The sun., 1883-12-05
MRS. DroGKNEs IN WALL srnExr
Hsvsus Stuck Fast In the Med, she Iasas
SEINE ODD Observations.

observed In THE Sun the statement TIA
tho mud which formed such q prcdominaa&
part Of the Evacuation Day display put AiSo-
600 in tho pockets OF the tailors for nsv
trousers for the soldiers. In addition to oH-
pressing tho objection Of Mr.. Dlogenes on IL
diversion OF SO much capital to n band OF auto
Gratis OF the needle and shears. who. Mr.. d. ssy@
rival even plumbers in insidious and deadh
assaults on personal income. wish to entsr
my own individual protest against mud. 1
wish particularly to condemn that kind a
mud which finds its way into WAN
street. 1t seems to mo that 1t is The
most Objectionable Of all tho species OF mes
and water with which New Workers have 10
contend. / had occasion to go down to wan
street to look after some stocks tho other day.
The littlo bo1od-up thoroughfare was dismal
and cloerless to the eve and dangerous 10
limb on account OF the mud. Sidewalks and
roadway were hidden beneath thick coating
Of it. 1t clung to the clothing. enorusted foot
wear. and spouted in showers before the wheeis
of rumbling vehicles that unsteady slid
along 1t bespattercd buildings and frescood
day entirely upset the normal order Of things.
nnd any number OF people, and had u p0f-
| alyzing effect on business.
| got caught in the mud and blockade Of
given Civ % to mo conadsntislly By Mr. b.. who sot il
ishsd iS i" and T tGs stock wanted to selfDit was
venture Mr.. y. rocommcnded-fel seven pegs
had H hoSsver @ s ne 0sD opSertunty nifty to view tSs
unique panoramic effects OF muddy day whilo
stuck Hs. in hs crowd me nn
noises and an intricate confusion OF entanRled
umbrellas masculine ma, legs. pulling pedestMrians. III ma
dowed With wild Uncertainty Of movement
Impatient brokers who confidently dashed out
% as ''ss as SM"{ Mr. ~ ' When
sa skates 10 The nss whoe haHay tSions ss Similar
eccentricity Of moyomeni. EVERYBODY VINO
wherS ose Anybody Who s,royo row ' to eorrest his
say S, hs personal broker fona sEgs S
sliding out Of the pa til OF his destination twas
futile. He speedily bumped against an asth-
both what Mr.. b. Would describe as Compound
Differentiated motion. which laid them low;
street that bid defiance to the mud. They were:
No. |. The messenger boy. serene in the pro
rubber legGinGs, threading his way through
the densest lam OF excited people with calm In
No. The rubns s dread
inspiring driver and stolid stecds, swoopinR
down With tha kp9eked all Tint
At Inst u happy thought struck the crowd oi
brokers and bankers and other impatient citi.
zens when the stock market shut up and \
came time to go home. Having failed to gel
anywhere by trying to walk there. they al
turned round and. by dint of energetic pod
ding the wrong way, finally succeeded in slid
ing homeward. BY the time this solution o.
the situation was reached it was dark and
, found that wns out of pocket Just s47.66a By
, the fall in price of my unsteady stock. to sa!
nothing OF the cost OF a new pair OF shoes. Mr.
, d. will attempt to say with his usual snesr
that l have exaggerated everything. In
satisfied he will change his mind when h
, has to my for those new shoes. and finds tha
i the fund hat was to afford money for my nev
, scaskin has been swampcd by my failure t
! reach my broker in tmo to sell my stock be
fore it deprecated. This means that he wi
, have to buy the seulskin for me himself. Ho'
enjoy that Mr.. ID. on previous occasions ha
said Of mud:
1t is II mysterious something made Of moth
D ing in particular and everything in geners
and especially created for the children Of sum
. Italy who be long to the broom brigade Of til
Street Cleaning Department. 1t proves thu
Heaven is good To the Italians"
J. He expected me to think that worth laughin
at. or all the absolutely vacuous remarks he
in the habit OF making it is the most hopelessl
inane. Mrs. DIoGENEs.