Rent

Rent

“Suddenly, it grew dark before our eyes.The collector lady from the landlord!We did not hear her till she banged open the door. Her hard eyes…

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Park

Park

“I am going to hear the free music in the park tonight,”She laughed to herself, with the pleasure before her,”and these pink roses on my…

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Pushcart Peddlers

Pushcart Peddlers

“Louder than all the pushcart peddlers, louder than all the hollering noises of bargaining and selling,I cried out my herring with all the burning fire…

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Fashion

Fashion

“ When Mashah walked in the street in her everyday work dress that was cut from the same goods and bought from the same pushcart…

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Map

Map

“Mammeh!” I begged. “Let me only go out to peddle with something. I got to bring in money if no one is working. “Woe is…

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corner

corner

“On the corner of the most crowded part of Hester Street I stood myself with my pail of herring.“Herring! Herring! A bargain in the world!…

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