Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-04-25
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n. p. WHlis,in his letter to the National
Inte'ligencer thus describes a morning in
this great thoroughfare:
6 strollcd up Broadway between nine
and tea, and and encountered the n,Ornine
tide dorm; and if you have never studied
the physiognomy Of this great thorough
fare in It's various fluXes and rcfuxes, the
differences would amuse you. The clerks
and workics have passed down an hour be-
core the nina o'clock tide, and the side
walk is filed at this time with bankers,
and spectators bound to Wall street: old
m2rchants and junior partners bound to
Pearl and Water; and lawyers young and
Old bound for Nassau and Pine. An, the
face of care! The days operations are
working out in their ewes; their hats are
pitched forward at the angle Of a stage
coach with all the load m the drivers seat
tn ir shoulders are raised with a shrug Of
anxiety, their steps are hurried and short,
and mortal face and gait could scarcely
express q heavier burden Of s0Iicitude than
every man seems to bear. They nod to each
without q smile, and with sort Of uncon-
scious recognition, and, if you are unac-
cust0med to walk out at that hour. YOU might
fancy that, if there were not some great
public calamity, your friends, at least, had
done smiling on you. Walk as far as Nib
los, stop at the greenhouse there, and
breath an hour in the delicious atmosphere
Of Towering plants. aGd then rcturn.-
There is no longer any particular current
in Broadway. Foreigners coming out
from the cafes, after their late breakfast,
end id!ing up and down for fresh air;
country people shopping early; ladies 60
ing to their dress-makers in closc'veis and
dcmi-toilctcs, GRAND boys, news boys,
dous aud doctors make up the throng.-
Towards twelve o'clock their is sprink-
ling Of mechanics going to dinner mer-
~. short-iacketcd, Independent looking
troop, cIancing cajv ut the women as they
pass, and Disappearing around corners and
up alleys. And an hour later Broadway
begins to brighton. The omnibusses so
empty and at slow pace, for people would
rather walk than ride. The side streets
arc tributaries Of silks and velvets. flowers
and feathers, to the great thoroughfarc;
and ladies whose proper mates, GudgjAg
hv the dress alono,) should be lords and
princes; and handles, shoppers and loung-
gers Of every description take possession
Of the pare. At one O'Clock you look into
the troubled faces Of men going to their
business, and ask yourself, 9 to what end
is all this burden Of carc?" and at two,
YOU gaze on the universal prodigaity Of
exterior and wonder what fills the multi
tudc Of pockets that pay for it, The faces
! are beautiful, the shops are thronged, The
side walks crowded for an hour, and then
the fall tide turns and SETS upward. The
most of those who are ont at three are
bound 10 the upper part Of the city to dine,
and the merchants and lawyers, excited
bv'coIision and contest above the depres-
sion of care, Join, smiling, III the throng.
The physiognomv Of the crowd is at its
brightest. Dinneri the smile Of the day
to most people. and the hour approaches.
Whatever has happened in stocks and po-
itics, whoever is dead. whoever ruined
since morning, Broadway is throngod with
cheerful faces and good appettes at three!
The world will probably dine with pleas
ure up TO the last day-perhaps breakfast
with worldly care for the future on dooms-
day morning! Ard here must break off
my dageurreotypa Of Yesterdays idling,
for the wind came round easery and raw
at three o'clock, and | was driven in doors
to try industry as an opiate.