Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-05-21
THE BULLS AND BEARS.
CONEY ISLAND WAKING ER0M
Trs WINTER SLEEP.
Ceossds Of New Workers Waiting to
6e eAccommodated at this Far-fssmed
Rssort. Gen. Grants Improved

1Pscsm EhFrespendeHie of the Seraftnef.
NEw YoRK, May 1.-THE condit-
I'm of affairs in Wall street resembles
q sonse regpeets besides yea pes Of
- fsuszng parties ch IL
going on Iii Europe berWeen the Eng
lish Bull and the Russian Bear. No
one knows exactly what one or the
other means to do.
Bulls and BEARS of the stock mar
ket are about equally divided as to
numbers and are equally afraid to
move out of their trenches. Twenty
years ago, when Leonard Jerome,
with his dark hairy and unsilvered by
time, was the arbiter of the street and
his auburn haired brother Lawrence,
the supposed confident of Leonard's
scheme, acted as his lieutenant, they
were often consulted as to the readiest
mode of making fortune. One was
always bull and the other bear.
1t SO happened that one day a lamb
of the period took counsel first of one
brother, then of the other, and being
told by one to buy and the other to sell
wrung his hands in despair crying,
the "black-haired fellow tells you one
thing and the red-haired fellow tells
you another thing. guess the best
thing | can do is to do oneither. If he
stuck to this he did probably the best
thing possible under the circumstan-
ces, and if every one who feels tempt
ed to take flyer to-day could be
made to do nothing for the diversity of
opinion to be heard on all sides, irres-
pectiyc of the color of the advice given
him, he might have reason to eongrat-
ulate himself.
CoSEY ISLAND is fast waking from
its winter sleep. On every hand there
rises above the dim roar Of the surf
the sharp rapping of hammers and
the grating of SAWS. Everywhere are
seen busy hands hastily preparing for
the expected influx of summer visitors.
Last Sunday the bright sun rays,
the breath Of dawning summer in the
mir inspired many with the wish to es-
cape from the pcnned-ap walls of the
city to breathe the salt-tinged air. of
the sea, to feel the touch of the breeze
that has come sweeping over the crests
of the waves to rest their eyes by per-
naitting their gaze to wander out over
the flashing waters and lose itself in
the distance. Each of the incoming
trains brought large number Of pass
engers. But no preparations have
been made to receive them. The cry
of the trackman rose not on the Bou-
levards. The omnibuses whirled not
up and down in clouds of dust. The
merry-go-round stood still. Doors
that are usually only too eager to give
entrance to guests stood inhospitably
closed-there was no beer or almost
none. One alone, the matron who
presides over the sausage stand, had
been gifted with prescience to antici-
pate the coming of The throngs. She
laid in large store of sausages, sold
them all, pocketed little fortune and
mourned that she had not more to
SELL
GENERAL GRANTS condition to-day
is very good. He passed an excellent
night. At eight o'clock this morning
he was standing at the window. The
old mans face looked very thin, SC
changed was it that few persons would
know him if they should meet him on
the street. Harrison, the faithful
nurse, raised the window of the Gener.
ais sleeping room, and by pantomime
endeavored to show that the General
was feeling very we'll. He held up
his two fingers and made motions as il
driving horse, which meant that the
General would go driving ct 2 o'clock
| this afternoon.
WALTER ERIcKFoRD.