Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-06-11

Is distinguished from the kentuckian. thu
Csr0'nian fom Down Easter. the Virgin
ian from The TEXAN. The German anl
Frenchman are more easily recognized. Pc
ruvians and ChlIIans go 10 their own pom,
chOs, and the sober Chinese. cool and i'm.
pressiye in the midst Of Excitement, look on
OF the obliqne corners OF their long eyes Al
the hustle. but ave never attempted to ven.
ture from their owu line Of business. The
eastern side Of the plaza, in front ofthe Par
ker House, and canvass hell called The FL
Dorado. are The general rendezvous of bnsi.
ness and musemeni--combining change.
park club room, aud promenade all 10 one
There, every body not constantly employed
IN Que spot may De seen at some time OF the
day. The character Of the groups scattered
along the plaza. is oGen,imes very interesting
ln one place are three or four Spectators
! bargaining Tor lots, buying and sel.ing .'ff.
~ yaids square ia towns some Of which are
canvass and some paper; in smother. a COM
rsny Of miners, brown az leather, aud rngge ed
~ features as In dress; in A third, perhaps
three OF -four naval officers, speculatiDg on the
next cruise. or knot of gentee gamblers,
talking over the last nights operations.
The day advances. The mist which aiie,
sunrise hing low and heavy for an hour or
Two. has risen above the hills. and there will
he two hours Of pleasant sunshine before the
wind se.s IN from the sea. The crowd in
the streets ~ now wholly alive. Men dart
hltbei and ,bilher, as il possessed with new
resting spirit. \ on speak to an acquaintance
IA merchant perhaps. He utters few hur-
iied w0rds Of greeting. while his eyes send
keen gsnces on all sides ofsou; suddenly he
catches sight of somebody in the crowd: he
is Oft aud in the next five minutes has bopght
up halt cargo. sold a town lot al treble The
sum he gave, and taken share Ia new
and imposing speculation. 1t is impossible
10 witness This excess aud dissipation of gu.
siness, without feeling something of It's nfla-
ence The air is pregnant with the magne-
tisin of the bold, spirited unwearied sclicu,
and he who but ventures into the outer cir
Gle of the whirlpool, is spinning ere he has
time for thought, in the dizzy vortex.
But see the group in the plaza suddenly
scai,e'; the city surveyor jerks his pole out
of tho ground aud leaps on a pile of boards:
the yenders of cakes and sweetmeats follow
his example, and the place is cleared, just a.
a villa bull which has been racing down Kear-
ney ssveei makes his appearance. The va
querOs. shouting and swinging tbeii Isriats,
follow at a hot gallop; The dust flies as they
dash across the plaza. OGe Of them, in mid
deity the coil unwinds in its flying curve, and
with what piecieion the moose falls over the
buli's hens! The horse wheels as il on a
pivot, and shoots off in 40 opposite line. Tie
koo@s the length Of the ariat TO hair, and |
the Inslantii is drawn taut, plants his feet firm
tItpr the shock. aud throws his body forward |
{nt|ballis is "brorsht up" with such force as
81 01row him of his legs. He lies stunned |
momen', aud then, rising heavily. makes |
apother charge. Bot by this time the Sec
ond vaqueto has th'o~n lariat around one
of his hind legs, aud thus check I'd on both
sides he Is dragged off TO slaughter.
The plaza Is reiilled as squck as il was emp
liedi end the business was resumed. Aboat
Twelve O'Clock wind begins to blow from
the northwest, sweeping with most violence
through a gap between The hills. opening TO
wards The Golden GAZE. The bells and gonGs
begin TO sound for dinner. aud these two eau
ses tend TO lessen the crowd in the streets for
an hour or two. Two O'clock is the usual
dinner time for business men, but some of
the old aud successful me rchants have adopt-
ed the fashionable hour Of five. Where shall
we due to-day! The restaurants display their
signs on all sides; we have choice Of the
Uuired States, Tortoni's the Albania. and
many other equally classic resorts, but Del
like its dlsiog goshed original in
New York, has the highest prices aud the
greatest variety OF dishes. We go down
hearney street TO a TWO story wooden house
Dn the corner OF Jackson. The lower story
S market aud the walls are garnShed with
quarters of beef aud mutton; huge pile OF
Sandwich Island quarters filled one corner,
md several cabbage heads, valued al 50 each
how themselves in The window. We enter
liule door a, the building, ascend dark, !
larrow flight of Steps, and fod ourselves in !,
long. low room, with ceiling and walls OF !
,hue muslin, and floor covered with oil
10th.
There are abou, twenty tables disposed in
wU rows. all of them so well filled that we .
ave some difficulty in finding places. Ia e
ing up the written bill of fare, we find such +
ems as the following: (,
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