The New York herald., 1871-12-24
FINANCIAL FUNNY MEN.
FUN i'm the Gold Room and
Stock Exchange.
"a Christmas Carnival in Broad Street-"Money
Very Tght"-A Characteristic Scene
The Day Among the Brokers.

4 When European opinion on American men ana
tnanners was considered by our republican eaglet
rising In the atmosphere OF human progress, though
Fearful of fall as OF the greatest importance some
pains were taken to display, especially TO the Eng
pish, our finest feathers. That day has gone BY
John Bull may grumble and growr and anathemattze
bur eyes while damning his own, for wnat we care.
bIn fact 1t is most refreshing to Americans to lind
hhat judged by the Cockney standard, they are mo
better than they ought TO be.n And this In
hirerence OF our reckless public to the
feelings OF the English critics must
be more CALLING from the fact that
INSTEAD OF being all OF the same good old British
ttock but o miserable minority Of Us are willing
10 acknowledge descent from the Norman or Saxon.
trsh Spanish, French German ana Dutch outnum-
Der and overshadow the English; and consequently
when
OUR NATIONAL CHARACTERIsTICs
hre compared, the newly arrived YorxshIreman.
{HhO was brought up in the belief that are only
cheap editions OF the "hne old English gentleman"
ts utterly astonished. And this vanity, preposter0us
es 1t Is absurd, stfl exists in many Engshmen who
have resided In the United States for years. Every
thlng we 40 Is Gun Englshn to those people, and
consequently bad and improper.
J The writer thought thus as, standing In the Gold
Room In Broad street AZ half past ten yesterday,
And, with the report Of the New England Society's
injecting in his hand, he watched the antics OF the
Festive brokers. The Board adjourned at that hour
by mutual consent When the Presidents gavel
tel announcing
THE CONCLUSION OF BUSINESS,
fhere was q momentary pause In the waving OF
hrms and catter OF tongues. But 1t was only
documentary. Prom the pockets Of staid old men,
bosoms OF frsky youths, from up the dark passages
bf wide sleeves, and even from chimney pot" hats
Game wondr0us implements Of confusion and
destruction Ratnes, crackers fish horns and
bvery noisy abomination that juvenile genius con
celved was instantly produced. Hat blocking, horn
blowing Jig dancing, "high and lofty tumblng" were
tnduged in by the members OF the Board with great
Enthusiasm. Probably the most un.English, though
really the most amusing incident, OF the tourna-
Ment was set-to. with stuffed clubs, between two
tprominent mliOnnalres OF the street. The iun was
rast and furious, and the attendants OF the room
lid not dare to interfere 1t had been arranged by
4 COMMITTEE ON DEvILMENT
hhat certain number OF brokers should enter the
en- S and take possesson but the anltor
De found when wanted. This was Ia
,ss sss to numSef 5es of reyss but " n
gallery better chance OF studying this peculiar
phase OF American character. The brokers appeared
20 have lost their senses SO wild and extravagant
was their conduct A venetian carnival, with every
masque on his last incorporate legs, could afford
IDf gravity might cause more delight to the bystand-
ers, but they could not elicit SO many
pnd wonder as were expressed by the visitors.
"Whaf Is the matter with these people ~ asked
puddng.faced son OF fog and mist, evidently late
errival, addressing his American chaperOne.
( 'Oh nothing" was the reply "GueSs money IS
4ight.n
{ "T1ghti you bet," remarked sovereign within
bearing. moneys got The jim Jams, and got em
bad, to, day."
{ And indeed so It seemed. The "Board" ana the
fstreet' seemed to be inextrfcably mixed: the
l'walKing was bad" and free fight was considered
the only thing to set matters right again.
| The fun and frOlc continued until late hour and
tnen everybody wished everybody else Merry
christmas and departed.
l. IN THE STOCK EXCHANGE
tecmed to have laid violent hold OF the grave ana
reverend seiQnors OF 'Change while the Younger
3memDers looked and behaved as II affiicted with ST.
NItus' dance From the decorum or business they
suddenly relapsed into the antics OF bedlam and did
theIr utmost 10 impress everybody and
tatisty themselves that they were innocents
bf the first water. All the internal machines
tor making noise were brought into requst-
lOn, so that for several hours the place
lWas a bedlam. Those who endeavored to 90 busi-
hess were Immediately set on and bonneted But
Notwithstanding the seeming violence or the hnan.
jbial carnival there was
NO ILL-FEELNG
knd no unseemly objection to practical Jokes.
Everything was taken In good part, and when there
were no more hats to block and men got tired OF
kheir rattes and nsb-horns the business was closed
For the dav. With all their greed and haste to get
ftch there are none OF ouT people f0nder OF frOlc
khAn the men OF money.