New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11

wagon and all far as BushwicE station and drive
in from there To tell tn" truth" he went en-, 4
sometimes think don't know were living when
look at how hard these farmers work night and day.
u they do LAY 1t on little bit 10 the summer
hoorser now and again. It is not often they get the
| chance and who can blame them -
II would be- worth ones while 10 pay n visit TO
| Walabout Market early in the morning when nobody
else /. astir and when the traffic OF what will soon
b. the Greater Ncw-lork has not yet begun 10 watt
,ts roar and rattle over the East River and make
| Won wish to find refuge In quiet country place.
The crcak and rumble Of the heavy wagons of all
| sizes and STYLES as they make their way into the
hr omen square begin about midnight, and even
! hofor. A. the hours advance they grow more
numerous, until finally the whole place Is filed. "A
Waterman takes Of them and the farmer goes
TO bed. The bunco man has not forgotten the OK
istence OF this place: but ne Is working at disad-
vantage and generally comes IN scfcnd best. mo
farmer or old hayseed." h. is sometimes called
nv the ,.wcers in big cities fees that he Is stu on
/ his ground so long rs he remains within tho
| boundary Of Long Island, and 1t IS only when he
GOES to Gotham that "thrm city fclers7 inspire him
with extra precautions for the safety OF his purse
The writer stood In the market square at an early
hour one morning last week and watched the at
tempt OF one Of thcsa knights OF leisure to get the
better of n man from Glen Cove, who was fold
ing ND and putting carefully into the inside pocket
OF his wastcoat the provcrbia roll Of bills The
farmer was a little bit "tipsy' but his weather eye
was wide open The confidence man was Of the
inferior grade but belonged still to that class who
proceed to no further cxtrcmtics than soft words
and engaging ways will carry them In the effort TO
accomplish the object In view.
A Br'NCO MAN FOILED.
"Thls must he yours he began picking up gen
uInc 1Occnt piece which he had desgncdly dropped
but n few moments before.
BY jmmny.p exclaimed the farmer as he put
ont his hand and pockctcd the coin.
"Is my old friend sias down In Glen Cove oil
right these days!' he asked
by iimminy, aye said the farmer
And you know Slas!'
"By jimminy know him.
"sllas bought some nice cattle from me-
"By jimminy-cows. SUPPOSE
No. he bought splendid teamster from me year
ago. Has he her YETI
He has her yet by jimmny.' said the inrmer'
The bunco man was beginning to settle down to
work lie looked Ike truck driver. His right
boot was resting on the shaft OF the wagon, and as
he slapped the countryman familiarity on the back
"a volume OF dust filled the air and the SOUND OF the
blow made one Of the horses start. The bunco'man
refined them back With sudden jerk and began 10
examine them critically
Maybe Won want to buy - said the farmer
@Non said hs, "thcy're good but can make
II trade with YOU n you'll come over To Roosevcltst
III show you nice bargain. We deal in horses ana
| have six fnc animals there which must SELL
got them for a song at the Horse show 10 New iorn'
That's business. you know. These ola hhsS "oi'
last another month. You don't want the wagon to
break down som" day and burst mp the whole blisl'
ne.s7 IN show such another s'las got, and II
won't cost you more that 5Odoar bill and the fare
across
The farmer was silent as he watched the sharper !
$50 them horses Is no good said he at last.
"why they're mot In it, insisted the bunco man.
$40 good repeated the farmer. well, I'll be
blamed n that ant cheek suppose you'll say THIS
oin no good neither but that's whar yer toes turn
I'm Young Teller and he spoke he seized large !
omnil which dccay"d, ana By "clou'c''n
tlow decorated the nos OF the confidence man In |
more oXtravugnnt fashion than You nave seen the !
nose Of "A clown in the ring In little country circus
~ No good BY jmminy.- he repeated again Il was /
,rckcd oce before In the Bowcry and that satisfies
Ills chicken, even If | he Long Island farmer, he I
added as he turned and winkcd nj the writer VINO
was too aston,h,d TO speak. The next moment
policeman APPEARED. but tic "hor'c dcdcr'' was ou'
Of sight
Was that fellow here asalnl' the policeman
asked. "By jimmlny, aye said the farmer ana
there's nothn' green about him now, neither"
MORE THAN sELF-SUPPoRTING.
The marhc, f. NOR. than s.lf.,upporiing. During
III. winter months Fridays are the principal market
day. ana for about seven months, beginning IN inc
nllilc Of April Tuesdays and saturdays are the DAYS
when you may expect to find The place most crowded
II viii Dee Interesting 90 take a look NJ me hgir'e
which show the amount Of money received from thG'e
who here offer the products Of their farms Tor SAFE
The owner II each wagon IS obliged 10 pay - cents
privilege Of being allowed 10 soil his veIctnDrs
there and although tn l. not heavy TAN II amounts
In the aggregate To a respectable sum, when II ~
remembered that at times ~ many rs 40 WAGON,
.nier and leave the Blk open s1uare IN the Spac" "i
twenty four hour.
Won viii nnl like everything els" which has been
designed meet IA" growing demands 81 an ever IN
crcs-iug population. and which has Dc"u fought ~
else permitted 10 lnpsc long ~ there appeared
a chance Of preventing the in"v able II Ia, CROWN
steadily each succeeding year. unill now people OFTEN
n h each other. How did We manage 10 do without
II longir The following tables -bow the results
since loci, wien the market was started