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


morda gold and gilt teui'p. in dszziins splendo-.
There" says he. u a vh mJre m)aey upon
her back hsn would To closhe my wife and eh
dsn Ter ten years And she is fairly sweeping the stree,
with ELK arsss that cosf three dollars yai and
rcw at that I wonder how she lives /; Is eviisn,,
however. that every body rolling in wealth 10 Ns"Yort
and ali thee tales about suffering poverty Ill gsmn
Oh. shall get famous price for my bacon
SO be down TO Mr. Fivepercent. store. and seeing
stout looking oressed 10 overis aud sleeves suit
able to his work he took for the principal aud tue fur
FIVE elegantly dressed young gent in the store for rather
foppish country merchant Dever surprising they
were ceris ey only touched articles with the tips Of
.hsr fingers
Sir" said he to the supposed head Of the house.
have down to look after that lot ofbuer cheese sud
bacon. cent you last fail to sell for me"
"Arreh. now. 10 it you after with your cheese ard
bacon An faith yen be looking long time fore ye get
ny'hipg Of me in that lice"
Mr. Farmer stood amazed bu, OF the elegant dressed
young gentlemen bearing something about bacon, cheese
snd oufer though the wanted to buy aud step BED
with very ps.roBziDg cir. to inform him that they DID
usu,ly deal in tho-e articles The father fthe present
proprietor did formerly something in that line and lie
stupid fellows in the country occasionally troubled them
with OF their greasy stuff consignment but they
bed nothog Of the kind and he hoped mover should
have sesin such dirty stuff TO handle For his part
be did how people live in the country where they
mske sucb stuff
1, mystery certainly to city folks The farmer eE
psn his business and tod that he would have 10
see the cid man
The old proved TO be gentle about forty years
old att IN large morocco cushioned hsir at mshog
eDy eek IN covered with Gne Brussels carpet look
ing over the morning pspers
The fsrner I'd bis and business and vas answered
ui,b II. ~ I'm and cheese 70 be
seld on commission Mr. GcoseqGin when was Mr. Farm
ere stuff received Aha first of November-Msrch nov
four mon,bs-sod four months credi,-very low-ex-
ceedingy bardsome for money money duedo mt think
we have realized yetwi wrs you soon as We ga, the
money VIVA, is the amount, ar Gooseqlin All, $500
commission insurance guarantee and other charges $500
81 200 due.
"Iha, is much lees than expected / should have done
better If had sold at home
"Ch we bad TO sell very low TO realize the money
Iir ching times-do mt know what are coming to in
New Yorkjus' much az we can DO TO make both ends
meet. rents and provisions are so high
But you bavt just sold my things very low"
"Yes hem; but that was at whoesae-tsese retailers
make all the money Iw) and sxpence pound for bat
ter"
"Twosnd siIpenco why here is mine only credited at
fourteen cents"
Yer a, whoesae and second rate suppose that is
a good price for common butter "
Common buter-secopd ra.e-Ehy my butter was tip
tOp-sweet a. a rose. ano -
80 il was the best we ever had in the house Ca mt
you send us some Off, Mr. Five per cent sent Us up
one rkin ard we hac patty house that night and
our I de we're all well pleased that each enc insisted
upon having winters supply and so we old not gel hall
enough do wish You would send us some more
Mr. Fa,mer was not qui'e as mu h taken aoack a. the
merchsn al speech Of Mrs Five per cent who had Just
rolled bundle OF sks into the Office. in company With her
Young lady daughter row fourteen years cd who wanted
couple Of hundred dollars to get some spring doess's
twas awkward bu. the gentleman mauged n turn of
with, "confounded misake-do Mt know wha, you are
talking tbout-Dot the man-another lot -
Another lot Why you tod me you bad had but ore
this winter But mind give US the money-we are
in bury Miss SpeDda waiting FOR US in our carriag
st The door
II YVES very awkward but the youog lady said come
fsbe don't be nggaty and he had to tell the cashier
to charge $500 to family expenses"
He nspsged 10 get rid the owner of the second rate
"frs, quality butter with q couple of hundred more,
with - distinct that he would for ward the bal
lance az coon az Baron s. Co paid up, things took
turn Mr. Farmer watched the post Office Tor fortnight
and then wrote letter hoping things had taken turn a.
he saw that The steamers had brought in couple Of mil
lions Of gold since he was in New York.
He got letter by return mail from the asssnees oil
JAS Five per cent Esq late Commission Merchant,
ard found that things had taken a1rn for he had failed
and assigned eli his property in favor of endosers and
they were extremely sorry TO inform him that to pay the
"pIeir,d creditors would strip his family OF all Their
accustomed comforts and leave nothing for outside cred
"tos They panied very much for the worthy family
"of Mr. Five per cent ard did not see how they would
live"
The farmer himself has fir quently visited New York
since that time has seen Mr. Five per cent and his wife
and daughters t living and great many others OF the
same class and has never once mentally e]acua'eo now
do they live ?" lie knows
Tur LATE Fowl Snow AT BARSCms MUsEuM-A
meeting of the National Poultry Society was held al the
As,cr House Wednesday evening Z. I Rsrnum IN the
Chair The Recording Secretary, r c McCormick read
the report on late exhibition Bsrnum's Museum 1t
states that there were Pts exhibitors 700 coops aud zoos
fowls in the show The number Of visitors wac esm ed
at thirty thousand and the receipts exceeded the eIpend
lures in sma amount Iii proposed to hold another eA
hbi,ion In October Iext
STREET CLEANING BY TIE CRY IssPEcroR-Mr Down
irg the City Inspector has been untiring IN his efforts 70
make clean streets since the Board Of Health resolved 70
have the work performed sanitary measure under his
.uperntendence On Saturday next the City Inspector
will rep.ce the street cleaning business again in the DE
psrtment Of Streets and Lamps The following tables
made by Mr. Geo. W. Morton fret Clerk in the City IN
.,eoors Department who has been active IN thus work
show the operations for the weeks ending March IS and
April
Ward. Men Day. WORK Load. Dirt. Load: Ahe. re;L
l I1I:::*; I q IS t:s :, 81 81
y VS. 5. $ ls s los IS,