Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-07-11


things around me.
stepped in at Thompson -a soda andfancy shop
nearly opposite Niblos. qneenke looking lady
came to the counter.
"Take syrup 2" said She with as sweet a voice as
ever heard from woinans up.
"Plain," answered, and the noisy drays snatched
up the word before i reached her ear.
'Lemon 2" again she inquired.
eyes" said /, but / do believe she did not hear a
word l spoke.
Say what yon have! = exclaimed my pretty
queen, in an authoritative tone that made the blood
rush to my face, and quite disconnected me. half
repentant smile played about her lips when looked
more earnestly at the person who had startled me.
caught my wandering thoughts and answered.
Soda" in rather clear voice.
Buz, buz, hurried the sparkling soda into my glass.
l tasted it,
"Put some more water in it, SAID.
She did SO. gave her the money.
"You'db better drink it, SAID She" else it will lose
all its foam"
"Do not be concerned, madam said I-"it will
be good enough for me-"
She smiled, and drank the soda water. 1t was
miserable stuff but the interesting beauty ofmy fair
server made me forget 1t for the moment bid my
queen Bess good evening, satisfied that woman never
looks preter than when she commands. Hence
forth shall always say what it is want when 90
into soda fountain, lest may rouse the anger of
some queenly mai.en whose pretty fingers are dcs-
tined to loosen from its confinement the delicious and
cooling beverage
Brewers livery stable next attracted my attention.
"a ride" said to myself "a ride on horseback" l
resolved at once taking ride. fiae, prancing
white mare was brought out for me. Without looking
f,rt p,ad l,a for
of craftsmanship. My restless white mare proved to
be very Rosinantc-lame in the left fore leg--bro-
ken winded-and an insufierably awkward rotter.
did net discover these delightful qualities in my char
ger ill had gotten halfa mile from the stable. San
cho Panza-lke, l rode up Second street. The lofty
houses the gloomy looking vestibues, the extraord
nary diversity in the color of the red brick walls the
failures, the downfall Of the nabobs, and a thousand
other things engaged my attention. I'LL IL was reused
by the exclamation of mischievous boy-fyng a
kite:
LA! whew what horse -
/ spurred 10 Rosnante on, and involunarily cxa-
mined her to what was the matter. | saw enough
to convince me that the boy had placed correct
innate the poor animal.
Sect upw said l. in vexation, 10 the brute. Go
onp
She needed not So had 10 bear the gibes Of the
little rascal whoss proficiency in horse lockcyng /
could not help thinking was rather more rapid than
was proper.
Second street combines believe, all the styles of
building common to this city. never was more edi-
fled than with the ride from Broadway the East RI
yer along this street. Its the epome of New York
Here you have the Pnncely palace of some broken
merchant there the comfortable dwelling of some
cautious and money making dealer the other side
stores and shops of all descriptions your left the
shops of mechanics and others; yonder, scores Of
coffee houses on your right mills for various purpo
ses and before you, the street is terminated by the
river on the margin of which numerous ship
yards.
As rode slowly down this thoroughfare, could
see the fingers of the children pointed AZ me. The
pretty girls, when they passed. could not help laugh
ing under their bonnes for their sleeves are too tight
now, for such sport. The men, too, evidently won
dcred who and what / was, TO show of on such bo-
ny and ignoble animal.
When got TO the river there saw a whole crowd
of little boys Jumping from an emlnence on bank
of white sand The dear fellows, how they enjoyed
themselves. No sooner howeve-, did they spy my
Rosnante, than they came nearer 10 get good
look.
"Oh, my look there T. broke simultaneously from
the mouths oil twenty.
One little rascal, with an unparalleled wickedness
in his eye, came up close to me as was looking at
the passing and repassing Of the sloops IN the river,
and said inquIringly:
"You don't feed your horse ~
"Not often," said |, TO hear what he would say.
"what shame!" he quickly replied. Isn't IL
boysT
Gle belongs to Mr.. Brewer; l have only hired
him." said I, pleased at the observation.
"Oh that's the reason he gave you bad horse.
Well, you do look funny; don't he boys !"
And so he went on with his nonsense, laughing at
me and my Eosinante. Now and then they would all
break out in hunah. Having amused myself sui.
fcienly with these unsophistcated beings, con,n-
ned my ride towards the Dry Dock.
There found vessel high and dry. great num-
Der of hands was engaged in scrapine her hull, re.
caulking and pitching her seams, &c. &c. How like
the condition. thought, Of the institution ITSELF il is
hauled up by the chancellor but there II lies unoach
ed, and contracting the dry rot It's fate - that Of
old WORKOUT hulk-ft hiding place for rats and 9th
err vermin
The ponds wear mantle Of green, and Il they were
under southern sun, fevers would soon ensue. Why
are lamps placed regularly on Tenth street To
LII ooft ha n, hal,