New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-24
MULBERRY STREET
TONY WANTS AIR
Playmate's Story Of Visit
to Country Sounds Good
TO Him.
HOPES TRIBUNE FUND
WILL GIVE HIM TRIP
II Will, if II Can. Provide Lots
Of Places for Seven Year
Old to Play.

Antonio Cirofcci. az he is written
down in the baptismal records Of lit
tie suburb Of Naples. lives in Mulberry
s.. lie is seven now and has lived
there for three years. so that he docsn'.
remember much about the life % his
birthplace.
He knows the life OF Mulberry st
pretty well, however His home is well
up in the clouds that is 20 say h.
lives on the fifth floor front. right
hand side and has two windows that
open on the street. which allow TonT
good outlook over things Ia general.
One Of the windows gives upon the FIRE
escape. and permits the lad play
ground when strained relations with
some other Mulberry strceters make u
inadvisa5lc for him 70 appear on the
sidewalk.
The other day Tony and a neiChbor
Of the fourth floor front. right hand
side, hit on n scheme which prom ised a
great deal Of enjoyment. had they been
permitted 10 carry II out unmolested.
They rugged a Soup" from the bars OF
the fifth floor fire escape platform so
that n swung parallel 20 the front Of
the house over the fourth floor plat
form.
The neiRhbor led had had his first
turn and Tony was just starting his.
when a policeman on the beat spied
the pair and sent Tony's mother UP 10
put stop 20 the sport Tony has no
faith in the wisdom and usefulness Of
cops. anyway.
On the first floor Of Tony's house. on
the left hand side al Tony comes out Of
the hallway. there is a fellow NeapOli-
tan who keeps store whore a great
variety OF things can be bought. There
are for sale. for instance. a couple or
gaudy parrots. one Of which the boy
means 20 own some day-when he goes
to work
How He Earns a Few Cents.
WHAT interests Tony about the store
particularly is not the parrots. how
ever but tub Of peculiar little brown
things which the proprietor sells By
the nickeFs worth. Tony's father buys
some Of them every once in 2 while.
What inspires the boys interest how
ever is the fact that when the stock
in the tub begins 10 run iOw there will
be q chance for him 20 earn a few
cents.
The contents Of the tub are washed
cigar stubs butts Tony calls them
for sale at about five cents the pound.
And when the stock runs low and needs
replenishing the lad will 20 out col
lecting them from the cutters OF the
city for about two cents peck.
All up and down Tony's block, so
close together that he has to 90 all the
way 70 the corner or crawl under then.
il he wants 20 get across the street.
stretch pushcarts, from which almost
anything may be purchased. At this
season OF the year they are likely 20 be
gay with piles Of red and green pep
pers.
Tony's father owns one that stands
right in front Of their house. His
stock varies from time 20 time. but his
specially is snails. Tony is always
glad when the speciality is for sale, for
he often has 70 tend the cart while his
father is az his meals; and snails are
more fun than vegetables or fruit. One
can prod them and make them draw
back into their shells; one can pull
their horns, or one can put two of on
one side of the cart and watch TO see
which will get back TO the writing
mass of the rest first.
Wants Taste of Country.
All in all, it's d strange neighbor-
hood where the boy lives. There are
twenty families living in the tenemen.
house with him, all of them of the
same nationality. There are four OF
i've children in each family. And the
same holds true of all the other houses
on the block, so that there are plenty
Of people in the neighborhood. and
Tony has an abundance of compan-
ions.
But with all the people and all the
children to play with. Tony isn't sat
isfied for he has no place to play. He
says he'd like 70 go 10 the country.
where a fellow he knows has just been
and where there are lots Of places TO
play lie hopes the Tribune Fresh
Air Fund will send him before long. II
will. too. if IL can.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Proceeds Of q lemonade candy and
cake sale conducted by Eleanor
Meeks. age seven. and Elizabeth
smith age ten. % be credited to
contribution OF the Berkshire Fresh
Air Fund .......... .......... ........ 20 81
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Merriam ........ ~ 80
Proceeds from play written by
J4u-y Woodruff and acted by
club of little girls on the lawn.
through Nrs. \. u. Wooarur--...- H. 90
Mrs Harriet *. Norris ............... 10 ~
'tor carfare. o.. g. H.. Waihusford
SURGEON and Mrs D. y. carpenter
United states Navy ................. b %
Ida Julia Bouck ......................- D. nn
Elizabeth Or Russell ................. Or
go M. a, n. 80 ,s -l