New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-15
SCENES IN VESEY STREET.
THE HOME OF THE NOTION vrNnrPs


THE HOME OF THE NOTION VENDORS.
SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE NEIGIIBORHooD OF WASH.
NGrON MARKET-A TALK WITH MIKE" HEALY
AN OLD MISREPRESENTATION vEsEY-sr HAS
DEGENERATED.
NeSey-st. and Washington Market amt what
they used TO be-, old said to tribune
reporter as the latter stopped in his stand Sat
urday night Veseyst. is usual the night OF
the week, thronged from ChurchSt to Westst The
innunerable lights from the coffee houses threw
n brilliant iumin alton upon the lines people who
were pushing along the walks many of them with bas-
kes on their arms some of them sight seers some
young men and young women who were walking about
from force OF hab-a talking, asking questions stop-
ping to inquire the price OF this and the price that
sometnes buying, sometimes passing in silent
tempt now Chatting" little, now recognizing
mint" "
standing underneath the Metropolitan Road and
looking down the street one saw stands stretching away
the street hardware stores, Yankce-noton stores
clothing stores grocery stores stores devoted to every
ms way among cahcoes, jai!-ocks, cheese, trousers
hose, legs OF mutton silks. moia~ses buttons, lard.
cab and spices until be hardly conscious Of
and properties blended i'll Inc 1tcabe confusion To this
throng The insisted that HE delicious
cheese should be tasted and held tempting bit on
enough The lusty young butcher vocirerated, Here
S" % % 's sHa pr %s qsn
That the reporter in doubt as 10 his meaning ma if
how many pounds will you have sirt' he barely escaped
PaTor W matches sPR se for five; lust the thing for
YOU being bachelor, called wiaentaced old Jew
that he felt like blazing away at her ReS "ons moo
cents a bunch" was the next salu alton from old
q1ainted with red onions or something else "The last
dreadful sa1ghter Pear pears Dce ir 10 noars
cents cents qa3T Hard, No. sir SOFT and sweet only
lraeng number Of sautations OF like character buzzed
RIGHT hand at a the M ne rear ana far at the
argon Of vendors voices and the great and petty
John, Johnr'
The reporter hoard this call in partial undertone; he
about sixty years OF age, seated luxuronsly on
acknowledged The vender moved along and I oc red
half Of lbs seIi .a Which wac s accepted The little
street lie is SMALL wry active, and although sixty
He Ike e sGeT ne in hs
naturalzed Americans he got his papers days
he coon over, for "a political speech he made, he
All" said Mr. Heay. with SAD shake of his head,
as he glanced at the neverending throug that passe
his clothing stand "Ah, tonnes alnt what they used
" How is that, Mr. Heayr
81, on remember When You could hardly get through
and buyin and comm aud gou' Till long late night
ssy SsEE e rS all ,S SSer or too fr" @
now no no, the glory Of ,lm tonnes is departed"
80, they've got little markets of their own oil
can get mate and vegetables aud Clothes ana ays t an
spices and thin jst chape Veseyst Eut me
then Why had four clerks, and The clothing piled
enough TO supply our customers. And the l,idcs ye
should have seen the lokes of em. DIDN'T they dress
dresses; and now-soe the oikes of this" Wv 1Ne"''
just then a customer came up She wanted skirt
g All how are you, MIR. Hcayi How much are your
II can give you nice here num- for 80 cents,
rale n, nice one, num- almost as good as new
"An right, mum; take it along it's gcttin late and
sSlhe purchase was made. and with goodnight,
muin safe home to YOU" Mr. Iiealy sees his
Where do you get your stock OF clothing Mr. UeaIv o.
go, from the auction sales get IT cnale and sell it
out chape yet make little something; but nothing
saturday nights $75 800 worth on other nights
S ao tSho s e to tax the money n.y. Rnew ns
used TO have high tonnes together. Many night we
o. thin eiy politicians great fellows on money and
be goo an Sy know and oa
-. A German weighing about $50 pounds. came up just
might have heen large enough Tor man OF 1870
they re not big enough" '
.. IA, they be gross enough"
The German went away. and Nike sad " didn't want
To dcsaye him. He thought they gross enough did
het How would he look with thin on, comm hall way
days SAID Nike conndcnt The is an nae b saE
and English used TO hight down here like tornados
trouble Win lflSn out they enough it.
was thirty years ago But it's all changed now
you don't ask if a is Irshnan o. "a Dutch,
man or an Engshnan they're all ike brothers; it's
raternal they ., this Will be the biggest country
III the world In twenty years, with thin all living ar
mOnlOus together"
You were speaking of politics. you all vote herei"
30, yis-the men. But it don't make much difference
which ticket ye vote; there scalawags both par
Ties, and they work into each others hands
l voted for Hancock, but I'd known
what magnificent man President Garfield was, as I've
known since he was shot wouldn't voted Tor himi
AT TINS time gray haired woman, apparently
hVc years OF came SCATTERING along aud down.
pipe In mouth She was bareheadcd and her face was
deeply wrinkied.
Mary AIMS a bender to night" saidraIr Healy.
Jerking his head toward the newcomer.
who is Mary Amt"
Mary Ann Don't you know Mary Amt Well, she
used 10 keep vegetable stand just way she's
made ois OF moneys she's gone through or three
fortunes"
g What has become OF them Z"
She drunk EN- swallowed 'em down she's power
but she's quiet she never makes fuss don't drink
myself 1 gave IL NJ four years ago III / could begin
agin wouldn't touch the stuff. III sees IA young man
drinkln always sorry for him I'd like to take him
by the hand and say 'Don'tr"
"To change the subject Mr.. Heay, where do the
people live who sell here q"
" y, not very far OF. They huddle together in the
tenenent-hoises around here. They can't 40 far, be-
cuse they cant take their STANDS and their things
nave got nice little room ut hotel near the Bowery.
pay 81 week for it,"
II was IL O'clock and preparations were being made
READY closed one by the vendors departed the
iigits went out. Mr. Hcaly jamnIed his clothing into
barrels and put them In the his stand and lock-
my ms door carefully, started for his near the