The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-26
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
AMONG THE BULLS AND BEARs-HORTI-
CULTURAL EXHIBITION AT THE BANK
ING HOUSE OF JAY COOKE & co.
Especial Cores ondence of the BrLLErISl

l Al lhh DAMN
ING HOUSE OF JAY COOKE & co.
Especial Correspondence of the BpLLErrS.l
NEW YORK, Nov. %.
Most of the gentlemen who will read
this communication, are probably familiar
with Wall street in all its phases but
the ladies certainly are not, and SO, for
their pleasure and ediication, quite as
much as to give the brethren an opportu-
nifty of judging of the fertility and scenery
along the line Of the Northern Pacific
railroad, l propose TO let my sisters into
| the mysteries of this great metropolitan
bear pasture. Wall street is n queer
Placoi il isn't spot where woman
would naturally feel very much at home
at least, l shouldn't suppose she would;
and when the news was first waited to my
ears, good many months ago, that two
women had pumped themselves down in
Broad street, in close proximity to the
stock exchange, l said: "Just as good
right there as men, if they like III" but
truth compels me to state that was una
BILE to understand how such q thing could
be. Wall street as a boulevard never
enjoyed, although aware that the thor
oughfare is favorite promenade for
ladies. This always puzzled me. Any
body, Of course, can understand how
women-pretty women, conscious women,
like to frequent n place where men most
do congregate but here there is not one
chance in one hundred of ever being seen.
Now, don't wink and blink SO slyly, and
say to each other-"That accounts for +.
KS aversion to the street." In Broad
way, one only is obliged to look out for
animals, when in the act OF crossing but
here, TO prevent being run down and run
over one must have eyes all over ones
with an ordinary bump of caution, can
spare sufficient time from the care Of her
precious neck, for even a moments spec
ulation on the hang Of her dress, the fit Of
her basque, or the possible effect of her
complexion, Such rushing and plungng,
tumbling and roaring civilized imag-
nation is powerless to picture. Orange
street, of Sunday, in front of Beecher's
church, is no comparison to it. So, when
on Friday I was informed by my superior
officer that / must go down to Jay Cooke
& Co.'S Office, corner Wall and Nassau
streets, and examine some fruit, all the
way from the east shore Of Puget Sound,
l decided that said employer not only had
designs upon my comfort, but also upon
my life. woman in bankers Office
Pretty place, wasn't it? But you didn't
catch this child growing; not much l
had heard too often about 4" womens find
ing faul. with their work, "never being
ready" "forever pleading indisposition,"
and SO on endlessly. May l never write
another line, If I wouldn't have gone to q
dog-6ght if had found it written against
my name in the schedule - and not
growled, either. Heigho How constantly
great truths have to be forced in upon
before We realize that the very things that
threaten discomfort and oftentimes hui
initiation, are the very ones which often
are productive of the most sunshine. /
had been inside Of more than one private
office on Wall street, but never before had
it been necessary for me to run the gaunt-
let of whole regiments of brokers. My
letter said; "Mr. Pitt Cooke, or Mr..
Holmes Up the broad flight of steps
leading to the main office into an i'm.
menss room, filled with immense DESKS
each one with little peep-hole, to give
customers and visitors an opportunity OF
making inquiries, transacting business,
etc. marched up to ono Of these look
out" and said: 81 want to sec Mr.. Pitt
Cooke" "You will find him ia the office