New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-07


How DO THEY LIVE That is the question which
~ nqurpg country puts who looks and thinks upon
crowds of richly dressed people who brong the streets Of
this metropolis II is wonder TO the old stagers OF
city life how whom they have met every day for
twenty years the pavement in the best hotels at the
theser bail room, and places OF amusement at dinners
supper parties excursion and ali sorts of places where
money spent for expensive Injuries how they live They
are known to possess soy income have no wealth or
business did days work of useful labor and yet
they do live and dress Ike gentlemen and would probably
offer TO fight any who should nsnuate that they
class OF useless oafersan Incubus upon industry
sites upon the productive class of mankind II they
not how do they live
Bu putting the gentle man loafer on. Of the question the
class who fill some position of usefuness in city life who
have the appearance TO the counyman of passing their
in dl,ness is very large much so that he grows
confused he looks the vast hrong it down
Broadway about eight nine clock in the morning IN
one col slant stream six abreast Of well dressed eayto
donthe world looking gentlemen, that he wonders how
they live.
Ofhis great human current which flows down the island
all the morning and up all the evening there is striking
resi- mblance in one ihogthey all with the exception
now and then OF real labong man in the crowd look as
thong they did intended do work-hey
are not dressed for it. They all wear black elk hats calf
Al in boots or patent leather CATERS fine cashmere pants
silk vests and broadcloh and overcoats and If there
is sprinkle Of rain each shelter, himself under an UNI
brea or helps fill up the stages which are passing up and
down at the rate Of every five seconds Every one
looks as though be had out Of the tailor shop
and had been perued by the barber How do they
i've
The country stands upon any part Of way be
low Canal st and looks upon this current Of life going TO
business for three hours in the morning or sees return
ing for en- equal length Of time in the evening without dis
covering from appear tina. OF them
ever strained muscle soled hand in aoy productive
Industry and he wonders how they live.
Having seen ten thousand brosdclotA coats with silk
velye. collars pass him having noticed that every one
locks ruday ullfad and covered with sort OF city gloss
he Is satisfied that this is the heahies wesoies most
beautiful money making city in the word and he even
begins 70 doubt his own senses abou, its being ntoera
by filth, that he felt so dgusted when hs landed that he
5ecaedhe would not live the dry hole for all ITS wealth
Blu, that was when he was ghipg his yay across West ct
end Up that deectabe thoroughfare for
aers Robinson st. or while he wading over sshins
ton or Greenwich running the rst Of breaking MS
neck in the rspe Of Murrsy having broken for hin
by bod full Of brick thrown down from the top Of ak
story building willie he expected to have oosa legs
broke by acrush of vehicles in Broadway.
He has forgot ali theee hair breadth escapes and begins
70 think New York great pace,e live IN that is fact
bu s, he wonders how they do all live and just con-
u5ps TO 60 down to the merchant to whom he consigned
his butter cheese and bacon and lot Of apples and draw
,be nrceeds of sale which he must have been at
the very highest figures because notwithstanding he
cop MOI see how surely all these people do live upon the
x,ry best aud are all wealthy too and Of couss don't mind
paying the farmer tiptoP prices
Blu, Jus, then the has got up above the highest
hou,e. he ever saw all full too Of merchandise artists gal
l.res business Offices assembly rooms dining saloons ana
b to restore the energies Of those VINO nave per
so med the labor Of walking down town and wiring Jew
lin. in ledger or selling few pieces Of calico OF oass o.
coffee and JUS, then he is attracted by new 'e''u's