The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-01-22


The poor Y'rl Whose Ion" hours of toll harrly
supply her with the >canticst garment, and
''lr r"ar>c~t food. be unable TO set her foot IN
inc streets at night without being exposed to
the whispers ot the tempting iicnd Within
DO IT, and You shall exchange ihu>,. rao. for
attire like that, I'm hour Of pleasure shall
"N' YOU what You can never "ain hv honest
Industry We rrprc>> the sale of Indecent
pictures. and the determinations of model ar
li>t>, as an offence against society. But the
DANGER from these dI,-u>tln. "l>rcnilc> is not
a iIthr OF that arising from these more >c,luc-
''vr temptations. There is, Just now. no lacl.
ct proposals Tor the 'rclic'o' broadway; sup
pose our government should seriously cndca
v"r To rciIcSc IT OF this nuisance.
The index points to 10 O'clock ON the llIn-
"nat,d dad at the City Hall. In a icw mn
ute. the concerts. lectures and theatres Will
''r2n /" ciosc. 'r,monitorN symptoms make
their appearance. The omnibu,,cs and car
nag, have hitherto poured alon. with such
u steady m"not"nou> flow that YOU have
scarcely noticed them a> those who dwell by
the sea shore alc !u>cn>ibc tn the REGULAR
bcatIn-> ot the surf. They now hccin To
Group themselves around the spot where a
crowd Is expected 10 clnrr@c. At Metropolis
tan Hall, Sonta@ or Nboni have been en-
changing their Italian notes Tor American
dollars and the carcrnous depths OF the Tab
crnacIc are filled with the auditorss of some
popular lecturer; and before these resorts
the "nnIbu>>cs are drawn up in solid lines
lhc juvenile bc""ar, who have been crouch
M under arches and ,oorSavs now TAX
'"'ir >'"hd Deere Ih"mIronS and Tavlors.
ready {" lev! contributions upon tho>r tender
couples WHO will soon make their appcaraucc
I" discuss oysters aud sentiment within. They
are acute phv>io"nom>ts, and rarely make
an onset except Oh some par who seem to be
the victims OF the tender passion. or upon a
person whose air and manner show him to bc
fresh in Broadwav. But to these they will
elm" like lccchc>, with their ,loluruu> whine
'l'lc->t .I-me IA penny t'buv loaf o'hrrad =
The mutiIacd negro nowcr-scllcr who has
been d"Hing IN corner Is preparn" to wad-
die out upon his stumps, and with his yooI
nut
4urt> to those whom he suspects to be florallv
inclined, 1T the doors of these famous minis
trantS to the wants Of the inner man-aud
woman.
From 10 to II o'clock, and little latcr,thc
places oi amusement di>gorec their account.
Iation> int" The REGULAR lirpaIwa, current.
But no >o"ncr have these floods swept hv than
You ar" sensible that i change la, been gong
on III the character OF the REGULAR occupant,
ofthr street. The pave is not precisely emp
tier than it was an hour a." but the scatter
ed nrhua OF loun"rr> seems to condrn,r a.
bout the corners and the doors of drinking
saloons or they have fondnc>> for walhiur
three abreast, and if one gets detached from
the group, he takes up, in his walk, the space
OF three. pVcrcoatS seem to Ice >ha.gicr.
pantaloonS and vests more yariruat,I. neck
ties more resp picndrnl,h hats at Il sharper anglc
and ci"arS pulled more cmphaicallv than
they were an hour AGO, For an hour th,
street belong, t" the hard, CYNICAL vulgar and
,l>>ipatrd animal, Youn. New lorI all the
more yul"a from tnnlnc>, for ",rr-lr,>>and
ia" more di>~iIaIci anL dclauchrd from nrv-
"r becoming al>ou,rl, int">r.atrd though
seldom quite sober II nlgh 'Thr limit, ri
hI> l"rr"rinai"n~ are defined l., the gaS-
h lhlS oi the drinking saloons EcvonG these
limits To'ct '"@in~ al this hour +" rri.n.
AtmI'inlgh'. the drow>y waiter, %..in To
close the oyster shop. Groups oj young
men t"trrr NJ the steps, "aze >tnP,iy about
and TAXI thrir va, Imc~a,I Good bye
take care of ,"ul>rli, Charley avs Tom, in
= thick voice, winch would >c,.,n 10 Indicate
that he Wa scarcely IN = condition Ia act MP
ON his own ad,irr while Charley, .,J y..r
Is Uttered IN rhal husky tone rl,,, hint, ,I,,,
all is Mron. with him. Th, Inst nmuil,,>
hratri at The ferry, now lumber, M ,L,.
street. and seems ia make mor, moist. than
the entire crowd of tb,m f3 tw, L,u,s 49,,
The Lockmcn calico, tL.;r ,,.h;.I.s IN from,
Of the princinaI oy,tcr-soloon< b;IIi,r,I-ro.n,,
and GAMBLING houses for there is = ,.rn~,,crt
that hy the line the or.,i,.s within break un