Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-08-07
Mirrored Broadway.
HUMAN NATURE REFLECTED FROM LOOK
EYEGLASSES.


| New York Herald
Two large mirrors Of fine French plate
| glass are placed in front Of adjoining stores
on Broadway. 1t is manifest that they are
set TO attract the eye of the passer-by, and
well they fulfill this object Men, women
and children. be they IN ever SO great haste
can no more resist the temptation to peep at
their reflections in the glass than they can
refuse to read the patent medicine advertise
ment which starts off boldly "Don't read
| this
People begin 20 peer into the mirrors
while on their way to business in the morn
ing, and the procession is kept up until
nightfall, when that part Of Broadway is
comparatively deserted Bv actual coun,
las, Thursday afternoon PSI persons passed
The two stores in four minutes. OF these
all but nine looked into one or the other
of the mirrors. Most of them seemed un-
conscious of their action, but many Others
after looking made some slight change in
the disposition Of their neckuear or altered
the expression Of their eountenances and
the manner Of their walk
\ stout, well built gentleman, with firm.
swinging step, and shoulders thrown back
came down the walk. His raddy face and
bright eyes, neatly trimmed beard. wei!
fitting coat and shining beaver plainl, de
noted contentment with life and solid
bank account. He suddenly stopped and
looked around as If to find out who had
passed him so swiftly. He saw his own re-
lectipn in the mirror and forthwith proceed
ed 10 brush some imaginary lint from his
coat sleeve, gave his hat a slight rake toward
his right ear. took leisure survey Of one
Of the show windows, started TO resume his
journey and brought up in front Of the
second glass. Smiling blandly, he arranged
stray hair in his beard and was gone. An
unkcmpt and dirty little bootblack next got
into the crush before the windows and feast
"a MS ewes on the goods displayed. He
observed that every one was taking peeps
in;o the mirror and proceeded 10 do like
wise. lie discovered some apparent ncon-
grui'y in the distribution Of the crime on
his face, anG taking the wri>thand Of hi>
ragged Jacket sleeve IN his finger, he rubb-
ed his cheek with it very iuduSrr.ou>lv for a
moment. with the result that q small patch
of fresh biacking which before ornamrnicd
n> chin. was pil>'ercd art>'icliy over his
cut.rc cheek.
\ lover and his pretty sweetheart >traug-
I'D, t5 the town and taking IL tAr >.1ht> Of
Broadway approached the magnetic mir
rors. The 1irl smi.ingiy drew her escort,
attention Ia tb.ir in,at,e> tn Tho = ,,.bs and
both seemed yastt pl.as,H III. .,.n nl,.
.ery.l rbat M vhnL .trr,-. nf ~. ,,r,.s
was covered with the rejecting ,iSavps nf
thox. sianIInt. bphrnL Rh.hirg sIi,b,lv
she drew the ,ounp man avay, evidently
fearing ,h,t Nh, ,ther, night brIie,e bcr
y,tn Thaivn ,,sp,tn ~. ,,,rl,,, ash ~
came deepv Interested in som. Roger.
groups. .Nei,hhorInr prv." aul ..(,oin,, IN
rbc Parson" .4,.nint,,n ,,rtL. ,b,r, ,.r, 4,
yorab,,. Then al1ny c,ma i ,n,,p,, n.n
whose exterior plaiuly bs,okeurJ an o,,r.
,nl,ipepc. in ,',o,. ,,,d c.,..,l ,I,.coc,,,,,.
III, urGklel coat. uuhru.net M, snl N,
ordered .r,rF. ,La ,,yc ia,s' .,,,bhls ii, Il; .
chin lin. .fazaI Io,L IL ~, ,r6 ,b..
general air of r,ki.bues. all ,r,rted him a.
one who Ind been A stranger 10 Seen for
several nights. Ba; ,be mirror, gathered
him N H. .,,nI I'll ,,,,msr, Y ,o;,.
is endeayorin, IN nl,cc The ronn,en,nc. Ic.
for, him He las, >uccss,l.d i, ~. 5r,r,
WI memor, pa,.in. Ill hanI oy.r A..
face. III examined lon., orI a,rnes,l, I'LL.
.rrou,ir, hoard lie nm, n. ,,,l ~ AZ.
fo'Ne, i'N 'neh ~ aho'ht'' ana Al IaSl
u'oI-n' y i'Sn' !eN '"il,' rs counted
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eu eu NoH'h WIN aDso!uteiS iauit'es' costume.
tn's young man -"ueu >ahi! OH' as II lear
- z Pi'Hnt'g some u,Niupil"A 81 ny q
''e y '"e 'e"NI n"'""atu movement II
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N"'s"I = 1h1 ~ y tnt ihf'"ied re''ah-
Hie- "i'h >netr' probably meant % cNN-
press contempt !'F 'he vulgar moo caught
oH sue" ",hc'' ne J''hed 'i'e crowd al me
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'"'hru ~" minutes q NJ lime' ana tnrn
soug'', '''e 'i'e"HN aht lFu'hiu' -iaNS' lie
INe1 "'' 'tH'1.eI VIZ" proper f'1'1i'N' ten
'tils Nil'''As" AIS upper up aAH passed
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