The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-12-25
Lights Of Newyork
by L. STEVENSON


wizened, old woman singing patri-
otto songs on Sixth avenue with
an empty tin cup and three
sons IN the service Of our country
A delivery wagon horse taxing
its luncheon from . feed bag
and an impudent sparrow Teasing
on the grain that drops on the pave
ment A frayed and fragile sand
witch man fighting . losing battle
with the wind as he attempts TO
cross 46th street Again on the
curb, he turns and drifts in the 9TH
er direction and so passes
grazing gentleman, very correctly
dressed-top hat, morning coat and
striped trousers-who bears on his
back a placard advertising a cloth
ing sale The way he wears his
clothes seems to indicate that he
has seen far better days Leaves
from the trees in Bryant Park Gid
ing down and alighting on the heads
and shoulders of newspaper read
ers on the benches beneath their
boughS.
The Times Square scene-a mix
ture of uniforms and multi with uni
forms much more In evidence than
they were a short time ago e.
Even members of the dear sex are
wearing them A group of Utter
bugs in hot discussion as to the
merits of their favorite orchestra
leaders and right on Broadway,
boy and girl going into action and
demonstrating some new steps with
music coming from the loud speaker
of hole-in-the-wall music and rec
ord shop as an accompaniment :.
A tall policeman giving a stubby
panhandler menacing look q. :.
and the beggar promptly departing
for another and less law-infested
field The odor that announces
the presence of a leather goods store
. . and in the windows, the inev-
liable Sale" signs . A colored
bootblack whistling. Il Got Spurs
That Jingle" while he jingles the
small coins in his pants pocket.
A straight, keen-eyed lad inform
ing his pretty girl companion that
within the week, he will be wearing
uniform and that it's his
hope that before long he will be
wearing a pair of silver wings .
The girl shyly strokes his face e.
Behind them four youths in uniform.
who look like mere boys, but who
wear the insignia of the Raj ..
Sign over a midtown bar: Yes,
we have rum service" What S
that, boast or an admission? =. :.
A window cleaner having a lot of
trouble getting his ladder through
the throng at 46th street and
it isn't long ladder at that.
A taxi driver shifting so that he
won't see an approaching woman
but will see the man who is right
behind her Quite plain that he
doesn't regard women as good tip
prospects s.. Wonder how and
why the custom of tipping taxi
drivers started? Can tell why
] always tip-I don't dare not to j..
Rock candy in a big jar in drug
store window / can remember
when rock and rye was a standard
cold remedy and girl who
just passed would be pretty if her
cold hadn't Redeemed her nose and
eyes.
Cowboy hold-overs from the rodeo
treading the sidewalks in high
heeled boots and looking as if
they would much prefer softer going
Big yellow pumpkins in the
windows of restaurants Remind
me of cornfields around the old home
town We never had to worry
about material for Halloween jack
o'lantern We merely went out
and picked il and that black
with-spices pumpkin pie that moth
er used to bake! My mouth wa
tiers at the thought . A woman
with shawl over her head, paus-
ing at the curb with her lips mov-
ing. as if she were praying, before
she crosses Broadway even though
the light gives her the right of way
A group of children chattering
away in French Wonder if they
are refugees and If so, how
they reached this land.
A gang Of musicians riding down
Broadway in army cars They
do more waving and make more
noise than soldiers James Mel
ton strolling Fifth avenue and re,
ceiving congratulations from friends
because he has been signed by the
Metropolitan Opera Co. Lily
Pons and Andre Kostelanetz also
strolling the avenue Behind
them. another couple of entertain
ment fame-Frank Crumit and Ju-
liza Sanderson and Frank re-
marking to Julia, Look at those
two newlyweds'' The Crumits
have been married Is years; the
Kostelanetzes only four Keenan,
Wynn and Frank Fay getting a cons
morse sick on apples and sugar thew
have swiped from chorines in Strip
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