Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-04

natives naked and diving for pennies
In their wake. Then more or less
difficult landing at the foot Of steep
sided dock up perpendicular ladder
OF stone steps and into the sun and
shadow pocked streets of Funchal.
Mrs. Lefkovitch grasped her hus-
bands coat sleeve, steadying herself
the Roumania's passenger list, Baede-
kered, sun goggled and loving the land.
Aaron, like my legs would wobble
right off, that's how I feel"
Now. now, Bertha I amt so steady
myself If you hang on me like that"
No. but them three rough days when
we first started, you could hang on
me, tell you. When my legs wasn't
even so steady as they are now"
Trees closed over them, cacti and the
heavy fronds Of palms.
Mama Papa Just see. Isn't it just
perfect? Oh, Mr.. Danzinger, no wonder
you raved and raved about Madeira"
Just wait il you think this is going
up the mountainside on the funicular
and come down on sledges."
'"Whew, give me my fan out of your
pocket, Aaron. / don't want to say
nothing right in the start, but I tell
| you l amt stuck on the smells here.
Mrs. Kron and her husband was right
to stay on the ship if"
''Mama"
ooh, come now. Mrs. Lefkovitch |;
this smell isn't so bad"
"There's nobody, Mr.. Danziger, can
tell me better as my own nose what
l SMELL"
Mama !"
There's no use talking. Miss Esther ;
your mama don't think much of us
Chicago boys. She's all to the New
York"
"It amt Chicago don't think so
much of. Mr.. Danziger; never blame
the jug for what comes out of it,"
"Ouch, take that one with you."
cried Mr.. Danziger, lodging an imagi-
nary blow.
"And maybe. Mr.. Danziper. since YOU
say it, we got right in New York as
fine boys AS
Zach, Danziger, my old lady likes to
have her little fuss with everybody. I'm
glad enough for while it should be
you instead of me. Like my son Michie
| back home in New York says,' her bite
is worse as her bark. L got fine boy
back home, Danziger. But always when
| he wants to tease his mama q little,
| that's what he says to her.
|
:. crow s. feet of amiability crept into Mr..
Danziger's face, and he flung one arm
along Mr.. Lefkovitch's stopped should
ers.
You got n mighty fine lady for a
wife just the same, Lefkovitch - a
mighty fine lady"
'See, see, mama, there go some OF
the Portuguese who live here, right past
you."
A group of native riff raft. bare
limbed and their brown backs still glist
ening from the dive, scuttled past.
Don't look, Esther. feel ashamed
enough. tell you if had known what
goes on in town like this, right on
the boat where young girl don't need
to be ashamed where she looks, you
would have stayed"
Mama, this ism t."
81 don't think it il so nice, Mr.
Danziger, since you been here before
YOU didn't first tell my daughter they
go around in this place worse as in
bathing suits at stylish summer resorts
at home in America"
Mr.. Lefkovitch cast a thoughtful
squint after the group.
81 tell you, Danziger, there's a gol(
mine in this kind of town for a smart
fellow with few dollars to invest"
Wouldn't be surprised"
eff was young fellow like my son
Niche. right away in town like this
in a furnishing goods business I coult
make money"
Wouldn't be surprised"
"Cheap rents and low expenses! tt
sell pants to men who don't know any
thing about them amt so hard as tC
sell them to men what know too mucr
about them. I bet you, Danziger, will
few thousand dollars, two young fel'
lows like you and my son Niche, ol
his friend, Abe Katz, could make BIZ
money in town like this"
''For our son, let me tell you, Aaron
right in New York, where you built vi
for yourself your own business, is gooC
enough for him. too
'Oh, look, mama please look! Se'
The oxen teams pulling the sledges up
hill"
Zach. and Esther, see over there tn
embroidery shops. A whole string o
them like Mrs. Kron said there woul'
be-"
"No, no, mama; please don't eros
over there. We're all going up tn
mountainside in little train, mama
to see the scenery, Aren't we, Mr.
Danziger?"
(oopvrt1ht. 1880. bv Wheeler svndicate.)
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