Daily Republican., 1882-03-24

an. Quad" writes about some Of
New York's queer retail stores as fol
lows in the Dotroi Free Press:
The pawnbrokers' windows in any city
are objects of interest, but in New York
IN IRE than any where else. The exhi
bition in every such window, from
Harlem to tire Battery, is mainly com
posed of watches and revolvers. 1t
would seem as if these were the only
articles ever put in pawn. The dis
play begins with an o,d-fashioned
$780," and closes with navy revolver
''for sale at a bargain There is every
sort of watch ever made and every
kind of revolver ever invented, and il
the window is large enough there is a
side show of dirks, daggers and bowie
knives. Tojudge from these displays
one would imagine that New York was
city of shooters and slashers.
1t does Door man a deal Of good to
tramp up and down the Bowery and
Chatham street and see what splendid
bargains are offered under the shadow
of those gilt balls. Hanging in a con
spicuous place in well filled window
you will discover diamond pin with a
centre stone as big as a tilbert, and on
the card is written "a little off color
only $50" Gracious! how it makes a
mans hair climb up to read the figures,
and to think of bursting in on an even
ing party with that pin throwing out
ten thousand sCintillations a minute
"Of color" is pretty good, but call
glass" would be more appropriate.
The next window will reveal this sol
id seven-pearl ring only eight dollars"
A young man with that ring on his fin
ger could "mash" country town in
fifteen minutes, and fifteen minutes at.
ter that he might discover that the sew
Gu pearls were worth a cent apiece and
the ring only well washed. Many of
the regular jewelers. are also up to
tricks. Cant be told from real dia-
monds-only three dollars" is the le
gend borne by hundreds of cards en-
which are displayed sets Of ear drops
and "Worn by lord at Saratoga for a
genuine stone" is the story told of
many a "diam md" ring
One of the sights of Chatham street are
the dealers in second hand clothing
and furniture, and there is one place in
particular where almost every article
one can think of or ask for will be
promptly handed out. On the same
counter were swords, pistols, sickles,
coffee mills, jack knives, lamps, nut
meg graters, buttou-hooks, candle
molds, grindstones, egg heaters, riding
whips, dog chains, horse collars, hymn.
books, lamp wicks, paper collars, knit
ting needles, fire tenders and fifty 9TH
or different articles.
The second hand clothiers let no
chance pass to drive a bargain. They
look at every man with an eye to buy
or to sell. got off the Elevated rail.
road one day at Chatham square and
walked down the street just behind a
gentleman from Pennsylvania, who
counts his dollars by the million. He
had on as fine suit ~ money could
buy, and his general bearing that of
perfect gentleman. Yet, as he passed
one of these clothing stores, the man
At the door pointed to an old dress coat
which had been patched and dyed, and
boldly remarked:
~ want to call your attention to this
coat, which is a ba. gain at four dollars!"
The millionaire halted and gave the
elbow an awful look, but it did not af-
'ect him bit, for rs came up he gave |
ne dead away on pair Of checked
PANTS at "only Two dollars" aud long
enough in the legs for a man eight feet
high.
The second hand furniture dealers
lad even more check. They let no one
,ass. A man with satche- in each |
land, just ready to start for his home
/ thousand miles away, is earnestly in
'ited to "step in and examine this par
or suite, at only forty dollars"
vas tackled in this way 80 often that
finally went in one day to soc what
he furniture really was and what fur
her the dealer would say.
Most people would take this for new
nrui5ure," he contidentially whispered
S he pointed to sofa and SIX chairs up
in green and sadly worn,
but | won't try to deceive man like
GU To tell the truth they were sent
own here from Fifth avenue parlor
. be sold on the quiet. Sad case that.
husband died suddenly-property all
ncum widow left without
leans- obliged to sell off her furniture,
nd 80 forth"
is that so?"
"Pon my sacred honor. How much
o you suppose l gave her for this
ute ?"
"Saven dollars"
The look he gave me shall ever re-
lember, but he swallowed the lump in
is throat aud continued
Eyes ali Pm joker myself. But, ',
,nousIy, gave $42 for this very suite, :
hich / am now offering at an even
,rty. l am not hard hearted enough
n this business and an going to quit
. When got up there she cried and