The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-07-21
Our New York Letter.
Regular correspondence OF ADVOCATE.
NEW YORK, july II. 1883.

developing some queer traits and is be-
ing run down TO that point where 1t be-
comes absolutely farcial, Taxpayers
and others are beginning to ask them
selves the question. why should we pay
Mr.. Tom Jones, the dry goods clerk, Mr..
Dick Smith the BARRIERS assistant, or Mr..
Algernon Harrison the rich bankers son
81 rs II day, that they may enjoy vaca-
tion, enlivened by the mummery of al
legged military life. The farce of playing
soldiers has never been better enacted at
Peekskill than this year. Mark Twpin's
description of his own experience at
military life is not marker to it. How
could anything like discipline be main.
.aiped WHEN Private X. whose father
keeps grocery store tells all his friends
that Lieutenant Y. who is simply book.
keeper in wholesale grocery store is
putting ON too many airs, and that if he
does not stop ordering him about he will
get him discharged from his position.
Officers, rs a rule, therefore, are more in
clined to follow the example of the
Swiss lieutenant in the comic opera
Captain Nicol," who, a good latured
fellow, steps up TO an individual In the
ranks who insists on stepping out of
time, and protests against walking in
line, and says: "Now. my dear fellow,
please keep in line, do me the favor just
once" Private Bockelman's example.
who has brought suit against Colonel
Austin, of the Thirteenth Regiment, TO
recover damages for the way in which be
had been treated while in camp, will
soon be followed by other alleged SOL
diers, should Bockelman succeed in get
ting a verdict.
However much well disposed persons
might have been inclined not to think
i'll of the goings on of Mrs. Lapgtry and
Freddie Gebbard, their last escapade at
Long Branch has broken the camel's
back. Whatever their relations may
have been before, they were at least pri-
va,e, and their doings really did not con-
cern the public. But whvn q lady comes
to fashionable watering place in pri-
vate car, aud remains there instead of
going to hotel, takes her meals there in
the company OF q gentleman not her hus-
band, aud he remains with her after din.
ner i'll the evening until very unseeuly
hours, then the matter became n public
scandal. Why, the very women VIII, m
custom describs as belonging to the DEMI
MONDE would not dream of induIging in
adventures of this kind. AFTER This, l
for one am in favor of expelling them
from any respectable hotel which they
should venture TO enter" said we'll
known lady on the piazza of the West
End Hotel at Long Brauch TO me the
other night. Il was told by friend of
mine. she added, ''that at the Oriental
Hotel on Coney Island. all the ladies
gave her wide berth. One lady told
the head waiter, that if that woman
were placed nywhere near her table in
the dining room she would leave the
house at once. i have two daughters,
she afterwards said to one of the man
ayers, 'and it is my duty to protect them
against meeting persons of that kind"
Langtry has cleared over slOO 900 the
last season. If she expects to do the
same this year, she will fiud herself
wonderfully mistaken.
Freddie Gebbard, they sag is getting
tired of horse racing, Since his famous
horse Eole was beaten for the Monmouth
Cup by Monitor last week, he has grown
disguised with him, and wants 10 sell
him. believe that he asks SIS 600 fer
him, and it understood that the Dwy, r.
are negotiating for him. as they have n
cup horse in their stable. Freddie
backed his horse for So 000 10 the cum
The loss of this broke his heart. IL,
WAS always known for his nIiserly love OF
money. Though possessed OF an in
SoihS VI oSt"SSh SoOsOVO huN Stu,OOO u
year, he would hesitate long time be-
lore spending a penny. The elements
of the Dutch thrift are very strongly
developed in him.
But after all he shares this feeling ol
economy with many other rich young
men. Young Astor particularly was not
ed for this. He kept little memoran
dunn book in which he recorded ever,
cent of his expenditures. Que day while
be was in the Assembly the little book
fell out of his pocket. brother legi-
lator found it, aud glancing over it forni i
such entries as zone apple. 2 c6nts;'
'car fare. 5 cents;" zone evening paper,
8 cents;" church. 5 cents" and other
similar evidences Of how the young man
took care of his pennies.
The blue fishing season this year
is uurivalled. For some reason or other,
the fish this year are more plentiful. are
better in quality aud bite more freely
than they have for years As a result
parties going out along Sandy Hook
have excellent sport, and the prices askt d
for this esculent fish in the markets are
also very low. In fact this Is about the
only finely favored fish at present whicF
is not too great luxury TO eat.
While attending a funeral the other
day at Evergreen Cemetery, Long ISLAND,
l stepped out o: the carriage for a few
minutes to have a look at the burial
plot for friendless seamen. It's pref
ty spot. Composed of a bit of rising
ground. the apex Of which is crowned
by = number Of tall lsafy trees, it ssssm-