Show old call all A familiar figure to all who haive business about park row is old bill the I 1 spectacle vendor day after day for th past twenty years or more this unique figure has arrived in front of no 31 al an early hour in morning and mi folded a little campstool sort of contrivance on whish he places a small tra containing a few of the ch aper variety of eyeglasses after this be lights hii pipe and awaits the occasional customer in winter billa tall spare figure ia hidden in a heavy overcoat buttoned to th chin his thin face peeping out from a cap with large aides that fold down over his ears when thi first day cf summer approach the trappings ire cast aside and the purveyor of eye windows appears resplendent in straw hat light trousers nd clean linen duster all inquiries as to the surname of this odd figure fail to elicit anything satis factory and his cognomen of old billa is all that can be gathered of course he is reported to be wealthy all sue characters always are no york commercial advertiser |