Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-09-13
LONDON STREET EARKETs ON SATURDAY
HIGHT.

From the London Leisure Hour published by
the Religions Tract Society, take the following
picture Of scenes visible of Saturday night IN the
great British metropolis;
Owing to the system of late payments which
prevails in too many establishments, thete is a
constant stream of working-men's wives, who
have but just received their market Ittoney,
and are hastening to lay in a stock Of provis-
ions for the morrow, or it may be for the best
part of the ensuing week Basket on arm,
they group round through the vegetable stalls,
sounding the cabbages and lettuces, pressing
the potatoes with vigorous thumb, or poising
green peas by the handful to Judge of their
contents by weight. Here a weather-worn
natron Is musing pensively over 4 barrel Of
brine-sodden pork, from which she finally eX-
tracts ham or breast, for which she strikes
bargain at slXpence pound. The butcher
with untirng lungs, Is still firing off his g buy
buy! buy what dye buy 2" and his assistants
are busy as bees, haggling, chafering, chop
ping and weighing pounds and half-pounds of
steak or chop, with now and then small joint.
There is :. steady and clattering din contin-
uous rs the noise of rushing stream, rising
from all sides, varied occasionally by an up
roarous scream or a drunken veil At the
OiNCl lllil1 tllG JIiilC IL az IT'S
height; laboung men are trying on fiIstian
jackets and gaudy crimson waistcoats, or half
throttling themselves with spotted ''belchers;"
anxious mothers leading their ragged urchin
sons by the hand, are fitting their matted
heads with fourpenny cap, or their protruding
toes with Il pair of cheap Sunday shoes; Il
navigator is cheapening a pair of iron-soled
bluchers of seven pound weight: while n sat-
Crr1 bids MY lal
of dancing shoes, which she stutfs into her
pocket, her basket being already overloaded
with greens, potatoes bread and a pigs face.
The pawnbrohers shop is crammed full with
his thriftless and improvident patrons. 1t is
going to be fine day tomorrow the weather
has set in fair, and there is no fear of rain
OF This account, Tom, and Ned and Harry,
and Nelly and Sally and Madge, and the whole
Of the improyidcnt plcdge-takin@ fraternity and
sisterh0od, are tiocking to the golden balls to
get their best clothes out of pawn, that they
may not be shut up a. home for the want of
something 10 appear abfoad in Coats, waist
coats, and trowsers-shawls. dresses and man
ue-are tumblin@ down the spout all the
evening long, and being handed over to the
eYpectant Owners, who, without thought of
extravaganza, are paying from twenty to fifty
per cent. Der annum for temporary use or abuse
Of the paltry sum raised upon them. On the
other hand, clothes and household necessaries
are brought to the general depository by the
starving 'he SicN, 'he unfortunate, or the I'M
employed; who, but for the few pence or shil-
ling or two thus desperately secured, would be
dinnerlcss on the morrow.
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