Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-02-15
From tie Detroit Advertiser.
D0esticks on New Years, in New FORK.
SEVENTY HUNDRED AND OSE.

/ SEVENTY HUNDRED AND ONE
MARROW STREET.
New YoRK, Jan. ,, 1855,
Last New Year (>u0day) the subecri-
Der was having q luxurious thne,Ol hoa,d
n Mississippi s;eau boai-said "A, oeiue
fas, aground on a sand bar --f-ovisi0u.
all gone-the ca plain, steward .snd one
of lhe barkeepers, beng occu pied pl'> tag
poker with the passengers al ossS emf OF
the boal, while the more. piOa,iy disposed
we're listening to the draslitg ZONES Of a
nautical preacher, who w~s 8 scoI.sihs
second hand sanctimony a, tn oihe;-
crew all on a'bender.' in The engine room.
iremen all drunk on the hplier deck. an
every body generally enjoying themselves
Made no calls my self, except at the bar,
where | wished myself many happy New
Years, and SO many compliments OF the
season, that slept tina, night OF Il pile OF
cotton wood and when Oitsiaei my slate
room next day, found each bsrlh occu-
pied by q ssdjle-col0red fireman bosh wiz!
their boots on; one with my Sunday coat
under his head for pillow, his hair dec
GRATED with sun1ry lums Of s,ane coal,
and his red flannel shirt onted with
the contents OF tar bucket, aad the car
penier's glue pot. Since that eyenIiul
lime, | have become a sojourner in town,
and, on the approach of New Years, had
felici.ated IN, sill on the prospect OF seeing
how New Workers celebrate this universe
holiday
Intended to call on my friends. and
hoped. as The lumber oil my feminine ne
9uain,ances in this immediate vicinity is
small, 70 gel through in time to spend the
afternoon al my new boarding house, where
Mrs. Griggs. my lanulady, and her tw"
daughters were TO receive calls, and who
! had invited me TO be presen, to see the
elephant, as far as the proceedings OF the
day should disclose 10 an unsophisticated
eye, his mighty and magnificent proper
iiuns.
Early in the morning. dyed my Incl pi-
eRl but diliatOrv mouslache into visibility
dressed myself as fashionaby ms the re-
sources of my limitei wardrobe would
permit. AID attended by my fast friend
Sendie GOatie. started OH my journey, in
teuding Ia fetch up evenlfrlly at my
boarding house, stopping a; all ln,ermedi-
ate posts by the way. A word about my
now for. the Grst-time- allIded-to friend
Sandie. have become much attaches
to him from his strong resemblance in
habits tn the fat boy OF the Pickwick Pa
peH. He sleeps cvcrywherc--in the ON
nibus, on the ferry boat. in the store. al
the Post Office, in the church, at the thea
trs and even while walking along Broad
way. | have kaown him stop twanty-
one stages in the course of an afternoon S
walk by nodding al the drivers while he
was enjoying peripa,elic nap. The frs
time saw him, | was the humble instru
ment of preserving his valuable existence
He had started 10 go 10 the Post Office 'a
mail an imp oria Ut letter bat had taller
asleep III Nassau ST., and the bill siickeri
had nearly overlnid him with show bills,
announcing that at the Bowery Theatr'
would be played tho drama OF the Sever
Slespers 10 b. followed by the song
Were Al Noddng. the whole to con
clude with The farce of Rip Van Winkie
in fact. he sleeps everywhere. excep
al table-open his sleepy eyes to the pros
pect OF something good to eat, and hi
waksiuness Will be insured utlii the Ut
,ermost morsel is entombed in those re
gions Of unknown capacity to which hI
diurna!ly sends such astonishing quaint
ties OF provisions. His internal dlnner
sioRs have long beer favori;s H. las u
) speculation, 10 his friends; hut. oiasi TIT
) problem nusi evnjset.nt defsncs nii Il
} ordinary rules Of n.esuratIon. lie ha
occasiona! fits ef spass,odic pieiy. ai.
5 then he tries 20 read his Billie. an lava
Iiabiy goes :" sleep snd lels the book ial
into the ashe s--snd verify believe tn
I though his eternal salvation depende
: upon his reading three chapters of th
Gospel without having n fiji Of somnaw
bulism. he would go las, asleep before !.
: had accomplished three verses. |, how
ever. hoped ;Iat the usual excitement G
E the OCCASION, and the sight of retresl
, menls might keep him awake mud 50 w
started Went to Sn,i.hs T.hhomnsons
, Thompkins. Greens, 8rowns Virgins
Roblnsons. &C., in all these places wa
d the same performances. without chang
, of programme. give the fornu'a-Eu
ter--speak to the lady of the house
t happy New year compliments--happ,
S returns--take glass of wine with tn
E la -ies--anoiner of brandy. or punch wit
5 tie faiher-nibble little cake-exi,--t
t be repeated 'ad libitum.' At Jonses'lhe
had. on sido table. plate under placaT
/. for the poor--and every visitor was ex
pectsd TO drop in a contribution, Som
| malicious person had remembered ,hi
| the Jones's did the same thing last yea
o aud his ipconvenient and .ibelous men
, DRY hos also recalled the circumsian nee thi
4 soon after New Years the two daughter
d. had new silk dresses, and Mrs. !! rejoice
n in a new cloak and hat of the riche
style. and he says that Bragley The bro
ker. fold him that On the Sd of January
4 last. Jones got some items and 'twenlie:
. of him in exchange for small money. ar
made him give him tw per cent over. b
cause so much OF II was silver change
and in fact. he insinuates that as the mon
ey was 30 be 'for the poor Jones vote
!, himself as poor as any body. and kept III
, proceeds-and rumor whispers that III
JONES' wont have half so many calls tn
+ year as last, because their friends objet