New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-24
MIME UNCLE:s AUCTION.
Scenes Mt q Pnwnbrokcr's sale-Vnriety
and Peculiarly Of Articles Disposrd
of-RcaIism OF EsrneIiscs-Eohannce OF
Unredeemed PIcdges-pocket Edition
af nm Unpublished Novel.
Washington Cir. D. c.. August 81, 1865.

Unredeemca PIcdges-Pocket Edition
Of an Unpublished Novel.
Yesterday morning was the occasion OF
Pawnbroker's sale, at No. 80 Bowery. where the
strange assortment Of clothing to be disposed Of at
tracted the attention Of our reporter. Pawnbrokers
are generally supposed TO grow slowly. but steadily
afuent Our great dry goods dealers may collapse
bu; mine Uncle" some how or other. plods on to
goal which is golden Wa.st may burst into glitter
ing and expensive shards but the spout" is gradually
stuffed with accumulating profits.
This is the generally conceived idea; but II appears
that even pawnbrokcrs may fai-in this case II was
DO sale Of unredeemed pledges at least-whaeyer the
cause-petroleum, gold speculation, or the advancing
price of whisky-mine uncle trippcd and FELL and MS
collection OF cast-oG garments was disposed OF TO the
highest bidders. The luckless Hebrew stood by the
auctoneers stand during the entire sale lie glanced
endery at the disappearing garments and every sroAe
Of the remoreless hammer seemed TO awaken sympa'
thetic echo in his breast.
THE MASCULINE CLOTHING
was first disposed Of 1t Of all kinds colors. ages
and qualities from the threadbare Shiny black coat OF
better DAYS to the mutcy eloquent fancy uovssfs OF
him whom misfortune and melancholy had claimed for
their own There was q large ard miscellaneous num-
Der Of bidders in attendance but the propr!eors OF
other secondhand clothing were by iaT tie ars-
est buyers
II is IN odd study TO notice the prices brought by
cast of garments Tie Jew who buys from the former
wearer paws a poor enough price. In all conscience
usually about onc.cghth Of the original valne-the
amount Of wear and tear making very little difference
What must the prices be. when the jew himself Is sold
out Of auctioni Handsome coats which cost 80 new
are Knocked down at 60 OF Ell and other clothing Is
sold at an equal sacrifice.
In tie present instance. the nuotioneer wss large
man. with n bushy beard. Gord cheeks, and deep
sepuehra voice Tic expression II his eyes was also
remarkable. Tie whitening contempt which he would
throw upon first bidder by glance Of his yrtnous!y
indignant eyes and the cold, cutting irony which
would thrill tic voice in which he named the bid were
profound studies. But, most Of the bidders were
Jews wei ycrsed In the noble art Of old clos The
hero Of the hammer usually got the worst Of verbal
tournaments.
/ For instance, he would hold mp pair OF buff tIow
sers Of antique date and aforementioned fashion, and
ak exuingly:
How much am ] bid for this superb pain Of kers
mere pan,aoonsi Bid, gen,lomen-bid quickly How
muchi How much"
Fifteen cents modesily suggests cacking little
jew in Ls shirt sleeves, wAosc nose s constantly IN
danger OF hooking bis tongue from his mouth aud Who
must be patriot and loyal man, inasmuch as he
wears coloed patch Of red white and blue Oh the
seat Of his own uumcntionables.
An hyserc laugh conyuses the features OF the sepul
chra auciicneer.
Fifteen cents" he exclGms II am bid - cents
Gentlemen look upon those trowsersi examine them
gaze upon them 70 (lere he eeyates them on high With
a proud and manly eesturo) Gentlemen. GAZE upon
q. .oJ. fIof,. IL.
feet conditions; the color IAN unVholesomc Yellow re.
tanning its original briIlioncy the fashion (nedmvaD
the latest and the best And Is cents liza hal lar
/ The price reminds him Of yarious absurdiiies-of
buying an elephant for q si,pence of purchasing an
interest IN elysium for tlroe-cent pootaGc stamp
Of subsidi1ing the Now.York Common Council for so
many shocks Of New.Jersey electricity. Nevertheless.
after considerable and miscellaneous shouting, bullying.
soliciting and what are ucaut To DO ironiccl compar.
isons he knocks down the devoted trowsers bid Of
90 or 20 cents; although the Hebrew who Is being sold
out e1ciiely the sceplca crowd that tie gar
ment in question cost him els when gold was at par.
UndergarInents were also sod-Grawers. stockings,
shirts and colars-some Of them with names and Ia.
itals printed thereon. They generally disposed
OF in lots al very low prices.
But by far the greatest amount Of cio.hiug sold was
composed OF
FEMININE GARMENTS.
These were also mostly purchased By Israelite vendors
Almost every conceivable article Of feminine wearing
epptre was represented in The sale Dresses OF every
mata-al-siik lawn. bombazine, poplin. mouslin dc
aine chintS AID calico were there. Some of them
still lrrous and fresh indicative Of odlmc opulcnce
some ere slightly worn and soed, az tLosgh relin.
quished with many regrets but the greater portion
were We, dilapdateA. with history Of and Guf
feiiag written in every fold
Aniquf,y is always interesting, ard people ipd
pleasure il gazing at old castles for bours but what
more SUCCESSFULLY romantic than tie old clothes of
pawnt rokar's shopf
Vice aud virtue may here peep out from many rich
deep. sken fold; mprudonco nnaTa.ing thrift hay
be written in many threadbare Gaam; aud misery
and death, misfortune and despair. may Turk within
the prm trcks OF bygone robe. ike morbid memories
within wthered heart.
What long. cold fngerr for instance. were YEARLY
busy upon the rich ounces Of that dark blue velvet
skirt and what stately woman form moved measurcdy
to musc in its falling foldsi Yon pale pink dress Of
figured lawn--what poetry Of motion caused It's grace
full drapery to sweep the tuited 1oori
What dainty feet pecped out from underneath that
purple chintzi ard who would not have protected the
fragile owner of that small WASTED calico, when her
husband or lover struck her-for the left sleeve has
rudy stains which may be those Of blood.
One Of the dresses Of pale watered silk pink IN
snA AlAssntlV fashioned and snce the covering ap-