New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-24
0U7.OF- THE-WAY Aspects OF LIFE.
H.-DOESTICKS ATTENDS A CHARITABLE
FAIR.

H.-DOESTICKS ATTENDS A CHARITABLE
FAIR.
/ am charitable / feel ii in 10y bones, like rheun-
atsm. / always give money to the beg"oman, VINO
bss such q large family at home; and TO the wnlny
boy, with club foot, who asks charity In behalf oil
bis sick mother True. have seen the old lady when
che was evidently inebrated and apparently disposed
to LsrsDgue the crowd in high Dutch-but then she
was in excellent company; noble'IookiDg men, win
stars on their bosoms and have discovered that the
club footed boy changes all his mouey into cents,
and gsmbles it away, playing " pitcbpenny in Thea
ter alley still keep on giving But is also TACT
that am not al WAYS able to comply with the demands
upon my purse. Twice have been invited to " cal
"ico" psr,ies and at the bottom of each note was
modest request that would make my appearance ar
rsyed in such apparel only would be willing do
ns,e, next day. TO the FivePoints Mission Gould have
done like the otbers-bought a ready made coat aud
vest ard given them with the greatest peasure-but
The hint in the invitation seemed to include the entire
wardrobe brought into requiston on the occasion,
and when thought of Five-Points darkey in my
rufled.,hirt and gold studs, xas suddenly inds-
"posed," and sent my "regrets.' But did go to
ball for the benefit of the poor-a twodolar com
nnglng Of apprehension with "lowert senty-
"dom an sv alanche of excusveuess, in torrent
Of mobocrscy-where the crowd was 80 great that
faces 1t their Identity and | only conscious of
q husilDg mass of dressed-up humany-a forest Of
broadcloth wrecked in an ocean of Calico barely
escaped with life, and reached home in a state of
collapse.
Ah,Iward, went TO a concert il behalf of the poor
where i sat all the evening in hard seat with
number on the back, TO see a woman make faces at
. we'll DIRE sed audience, and sing music which l
could not understandable people all apPsuded when
she screamed, and threw bouquets at her when she
made noise like swamp bsckbird
But my latest grand combination. chsritsbe-smuse-
Dent exploit was attending Lsdies Fair 10 aid of
the poor, which Was given by the benevolent ladies
of the Church of the Holy Poker.
Damphool who can't give up city associations
and who wouldn't read his Ri ole if il WASH printed
In Eew-York) had sent to me from his rural solitude
to procure him dressing-go pair of slippers
and q crocheted worsted comforter. Thought |
couldn't have better opportunity to purchase hese
and went to the Fair. Got TO the II ALL paid my
twenty-five cents at the door, went n-saw plenty of
long tables, with laoies behind them playing keep
store tables covered with mysterious articles of
babynen, al complicated pieces Of female hsr-
Dets, designed for uses to me unknown and also all
sorts Of fmPraccsbe unnecessaii,s intended for gem
tenen-slppers that you couldn't get on-smokng-
caps that could never, by any possibility, fit anybody
chapel like Chinese psgods, aud fu Of tinsei and
fpsneles 10 make them prickly yarcases that you
couldn't get cigar into without breaking both ends
of perhaps they expect us to smoke stubs " like
the rev sboys,) pin. cushions stuffed so hard they
would turn the point of msrin-spike-watch-ca cases
just big enough 10 hold three cent piece, pen sip
ers that fill the point of pen full of woodland d.
other nonseDsica inconvenience fabricated by
epeculsipg females the patterns being always very
short, and the stitches very long; i suppose they
think We don't know the dterencel 70 palm off upon
victnized gen'en en-; and they resguedly submit 10
a price eSoIbtant that if Chaihsm-st. Israel
lite had the impudence to ak it, they'd straightsn
ont lis fsh-hook nose like daruing needle.
The pret,iesi-lcokDg girls are always placed where
the least asc ivelc oking merchandise is diplsyed,
and they ssk the biggest Kind of prices, trusting %
the esDaniry of the gentlemen mot 10 best them
.'down fatlerpg themselves, suppose, that their
pretty looks are "vslue received for the exchange
One consequence OF this srrsi cement is, that every
buyer ssepds all the money be has in his purse taking
in exchange therefor LOT Of stuff so utterly useless,
and ridiculously absurd that after having on his
table for week 10 laugh A. be lie fam to get rid
Of the ruboith by giving the whole to his chamber
maid. Sometimes your purchases will hold together
till you leave the ROOM and sometimes not you must
chow yoursth man and equal to either fortune
There was & Autobiography girl called ms,
had letter for me-bought it-pad ten cents
noihirg in it-blank. Solicitous Young lady very
anxious 10 have me give her twenty Eve cents 10 tell
me bow much ! w,eted-paid her the money, and
she tod n e within 6ftyoDe pouods and half-young
woman wanted me 10 invest in the " grab-bag gave
a.6 dollar and fshtd inyot in three times trying,