New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-23
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ful time, have become a scjourner in town, and on
Che appsoseh Of New Years had felcitsted myself on
The prospect Of seeing how New forkers this
Intended 70 call on my friends, and hoped, a. the
number of my feminine acquaintance 10 this imme-
jste vicinity small 10 get through in time 10 spend
the afternoon az my new boarding house. where Mrs.
Grcqs my landlsdy, and her two daughters were 20
receive calls ard who had invited me to be present
70 see "the elephant" far as the proceedings Of
The day should disclose to an Unsophsticsed eye bis
mighty and magnificent proportions.
Early in the morning, dyed ny incpient but di.ate-
ny moastache into visibility dressed myseif as fash
ionablyss the resources Of my limited wardrobe would
permit and. attended By my fast friend ssndie Goste'
started on myjourney, intending TO " ietch a2 event
naly ht my boarding house. stopping ~ al tao IN
"ternediate Iosts by ne wy GOr S soO Tt my
Income much attached 10 him from hs strong reSen-
blsnce in habits TO the fat boy Of zoe fick Fick
Papers. lie sLeeps ererypheTe--i1 the OMNIBUS, on
o. I.yyv.boat 10 the store, a. the Post Once, IN
.Ln,@h Al The tbeater and even while walking
Along Broadway. j have known him stop twenty
one stages in the course OF an afternoons walk by
noddpe at the drivers while no was enjoying peri
pstetc nap. The fret time / saw him, i was the
humble instrument Of preserving bis valuable eI-
i,tenee He had started 10 20 10 the Post Office TO
mail an important letter. but bad fallen asleep IN Mas
sau-st and the bill stckers had nearly Overland him
with sbow-blls, announcing tina. at the B0wery
Theater would be played the drama Of the Seven
Sleepers," to be followed by the ssng Were all
"a Nodding" the whole to conclude with the farce
Of Rip Van Wrinkle in fact, he sleeps everywhere
except at Tablespoon his sleepy eyes TO the prospect
Of something good 10 eat and his wakeialness will be
insured until the uttermost morbel ID entombed 10
those regions Of unknown capacity to winch ne duf'
Bay sends such astonishing quantities OF provisions
His internal dimensions have long been fsvorlte
theme Of speculation to bis frends;, but alas inc
problem must ever set at defiance all the Ordinary
rules Of mensuraton. lie has occasionai his oil spas
medic piey and then tries to read his Bible, and in
ysrably goes 10 sleep and lets the book fall into the
asbes-and verify believe that, though his eternal
sayatio depended upon his reading three chapters
Of the Gospel without having ut OF somnsmou-
iism he would go fast aslesp before he had accom-
pshed three verses. /, however hoped that she
usual excitement Of the occasion, and the sight OF
Refreshments might keep him awake, and 50 we
stsrtedl Went to Smiths, Thompsons, Temp
kins, Greens, Browns, Wiggim, Robnsons, &C.. Ia
all these places there was the same performance,
without change Of programme. give the formuIa-
Enter-speak TO the lady of the house" happy New
Year" eompliments-happy retusns-teke glass OF
wine with the ladies-snOther of brandy, or punch,
with the father--Dibble little cake-exit-to be re-
peatsd ad Htttnm. CAT JOr ess they had, on a side
liable, plate under placard labelled for the poor
and every visitor expected TO drop in q contri
button. Some malicious person has recollected that
the Joneses did the same thing last year, and his n
convenient and lbeous memory has also recalled the
circumstance that soon after Newly Years the two
daughters Of Jones had new silk dresses and Mrs. j.
Ieoiced in new cloak and hat Of the richest style,
and he says that Bragey, the broker, told him thst
Juveniles" Of him in exchange for small money, and
made him give him two per cent. over because so
much Of it was silver chaDge-and, 10 fact, he in
sinustee that the money to be for the poor"
Jones voted himself az poor as anybody and kept
the prOceeds-snd rumsr whispers that <he Joneses
won't have half so many calls this year as last be-
cause their friends object to being taxed to pay their
milliDers bills.
AT Snooks's we found the doors closed, and bas-
ket hung outside in which to deposit cards-thought
OF the founding hospital, &c.
Odd circumstance, very-but in all the parlors we
visited that day noticed one unvaryng peculiarly
Of furniturs-there was in no single piror any two
chairs Of the same pattern--but they were Of all
shapes, sizes Dimensions capacities, and degree OF
disoomfort-from the undiscovered TO the anvar-
nished which looked if they had strayed in from
the kitchen. The effect Of this arrangement is to i'm
press stranger with the idea that the owner of the
establishment has been compelled to furnish his draw
Ipg-Ioom from the chaotic assortment or second.
hand furniture store.
And notwithstanding the recent election of Maine
Law Governor, in nearly every house, wines brandy
punche- hot stuff" and various ine6riating drinks
sbounded and every guest was compelled, on pain of
sighting his host, 10 partake-the inevitable result
was, thrt before night many youth, whose head
migh have wthstood the attack Of single bottle,
not being able to enGurea twenty hours siege gave
in dead-druDk--whle others OF harder heads and
stronger stomnchs reeled from parlor to paror pro-
claiming the obituary of their respectabity and de-
cency by exhibiting the noisy clanor, idotic feel
ipgs Of beastly drunkenness to the refined and pol
ished ladies Of our best socety'-in many cases 70
warding the pseudo hospitality Of their fair entertain
ers by literally sprinklng the marble steps to Their
noble mansions with an unclean baptsm from their
aIistocratic stomachs.
Kent Sandie awake until we entered q hack, and
then let him relapse into refreshing sumber which
continued until we reached home-entered the parlor,
and took seat in corner, from which, unobserved,
1 could get fair view Of the various performances.
In thia city, every young lady lie skilled in music,
and Ga elegant player" upon that tortur ID instru
mtnt, the piano-each can sng assortment Of
"glees from beautiful operastransposing her voice
into vocal corkscrew, and opening her mouth so
that, as general thing, you can see those unmen
tionable articles that used, in hremans phrase
clogy, TO eight up the hose and these songs
there delectabe morsels of hamony-varled by such
exemporaneous discords as the agitation or forget
'sxecutsd" for the entertainment of evening visit
ors-hr. Griggss daughters are no exception to this
general rule
Firt oalf-bell rings--entsr bashful young man
evidently his fret attempt ct fashionable viatcame
in with his hat in his hand-putt behind him to make
his bow--dropped it--kied TO pick it up-stepped in
it-put his foot through t-fen over it--and in his
frantic struggles TO recover himself burnt his coat,
fractured his pantaloons, united his cravst, dcmol
ished his shirt collar, and finally borne away 10
the hall by his sympathizing frehds-minus his pat.
ent mustache one half of which sfterward found
IN Laura Matildas scrap-beok and the rest discov-
cred In the coal scuttle.
Crowd of young men came in together lits custom
airy here for young gentlemen to club their funds hire
carriage by the hour, and go calling In drove,
stopping at every house where one Of the company
happens 10 be acquanted-so that when lady keeps
open house. for every person whom abe knows, or de-
enss 10 see, = dozen unknown individuals annoy her
by their unlimited pressncel-every one asked tue
young ladies 10 sing, and the young ladies did sing
ment with the touching ballad of "Old Dog Tray
the graceful and genteel melody "Jordanis Hard
Road" On this occasion the programme was some
what as follows: Gent No. treated with I" gem
from Narrne - Ia Z n