The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-25
SCENES AT TIE M.EyE 8.

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"Quack' quacsl qiack !" eroaks an su.erprisng
duck, which has managed TO escape from III cage
AID pcrches triamphanly on the top OF Weighing cart
froa, dscoursss la voabie music in accents
OF defiance aud dsdain uss hiss hiss chorus tribe
OF COOS, kind peaned n beneath OF the stalls:
whlc The loud goosis or tbs turkey ana cca,sonai
cachinaory outcry Of tho heard ever and
anon marx their existence and proclaim tho era Of
Christmas The season certainly comes .'but once a
year" repeatedly by poet writer ana street
gamin. but .hat Christmas without Christmas caesH
Nothing certainly It's reputation In the old country
based solely roast beos aud plum pudding and here
40 80 In Tor poultry and mnce plea Bless tns OLD
anniversary althonga II may be only teiasion and
tue paths Of tho gtened beings Of the
nneeeyt9 century and come and how the festival
Is kest ia .ho markets Of Nov York tls dsy before
It's advent.
Hss, ggrk ard mutton everywhere Turkeys geese,
ducks. MSis and chickens apparent all SIDES.
q garden produce ara &C b. sccn around. Such
vas WAsang.on. Market Yesterday us portals
s sssa .,, saG ss and % s san o gay
species Of dec rasioD who the crowds Of people who
o. % Gp c 10 ts CAV
animated in the extreme. "Gt oop. thar, will you ~
seem. nss
Juvenile VIII persist 10 running along the centre OF tho
trAcs "Nhar are you siUvn' 10 dvii take you - OK
claimed Pat proprietor OF q ftalI on tho immediate
verge of tue pavement. which threatened with In
conplscert policeman at The corner percmptory COM
manas stoppac OF al traffic, cars stages, wagons
draws and all Sorts o. similar conirisances on wheel.
and calamity bevy Of fair danssis across
street 10 Qn3 OF the EXTRA lccs TO the market Insire
the pctare eseo moro yyd than the exterior scene
Neat meat Ia every vaficy ana OF every description Is
around; Eang from tho HOOKS niont the tops o; tho
varioas stalls stretched lhs eoausers OF tue sfEe
sail mss, and tied up wi. Lin regu ns;acJmo OF
ilesh BE- ked ani oa,ea. Dccg rIlay ami iingcd
with gndsn ncewerk OF yoIow fat Immense ~
which look IKE ,noss OF tho Paphisn tu, le.s whta
aTSelr n e.
d.sssets legs nict wi b. cut ap aud ma s into
steaks aud sbns o beet aud beef lea ere another day
has dawnrd. fnat was aknowedgcabsc young lazy VINO,
being newly married AMI net vel acquainted with tho
manasoueD OF the kitchen, ggcssej, on her husband
toa Tor dinner. that they sbonil have Iex OF
beet Instead. iog OF beef! Fancy one on tho
at ths upper end Of tie tasle Will, his
deputy operstod tho hook ut the lover. Legs OF
washias;on MAXI there arc noble sirlcns, suca Is
Harry thu Eighth kBghted for thor juciness tender
ribs and silver cuts sucn as make your monsn water at
the picture OF their attractions, when Inc imagination
conpinrd gravy with theft charns and such Steaks
DICK Wilmington wond have gouo iuto oxac IS over.
Then tho mutton. from tho whole dowu 20 tho
decao shoulders and dainty quarters with their cuny
isce-ss covering Of suot ard epidorma Mutton fat,
prize feeding can make IL and mutton ~ dciica AZ
sas fsstd could DESIRE nil cut up into
choice Launches and quacr and set before purchasers
part OF lie bucher~ Christmas time certainly about
tse only period whom can look on raw meat without
r.v ,nS ,S
live Piggy to- 70 here That noble little inueman whe
PAYS me rlI IN maay poor mud hus In the wIas o
Who has barely ccrle bis d,minulrs AL for The spass
two hundred asd forty ard has four inches Of as his
rios and whose head griss q you aeadshy with
whi,e tee,n advantage Little piggy IL dainty, large
pig sasyf0g and although perhaps tending little 70
ss.ns,ss sss isssn o. cs.nsss wno according
Charles Lamb hrst seovsrsd roast pig. could only
navs come 20 wasningson nsrsss ysssr va. ne wosd
lhs supply really 30 very large Bal the
poultry must no, be furxcttsn-shs poultry that play
such very important part ~ the Observance of the
Cnrslnas festival Turkeys are here there aud every
where; but In Fulton MARKET where tue scene y
| 20 similar that . dis.iactssn nssd not DO
| made. taey are to be seen ia even greater
| quantities than IN tho Washington emporium.
ducss oss and nearly every species OF ,hs featnered
trDc that nfo The ARK ~hsn Noah wect out on
hs boating excurson How sIee they icoKcd, the
OF cospaent Turkeys and apcpiectc geese. while the
ducks zoos and saaey nni tho rows seemed
10 nave bees SO angry ~ oeias guiouned lass tnsy
sppear Aod cggs Plies ike pyramid De ana stacks Of
balls sud grape snot eaSa IN bcxss aud eggs y
puddngs converted Into cusard ard wind up PERHAPS
IA sIcni aud Jerry" or esg dip Under tne counters
lnsns. are arSius Of butter ccrtsuoas then other
spcvcs OF food whcs Doctor Abcrnetay said was
rsrs ia Tie bsl Of fare Today How many thou.
sauis Of them, how msny millions were
YESTERDAY, the ErCdlcet hbhncfcX OF
modern times csald form gncss. ia Faitcn market
asb too largely sold Yesterday; fsh ant oysters
profuscn--ssoh being required ior me gay eonsump,
tion--hSh that 90 neny beior, tho turkey aud
oysters icin hs arpstzng gcs IN the middle o. the
day before the great meal takes pscs aud y oronghi
upon table An this time the din anc bsse nrs sth
eoiaa on In Wash ngon street. Pump llits ma1rons
with povy baskets their push their way up 70
the butchers stalls and pull aboat the legs Of mutton
aud pisces of beef snere exposed trying 20 dscry the
merits II the special piece they wunt TO bay Ariel
ille maroos but btichers stu keep up their prcs
and their cons,nual cry ~ Beef, pork mutton; won't
you buv buy ~ Pretty girls hustle through the
also and cajolo salesman Into getting
turkey perhaps cheaper tnan snyone else Fathers OF
fsnes 70 TO procure special dainty which their 'ar
hcpmafes probably DO not pat most likely do sIpset:
and troops small boys are always 10 the way and ever
crying soma cry. while tho butte tneu
sevos enan ons anonsr and keep upthe cry u 'D
| PORK. multon; wont you buy, buy. buyf"
To turn tie spplts, osnnGes ahd other sorts q
produce supplies cf wnch block up all the i,tls
alleys slc boaleTsrds o. me Market TIE scsne
here was quite rs busy anongt The cuthef Pauei'
aprles yawnne SACKS Vt chsttnuss noxef OF golden
oranges aud rcsrs and peaches et1 Rrpes, caleusl'
| preserved Tor the occasion, are hers N tho wldes
psofusson Irng land, Nss jersey and New Yorl
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