Laurel outlook., 1945-05-30
Liehts Of York
Ramblings and Examinations: The
by L. L. STEVENSON

Ramblings and Nominations: The
quick CLOTHING of an excited GROVE
as a taxi strikes a small boy or
upper Broadway. One police
man calling an ambulance while an
other looks over the license of the
driver. . The mother, from whom
the lad broke away and dashed into
the street, standing with rigid fea-
lures too by shock for
either tears or screams. One
small, ruffianly sparrow chasing
four big pigeons from a meal of
bread crumbs spread by an old
woman in front of the church at
Broadway and 18th. . Two gray,
complacent and fat women busily
sewing little white garments as they
sit on a bench over a subway graf
ing and talking about expected
grandchildren. A petite and
pretty woman gazing adoringly at
her escort, a brawny, six-foot SER
geant. . Though he looks to be
the older, he addresses her as
mother" The South Pacific
campaign ribbons on his broad
chest are sufficient explanation as
to his seeming age.
A white cloud, which strikingly re-
sembles a full-rigged ship, sailing
lazily over unheeding Times square.
Two horse players moaning
over the i'll luck that has pursued
them lately and both expressing the
hope that they'll even things up to-
morrow. With followers of the
ponies, it always seems to be "to-
morrow" A Broadway char
acter explaining to a friend that
his toothless state is due to the fact
that his lower and upper plates
are in hook. He has hopes that
an old pal, whom he one aided
under similar distressing circum-
stances will come through with
enough moula to enable him to get
off a m~eatless diet. A CT in
trouble with a frowning MP be-
cause he's unable to produce his
pass . and finally finding it
tucked away in his sock. . .
Thought it'd be safe there" he ex-
plains sheepishly. A taxi tire
blowing with a bang and the driver
raising his hands toward the heav-
ems as if imploring help.
Misses in their tender teens try
ing to act sophisticated as they dis
cuss their latest brushes while wait
ing to be admitted to a movie house.
. . . A couple Of muzzled pooches
one another names in dog
then suddenly calling the
thing off with a great
amount of tail wagging. A man
who looks as if he might be
out of town, asking a cop
where he can find a drinking foun-
tain in Times square. . and the
officer assuring him that the only
fountains in Times square give out
soda not water. IF l remember
correctly" he adds with a grin,
someone told me that about so
years ago, there was a pump at
47th and Broadway but it amt there
A flock of Titian-tressed
.amsels heading for Shubert al
ley. . . Has there been a chorus
call for red heads? .. An ancient
woman peddler muttering maledic-
tons at the fussy lady who gave her
a nickel-and took a pack of gum.
A prankish gust of wind distress
ing a chic blond no end because of
damage done to an elaborate hair-do
=. Bus girls in a big cafeteria sur
passing throngs with tired
eyes as they gather up trays full of
dirty dishes . Street urchins rae
ing out into Broadway to salvage
of a big watermelon that has
rolled from a truck and smashed on
pavement. Chalked on a
Ninth avenue sidewalk, Goes
cause Jessie went out with
Nick last mite" The lad who
wrote that will grow up to be a
columnist if he isn't care
full. A tenement mother using
an ancient perambulator as a car
rier for her purchases of vege-
of various kinds but carrying
hat box carefully in her hand. -,