New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-03


fhopor TO him forever more, 40 longer dispenses milk
and horey. The days of Robin Hood are gone, ara
no fst bucks Craze bereath the shadows OF Msciougs
street. The green wood is there, and many fat and
wealthy merchant trots through its walk yet Little
John dsrcs not ease him Of his heavy purse.
There is a calm person with g-buttonel coat on
his back pacing through the gades, whose connection
with a neirhborinr station-house would destroy the
comfort of any bold douiaw who esnyed that mode Of life
which went 20 wei under the merry greenwood trees
of Sherwood forest.
Tie early clerks sweep along and vanish. Then.
about 10 o'clock quick brokers and porty, deliberate
merchants follow in their tracks Some Of the outlaws
arise and 60 their ways with listess steps and dull
eyes, It may be in search Of the honest penny, bu
fear me much that woud matter Little II the
penny could be had \ few who have 10 prospects.
homes. or dishonest ard who have tested the truth Of
tie Spanish proyerb, that &" lie WHO sleeps dimes,
curl themselves up more on some shady bench,
where they drowse away their hunger until the shift
ing sun wakes them again.
The Park is stsgnant for time. The calm
policeman PAGES drearily round the silent walks
lazy official in white with long besom monoto-
rousy sweeps away the dead leaves from one Of the
broad paths.
hand and seat themselves in the shady places l
regret to say that observe that the literature Of the
Parks consists generally Of papers that publish seq
saton stories. Bobb has large al resco circulation.
About noon the air s torn with war-whoops, and the
walks perilous with hoops of another description
Legions Of young savsges in short jackets, after having
been civilized all the morning in NJ. Gradus' school,
deliehtedly return to barbarism and marbles. How
afable these sucking me'chant-prnces are with their
neat clothes gold buttons and shiny boots with
what charming cordescension DO they win the marbles
Of the ragged little boys that for the time being they
admit to their society. What row they make over
their losses in clay and porcelain. When they grow
up and are in business for themselves, they will slip
into Harry Quatremain's faro-bank, and lose cool
thousand without any expression of discomfort.
Little Toddekins arrives about this hour, escorted by
his female guard Of honor, with wonderful hat all
feathers and ribbons aud his little legs cased in stock
ings of the most brilliant hues. The guard Of honor
takes posse sion Of benchnot too far from hs'y-
looking man with black mnstache, who Is probably
patent.safe OPERATOR and with whom she presently
falls into nveratOn-while the heir OF the house OF
Toddlekins rambes round the fountain, and scrapes
acquaintance with q knot Of small boys, Who possess
the treasure of dog. Toddlekns, attracted by the
broad back Of the ANIMAL is desirous of taking al air
ing on the dog His joint owners do not seem to ob-
ject and the young aristOcra performs Canestrian
Journey round the fountain On his triumphal return,
however, be is stupeied by the rude demand for
cent, which is made by the joint owners OF Sancho
Toddlekins not yet being of age to have q bank
account is impecuDous and startled beyond measure
at this imperative summons to deliver begins to cry
aloud. little fist instantly descends upon his little
nose ami lamentatOn goes up TO Heaven. When the
guard of honor arrives she finds him sitting in the
gravel, With his nose bleeding, uttering an unntelgi-
bic recital of his wrongs. The boys and their faithful
Sancho have vanished.
About five O'Clock Romeo may be seen fitting
about one of the corners endeavorng to LOOK a. If he
WAS there by the merest accident. He invariably, on
such occasions meets several of his male friends when
he bushes and talks airily about his having come
out to smoke segar. Presently Juliet comes along
timidly, and with head averted from the houses.
Romeo Joins her. and they walk of togetherto commune
over their prohibited passion. They have had mar
row escape Of old Capulet who came round the cor
per with The Erening Post sticking out OF his
pocket just after they had left.
From six until seven, throng OF clerks and office
bows and merchants and mechanics, pours through
the Park with hurried steps all anxious for the do
mestc hearth. A few of the residents IN the Park
lounge through it smoking their segars. AS the
twilight deepens, the bats and night owls OF the city
ft through it. Let them pass. Later in the evening
ranks of shambling men with sword belts over their
working clothes, and muskets held awkwardy, march
along to tie beat of drum, drilling for some target
excursion. They are accompanied by crowd OF
yagabond spectators who look upon them with the
awe due 20 great military force. Sounds OF harmony
now float upon the air. and band Of rowing negroes
with banjo, bones and voice. make the night musical.
Later still few brutes come staggering along with
drunken blasphenes and sngularly incoherent solo-
quies As the midnight approaches, one by one
the bats and night owls vanish. Policemen patrol tho
walks The Park settles down into s.agnant calm,
broken occasionally by hunying OF men in red shirts
and helmets on their way to fire. 4 few black heaps
lie curled up on the benches. They are our poor
friends the outlaws sleeping under the light OF the
large Summer stars-those nocturnal ones which per-
haps presided over their birth AM shaped taelr
vagabond lives.