The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-07-19
CuANGEFOR AHUNDRED.
By ALBANY FoNBLANQUE.

INlllbNN lItlll lLhUNdNllll't tHN NChiH' .
Of that neishbo'irg county SO cclehatcd
for the 'cuteness" Of its Inhabitants The
railway had brought in thousands of peo-
! pie that morning from all parts of adjacent
country, most for business, some for pleas
urc, some for convenient mixture Of both,
Men came in TO make money, and make it
or not, according 10 circumstances; their
wives and daughters came in TO spend
money, and found no difficulty in accom-
plishng their OBJECT; other people came
in for other purposes (as will appear be-
fore the conclusion Of this faithful narrativc)
and were equally successful in carrying
them out.
In the Exchange, merchants and cotton
spinners, and brokers, and agents thronged
together, and were ms busy as bees in
a live. What were they doing3 Al!
that ! can not say. Hundreds Of thouS.
ands pounds, am tod, change owners on
market day in this same Exchange, with
out scrap Of writing or earnest to bind
the bargain. Who can tell what great.
transactions were being clcnched? Per.
haps some one was buying up all the cot
ton in Liverpool, perhaps the money was
being found for some invention that will
provide hroadclo'h FIR a sixpcnce yNd;
perhaps that vulgar looking old fellow, to
whom all are touching their hats, on ac-
count Of his rcputel wealth. is buying what
he knows very well ho will never be able
to pay FIR; and who knows but what those
sauc'iiol individuals in white nockcoths
are contracting for a supply Of thrca!,
hearing lie upon its label in order to
cheat tie poor saamsucss of her due p
such things are done, we know, thanks TO
that much vill.iod ribunal-hcr Mnjcs.y's
IIigh Court of Chauccrv.
But we lave little to do with the Ex-
charge and thos" who frequent it. The
great rown--which is to be namelcss-for
cortn'n sufficient rea>ors-goc to dinner at
. o'c'Cck, cats great deal of cold meat
and drinks . grca, deal Of hot wine; and
being town Of inferior organization, gast-
trawi'al'v speaking is not afctcd with
these triGhilll consequences from which
auv other town If moro fashionable aud
dy-nop@, habits would sutlor Consequent.
lN, g.. about one hour after the time |
have namcl. there j. 'ul in thc trausac.
ton If h9,.u,>~, and whilst the b cs ere on
th,ir r'a.u to ,ho.r work. mrch shoppinc
taE,- place.
The prito'pu wglar~ in ,lis ramoloss
town, a., Ms. El-ohant aud Castle.
",l aoa..y ., ,rrir shop window af
f.l- up.n mnil,t day, c,pacially when
r.eru ,car !. -, is cra,r. anil aN th,
...',.rr.',:.~." E.r now yca,s oft are
,zftl1al in o,,,r'r. row. therein. $,
% 'oh- .''.'. - 80 ." -
try. - @. 's}""" "' ih" 'hG.>h OF Hn@l'nI
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,'u. ci..n' "hi u" h'.Iy @2d s'a'' 'Aal
I1n-, m''a n.l'rum, utter ,he i1,'a'n OF
"ur arc' ,'"r, nom I.% J'.'' aor' IS
we'll '' O." creating in as eHr'Io.iv poh'n'
O. ''lN' nm! . sa',' upon ms rudy
c'r'Ss ih.t bodies wei; b" J, altogether
-" -"'l 'i lc.s"n 1t whose ."h'" YOU wod
Like t. hay" Il r'ac'' az" IN whose WI
y"0 ""y." a''e 70 oij'cti,n to And your
iaWo.
Mr.. Elephant Castle hj> partner being
ut Lauo) las n high conception Of the
y'.,h, so J.. lows profoundly to the clergy.
wan rs h' y''.ls, and his reverence, who
/, rrl4.ily itself bows 10 Mr. Elrphaut