The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-06-24
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Written for the Republican.

hnF IN | I1IE me OuIIG IlILIG
town Of -. on the Pan Handle
p r on a glorious morning. for a
trim to the great citv of New York.
Thonoh a countrv merchant. / had
often been in the large cities of the
east and knew every corner and street
as well as MANY who spend their
lives in them. had lust sold large
property. and received in payment
five thousand dollars in cash, and two
thousand six hundred dollars in notes
and checks. / placed my five thous-
and dollars in a large flat pocket or
bill-book and deposited 1t In the right
breast Dockets Of NV coat. while ~ !
notes and checks were in another
book in my left breast pocket. With
two or three hundred dollars IN my
other pockets for change, L left well
prepared for a trip to- New York.
After pleasant trip L found my
self safe in one ot the grand hotels of
the city. Not being pressed for time
determined to spend some two days
in looking about and posting myself
on certain lines ofgocds.. Unfortunate
ly l am man who think l know a
good deal and imagine L won't run
much chance of being taken in. So
still carried my two large and valu-
able pOcket-boOkS in their respective
pock cts, and never for a moment
thought of placing them in some
place of safe. keeping. Little did 7
think should never have the pleasure
ofspending one cent of the five thous.
and dollars in crisp green backs which
| had lust gained possession of. On
the evening of the second day had
finished nv supper and lighting a
ciuar. was wendino NV wav tbrouob
and along with The crowds which
nightly swell like a living 500 tbroucb
the GRAND thorouohfsre of Rroadwav
How MANY neonle wera on tho streets
T couId NOT guoss hut any ono who
has walked on Rroadw.v aftar saven
M knows how vast and nrondirr
- crowd il thera uara w.s suro
inn avav. MAKING nv way as hest
T could through orounes of work,uo
men. eIioantlv dressed gentlemen
brisk business clerks. theatre ooers.
and all the varieties of humanity
which makes up IL Broadway lam,
Floods of lights CLEANED from thous-
ands OF elegant windows, and Tony
Pastors, Wallach'S and NiblOe's gor-
geous cOlOred letter glass signs fiared
in the evening breeze. Here and there
stalwart policeman stood watching
the crowd and looking for suspicious
characters. Suddenly | came upon
an immense crowd blocking up the
pavement in front of a large auction
room. Here the police were hard at
WORK making way FOR passers by. L
got among the crowd ana gazed for a
snort tlme at the auction sale taking
place. The sale OF goods from some
poor broken merchant. How chuck
eled 10 myself, conscious OF having
money aud to spare, in no danger of
ei'her bankruptcy or failure. But no
man can stand long n New York
crowd without feeling rather like a
herring in a well packed barrel. So
soon became uncomfortable in the
press and having received several
digs from elbows in my side and back
l made my way out as soon as pos
sible. l then continued my walk
for some time, till tiring with this
rush and turmoil of real life, | turned
and walked back to the beautiful
theatre on -, where fine and
noted combination company were
playing "Freuch Flats" How I en-.
loved the we'll laid plot. laughed al
the good. ioIly father. at the terrific
Austrian soldier. the snobbv and ridi
culous Young English nobIeman. and
the scenes in the law office. T cannot
tell YOU. but certainly mad a swee,