ar

1. i s to'" is b ou lJ ~ u's f stine, ag nine yea

.. s e Lui""' s a But t ere are i e:e t ~i s

Je ~ e ar Jews o live on I!ra va d, an J e s 711

Ii o 1 t e~. -or the mo t part, ran

B evar o~n Wl lesale e1 tling stores, an . r the most ar vhe

on Jel r'"'tree :or:yo in t .. e tores. oui N suine ive n

Jell t ee~. ..~ en t_ is t Ie e ,an, _ e had on y one ..... a d. Rov;

1 e ost at i a rna ~er q i e utsi e ~his scor • seems

as i~ he ~a TU 0 e o~ a en a a

uu s - 0 , no. it n 0 ·U .... as"" _ive

.1. a a a t:e tre~, an thn I/o. n ea e a ~. • ""3 t __e

a1 b ut hic::, . 1. in" e e e r kn .,.~~

o is ~. sine . J. s nine __ e r .... old, h ent to a

se 0 1. n ......... was U. b t e we

"'i .. e a SOl e L1.nr-o -1.0 e - 0 r. T__e r. hers an 10th s an

rot ers and si t rs for t e me ,11

a i for he ear1.t :e pa ron 0 t: se 0 ne ex 8·\.6

W -- vh ir em e s a -0 us t~e e_ari~ scho 1. _ a 1 ~o not

~et r:cn - as in 00 ioh cue~ti ns of hi SOT" •

.. nis wa C:' not tl e onlcl chil in t 1e ,:nmil .. is o~ .Ler

ha ..L ve re b "'i e "i- an" tea 1

ro a of a _0 ha live a - aT wit ut movi

e i e dol r a ouis•

,t e he· was a eni10.. , or t es a.l.d s s

hil r

ver on ~r levar

ou >J a ~ ., i& .... eo e- it i'" a 00

1 c ehil ren, ut ::a: ~el tree i uch tter C. J.:Ji n r

vert ~ .1.G i e

(2

or 1 r ami ies a \:e vert1ro at., ,

ast t ere are a .. u e 0 i -re on Fa we 1 ,... reet to eve -- one

n a

n e ars old e amil-

sel in :;.;a. ex • got up at .Live o oc t m ina an v nt

I an is S, n t n stoo~ n

t_e corner tOI a ut ele en Teloe , an so ~ tl ill, w nt

o so 0 i -h a te n. lOS ay e a aGe to a e t re

01 fo r lIar ek, sometimes even ve .. n e in a ile a

o man vonl cone a llv an iv im a nicke f r a peper, and

no; a d t:en so e ~·n he rte 1 o-iv him Jhic~_

e a rea,. an - uis would sell it a~ain. nev 1" too r a

nic" e fro er an th n an t co ner J- -et it c~ nge

r~et t 0 Sal e 0", S ;_ 0 • ::l1. •. oui

a · 1 that .L... 0

v 1. las n t hone an

o t

a iVa eem to a on~ as well 80 t e t ers, so etimes e te •

.l.Iut - ouis hO ..r J..l.a -a g J. h 0 to b ne v, a nd he -.-a ar-: oJ.

a .8n wh ce s 1 }a~- a 1

a .L - 0 Ke in a ~art e sore. ·0 iC'! ha see J-lJ ...

rna n .. i e ..... oui~ ot e a n she lovee .. e1" ch~

a h ove h~r, e neve sail' in:; a ou oJ-ll.l n

e. e e::. t hi'" nd at r eli re see n as s~e ~ ssi

st Cl. s em e t 0 nu to a. is nov n c

s ry e-e to e ana """e v 0 .Q'etit, i p r .. s e

coul:l not te 1. otl~er ar .,~ e e..l..~, j) t i

let t 1 ToTO ne c 11

1 ~. a 1 tile c" i s m....

v=-e a l"O-V to "e 1" 0 ut t I r· lwa TS ~ ent T

et; one to a" a e if t e i .

~e 1 t ouis P.:'ot a nG air ell u. to his nint1 ar.

ot:lin eriouC" ha ene arri p the ss 0 his an a"

this never b e hi a ea e81; in fact, _ e never houo·_t

an h" a out it. bo s ha thr nds, t18 WOU ou tless

use them, bUG one is ea cuite enou.;. ~ ..oui o 1 do a os·

n thin tl..a t the ot" er bo coul do. course, e co "le r- s

as ,. he cou :,J a all sort 0 '0 es, .6 a 1 t row stones at

cats, e nevr a n trou e to eat eve J lJ inQ' his mo er 'S e ll:l,

and even is stu 0 a eLt 81n C'! (uite useful; e could oJL

spers un er it ·s fix is hat n his ead an u this st in

connection wit~ hi ·0'" t a to 0 a t a thing he wished to

o. rea .LeI .uite uc t 0 ~ ink t a, nl. is an ~as gone.

