Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-10-20
From the New York Trilnnc.
How do They Livei

ihat IL question WIN" WY uIuIlHg
eoun,yman puts, who looks ane thinks upon
tho crowds of richly dressed people who
,hrong the streets Of this metropolis II is a
wonder. even to the old s,agers u city life,
how some men, whom they have met every
day for twenty years. on the larcmeht, in
the best hotels, at the theatre, ball room, and
places Of amusement. a, dinners,s ,s1Ppers, par.
tics. excursions, and all sorts Of flaees where
money is spent Tor expensive luiuries, how
they live. They.ac known to possess no
income, have no wealth nor business, never
did days work Of useful labor, ,nd ye,thcy
do live and dress like genilemon,and would
probably offer 10 fch, any one wla should in.
sinuate the were class Of usel,-r loafer. an
incubus upon society. Para,itcs o., 20 Is pro-
dueli,o elias, Of mankind. II as, sc not,
bon do they live
But, putting the gentleman loa!cr ou, Of
the question, the class who will fll srpe 20.
sItion of usefulness in city life, who hive the
appearance 10 the couniryman Of plssig their
time in idlcncsS, is very large, 50 mich 80
that he grows confused as he looks upn the
vast ihronr. as il GOES down Droadwa, about
eight or nine o'clock in the morning, m one
eons,an, stream, six abreast, Of we'll dessej,
easy.to-do-in.the.world looking gentlemen,
that he wonders how they live.
Oflhis great human curcn, which how,
down the island all the morning, and mp all
the evening, there i' a striking resemblance
in ono lhng--,hey all, with the rare ,Sccp.
ton, now and then. oi real laboring ivan in
the crowd. look as though they nevc- O.. nor
ever intend to do any work-ihey ar no,
dressed ror It. They all wear black silkhai',
cl,skin boots or paicn, leather CaiteS, fine
cashmere pants, six vests ,broa,!cloih cols snd
oyercnats. and II Ihero is a sprinkle Of ain.
each one shelters himself under an umbnlll,
or helps to fll up the stage, which arc nss.
ing up and down at the rate Of ono gcry
five seconds. Every ono looss as II he hsd
jus, come ont ofths same tailor shop, anihad
been perfume BY the same barber Hos Do
they Iiye'
The counlryman stands uron any part Of
Broadway, below Canal ST., and looks ,pou
this current OF lie "going TO business" for
three hours in the morning, ur sees it retrn.
inr fnran equal length Of time in the evening,
wilhou, discovering from conversation or pp-
pcarancc that one Of them cyorsirainei ms.
clio or soiled hand, in any productive indI'.
try, and no wonders how they live.
Having seen ten thousand broadcloth sn,s.
with silk velvet collars, having noticed hat
every one Looked mddy, fall ied, and covered
with a sort ofciiy gluss. no is satisfied tat
this Is ono Of the most healthy. wcilthe,-
mos, braullful, money.making cities IN iht
world. aud he even seems 10 doubt his own
senses, about its being 80 inioIsnbl, ghy.
iha, ho felt - dIsgusieJ when he landed. that
he declared be would not live in the diry hole
ior all its wealth. but that was hen he vas
fighting his way across wcsi.si.. and up usi
dclecablc thoroughraro for steamboat plsSn.
cers, RohInson.st, or running the risk Of
breaking his neck in the traps Of Marray~i.,
or h5'inr it broken for him by bod-full Of
brick. thrown down from the top n six sbry
building, OF while he expected to have So,h
legs broke by crush Of vehicles in Bpad.
wav.
lie has forgot I'll these hlir.brc1iih escapes
and begins to think "Ncw York is 3 great
place to live in, that's fact" and still he
rendeT how do they all 1--we, and is jus con-
eluding 10 go down 10 the mcrchant to Shom
he consigned his butter. cheese, bacon, and
lot Of apples, and draw tho procccls Of sale.
which he is sure must have been tiho high
est figures, because. Notwithstanding le could
NJ, see how, surely al these people live upon
the very best, and are wealthy too. and Of
course don't mind paying the farmers ,iP.toP
prices.
Du, just then the sun had cot up shove the
tops Of the highest houses he ever slv, all
full, too, Of merchandise. artists galleries,
business Offices, assembly rooms, dining sa.
looms. and restaurants, to restore the energies
Of those who have performed tie labor Of
walking down town and writing few lines
IN ledger, or selling few pieces Of calico
OF bags Of coffee, and just then he is attracted
by a new feature in the eurreu, Of life. The
broadcloih food ha. gone by, and is succeeded
by b.llowy waves Of Tie richest silks, laces,
cashmeres, vel,c,s, plu'hes, ribbons, feathers
pearls diamonds, gold and Gill (guil) in daz-
lling Splendor.
There" says he, "gocs woman with
more money upon her back than would serve
TO clothe my ~ife and ten children for ten
years, and she is fairly sweeping the street
with a six dress ihl, cos, three dollars yard
and narrow At that. wonder how she lives !
I, is evidcn, however lha, everybody is roll
ing in wealth in New York, and all these
tales abou, suffering poverty are all CANNON.
Oh, | shall get a famous price for my bacon!"
So he went down to Mr.. Five per cents store
and seeing s,ou, looking man, dressed in
overalls and sleeves suitable to his work, he
took him for the principal, and the four or
five elegantly dressed young gents in the
store for rather foppish country merchants,
never once supPosinG. they were clerks. as
they only touched articles wiih the ,P Of their
fingers.