New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-30
LAMAR Ann IRIS wASrs CITIES.

Whoever sill work may eat. is an Old proverb. ltis
evident that thai prOvefb was made ia the coun-
Try. Certainly it IS not applicable to the cry Ihou-
sands here are vbo would eat more aud better food
work would give il 70 them Those Sho work 70 eat IN
the county are 700 apt think they could eat more
for less labor in be city Here says one work upon
this farm for six dollars month. liz the city lsee oy
the psper. that laborers get . tOura dollar
10 dollar and half d. for little job suca "a
saving load Of wood three or four shilucs or pu'-
TING in load Of coal half as much for hlf hours
work ibis is all true the grimber forgets however,
that be gets hs food and lodging with wages While
the city aborer must look orhs and fhe sotortunae
as Lave money enough TO procure supp' ofbohand
thar Of the ueancst sort be is more fortunate than
many Of bis fellows. lie that l4bors in the country,
and gets good food and comfortable place TO sleep, IS
better Of even if he got wages only sufficient 20 clpthe
himself than the poOrman of the city Tne desk where
we got down these observations, stands by ndOT,
looking down upon of the busy streets Of New
Here one may study thewants of Labor-he e)rrs OF
men, wemen and children 70 procure food Now comes
a man toiDg in the shafts OF a cau his yoke-teuo" Is
dog By the side runs little girl with basket nov
ahoad-now on this sile-now On that, OF the street
peerng into all the garbage barrels, boxes and baskets
that stand along the curbstone fishing out waste cab
bace-eaves ard potato-parngs, and Whatever can be
made food for the pig at home, or her fathers yoke
fellow. the dog. There, now, she has founl a large
b,efbone II is piece which gladdens each OF the tro'
The dog with wag of his tell, says plainly as dog
can say, There is something for me- Inc girl has
discovered II contains marrow and she is already antc
pstipg how she will butter the dry crust which other
wise would form her evening meal-dnner and supper
Z /. ~, &c 4l.4tiq fir,r ft..
weiott for bones are worth q cent pound These
recple labor hard for their daily wants !; ia mis- IL
rectcJ but They know no better they must work or die
Uero comes one Of another numerous class Of men,
women and chldren-tbe rag-pickers. With a basket
and bag. and an iron roll about tso feet long with
bool AZ one end. they examine all the cutters, anl
,n+acles Of dirt and waste of dSelngs, Cor Old rays
.ersns q paper, and whatever else my choose TO
turn up
Others 90 about diligently rakng with their fingers
ali the coa ashes for what few small pieces of coal MAJ
remain unconsumed Every BIZ OF wood or board, bar
rboop or staye which they can lay their hands upon, is
appropriated.
Scores of souaif children sent ont by parents TO
bee "cod vctuals" not 10 eat, but for sale. IL is
bought by persons who fix tuP and sell it by the Pieto
other wretcbed beings Vho must eat and who prrla9s
world eat better food if labor would procure II for them
Tie wants Of Labor may be seen among numerous
class who are wiling 20 work if icy could fad employ.
u,eut There is fanciul interest III seeing iaO1rers
flock around when job il To be done. Go to the wharf
and buv load of wood You have no need % look i)r
SAWYER II the pavement pregnant could not bring
them forth faster. U-ually before the cart has gone
block one with his buck and say is following aiter or
the csrnan ill permit he gets IN and rides With the load
To- its destination Sometimes you will ethree or o1r'
ali after obe load II load is put down at your door,
one Of these perseyerng ahorer vii often set down as
buck and GO to work mbidden trusting OF course tat
YOU will pay him the usual charge.
II happened few days since tia, our oppo'e neigu-
Dor. WHO il widow With large family and Is constants
yobced to save ever siXPence ordered load OF coal
Asu,ual with j, came q cOa-heayer Oht She was IA
vingto give the twenty-five cents, the CONN charge
for carving il IT, and he went away. la less than
twenty minutes uhe the coal lay upon the pavement,
there we're seven applicants for the job. II had 10 be
carried up long alley aud put IN coal bin a. the back
Of The house and no one seemed willing 20 10 me lsri
duty for the profered shilling Several offered 70 split
the difference but no. and they Went away There
were az one time four bargaining for the odd
sixpeuce long enough 20 earn II seemed thar
Of these would come a. once. IL was PLAIN 70
see that it was DO or die with him H. stall
vsrt SOD Of the Oud Country. lately imported 4nd
frr The pressing wants of the s5orer aniOubred
H. He looked at the Goa where it lay, much 70
say. Somebody must move that; Why not - Tuen
he looked around snxi0usy for some one % say" Yes
you can doit" At length he went up the door and
rarped tnidy Evidently, knew nothing Of the Use Of
rLebe or else be supposed not for tas ike Of MIN
m ring So he came down and t0ok another sad
then placed his basket the pile sign 70 otAeT5or
seekers that this was engaged BY and by be venlre1
HID 10 the door again This ume his rap answered.
Theurhere was long confa0 the lady oiered shilling,
and lie held OUT for eighteen pence. How he inplored
her but tn no avail; she saw be anxious for work,
snd would probably take the shilling He Thought not
az Kicked up bis basket 90 away. Then came one
-vo then others with their baskets: four men chatter
inc for an hours work Finally, after deal II talk
and eesticuation al agreed they would noe work for
Isf price Half an hour a.terward looked out AMI
saw the tai man who had stuck hard for the oD had
relepted and come back for the shilling. More than
forty times did lie I'll that basket and carry il up the
long slippery alley for that ite sum, barely the p-ce
q pound OF beef pork mutton, or q couple Of
roupd, of bread But there was no alternatiye-wsa'
VIZ pressing and six other wanted 70 do the same
labor lie, the laborer in the country who gets plenty
If labor to do and with it plenty of good food be con
tent; he is better OF than his fellow IL the City
Y .ucA STU think he Guy Is tue place Tor pool
-l ri. .-rt. err AMI in-r III. a enc al our t. !.