The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-03

T.. Is==zzsszz:zzzrea =zsszzzzzlrsaa1S Avenue, from the
GAINESVILLE bridge to ST
.lchas Street, had lowered into bunting.
lne al,otheeary' at the corner, sonorouslv
styled farmacia Italiani, was swathed in red.
wnte and green. SO were Jewski's and
Mareaca's and. Aaron's and Miserendinos,
Wise Salvestri tonsorial artist, had two
ntt.o banners and wreath OF paper roses.
In this riot OF color the dull red brick Of
T. Patrick 5, grimy with railroad smoke
foco9Te to wear a garland, as did the fat
shecp, smoky and undecorated, that re-
*iined on the steps Of the sanctuary Both
seemed to keep in countenance Salvator's
iingy little basenient shop, with its black
l.lnd yellow sign, Salvador Masserino First
lass Shine Five Cents, anditssevcn broken
tone steps TO the sidewalk. The area Is 50
abrupt that only the upper half OF the cob
s,lers window is above ground, and Saliva
.oi, at his workbench, sees nothing but
Gag procession Of feet, OF all sizes, kinds and
ages, passing and repassing from morning
lntsi evening, from evening until morning.
On Columbus Day there were many,
many feet, but he continued to stitch, al
though he saw the scene outside with the
eyes OF his spirit lie knew all the little,
black -browed dago children, infant bandits,
that sprawl on the dirty pavements; he knew
-he long rows Of smoke blackened houses,
the juliiant banners, the wreaths of paper
howers on the market stands, the gold let
tered liquor shops, the motion picture mills
doing business with the Messina earth
quake at five cents head He knew the
long lines Of smutted wash on pulleys and
the celery and pepper plants that flourish
exceedingly in tomato cans on the upper
sheds and window-sis Of Little Italy. He
could smell the aroma Of roasting peanuts,
mlngliag with other odors more varied and
vastly more poignant He could hear the
poly5lot jabbar Of the good American citi-
zens on the street, for here the Tower of
Babel was undoubtedly upset and its con-
tents spilled. But Salvador was deeply dis
eouraged, the dream Of his heart ike the
dreams of other hearts was long deferred,
and he waved his thread with vicious
fwitch. His window was darkened by a
throng Of pedal extremities like a cloud
burst Of locusts. The Italian band was
strutting past behind its gay drum-maior,
the street blazed with red and green and
dashes of royal purple if was vivid with
Grass buttons and bright cockades, Then
the blare of martial music sank tunefully
into distance, the feet in quick accompany
ing occasional, and Salvador stretched his
arms over his head and yawned
Madonna he murmured, fine day
to, go to Savin Roes in an automobile
Hc was little brown man, a Sicilian,
with face like dried raisin and black
bcadlike eyes, and he had never been in an
automobile in his whole life
A new pair of feet crossing the upper sash,
descended the steps and Salvador threaded
he needle in his machine. Beppo Franzone
,arried his old shoes folded carefully in the
1alf sheet OF last nights paper Beppo was
rugal with his newspapers, for he frequently
,oiIed his coffee over them. He was rich. he
,wned a tenement with leaky roof and
water in the cellar, but he was familiarly
.nown on the Bowery as tight wad.
Fine day, Salvador, said the magnate.
81, replied the Worm sullenly-
:. K will pay only fifteen cents this time for
ny heels he said, diotatorially, and mind
ou hammer down the nails inside
The price, smooth, is twenty-five cents.
He was charging up FIVE cents Tor the con
ascension. Thus do VIC sometimes achieve
loodess satisfaction. To condescend is
ometimes to tread on the rattler's tail.
! It's usury, grumbled Beppo. You all
re n me rich, you all rob me can't even
sling r.yks. Behold me, plueked like a
mere. but now, is that little
& IknoW Maresca, she's paid no rent for
not oeHfisimo, and see her
will, adm band with new yellow
e never seer her head. She pays To-
ZIP" Salvador pushed a
aid Kitty. 3ly under the machine
n,s promised to Leo Ber-
~ x.-- .ss44k,A.t for her YETI