..le Kn \7 a

o ...

"\ W 10 had los his Ie arm,. an it wa is xi.c:' toe,

ne ~OU·Sf mo her ad b en etver to i, t a usua •

ne a b ug:t n a nice w nn ca- t.lat ull nor lis ears,

an cost twent i cents a t~:l e artmen re. n v r

seemed to 1 ow cd seas e ore, and t en su enly i his

o is min commenced 0 thi . (: ow r...ar she Vlor -e , w.at poor

a ..... ot es s e. ad, ;.ow seever /Vent to a circus or a rat

in he 0 tt T, or h ny ki d 0 un; now s e go r) eve morn-

ing· and fixe :1' s real_fa st e or e was out of e s;.

~aset e iSle a t a o o rly

e d

er. t vas

s ri g 0

es 1 more i~ tllass

at red~ a s ~

nd t en 1e re m

e n ha i g i he

epartme st r on t_ corne~

e ce s. an 18 t mo e

w tis ring a 0,

an i

pe rIs, the er . is" ,. b yi .. he

c naei t th u l' t 0.1. savJ..u.o' e uell e· U" - 1e e ds an

tl is at"'

or iJ J0 ec_ caie ul : it aVla i iTt T-f' ve

e ute r i

" e .. .J......e lJ st nd e t 1e :~e in

...... e e u_ a -'vlle -ere sti~ ~an i Q n t ;

c •

, .L 11 .L It a ure -1 a so e T' c" ',oul uy them

e~ e ~e av

0':: eoe I I rome 1 u a - c

CD s it N v : T 0 J.. is m - ni -.;.

-he s . J.- \.I ':1'Jin' r, a 0"1 thr ni ,J,. - •Lv au

orin u eo u e ~e ~e ~e e 0 n t e n the

o e G t_ e.... e

u ~ wa 00

o 1 ) OU ou_s to s iu

e t til_

es, i.1. ul

o GIl e at er 0 - s - U o _.l.. S mot"' er ?ot :J.iL.

C :: .. 8 an i s ':'0 b d i~ so e vel a

u t a a

o. r. t, Vi :.6 1... C ... ett,. l...i

....1 a -inte--' • c u • .J0.ae

.ino s_yo.. s

e : :L t ....1

11 e ,,0 be es r in h

s n • ~ D lJ •hi S Viias. N e 11. d ne - rev n en a s

n ve "' inu •

, 8_ er - rea"

s"' 0

d 'hey

t m UiJ nei~_e we e is eat - that

all L .... 0:... an a ...... e a. c ,

·( P .L.ty sao • ." r ug _ i one

ace t an Li' 01 st c in~ at v 1e t e.

ot~ er

I"' e : a s vO .. a he ~ t

ake c: r u erst· ..... , on J ric ... eo e wore s oes tLat

ere too 1 an t .. en tl Ie ie

ee ade .L. r ..l a. c tai T ne e

t • "ere ., i e t a a 11 er r u d

in va i u ~ ce i.:e so ri1.er rJ S lie on each 1

a e-J ill re m n

t~ e ., ~ e e e era pace S J.e l'e

not ae d "_e th ea ~r Ie n. ""ouis ex ecte" a

i 1, at: er, a 0 er ..._air thlG --e

a

eet,

U .l::

tateee

st Gar I nt he lad

~is a ts e e e

t as Le

e ead

u s i 1 ~. h a .. l~ck s

on J

... iz a _si ..

1, n

c: rally

i..8

neon r vt ic=-. Vie av ot re re c ... e • i C t ha ee

e 02'6 .1 a charit s ciet T. t is t sur

i ca e ro, t i ust ...ave een o '1 S eric • op

T- _ e v s not - U 01 r on VI i t _ tee t .

c u~ l e , ~ a s t r , an wh e it· G.e s_ee ., e

a to 'r sp 0 o t e vri ~ an 0 his shirt, nd h Id . u ti

nde. e t tat t" e lit ill 0_ t"_e s eeve, ut t lJ..S [Jas a tl

eca s t e t _e s irt ...., br ... n u. 'I': is VJas i

. h 110 n • :e 1 rva s .Jut" is 1e t tu o·'n' aug' t" a v r tl

as nO" 1" steer a s i~ s a s.

