Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-06-16
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LETTER FROM Rlll NEM YORK.

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LETTER FROM NEW YORK :
siis qGh NEW Yotk, May so, 1874.
Dear iSpllt:.--There is onestreeti iiniNew
8 York which thef panic has made familiar to all
athe newspaper, readers of the country : that
Zone Is Wall street.-the street of money.s,
q When j first came. to New York, my uncle
5-who undertook to Show me the sights Of
the Metropolis brought Jms ito Wall street
caHscaFeely express the wonder, which i
:Smanre while gazing at the piles of gold
land greenbacks which met my eyes in every
zwindow. / could not understand the effect
sof this seeming Indifference for money!
2 Since have become better acquainted with
: the mysteries of finance, / have learned that
sthe piles of money in the windows, indicate
ssthe character of the, firm, Just as q large
s wooden tooth suspended from dentists win
Rdow or three gilded balls hanging from The
: door jamb of a pawn-broker's show. the kind
ssof business the inmates follow. Wall street
lis the liveliest street ias New York, because
Z the "bulls" and "bears, :" who hold forth here,
are obliged to be lively in order to lose for
atune or make ono in twenty -four hours
4 Broadway is never so crowded as Wall street.
zone can scarcely pass through the latter
= Sthoroughfare without colliding against some
smoney broker-whose mind is working out
gplans to rob his neighbor, or perhaps, the
q Ecommunity. .ars> gtiI a,s 1zRat
q A Wall street broker lives in brown stone
s front worth twenty-five or thirty thousand
= dollars. He does not own the house but
ssimply pays twenty-five hundred dollars a
syear for rent His reason for not owning his
shouse is plain. He invests all lie owns, in
Sstocks. He lives by speculating, and if he
~ fails he's until ha nh -
sinvest money for some country dupe. In
q Wall street, there are also brokers known as
Ecurbstone men who do thriving business
sswindling the unwary. The exchange in
Sthis street is queer place. One unacquainted
swith financial affairs, would be bewildered if
5not deafened by the clamors of the specu-
lators. A man would require polyglot die
= tionary to understand the various languages
Espoken in the exchange. Tho shrewd Jew,
;ssthe calm-lookiug American aud the red
!. headed son of the land of potatoes and sham>
Crooks is on hand, bidding to grow richer
9 Wall street, too, is great resort for apple
men and orange women-Fenian orange
1 women, who do good business among tho
brokers, who while passing grab up au apple
Cor orange and throw down ten cents or a
squartcr without waiting for the change.
q Last week whilc down in Wall street, [
3 observed boot>black intently watching the
5 money heaped foot high in the window of
Jay Cookies place. 1 approached him and
] said, "Vell, smutty, what are you looking at
z You'd like to have some of tho rocks, oh ?''
I Crooks mean money! "No, it amt nuthin'
sof the kind I'm lookin' at" l thought he
was using language that George Washington
would have blushed to use while speaking of
ian apple tree and hatchet Again asked,
f'Well. what are you watching?" "I'm look
4 in at that there stump of segar what's lay
ssin' along side o. that pile of money. 1t AIM
) no use wishin' fur the rocks. case they wonts
{ that, but that ere segaF stump amt worth
snuthin' to them fellcrs. nohow." This young
Ester is philosopher, but was afraid to tell
3 him so, for he would have misunderstood me
: and perhaps called the boot black brigade from
the City Hall park to bcdab me with mud
7 1t is always good plan to keep boot black
on ones side, if he values his wearing ap-
9parel &c.
Very few women are seen in Wall street.
q Victoria Woodruff used to have brokers'
Soffice down in here but she makes more
money at lecturipg the men about their ty-
ranny to woman. Men ike to court the
j them, but very few of the sterner- sex choose
to have business transactions with them ex-
copt to buy ice-cream or paper-collars from
Cover their counters. Smikes says woman is
born to love and obey. He doubtless means
: slove and obey the word of fashion. No beg.
gars are seen in Wall street. The brokers
haven't time to attend to their little wants.
8 After five o'clock, P. NJ, few persons are
seen in Wall street except policemen and
xwatchmeu. I have dead head ticket which
I will admit me to the rink where Weston the
walker is footing it in presence of six thou>
sand spectators, who are mainly composed of
sthe best families, you know; SO must close
and take peep at him. Yours, .'f2
8 GALE PART1NGToN.
8 BELMONT VINEYARD.-It is gratifying to
I all our readers to know that the superior wines
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