The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-14
FIST SIGN OF PROSPERITY.

H. - Eralsers .si,qH. the Tide Earls.
4 - j - ~rril r.el pIrs7-fsrc.S
! Strange as i mag appea4, Che gyaIry[ 7fai
! sign OF prosrsefity ia-she city Of Row Yofl,,
! in its dry goods stores, its lptels, it, yas.
kclotlfug kesta hESAnents, liz ieys cry -tAzirs,
its dianondl-rarts and its theatrical SYM
1 pes;a, IS = nsbb5-, daIrsr look eoout the
brokers, the bulls ana the bears Of the street.
When times are hard they arc poorly
dressed, and tilfE up-towEsol horse-cars ul
go by die eteyatsi Font. 5TItay spend IitjIa
| money for flowers. they are conspicuous ICY
their absence in II the great establishment;
\ hotel doss ET i; rely s5ss tsenl asL elari5-
ADMINISTRATORS q, ne,tisl >fcr sFaat OF jla
far3a El2ich. uIIler Other .Girlpi 1sta ie-s-
tt'ts5s ha2pg - 1sleJ. fJiioSTi NfEaS thEo~'
I into the lap or expectancy.
f-. gJHss-G sseea-aS TING ride tvr'ns . Tchargo
needG e tine fnca ofal1nrsl IS .sbsollus1sS y
| recognizable Gs The shining OF the sun today
4 is against tao. Iniscrabla, wretclcl. chilling
] rain OF he Avse,- ROW closing fast
| 1t Is no longer n ham sandwich With bot
| tie OF beer for luncheon, but q chi ken patio
and q bottle OF WING. Il j. no Ioaguv q rusty
suit and aflst srasons iat. tbas a noshv
| top gear. Is is no longer a. Grelrv
ride in a packed and crowded horse
car, bat c y JOIN roll uptown IN q
t-vvel-ess iopetll lnsoia Flowers cf.i .slovas
and jewels galore arc bought. The marble
corridors OF the hotels feel the q1in,z, vifai-
lied tramp Of these golden fingered gentry.
Tho pep Of Chs cfi llnp9ssna cork is heard il
all our conspicuous restaurants, the boxes
in all thr thcatar, arc occupied anil tas
shining faces OF tAe Tlea OF well street. loo;
out admiriasIy,. oyer The fully ezpo=1i
shoufiecs II ladies ~ aoaI they es1o.t, -eIe-
gantiy dresse,l tasterully orn4,nqs.tel, .ss,d
made more attrtcti - if possibf. by Els
magnificent gatherings of flowers uAoy
daintily lay upon taa cushions in front OF
the boAe.S - - 81
Warming NaTlS. Sf - Sporting 8I.,.l- 49,
l2l!rteriy + .yew.I
'T.eoking at the sgstcIn osbattina5 gener-
ally, not five 7nsca IN iIsensys can afortlt 10
lose, aud reItaiBiy not ono IN twenty aao,Sl
to vim q his may seem paradox; but few
men unless they have a very large fortune
indeed c;'lfaEe settling qnstg. II can't
be doaes Ayoupg mp stFa~hlg his first
blood: ne scldouL s5ops aeain till he is
brought to deadlock as a Gefaurcr: his
visits are extended from 4 few afternoons to
weeks rltsas~ weeks ofrace meeting end tao
mind be colr ~ e--ed for any t..lrl else -
These words are not mart Of . Puritlu'g
diatribe agaiHst raeiFr, b'ts EeFa e,Titt2p b5I
oman who lovei s1sa ss l.4ely- 10 Fybyto
Melville himself
n And we Will cap his reflections by q re-
nisrkasie rassa sc from the diary of one OF
the most notable TURTLES OF tho century:
May p, lSS}-AH last week ct I4p5oat, .a4I
now, think God. TAOS Iyices ai,o eur, Z 4
have bad all the ezciteneat and worry,
and hay Q neither won nor lost: nothing but
the hope of gain would induce me 10 20
through this denloralizins rdrudecry, which
1 a,if curisciors c,iuzsssnle ito the level OF
all that is most di5rcputabIe and dcspicablo,
for my thoaghts fur cternaliy absorbed by
1t. Jockeys, trainers, ami blacllcgs are my
companions, and it X like dram-lrinling;
having once. entered upon IL l can rot lcavo
it OF, though 7 am siis Sustsi with the occuoa-
ton all the time. = = While the fever
it excites is raging ani the odds are vary
ing can neither reli nor write nor occupy
myself with anything slse4'1l