- tnis a i d a co f r r

... inc .. , or had ..

a nJ t rea ee et

n i em o a 10Ut .e sa e c 1 e ~ t 1" a ~ , 0J....

( ,

e 181" t te ~Jha t t" at en lJ

w it .e r Q. r-,·O. I a io no

in .. S s ut it r as

t esv 0 a1 ~ was tn oa the cal Qe of : is

tx u 1.: .s 1 e ul e" c lea :r ow ov r " l S ..L ceo LatOT

e - S e seen.

JJ en .. 0 r ,.L.o ., ve 0 .r~ aey, (,ill

:. T ee his s i 116 - lac W _ '-I

1 is Ul ed. f curse, he ..80.

n v coat. ad t:~ese, except 0 e 0 _ the lit ,le

d ee t. iT the s lead:ng inlJo t~ e artmen lJ

s ree •

. e .c;et .. is

., .e

inti a

ee

the

u" e

re so

n

t~ , c 1"'.. i meet me an

.. t: 0 e t o i J. leir a II •

n an out 0 gre a c st re', n ne o' .l.-"V _

r va coa , exce.t e one that v ~ Ve

a . 0·"1 reat t

'. 'Ie o t re , ;t he 0 e" i G"l r ill

t:t ss p.... 0_ vere t

o - Cats an'" a ~ile u i

n W8 S far a s he co se • s n

1 Ie lin 0_ F an'-li tree, e c t -I se clot es, he

a 'r at °1 i G.,..L f 81 es, an ~O i u e to thi k tIS

e r c a1_ t e JS on th °ho e .. e i r,

r '."l _an a e eve ear :'I ~s i ly use; an :.en

i dere T th eel ..... e t coO+..l.­l v v OeJ s ha eoa

e o.a co is lJ, he c on eo oar lit

i

7

h' out .. di no "~iss h' ':1'00 b ..

ned he 0 r n starte

is is no use WlL ... n a

her as t e

o __

utne u.

O~~.

v.

e san- out,

be s

t is

a ~e .. " is c &

.. n that a

all vhat as said s "....e env awa. Ee alle o ill t_e tree

ule a ,a h cr s e o -lie uth .<- e.

Ii ;-oed to er s on t .. .L ou s1'd.. T e i1 inos wer so 1'a d t snd

so s 0,,;/ ~ral~lin tree t ~n~ tUT e

ort _ j,;ast th vI' '"'t c t"_i -ry to _:e co t an ant and v st

aa e t i eO. u ru ev r. He 1 oke a t .. em and sa

ee, : \1ish one Q <le- ut ......e n

an it; r e never I t::. wa- t do.n t

le , Vi e e tJ. e 0' S Je e ri lard. to tra t eu

..enni ~1 16 ,ere ewe~ t er his 0 r of; vl a n e~ore.

of . a ers, Gh?us vhem un ar is stu rm a11

st ... rte Ees i e t ...e c 1 , ere was a cuttino wino., an as he

c e n r it was 1 e cou dot --a1=_, ut _ en e turne so-- . =-i as a i

:Luite a it. .i.~e ar e along ne or t ,0 a Ie sand i one pI oe

e U r 11 an rca e. ese rca I" t e ~a! eL ~an

I ina Iv. "_e oot. to the epartment s re an to " is

s " st . n r n' of t .. e fl'rea t r a s an e a n 0 oa 1 O.L f

so at " : a tol i the .j,;8p rs, so et :L g a u

s Gran~ afL i , a charit r an , or so etlli.l.

o the sort. ow, he i it a .. n he

t e

eo-s, o a ma i h . S 18n a d rake ~ u t t.. e p n

a t ..~ e ..:, t t .. em i .

u s no an t re r- Ion unti .e e an. to uet

c t S "e c enced a ino' u an d t" e "1 0 an ca 1· n.0

a r ~henev e ) e •

(

e e re n t rna out on

orn·n~ and tIe a1 hur ie ret last, mo o

t o stoppi u e :h v "UJ .J;a ere to J r"' ei . t

Qlee, is _.La n ..

i _. s ... OC et an:l se t o

u .. t v r- c

r 0

't ut it

t it i 0 ne , n c ou... anT e :!.':"s ,...,t 1 o

e pa r . 0 aI t e tin e s e into tle outsi e 00 8'

