Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-12
Correspondence Of tie IPhig.l
GOING INTO BUSINESS IN GOTHAM.
NV YoEH, Juno 8, IS

lOffeSp OAOthCey Ott W NtY.l
GOING INTO BUSINESS IN GOTHAM.
NEW York, Juno s. 1867.
Ny object in coming TO this city was not, as
YOU may have inferred fiom the tenor of my let
tcrs, to see The lons nicely, CT 10 behold the ee
lhant in his manifold pha,es, by gas-light and
by day light Noi tha; which brought me here
was Le.ther the Museum Of Anatomy nor the
Lousre. came to 20 into business. What busi-
ness for there is variety OF business and much
husness-yel, many businesses here. The world
was oil before me where to choose and hence
ICY perplexity for some days.
4 main difficult, was the lack Of means, o., as
II Is sometimes termed, capital. Having come ON
a countIy WHERE the entire capital had O~en GAIA
wampOus CaaSed up IN The space oil ABOUT
thee weeks 1 Was not prepared TO FORK over,
plank down or pony up the spondulicks. But for
ihis petty obstacle, might have inquired al go
broadway, Room 43, HLere
N EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY TO
n rearze an immense fortuus is offered aoy
Gentleman having 5000 capital, vixen he may
I'VE ia Sc and uiiCeuce during lille.
Now o thing OF this sors would have suited me
exactly, ard shall always regret that did not
hapuelt lust al tie ume ~ have the trlhiGg sun
of s5OJJ. distinguishing, thereiO-c, Tue iUed OF
ielIiziug an immense lOitune, and Of living IN
else ANA ailueLc5 the b-lahCe Of my Us, /
Turned NY aIJeati0G to the following;
A CIGAR AND TOBACCO HOUSE WANTS
| = A uarty WITH $1,000. Salary $4,000 for
luuus and services, preparatory 10 co-pGrtcer.
ship. il agreeable. References exchanged. Good
| chance Tor S0uiheruer. Adde'S \. W., box
| ~, u=laid cihce.
This seemed 70 be the yery thing. l was q
L Marty aud [ was -" a SOutAeTue,i II | knew
I Anything about anything l knew something
i about cigars ana tobacco; the "ch.nce" was
| " GOOD Why did not " pItc in Alack { e
4 $4,000 10 own up iInHky was SO reduced
in funds that was Obliged even 10 iorego tie IN.
vitalioa Ol party at 10 Sp:ing street, WHO
| wanted . partner, witt sou in Lager Beer
Sl.oon,'
4 must have been very low, you will Think
/ Y.s rather low; 80 low that l thought seriously
1 OF buying Napo!eUus Bream Book, or the Oracle
| OF F.Is, or Oi consulting Mrs.. Naehed.l iIUin
Poland, or HagIr, the Gypsy, who unveils the
| mysteries OF the future al IA IL crosby street
near Grand, or
| AJADAME CLARA ANTONIA, SOMNAM-
i iN bulo Clairy0yant De Paris Past, Present,
| tulurs told IN English, French or German.
With my past l was well enough acquainted,
4 and only TOO familiar with my present, but /
/ would have been under lasting obligations 10
Madame Cara t. have told my future ia any Ian
| ruage whatever, French, German, COptic or San
/ Scrit. But do you know that. somehow, 1 mis-.
1 trusted Lerl even doubted the sincerity of the
\ gsntlemaa WAC offered, though tie adver, isiug
| e.l umns OF the Herald to imfart 10 M the most
I impgrtant information, geat and Va liable
secret. in fact, If | would only send him three
i cent stamp.
Grown suspicious Of 30 many benevolent bust.
ness pso?le in this city, being desperate and hear.
ing that
A FOURTEEN FOOT BOAT, PAINTED RED,
| a with yellow streak,
lad been found by Robert Fossett at Yonkers.
| thought would 10 and ask Bob to give me at
boat and set il afO { aud away wol.d 20, after
| tie manner of Robinson trusOe. But did not
/ 10 so, and will tell you why.
4 When the d. sperate Tesolve Of taking TO the
red boat with the yellow streak seized me, l was
sitting ia the back psrlor Of the n oolbiuen on
/ sixth avenue corner or Thirteenth street-that
mario which Is so decorated with paintings By
he "od MastsIs' that the walls sie no longer
visible. l vas not s. ziug OF Eve trying on the
Fia.,oafn or al the Dutch family eating horse.
radish aud lndian.turnip ter 80 / interpret the
dngy pic.uiel, bit 0o0duy bordering IN my
future D. ospects. Whi.e thus absorbed, became
consc .ous mat something was happening 60 my
lower exuemities, and looking down, discovered
q boot back brushing away for dear lie. He
bad not even said Z" by your leave" but had
taken iorcible possession Of me--ior that is
the style Of the New York b9ot.blEck-ani
| BY this token, I sSw this very day, "a came
up William street. policeman clubbing away
! a. zen or more boo: blacks, who had besst Q
! p,or devil with muddy shoes, very much after
the fashiJa "a which the Egyptian donkey BOYS
assal TO travelsr who lands at Alexandra.
was inteIrc,y grutiied by the attentions Of
nv young friend at " The WOOdbine'--t was
tribute, you ,te 20 ny ianc.ed prosperity but,
/ when came ~ pay him his ten cents fell
a.thinkihg. Here thinks J. is the very bust.
ness for me-" Sub elnent inqblry cOIln1ed this
brilliant business AasA-this grand intuition. |
find thas a large box Of Jlques Famous Ravens
| Wing Gent!cn.en's Dress Boot Backing can be
| had Tor Is cents, brushes will cost double that
sum, and the wooden pedestal on whica the
| " Gentlemans Dress Boot lepOSes viii u is be-
| ing blackee, will cost 20 cent? more. Seventy
cents will set me up in one OF the greatest bust
1 ncsses Of this town, and will not play Robinson
CIusoe in the red boat, stIeaked with yellow, tut
mase my iortute jus; here and now.
Ny plan is this Rise at O'Clock and black tic
| bO5ts of all the gentlemen who lodge near me,
| for which will get $3.50 per month Ter gentle.
man-this is the trade pTice-and devote the rest
i OF the day TO busnts3 on the street. After an
| early breakfast a. "The Economical Lunch
Room, . "a whitehall ST., corner Bowling Green,
Plates fen Ger Is" shall repa'rtO Trinity Church
i and take ms stand a, the head of Wall street.
near my old friend who plays on the bag .pip, :,
and jus, under the New Fenian Map OF Ireland"
There shall be NEST hacpy to see my old friends
from the South. Il I do not succeed at this the
leading business OF New York. and do not appear.
in one month from this time, radiant in a suit Of
white flannel with aIound-topped hat and coat
who're waist - on a level with my knee paus, |
shall dispose of IN stock in trade invest in " Riot
indemnify Bonds" publish q Physiological
/ View of Marriage with more than the usuil
number of fine eugravings"), open Divorce
| Office" become 1ett Medium" and gamble in
Erie every eve-ing at Gallsgher's Exchange.