The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-27

low and witches closely for person passing By with
greasy cost collar He sees one rounding the corner OF
Nassau street-some unlucky, innocent hearted ndiv
dual who little dreams Of the assault that awaits him.
Our grsasepot man keeps his eye on himhs advances
innate individual gets. opposts Gresss.spot's stand
under full spread Of SAIL with colors dying he sud
s0y n and ~ *. S
low hardly knows at hrst what to make Of H. but the
voice of Grease Spot re assures HIM, and dialogue
something like the following ensues between Grease
G.rAss.sror~Look y'ers. there's grease enough on
yer collar to fry pancakes Tor the ole city.
GSrAsr.sror-wsii now. Pm a philanthropst, and
have Sa 70, al and go
ali up so there II be nethin left but small grease spot
I'll take it all oGor ys and won't charge 70 nothln
In the meantime he SEXES his brush, sponge and SOAP
A little OF the latter is rubbed to the collar the sponge
and brush is applied and in lew minutes the collar Is
Of boys loaer and all sorts Of people gathered
round and Grease Spot keeps them liked to the spot m
he has done ~ a n 81
collars and the like The victim Of course, 10 stuck"
for cake Of the soap and the crowd having ample proof
shilling cake, goes OF like hot pudding The grease
spot man not the only original genius In Wall street
There is another old fellow who has established per-
umery shop ON the steps Exchange and each per-
passing by has small paper Of his incompatible
shaving thrust into his hand BY the old man as
ia Wall street. and he therefore intends devoting all his
energies TO the accomplishment of that great end. On
the custom house sops We udily unu nuuooT Vi PoI
sons with bird cages, containing canary and yellow
birds which have beenraned to draw little carriage
ON an inclined plane attached to the cage, whenever
they wish for food and small nutshell OF water when
they want drink They usually sell we'll and knots Of
people re always gathered around looking at them.
Poor little warblers they hardly know what TO make Of
the Wall street din the continual football Of that busy
mart and occasionally wa BILE few paintive notes,
in signing for the green leaved trees, springug grass
fields and sun lit water brooks they have been taken
from Then, Wall street 10 tho only legitimate dog
market in the city All sorts Of animals Of the canine
species of every grade from tho snarng, mis- shapsn
cur, up to the noble and graceful Newfoundland or
Mount st. Bernard, hers to be found exposed for
sale. Then, there 10 genius who sells knives of his
manufacture "warrantsd equal to the best Rogers
cutlery" Another on tho Exchange walk, soils honey
and methsgin, and has glass hive, In which the "le
busy beeso can be pursuing their labors. Every
day. specimens Of COWS, bulls land BEARS too) sheep
&c. are offered for inspection in Wall street. t il, in
fact the general market Stocks SOAP and soda water
new books. root beer. and house lots-puppies and
pine apples-cutery, cocoanuts and chickens-and, In
ct almost everything to be bought sod in this low
er world 10 to be found in Wall street. The location Of
Wall street is favorable At the head Of II stand the
grey towers of Trinity church-ts clock will be
In condition to tell the passing hours to Wall streets
pious denizens and its sweet chin les will break upon
the din of that noisy street. clear and beautiful ~ the
silver tones of the gurgling M or the leaping water
fall Wall street, with all thy faults love thee STILL
and shall spend many profitable hour in thy valuable
school.