:. the st re i U ," u ._e caul" ~ sell ~: TS t~ re, an

t en t east t" e the 100 ~a" r rove 1 e :."1 or wa re

... a one sol a e s, ut this ~ s 1 n a o• e as no . a

an. uis h t v 1 n e to ex::.ect anoo;rthil:g

a se.J. a e au. e did not the man o is 0 n in OV t

an mi a tune 81 T v v"", r r e 8

ert and misfo tun. In e, he is 0 li to ro~ a to et

er s er

o

a J.

t e

s ortune.

times i rni .... 0 i o g.._ e cuI

J. it no.. a e', ut t en re 118 lass ea a d.

si e e a the a~ rs an con n t a or to get fcotuc T wit ..._

t _6 on: is n s; 80 e sad at _is .l;; s • t is 08si e

m"@l 1 v gon a a- an, Oi, exce t t at a 0 0 ou nine c 00

or ha ~ pas, is an eo' n to 0' warmer, an . s fee·

an b d ere • ret· cold, lG caul n 0 arou an man ~e to stand

he st sol out s rs an en c~ h 'e ab ut

the o a t he it tehu c ene

t e neer it as all ic" \ an" n and se m ~ to burn. _e

oJ 1 is ot_ er, an 811 ., ad it in a 1 r; .,;) i it

ached 0 t - C!l.~ ly ent ver to t corn r ... r d at

e ., n e~ 11~ and t en 00 is _e d. e " at

.L n s t ~at t e raze di not kn

w e her ·ouis coul ever use it not. t he Jut some tu f

n i an wo n i p n a a ot an n

. urs he cam b 0" •

(9

h n did n p as ore, but

i ~ fe t num an uear. Th doct r too o_f tle sho .,..

t as r an ur 1 olea ul) t e " .....r~sv. T .e

doct r t 1 uis d his ot:ler tl1at he nust go to t le lOS ita ;

an h as efrai ~ nst out o~f t e hand, ut the would sr th

doc or at the osp tal _irst. ouis an his othe a no time to

cri , the had to start at once. T ev elt in to the ~reat i

uil in'"" .. ou·s t ou~ht it sme 1 d prett ly, altnou h e was

u e=1 to a inds of smel s in the 1"1 etta. ..t: ey oun t e ig

doctor, and e ore -t ~o i 1 hand an sai it must e am utate

at 0no e .. T ou i s din t kn0-1j e 0t ly V1 a t tat was, of cours

ema no 0 "ection an lis rootler made non t ha all com~ so

6U en ~ th t nei.lG!l r oj. lJ em fully r ali e VI a' it mea t,. nd then

r e0 4 1e n Ver 0 0 "ect to a tIling t at t e ricl say must e

o e. Tle c.octor tol "-ouis t.at iv would at hurt, and this was

8i thi P-' e time. e tooL him int

i c th same siz , and

mo t 0 1.1 em to d him 1 a t the

-J ula. .Q'ive hi ethin \7hi ch YlOU d ut l~L 0 lee, 11 e

]ou a. wak 11) a

i ..

ri tt an it 70 1d e a1 over ~ith ut his rna .

ere is no nee to tell D out the operation. f anyone

r all has a taste f r that s r Lv~ n he can viei a ospi a

a day in t G .10 t peop s ay awa as long as they possi 1,

ca ,. a wi- C t ey \' ul not li:{. t rea a 0 it

oatte , th 9 not Ii e to see hOi poor p~o le live.

was

7e11. a is went to sle p, and the n x t_ing e .ne he

one of the itt e cot, and his ot_er, t~e actor an

a girl with a triped bl_e and white dr t ndin3

is 11 nd as ti ., in a cloth nd was ae in- r t to ),.

some tit e to eme er rJ ere ga , ant en he as e them a OUt

his hand,

about it,

the litt e

Y it wa s ~rti4"[; 0 uc .. ellis mother old h om a

th u e it was 1 st as har for ler s for ~ouis. ut

ella' as ra ther azed at irst, a nd did not seem to

out nis hano.. filnen 1:0 is la still or i e aVlhi e.

He a 1 0 ° nat teeeilinp' and .. e J lIs, a ·0 '~ine;-

Zigzag pa t rn 0 t _e - a er u and 0; n. inally, turne a~ a

LX is mot r, a et-y soon t~ey heard a s b. T e oar woman

ar und to the otLer si e a the cot, and stro e~ Louis T face

and air gently, and asked im not to cr he tol him vlat he

would be e 1 a sin efore long, and ~a send his brothers an

sisters woul a1 ays De ~oo to im and take care 0 him as Ion. as

he lived. -ouis told r t at he neN this, ut it as so near

lxistmas an e couldn't et t erst OI the money. Seas e him

what meant, and t en e lean is so s he 01 her ebou~ h beads. {