Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-06-06

NEW YORK, June LIST, 1885.

NEW York, june LIST, 1870.
4 stranger to our city life noting the spenu d
private residences upon 9TH avenue, and lith aud
neighboring streets which vie, AS Englishmcn
assure me, with the most aristoeratic quarters
of London. is quite Likely 10 wonder who ownond
nhabit them. lie sees no men on tho street or
at the resorts of business whose appearance at
all COMFORTS with such paatal magnihcenee, and
magines there is class of citizens of noblcr
sprson and bearing and distinguishing outward
adornment-in short demi divine breed. the
sight Of which never blessed his eyes. Not lit
of it. If it is worth his while curious friend
may disenchant his conceptions by dropping into
some diugy, i'll smelling office in Front street.
where he will find one of hi, imaginary celcs-
tials in crumped dickie and boots innocent of
backing, using and often numbering the language
of mortality upon such earthly topics, as tallow,
turpentine, whale oil borax and putty. IT the
thing still seem ncongruous, let us see how IT IS
that John Smith, whose waking speculations
down town are of putty and cognate themes, has
his sleeping visions up town amid such princcIy
magnifcence. Thirty years ago some lubberly
coastiug craft. some drizzy morning depo~
tied ON some dock of Gotham gawky country
boy, tender with memories of home, and rich in
nothing but natural shrewdness, and that indo
sc ribahle yet all important something which j.
tersely summed up in the phrase "goaheadatIvc
ness" Confusedby the many Sights and sounds
which assail him, he stumbles into the very cs.
adjustment, from over the door of which his full
stares in big letters, and stammeringly
asks for work. Fortunately there is n vacancy
and John begins his city life. half errend boy,
.If :. -. IL.
and is promoted One promotion succeeds an
other until, after ten years of laborous working
up" he is senior partner of great commercial
house. Every thing he touches prospers an 4
wealth rollss upon him as if fortune had ceased
10 be tickle, and formed permanent attachment.
Specializing mamas, with manageable daughters,
softly hint to John It's time he were welded.
The suggestion reviyes the memory of an early
love. and some day in the duh season, girlish
face glancing out of the past, looks up from his
ledger till he shuts it with sigh, and in n week
after the clerks all know that John Smith is mar
ricd in his native town and will take the uuwon-
ted dissipation of full week at Saratoga and
Newport Then come visions of family -and
home suitable to Of the solid men. and up
went the 9th avenue palace which YOU my stran.
ger friends, SO marvelled at lis grand with out,
and costly within with luxuries from all the
world and John Smith has proud and beautiful
daughters who have changed the photography of
his name to Smythe and can trace it back to the
Mormon conquest, who languish through the
morning and shine respondent in satin and pearls
at evening assemblies, who have little loves of
feet--and turn up their classic noses at mechan-
les, and dote operas and the "divine Mario "
and snub John Smith because he will mbutton
hs vest in the parlor, and snub mama beeause in
the presence of the elegant Mr. Small Waist
she couples nouns singular with verbs plural,and
attributes the 'Proyerba Philosophy TO Watts
John Smith has son, too, who wears unimpeach
eble neck clothes, and is au fat in the latest i'm
r ported dances, and who ignores his sisters By
3 protesting an undyng attachment to the danse
use Soto, who goes to the best schools, and VIII,
has enough of the ability of his father to max
a. q self distinguished if he were pressed by th
necessities of poverty, but who, it is, stand
a fair chance to ruin himself. So my unsophis
ticated friend; when you admire the lofty brown
STONE fronts and the Venetian baustrades on ST.
nvenue, and through the Transparency of til,
large French window panes, catch glimpses o
unaccustomed splendor. pray don't imagine
for moment that the occupants are made of any
other stuff than the pipe clay of ordinary human
ty. Adam was formed from the dust of oui