Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-03-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE GREAT MARKETS IN
. PARIS. '....

The four o'clock A. NJ bell is like the
sound of the going in the fairy piece, which
makes q whole world rise out of earth. The
Great Markets, relatively quiet until that
bell sounds, are the scene of noise, hustle
and methodical confusion. 1t is said it was
amid this morning turmoil that Auber found
the motif of the market chorus in Massaniel-
10. One sees there so many varied spectacles,
one hears so many cries, six pair of eyes and
several pair of ears would not suffice to save
US from losing something. at first one sees
moving about among the market-gardeners
none but greengrocers, purveyors, hawkers,
and the like. Soon the cooks of hotels and
restaurants appear, and their white costumes
forms strange contrast to the motley dresses
on every hand. Then come soldiers of the
different regiments charged with the days
marketing and les petites squrs Ia sort of
sisters Of fcharity)becping for their poor here a
cabbage, there eggs, wonder potatoes or sa-
lad. In old times 1ouyUets made it a point
of duty to come to the Grea. Markets to pick
for themselves the best pieces brought.
Grimod de Ia Reyniere never once missed
coming to the Great Markets at their open
ing. lie came wearing his handsonest
dress coat, and his most delicate lace; he
was followed by three footmen with i'm
mense baskets. 1t was Grimod dc la Rev
Mere, who, in describing how thrushcs
were cooked with gin, was so far carried
away by his enthusiasm as to saw, zone
would cat ones own father if served up
| with this sauce"
! Do You hear that noise2 1t comes from
the middle of the Rue de la Tonnelcrie. and
is made by three or four lusty fellows, who
are hopping, skipping, jumping amid heaps
of verdure, constantly gesticulating and
bawling at the top of their voices: "All is
going All will disappear tell ye, here 5
the beautiful article, boys. tell ye, here he the
best ye can find! And be spry, Tor there
isn't enough for everybody Z" Ihey are the
fern dealers They come from twenty
five or thirty leagues to sell ior three sous
bunch, those beautiful denticuiated leaves
with which greengrocers adorn tier shop
windows: By the side OF the iern-dea!ers
are the vine'ieave dealers Vine-'eaVes are
used to set OH fruit to advantage. ihese
women sort their merchandise mo Little
packets, whlch'are tied with straw. Ihey
get the vine leaves from the market garden
ers, or from some rogulsh boy who has been
pillaging the vines. They sell their little
packets Tor Tour sous, ana make some three
or four francs day on an average. 1here
are days when they make ten or twelve
francs. Do not be astonished! 1t is really
at the Great Markets one may see the justice
of the proverb: There is no stupid trade
| was shown at the Great Markets a dealer
in chickweed for birds in cages, who has
made money enough to buy three houses at
Montreuil
Another profitable trade in the Great Mar.
kets is that of itineraut coffee sellers. There
are six of them. They have large cylin
drical vessel made of sheet iron. 1t is pro.
yided with two cocks. Under the cylinder
is heater and under the heater is cup
warmer, where cups and spoons are kept
under the cup W warmer is basin of water
where each cup and spoon dives after the
customer empties it, and after each dive til,
water changes color, becoming darker and
darker. This operation is called "washina
the cup.n The dish of coffee, sugared, cost.
one sou there are however, dishes at two
sous for the aristos, for people who wish te
make a show. The whole difference be
tween the coffee at one sou and that at two
; sous consists in the position of the cock