The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-01-23
p.wasicgss's SALE.

There was pawnbrokeT's sale yesterday In East
Broadway, near Catbarine street, which had many
attractions for people OF many ways and very little
means. The sale took place In din3y, dirty room,
in afumbe.down house near Cstharlne street, where
the light OF day pcnetrates seldom and the warmth
Of the sun never. About his apartment upon shelves
black with the accumulated dust OF years, were piled
the goods that were knocked down to the highest
bdder-every species OF wearing apparel, from
babys bib to pair Of worn out ovorals. There were
shirts tina; had no buttons no doubt INC pro-
perry or some married mainland shirts with few,
which had escaped the wear ani tear Of "hard
tines" womens dresses OF faded silk and satin,
bespanged with theatre al ;insel and dresses which
bore the marks or terrible struggling with wash
boards and scrubna brushes; panialoons, socks and
coats. and IA os'ns gsf,rs 81 apparel rne auctoneer
was portly aOn Of Erin, with flavor OF brogne
quite sufficient TO guarantee him comfortable berth
IN The Common Council, and dignity Of department
that sat him neatly rs his coat which looked
as though II had been made for a school boy. He
evidently felt that he was no novice IN the auction
s anrpy n sn Inc ne ~ acn R Peer
lug up ~ him with longing, wistfni eYes whenever
good article was dangilng between cents AMI dol
gated together. II was not LARGE, but IL was quite
select rue male purchasers were nearly al deyotees
OF old clo and the women OF MI ages and conditions
OF poverty the majority being od women OF
the Toodes school, bundled up. in tattered
before last New Years day, ana having about
them pleasant odor u had rnolasses and whiskey
| freely cofnnlnpicd. The auctioncer commenced
operations On par NJ panaloons. Look at THIS
ere hreeches,r said he In his enthusiasts: "0nly
one dollar iJr EN-; did ycsc ever sich goods IN
oil we're livesf No ore ever dr. niver did, and "
nivor did, who knows ie'thcrr An individual with
very red nose and no shirt collar had the daring to
intimate that the articles were not worth the money.
'Iut look at the sile " them, man, ckcttedy re-
piled the aucioneer: "why tbare big 'nougll f0or two
min'-whlch, sirenge TO say, ives tile truth. The
panfaloons were Knocked down together with n
beautiful pair Of oycfail- eft foor princer as the
| auctoneer wisely remarked. Vow" said the man
Of the hammer, after several purchases had been
made, what docs yesc say 10 this erc thinqf and
he held up t9ttered SILK dreas to the aamiring
gaze 0f the old hays, who pulled and tupged
one another IN the most splteful manner
In order to get near view OF the goods
"Mhat does yese say2 Amt that puriys 'Pon mo
sowl the likes ov II isbnt ~ be found In the city.
Wboygive me thrtciiolars foor n Now, thin, who'll
have ~ No one oh be me faith knew the body
| that used TO wear this same-and diyish fine 'un
she was, bcgOrra.' Here he paused for breath.
\ Then Two doilarssr said the aucti0neer. zone
and a half" cried woman. "Gif ont % fbaf,r
\ said the auchoneer. "ill give you two" said q
second hand clothes dealer. 'Yese may have II -
| SAID the auc,ionccr; and the hays moaned aloud.
And thus were nearly oil the goods sold sin
dresses being Knocked down for dollar. pairs Of
paats, each large enough for two men, for the
moderate sum OF 1fty cents and everything rise 10
proportion. The old clo men bought nm nearly
everything to make pron on AZ some other sale,
end the shiverng wretcnes who had come to 6et "a
bargain got none and went their ways AZ poor a.
ihey had entered the place. "What does yese eays
AMI that purity ~