New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-26
OVER THE FERRY.


When the smoky twilight descends upon the
ciowced st Gets and dim by.lsnes Of the city, aud
the ess, lust lit, burrs with Uncertain glare in the
nmky glass lamps, and all the world goes to tea,
the noise and ccnfusion-the rushing to and feo,
the hopeless ois err the shouting and cursing aud
frantic hum iug-sbout the landings Of cur large
sear CTS at the bours of leaving ara the same in kind
only tempered down to agree with ia size and com.
puted Importance as hst at the pier OF the les pre-
tentious ferry boat.
The picture on board is heterogeneous grouping a
moving panorama of the scenes already depicedi the
oldest uxtepoition of velvet and rude blankets Of
purple and taters, of lsxury and sqaalid poverty.
The fire lady and Der seamsue,s the ,ughty gentle
man and tie lowiest ch ,nic, ,ste sch othsr side
by side-he two cents at the gate having placed them
on terms o. the mos, ibtmste and demo ratio eqaatty
We enjoy the excitement Of this motley crowd of al
most carnival picta@qusLe's more, perhaps, thia
our sober quit ectiops have no time lengthy
bomies and "guetsi gs" at our ease, so we glance
quickly sharply at the salient points of the scene.
and ar alyze by wholesale.
Ladies ,hropg in by the bundled, returning from g
Broadway promenade in rus.ling costly robes, far
mere suitable 10 csess the velvet FL ~ers OF Turkey
csrpe. than to be "mournfuly traed in the dust Of
tborcuehfsres their cheehs glow with exercise 10 the
generous air. snd as the stingy cabiulam swings
10 anc fro their eyes twinkle coqueishly With every
cbsnce ray which fails upon hem. Some OF these
have met husbands, some, lovers-how easy to dis
treuish between the two; others holt city, delicate
children by the hand AID are folio we'd by nurss aud
baby" the babies at this hour always asleep and
by far the nost comic table looking objects in al the
varied Thong.
Yes on second ihgusht, tho only such, "a q elias
f,r The ladies' low tina, tho excit ment Of getting
boayd and settipa theic voluuLous skirs 10 over.
po n rireo lit cross tperhsps Their prot
~ be os are the least in he world, too neat 9 the
semstTesses and the sbop.grs, and even the mill
ness pIeDticcs SO ohstty this morning. ae pale and
drcoIitg and dispi tied after long weary days work
the fine gentlemen are CT course bored, ," and yawn
with THE mos. approved enpui; ard the business men
around rs GRE not the fA essy, gentlemen we Doc-d
at noor-thfy re uu ed iorg sgo-bdt reste's lsboi-
Gus stirts struggling through The thckly bese'tiog
difficulties Of hard fot me VIII evan Dos, un'be to
re ax moment t, push Al elbow tbeit way through
the crowd to acquire foremo stsnd
Artists and writers are prove bialy wretched, and
The onea b.fore us do net for hsppy exception; we
readily disir guih ttom by their hsgg Ard, lat lectus
counteI ances, brcws psiufoy Contracted. noer iis
lin spG 6isted hair and beard ,ng and rather 70
reRle6 to produce tho poecal effect desirable, and
cott &c ola eenteel' poverty ten times more affect
irg than the arse, wel.patchei garments OF the
woIkMsn ct Ouf Q boz.
The poor TT ct anic anxious at the approach OF an
Other cruel Nuter bear their forms and faces the
iron marks Of iaoesssnt, wearing toll. Though it u
over FOR the ay they to have no sense OF fh st
rest snd merry cssiirg off Of thought which we won
der at in aa Example before ui-a scent gig galSan-
lied it Ffer ctmas WI ,, though 10 evident des iu-
ton is hurnmirg lively w.llz ehaits'ing vga,ous-
IT, and eestcusting VIII furious EMPHASIS all a, the
sane II ONE It. TO q WRECKED seedy companion.
The most III compromising and Americ an tas'e dig
tir yuishes these siI-oclOck umuDities; from the
mon cit the boat leaves the pi-r, the mass moves
on" TIL its happy "hesd and from" hs but one
inch bet1sen it aud very probable eternity; no
bone SIGH tAs can pnt foot sg1n on his ns i've sou
with more frantic esee ness than th voyagets After
Fix or twelve hours absence. As the eyeaing deep
ems the multitude hav been feried, the passengers
become fewer in number az move noteworthy, con-
s.tipg chiefly Of the tteater and ectore-goDg class
Iseies booded wbi e-kidded and opora-cioaked r'h
OH bos.d in their carrisges-Bowery pooret'es, each
with O. wsvJ .hsi'od beauty of her pecu lar class
eroups Of county Wis Ors quie unsa'ely c1cted a.
the p,ospect Of BaInDm's Museum or the Temple OF
tie Muses. or Chiisty's-a quist family, here and
there. With innunersbe children Of every sge and
.jze bound en- some rare excursion Of snuse mem
parties Of gsyly dressed young people in all tue enjoy
u On, Of heath and D, suty aud sDtips'ed peasu'e
The tuis wear on, each one telling with sonber
effect On cur rry boa, csbio which presents nothing
Lew or rotce able till micI ght CT thereafter; then II
otoe more sstnres a chsrse:er o. stirring Interest
Our plessurs stekers return, a hlue ja1ed bys long,
duI omlibps ride from tie up town thssers the fan
ci ul or ea drts sid the gay promenade cos'nrns OF
the la ies con.ras ing strangely With oitsry ian
sitdrg wrapped in heavy coats or sbaTs han asSeep
or suIeply staring 1t their felowpssserg1s; lsrse
number Of upheshy.looklrg brothers Of the ca'niog
r,intess creh, for whose &C ,omuodeion alone 1t
would be almost necessary to run these midnight
btIpes; m&nbe:s Of the dramatic corp, wth FAINT
traces of tke rouge end eyebrows OF the aer pece'
little dsposed to 9 stige strut and reclamation from
the stimulating effect. Of an inspiring draught .ksa
for d. Ing par in the last bloody sceIe; essle'
girls and "favoriie" Gaa'ense, soma Of the Infant
| pieDontnon" erter, others whsse decided corpu
tbey plainly ADoies that "fguIe" u their soIs
recon M dalton for such psst. Some Of these ere
stre and quiet looh ipg-elpeci.ly ono whs osrns
| with NE rest but now ETA apart with young child
under her csarse wool4n shawl; the sih seems . %
in msnrer refined, raised shove her f.sl sss's"s
By her recsnt ms.&m,ty; how proudly and socen'
che presses hs baby to her breast soa ~, ~