'll. 81. ID like to goto Work
"N0thln dom
Bur the papers say men are wanted TO shovel
The foreman moved farther up the line He
waved an imperative hand Al one OF the teansterS,
Here voui" he called. Wake up. Move ahead
there. What's the matter with YOU
The applicant. OF whose face | could upt get A
view. followed HIM tan You give me %2'hE
The foreman wheeled round a. II annoyed by tins
i1ano--unirv No. | can't, l told YOU that be
fore He peered Al the other man Tor an instant,
TOO old TO e any good Get out Dom bother me-,
But I can hold out hour
The foreman suddenly plunged ouclnto the heart OF
the gang as # to escape and began gi1g sharp orders
mixed with brisk oaths The rejected one stood for
q moment as II inclined 10 make another attempt.
and adTirirg his persistence. moved closer u hiiil.
thus beginning our acquaintance
Wouldn't give YOU anything to do eh, qoes-
toned almost IL ms ear
ore Of The arcs Al the end Of the street sh0ne u On
his face and | was startled He was for al the
world the kind OF man one meets III Broadway Al
the noon hour. whom one would pick out As the small
business probably well 10 do, perhaps prosper
C-s POSSIBLY wealthy HIS beard vas snow white
AID carefully trimmed His hat was soft sloueh
that had Il some time been uatty From all that /
could see standing there II the hat-iS1t that was
KIND 70 him. he appeared q gentleman
o. You heard What he SAID was his reply
Yes / heard and-eNclIse me. % save my lie l
couldn't help apOogIzlng 70 him. you needed the
OI--e rue, he assen.ed but / don't blame
him am rather old for that kind or work m
seveuty-rhree- Goodnight
lie started Tor the c9-ne-. and ! tel- properly
II hutfed, but was a t-e lrr1ratei by what con
ce-ve5 20 be false pride 50 followed HIM untl. we
stood IN the outer edge of the poo, OF white hight at
the street intersection
Pardon me Can't you spare me q moment
Perhaps he thought too was terelI-t- Anyway.
he stopped and stared Al me from beneath rhatrh
OF white eyebrows
81. You are desperate. ! sad
To my surprise he laughed Not IN the least
I'm not even discouraged here are hundred
other gangs Of men working tonight Ee eH-
hausted my chances with only those * met since
eight o o'clock n the evening
see here" [ SAID. amazed Al his attitude 4
want 70 help YOU You're busted
What OF that" he answered That. Al most, IS
not dlscraceful There are probably seEeral other
men n q similar stat o1 depletion tonight nov
can YOU help me, Have You any sn2H 70 shoIei:
Ees blur ei 3-.- = has % be Slo"e-ei II
The dav-lrne. You can have me Job
Where shall | report he asked rather eagerly.
-ss s-tnl-,ed parriei for time II front OF this
impecun9us old gentleman whose .!eeeh ana a. ions
had enlisted my sy-npathle5 III explain - you
tomorrow | said In the meantime perhaps you
would Ike an advance on the work.
This he accepted thankfully had Just a qo-LaF
u r1v pocket and gave L 10 nm l'Iriel WIN lli1
1.ur1.e- ot nay dwelling.