The New York herald., 1867-04-22

The Appearance and PecuIiarities Of Tbesc
Who Visit H0bokeu sunday 10 Evade sho
Excise Inv. go.
From the Of busy life that crowded the ferries
between the cy and Hoboken yesterday the spectator
must have guessed that New YORK 'and bis wife" were
uncomforaby dry.
Every boat crowded 70 its utmost capacity, 20
much % that the unfortunate posssOss Of pAntasion
fest' could scarcely tell whore 70 pus them. and
dcvouty sighed for "carsh that's natures mother"
where. a. Jack Tar would say, they "coald gss So
room" Hf4 1T
'God blss Jsrssyl" was the fsrvsnt exclamation Of
IN enihuiastis dry ons. he stepped from the boat
70 the dock. 'Hsrs can iss the wide world wag -
Il WILL eat drink and b happy, with Excise law 70
make us afraid" which certainly nss response from
many heart On board the Chancellor Livingston on
that and subsequent tsipa &t
The crowd OF pleasure seekers or lager seekers CON-
prsed per q all ages and Aling all eangs fs
from the ragged nawsboy and bootbaok Who had their
'Two bs' TO invest TO the merchant and Wall street
operator. Who could part with and not miss Il;
running away from their guilty oonsesncss and as but
not least church members who resort 70 Hoboken 70
ns nsasy g. s n.
to-lager and intsnt upon making the acquaintance Of
Bacchua 'ths jolly god Of laughing pleasures" who
carries his dev0tees away 70 tho heaven Of fancss until
they forget the troubles and perplexe OF this sphere
and long 70 be gods also Perhaps ID well that once
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very questionable whether many who walk tho Terry
pankp Will secure permanent residence there after
thcy have pad their toll 70 the grim ferrysn 70 row
them over the dark waters Of the river Styx Women
there too-fair and rosy e the summer mornng-
angels made after the model Of Eve, bat more
modernly attred who "breathe spice and dUp nectar
q every kiss others blearey and ugly ono glance
At whom would breed disguss and almost make man Tor
get he had been born OF woman Many OF Gods last,
best gift 70 man. II must be admitted, were IN thai
strange crowd Of pilgrims 70 the shrine OF Bacchus 70
recsive baptism Of lager
The scenes about Hoboken every Sunday arc indeed
Interesting The moment the boat touches the slip
there swaying 70 and fro Of those who hunger and
thirst after the elixir Of life; they strike out reck
less OF danger over the chains like flock OF sheep
eager 70 taste Of the dewy grass momeat later the
gates are passed. the crowd scates 70 the right and
left and the stomach siuiceways are opened tor the
reception sparkling lager beer Dry outside but wet
WITHIN the appetite s temporarily satisfied the saloons
vomt forth their customers into the streets, and away
they saunter in search OF ssanother corner"
There the swels and the exquisite beau who would
the symmetry OF their pretty feet do not ven
upon half mile walk TO the beer gardens but drop
into the saloons while tbs remainder tie up In the
pastures Of Eysium and while away the brief hours
In pulling cheap Havanas, and swetting" anew. Thus
hour after hour gllde by, the glasses are fed and
emptied, the saloons and gardens give up their inab
itant and the boats return To- the city IN the evening
loaded down with freight much Of which lager beer
and Rhine wne forever separated from the caske that
SO recently encompassed them. Asts
Sunday Ii tho harvest Of the Hoboken beer dealers
cleany that the beautiful Ruth follow them she
would stand poor chance for obtaining honest live
lihood. Yet remarkable is IL, that seldom Is
man woman staggering under burden grievously 70
be borne. #
The "capacities' Of those who 60 lagerword SUM-
days varied their physigonomies One man can
conveniently carry four gallons anolher three another
two and halt, and so down the scale TO half pint