The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-15

Fashionable Life In lhe Fifth Avenue.
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by inserting The following enclose the paragraph there
In referred 70. Wa COLLINS, % Nassau street.
rIU EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
tSR-My attention accidentally called "a paragraph
sne Morning Express OF Tuesday, entitled sancsmo
AsAScrIMoSrors ROGUE .
Europe often yomits rogues but II seldom vonis
upon us 70 rogue the one we have now W
A Welshmsn. whose name ia John T.. Foulkes and who
ago ss he say. las, from Psrs proesbi. Tues. h. hsa
s spoke Welsh ausn,s Knrlss Amos, perfectly ,na an-
snysosy tried to if i've Irookyn sihas
where he engage says
By very well written rscomme ndstons especially o. I'm.
sh and welsh clergymen which were doubtless all rsss
psT,n in ne ely 70 voaei him he either got or sesnsd
70 se city ~ss . ho Ws Hs
slnssh 10 this city Mulberry street to tn. worthy pastor o.
A s@ s %s a Forged Saa
tp & and this church standing for him confidence 10
Upsd g bis have % ssa
ces rosme was however hough he had the usual Re
he erheess was taken into high favor his place was
nsfs % ss e. s
'G h, de = !" leave nm but very little to do but no
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rather nurt being taken the Opera two Of three times
sS fer he % Ct be s he sd IS
sSSh ay .s Of CO. was ermre on lea
sled Blu, be illustrated another text cer.hy
pr wS.n he wanted 20 go out and have
ptsour tale asy nsses. misery which upon being
TO
sr al
GO a. h @ ana to Keep up character q chapel
ing to his minister:
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and @s s%G VA" to o1 's On s%n
@ was TAss % ss
i Is any Of my fault or csrelessness on nv part do not
W.T. sndeavor to come on rhurseay evening am very glad
heaifen to prayer from chamber as from church and
ksp firm goI the House OF God there Is some
me IN your prayers am N great haste your
Well Toi went with his pey ard his tricks bit ended
them ai f." day. snce-hy unsuccessfuv attempting 10
ies In which next morning he decsmped with considerable
S Fl sssus 81 him .d biz and
perry rogue IN whose mouth butter would scarcely met and
90 on Ike ss s,s as0 s a M It
p","d :" h~,e senu; for circus ridcg or tuneng and
m ad az S a he y Se
connected he had ANYTHING TO DO Win beyoad proms
the cbor.h's credit and bopored name.
Now, happen 10 have been the scty reference OF
the ''sspc'roniops rogue" therein mentioned, and TO
have known him for nearly year past clam the priv
lecc Of stating few facts IN my defence vel
OF beta'f or am convinced, an injured young man.
first knew young Foulkes in Brooklyn. He Wa then
IN tartrcrsbp with a Freedman, whose acquaintance he
had mae Oh beard the ship that brought him 10 this
country short time previous. Having SCARE cash
wien be- apded he and the Frenchman started grocery
in tie basement OF the house whore resided but this
aid not last long, the Paris gentleman pos
essef bssas than the young Welsh lad Of nineteen
nnc the consequence was the Frenchman managed to
rn bin ont and now, believe, carries The business
on his own account
ing known his circumstances and forming pretty high
opinnn Of his character, offered him casual employ
merit ~ my office ard home IN my owp house TIL ne
should find something better, both Of which he gladly
aoS6 It'd
Things vert on thus for several weeks but being
yours Of independent spirit, he determined 20 &C
cep Of any situation, however mental, where he could
his own livelihood. Seeing advertisement in the
Eyehpg FrJves some time last fall Tor man servant in
bousc the Fifth avenue he applied for IT, IN want Of
thing better. He desired to call Mr. Brooks,
the editor and there given TO understand tina, the
Brooks well pleased with his appearance ana certh-
Of ct aracfer being his referee how long
nsrTc,;iV Satisfactory ~ Mr. Bpooss re nm"diae,v en-
tered upon bis duties With that honorable gentleman but
found the situation would not at al suit Mr. Brooks
that his fJohn's) Coincidence" much hurt at
being "obred 10 escort the ladies 20 the OPERA
but "Jchn old different tale Instead o. hs con-
sci,nce" bis stomach much hurt: and II he wss
Obliged "aeanst bis Will 80 40 TO the Opera" he also
obliged "agsDst his w 10 20 Uhou the Decesssries Of
he &r BROOKS talks ironically Of his berg very
"gtniecl" No wonder, poor fellow he got particularly
nieei" after soDs u Mr.. Brooks'so 'gentee 10
be the shadow Of bis former self He has assured
he ard Ne rest Of the servants have been obliged 10
sea bread or meat when they had chance 4, assuare
the pones 81 hunger bu, they hanc often chance, a.
the Hon Ms Brooks took good 10 have all the refuse
Of the family table under lock and key not 10 be
tevagsnily wasted.
John didn't q, all like this of economy 90 looked
shs ply around for another situation and TO enable him
get OF doors Of the "house in Fifth avenue" 10
whether there replies 10 his letters Of application
be reluctantly compelled ,o invent stories &c having
to 90 chapel which the only Mr.. Brooks
am therefore, not at all surprised at the dscae,
Such treatment John received at the "housc in Fifth
avenue would Drive most young OF spirit TO dcspo
ration. What with cleaning stairs, helping to cook
brushing boots acting as porter, scrubong the soors
ant Of food &c-sll for the purpose doubt, OF
nomy and make him still "zentcef-JohnB life
became unbesrabe. know that he much In want
OF clothing His boots Just about dropping of his
feet yet be could not get money To buy new pair.
In conclusion. would ask Mr.. Brooks the amount Of
The considerable sum" John II stated TO have ma ie
away with. lie says Il was 70 pay hts butchers bill. |
John TO ca upon me one day he was sent out
to pay the monthly butchers bill II for De
oember or January and the amount about 81, four
poupas Of meat was the highest could A. Mr.
Brooks am Informed IN the custom OF retaining N his
hs servants have % believe that John merely
t,os ths method OF paying himself and taking French
leave.
have ,resrassed much on your valuable space but
fen very indignant a, the abuse graui.ousy hcaped
the bead Of POOR youth, who am convinced, l. more
nrcd agnr 81 than snnng-as firmly believed, and do
believe, all that young foukes has stated
W. A. COLLINS, Is Nassau street.
THE CONCLUSION.
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