Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-09
THE WORLDS BUSIEST STREET.

The WORLDS BUSIEST STREET.
u Is Chearside In London aud Il Only u
Quarter OF a Mnc Long.
Cheapside Is tho busiest street In Tho
world II is not long: q Is not beautiful; IL
is not tho resort OF the fashionable Il le
a business thoroughfare from first 10 last
and Il has morn history crammcd into its
short stretch than other great thoroughfarcs
have In their combined lonR ones, Cheap
side being nothing at the side OF anything
tn the present era but at The hoart of an
things, being IN the heart Of London, has a
very Important place In civic affairs II 10
what they call 'ap artery Of tfaihc." as
phaltcd into the bargain. and Anoriing In
gresa aud exit A. between the city and the
regions west. II II has a quarter Of mile
10 lts length Il has az much as Il can ieglul-
'nately claim. and even that includes
little slice al the eastern end called The
Poultry" tide which signifies local
purpose In the picturesque past
CheapsIde has at one ond tho Poultry.
but this need not be counted aa separate
entity, And ut tho Poultry end IL the
Mansion House whore the Lord Mayor lycs
In gold-aced state Choapslle bumps nio
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~. n.a, 70, "''u "h, lp.. tne "Alls OF
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, XII IVY 70 huEt'.' ouly 'nat ne hAu some
Wlnh 10 10 YIN lno poh0e'
Nhe'p'lue u 10 London what lnWof broad
way ~ To New York. between the post once
and Wall street. shobs. rbope nhons in
surauce commando great mercantile hn,i,ss
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,,-.. -'''-' "'e" N""Nnh'.'
'hAt ~ I" say bow NhuIch' Wlefo ihe u'HN
sun tngle-thoac arc tho stationary In
+ ErddnntA VI Cheapaldc. Omnlhuaoa human
byinra cabs and osrriers, vs,,s ,r. ma
moy,bic amos Chn,rsI5, liz M. u,o ,honn,s
80 ,,,., ~ nv NV
e'"' i''N'' ny wv ''"'' ~ t"e way ~.
current sets Ia one dlncuon' ana az another
time n Gibbs to tho opposite course.
Tho street has many funny uuio tribu.
t,rie, win fu,r, it,ta ,,,,,, u,.sJ
w., ,'ual ,''''l' ''o'''v''s'' ''uu 1i'N
'h' va JeWIY being some or ihNHe. mario"
pasaagea whoro IN days more primitive than
our own neiFhbors leaned OUT VI tho win
dowg and shook banda across tho street while
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'' ~ ~ e'V'e,' NV w.. sa"t
''orloe aPp'oaoh 20 'he roofs horept' bul
thero nrn no DWELLING ln Chohpsldo now
nor In tho adjacent tnbutBroa, Tho build
inrs arc an for lualnona purposos only, tbe
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'''f 'NNNH 10 FNAA't'i'ffNfh Aht' f'NNf fNNf HA"
""' o"' tp',bNNl n'Duo'u 'i'
i worn ny mo commercial architecture
ono KIND of commodity Cheapalr has IN
more abundance thrn any other place on The
whiriing footst9ol icwoly Il may not be
the most aunlptuoua loWelry that over was
made u may not compare Win tho golden
nlgrco work Of Zaiuap, but IL 10 ioWolfy
neyoriholcst, aud N good sort for tho mod
crate classes And there ~ so much " II
that u overfowa the contracted cnporiuma
and flows IN cascades aud NlngDfah Of wa'qh
chains. necklaces. ianinFtr guards bnhlnd
tho plate glass Windows u seems TO be q
trick of Chonpsldo's shops to display ~ their
treasures to the prcneaunled eyes u those
Who hvre march ~ leglfN along tho pave
mont Thoy pour their wsioa iui0 their win.
1owa with reckless proinulon suggestive u
tho orlent-iha is 70 say, the Orient you
road about, not the Orient which actually
exists. Chcapslde should enohant those
Western gentlemen who believe that silver
Is to DO the aayior Of nations. for the lcwelry
u CheapHidc Is mainly silver iewelry. and
the radiance " the windows ID The white
radiance which tarniahos Win such haploaE
result IN the London f1g.
They bad a pleasant way. i've or nix cen.
turtles age Of observing public festivals by
opening vine ~ The streets When aon
vas born 10 King Edward II, wine ran IN
cheapsido, and there waa nothing else 10
drink Tuna u II were distributed. and all
the patsoru by we're hailed 20 come aud hoip
themselves, Those cheerful practices could
not be attempted In these prosalc pmoa, ig
II that our human nature has progressed s6
far that II cannot safely indulge Itself in
this style u h0lidAYf n you opened tun u
wine IN Cheapaide nowadays yor would
hayq to cali The military within half an
hour after removing the bnBE
Cheapslde Ia best seen between and 10
IN tho morning or between and 10 the
afternoon; either when everybody Is coming
To F0iUg from MS occupation. I'M All
Ia a