The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-25

self, damn verb he shouts, and stumbics upon
bis knees almost under the horses feet. The
btawny driver pulls upon one rein until 10
str ins, ready to crack. he horses and lutch
TO one side, and the great wheels prosn as they
grind against the iron track and then jump over
u with crash, almost throwing the driver from
MS seat. All this occurs In seconds time,
v while the qranken mn !. spr a, on TIE
crush his lie out almost touches its victim.
when suddenly te stageers TO his feet, strikes
madly at the truck with his fist, aud lis again
just out of reach Of the wheels, which thunder
past him like the wind.
TOWARD TuE MARKET.
A close carriage passes swiftly coming from
down town, ami turns eastward into one Of the
cross streets. The rattle OF its wheels, amid the
silence, Ia heard two blocks away. "Another
"but he's got money enough TO buy pure liquor,
and he don't have to iisk bie neck stumbling
home through the street, like the Door devil we
Just passed. Likely he makes IA much trouble
when he gets home though"
when the truck turned into Hudson street the
roar OF awakening life began TO he heerd. Lights
shone from the windows Of the poorer class ~
houses, and smoke from kindinR fires poured
out Of some OF the chimDeys. The street lamps
were out. Working men were preparing for the
days toll. and In few minutes street car,
crowded fun Of them, with their dinner pals
on their arms, came juggling and rafting down
from Eighth avenue. And now every moment
the signs Of ACTIVITY grew more numerous.
Trucks and vegetable wagons bound TO or
from Washington market passed by, all those
bound down town hurryinp TO get ahead.
ln Greenw len and Washington streets these
vehicles were so numerous AS to p-rtially OBJ
struct the roadway. and near the market their
drivers were swearing at one another, each try
tug to get to the siaDd trst. In tue marrow
ruadways. which intersect West Washington
Market In every direction, II was almost i'm pos
sible to move on account OF the Jam OF trucks
and wagons, and our driver could hardly IN .ke
his way with the heavy track 10 the stand where
he wanted to stop. By dint OF much shouting
and reining this wav and that, and backing up
aud going forward a few steps at time the
truck was at last laid alongside OF its stano like
Alter being unlosded and weighed by the
wholesale dealers. the meat was sold In v,fious
quantities 10 the retail dealers, ana taken by
them across West street to their stands. TO bs
sold again In small quantities to customers. me
four uuarters, heart and liver of the black Iexan
steer we're bought ny German, aud he hung
them In IN attractive shape over his stand. Al
ready. although II had not been daylight more
than half AN hour, buyers began to thrOng the
market, and al hour or NV" later II was fuil oil
them.
THE MARKETING.
"How much for this Z" demanded n stout
German woman, dressed In clean calico. aud
carrying willow market basket slung over her
fat arm, as she pointed to the heart OF the iefin
steer. impaled OH AN iron nook.
Tn I Is the best heart have tins year" re-
piled the dealer. He weigh six pound. must
"A quirterr' exclaimed the woman. "a quar-
Ter for one heart You sell me two Tor thai last
~ ell" said the dealer. "you no buy such a
heart twice IN a year, but as YOU are customer
OF mine You shail have MN for ~ cent"
All, 1 shalt make n dinner out OF that that
will make the old m.n feei like a boy wheu -
eat IT," SAID the woman grinning, as sue put .uo
hear, In her basket.
The German dealers stand was tbronged for
the next hOur. He had, for once at least, the
best meat In the market. A benevolent looking
old gentleman. wearing brOau brimmed hat,
VINO evidently could have Afforded to have IA
servant act a. his marseter II he had chosen to
do So, bought the Juicy pOrterr ouse steaks.
/ The prime rib and the srloin went into the tas-
kets sent from some VI the brOwD-stone houses
ON the avenues; the round aud cross ri were
| bought by women WAC h ii come To mafket from
| the better class OF tcnements, and some of
| wnotn kept boaruing houses, and thought that
to the bOurders ike tenderlOin.
! round faced Dutchman got the tripe and
| liver; most of tue co .rser meat from which
cOrned beef and soup are made was bought by
troop Of girls aud women whose dress md
langu re indicated that they belonged to tue
nfiudle aud lover classes AMI hnalls here was
/ left of tue steer ouiy piece Of chuck rib -
I aud little neck beef. ihis was tbs POOREST
meat OF all. In fact tue dealer declared he had
mover seen tougher riece VI meek IN his
lie " Inst must have been a eood nghtins
steer" he said; me h d stout neck. must
sell mat cheap. but made < cd prunt from the
rest of him. 50 can sford IT,"
a tlll. ung iniy man, dressed in seedy black
/ clothes, ma wearing his nair long, stopped aud
looked at the chuck rib through = ir OF greasy
spect Giles. The meat deal r evidently knew
the man. do you wantiti" he asked.
| ine tail man feIt Of the meat. "Cnuck,' he
sid deprscstinsly.
Yes, chuck" replied the dealer, neroeIy
| CHUCK II Is. and you ain't going TO beat me
down one cent. Ten cents is the word. II you
Tho tall man felt of the meat again. "Td hk,
| to give you nine cents" hes tid
Look here exclaimed the dealer. " II you
wan. thst chuck you take him for ton cents
| ciS~ "a let htn he.
Finding that 1t W 5 useless ~ chatter. the tai
man bought the meat And NJ away. IL know
| who let beat ana whD don't" said the deal
err. mat mn never brought me any rront.'
| The tough neck was still left and duz n OF
| persons stopped TO look at II. nut shook theii
! heads and Wont on. ." never sell him." said tne
German. Just then little sirl, y lie. faced, and
! dressed In faded calico gown approached, nd
| stopping looked wisttully at the tuugh IN. at on
the Llock. ~ ell" said the dea,er, what dc
! you WantI'
PIE ~. sir" she replied, father Ia sick anC
/ the doctor US he mu 10 have some beef SOUP Ul
! lie VIII Cis, SO mother sent me to buy som,
meat. bu; she hal unly Ave cents to give me
ami nobody Will sell me nye cents wOItl."
well id the meat man. q" spOse shall
| get hoihing more for this, 50 take It."
Inc gul gladly seized the Goa 50 meat aud
nOIGlng 1 IN her arms, she ran away to he
cheerless home In the wreicned garrett OF a te ne
I ment house.