The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-11-16
0oNIoAL SIGHTS IN HEw YORK.
HOW ZIG PEOPLE Oct LivIso IN 4 SMALL
WAY.

HOW BIG PEOPLE Oct A LivIso IN 4 SMALL
WAY.
Let us not laugh ut the day Of small
things. The President Of the United
States was once q tailor, and the Empe.
ror Of all the French used to live in . re.
spectacle house In Bond street. Many q
man has laid the foundation Of large for.
tune, and now lives in brown stone front
high stoop house who once, blacked boot,
on Broadway or sold peanuts within the
shadow Of the post.office. We always pass
by the one cent pancake woman, the razol
strop man and the necktie petidhr with
quite rs much reverence as we look ut the
new Court.house, n. b. ClaAin's store, OF
A. T. Stewards Fifth avenue palace. Why
mott The mother Of Eupipedes, Mrs. Mu.
esarchus, was an herb seller, and KEEP, q
stand in Attica. The business Is highly
honorable as we'll as classical. Indeed, II ID
we'll known that Gaibaldi, who 10 now
marching on Rome, much to the consternu.
ton of tho whole of Europe, once kept q
fat and tallow boiling establishment on
Long lshnd. II will easily be soon that Il
we saw fit to look into tho history Of many
noted families we should find them coin.
mencing life in small why.
The stranger, walking up and down the
streets Of Gotham, Is interested and ANUS.
ed ut the sights which are afforded. A,
The corner Of Barclay street and broadway,
there stands a man from the rising to the
setting Of the sun, who has small store oi
fine. tooth combs to sell. To these he adds
twenty-five cent neck.ties, suspenden, and
chains nude of gutta percha, black, white,
and variega.ed. A large number Of young
men are engaged in the same occupation
on the street. and judging from the perse.
vennce with which they stick to Il, q good
living must be the result.
In front Of the As,or House, beneath one
OF the button-wood trees, sits little girl
in a large armed chair. behind table spread
with boxes Of blacking, brushes, etc., and
hung nbout with small whisk broons.
Close by her arc half dozen Of those
ahandsome" flower girls, In mob caps and
short dresses, which the Post thinks Is beau.
iiful
A number OF men In town arc engaged
in the laudable occupation Of selling Zou.
ave dolls and other toys, which hang sus.
pended by an elastic string, and dance up
and down ten hours day for the edifca-
ton Of big.eyed babies. One Of these re.
msrkable stands Is at the Vesey street cor.
ner Of the Astor House. Hero rich col.
lection Of royal Bengal tigers, Ashsngo
Land gorillas, tabby cats, and rubber balls,
fit for presents to King Theodore, may be
seen. A row Of Indian psppooscs completes
the collection, and reminds one Of Lie vi.
clnity Of Niagara Falls.
At the foot Of one Of the marble pillars
upon the Pine street end Of the United
States Treasury stands oil day man with q
baske, Of fresh and original pound cakes.
he Is tie only man in the city who sells
them, and a. he has got a good location, he
is largely patronized. Moro pound oake 10
obtained for five cents at this place than It
Is possible to get any where else In Amer.
ca; and wha, Is still stranger the man docs
no, rcfasc to take copper coins In payment
for his cakes upon which Il will be rcmem
bcred, there Is at least fvo per cent. die.
count.
Tho number Of small pcddlas located
upon Wall and Broad streets near tho vari.
ous Exchange buildings, is something rn,h.
or gorgeous Cisarssands, ric.tab'es, cof.
ice anil tea dcpots, apple and candy stalls.
brushes, backing. etc, forms the principal
pan Of The collection. These people aro
shrewd in their choice Of loc.tion and right.
ly infer that The bulls and beam have tho
handling Of great deal Of money.
One Of tho most hushsbse performances
In the city d that ofs s.out English. looking
rszor s,rop man on Nassau street. He
stands upon the top Of . small foot stool
behind rack which supports case of n.
son and ssropa Hs ia 6s, beany fellow,
quite ab'e 70 60 wca and help sulslue Tho
mother Garth; but be prvfen TO cell lis
wares In oos Of the narrow stsets OF New
York. His voies y OF deep su,ienl ioos,
Md he b constantly singing oat--wh 90
,-o-'il hsvs snosheri Walk light up gen.
lemen, who'll have a-n.o-s.h-er~
Sitting upon the bowcry sidewalk, 10 tho
Dbl shoe string nan. He Is drrased In
'hoe.strings, which makes . costume
',rungly resembling ths, worn by The M.