New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-06

lane which / saw somewhere near the territory
of the Chancery lawyers the tall tenements
leaning over toward one another are kept apart by
timbers stretched across from house to house. and
dirty children upon whom the never shines sit
at the doors with their feet in perennial mud
should weary the reader beyond forgiveness II
undertook to describe all my uneventful journeys
about haunted London; to tell how | visited Lime
house Reach, and saw that honest " waterside char
acter,p Rogue Riderhood, getting his hving-in a
boat-by the sweat of bis brow or how recognized
the home Of Jenny Wren, the dolls .dressmaker, IN
little blind square near Mlbank: but some viii
perhaps wish to know how Jared in the search for
the home of Mrs. Camp, who lodged over the shop
of Poll Sweedlepipe, easy-shaver and bird-faneier'
In Kingsglte-st., HoOOrn. The street Is very
short one, and very mean one; anybody who VIII
turn to "Phiz's" illustration Of MIR. PecksniH try
ing to knock up Mrs Camp VIII get a correct idea
of the general character of the neghborhood. Bar
bers abound in that region. The first sign encoun-
tered turning out of Hoiborn Is s. Easy Shaving,
One Penny" and Just beyond is more
pretentious establishment which holds ont
the strange promise, "Gentlemen's Hair Cut
and Brushed by Machinery Neither Of
these could be Poll Sweedieppe's, but at the other
end of the street the house may DC seen. IL Is
crooked and shabby building. only two windows
wide with striped BARRIERS pole, a low doorway,
and a common little show window, in winch are
displayed not birds, it is true, but n variety of
trumpery wares. principally gilt brooches and
back-headed pins, by the sale Of which, As wen as
by mending cheap clocks, the successor OF POl
sweedlepipe relieves his mind from the strain OF
easy shaving. In the familiar picture a rag-dealer
Is represented as one Of Mrs Camps neighbors, and
in reality sign across the street announces that
the business of rag. bottle and bone merchant
there carried on. BY the medium OF a printed
bill in a shop window MessTs. Jones, Nutkins,
Vickers and Patriotism begged to announce to their
numerous friends and the public that they intended
holding PLAIN dress ball.D with efficient band
and tickets at sixpence. Two young women. some
what rhe worse for drink, nc that moment leaning
against lanp-post. and smiling amiably upon a
young man who was trying 10 engage them IN con-
versatlon, were certainly qualified by the plainuess
of their attire TO grace that costly entertainment
On the window-sill, over the easy-shaveTs show
window, Mrs. Camp kept l row Of hower-pOts, by
rafting among which with the claimants whip. Mr..
Pecksniff finally aroused her, and there row of
hower-pots may be seen still. As l contemplated
this vivid realization of we-remembered picture,
I became conscious that the reproduction was
completed in an unexpected manner. When Mr..
Pecksnif began to knock. "every window in the
street became alive with female heads" 8 He's as
pale as a muflin,D said one lady. 80 he ought TO
be if he's the feelings Of man." observed another.
did not inquire the occupation OF the easy
shavers present odger, who keeps the tiower-pots;
but the manifestations of interest by the popula-
ton Of KingSgate-st. in the movements Of the
stranger who was looking at the shop made 1t seem
probable that Mrs. Camp had left successor to her
business at the old stand. stout lady next door
showed so much anxiety that hurried away lest
she should call out in the words of her prototypes
knock at the winder, sir. knock at the winder.
Lord bless you. don't lose no more time than you
can help; knock at the winder." ]. R. G. II.