Show NEW december the of the city arc thronged thron ged with shoppers mul alio thorough baies in front of tho great stores in Ar ormo 1111 til avenue twenty thaid street aud grand aro fairly blocked with males aud fc ui ilos young and old rich and poor aud yet the proprietors of neatly all the stores c malain of kid business tho crowds rush in look on and go dway and this is alio samo stoby CT A fair business is being dono in the try and doll departments but outside of tho income scarcely covers expenses tho other aftem oon I 1 had to ace mamy 1 lidy ti an immense establishment in street wo were nearly liala an h ur at ono stand the lady of course taking the usual female illow anco of toiuo to mako her selection bui ing that half hour the girl that wailed upon us was asked fully ono hundred questions by people passing by and nt ono of these questions led to a pui chase of even the the anxiety if the owners and managers and the fatigue and strain on the employees in these stores is really tho litter have been required to work from fourteen to fifteen hours a day during the past week and the result of air and restless worry is telling ou the girls poor things they ly not tho spirit enough left in them to insist on their litto of salesladies sales ladies but are content to plain saleswomen the other I 1 listened to barncs the Mun lan evangelist is ho delights to hear himself called the free lance preacher who convulsed kentucky in the spring he preached or rather harangued to a small audience of curiosity clarendon hall hia tone and man ncr struck mo na offensive in tho extreme alio familiar manner in which lie things which wo believe sacred was akin to blasphemy and tho spirit of braggadocio in which ho speaks of his own lib rs is calculated to repulse compared him tho the salvation army uro mild and I 1 had a short conversation with him afterwards and was more alinn ever disgusted willi him if I 1 tell you that ho talks acts and for that matter looks lile an advance agent of n circus I 1 think you will understand alio impression ho makes A very part of his was alio constant reiteration of the chargo eliat the mini of the regular churches acro jealous f him and tried to thwart him his presence with tho regular observation of religious duties no moro than tho baying of a dog cups alio courso of tho moon barnes says that ho will in now boik as long as the lord provides As tho collections he laboa up arc barely to kiy tho rent of the hall his sojourn in gotham will be of duration an am using incident recently iu police Cipta aio williams pr now whatever people caay say liim ani liis for clubbing rico plo lio H an excellent disciplinarian and in the work of coping cc ping order he klows neither nor foe A lew evenings ao one of the members of the diree gave a dinner baily to a number ol 01 gac and also invited captain Willij ins the captain left aboul midnight but he acm lined much later when the parly finally broke up all were more or less hilarious and as alio morning was bright and ol 01 th mak ers decided to wall leoine the leader of these was a member of a prominent shipping firm and one of alc tlc fr hining lights ct the new york yachil club previous to the recent elections hn name cd by a very powerful body for knect the in iho gifts to bc alic tedium of walking they amused themselves by upsetting ash cigar store indians and high art ornaments of the streets when a policeman endeavored to miko them behave uada sport of himond desired to know whether his was aware that he was out nod whether ho tried to emulate iho morning in freshness alio officer llo whole parly capitala Capital 1 exclaimed tho leader of alio band lets go with him its only a alk what a face williams will make when ho sees us marching in to pay him a morning call 01 course hell ask us to ioto his booro and smoke a cigar with libin and then send ua home full ol 01 bright tho party proceeded to the twenty ninth precinct station A particularly gruff ser geant was at the what is the charge he asked disorderly con jool w alic reply all richt old fellow laughingly burst in mr X s the captain youve go nothing to do with the captain lie id engaged name and occupation but im a friend of captain williams why you KUSI know me im mr dont care who you arc you and your friends go below but nobuta now move on the doorman rattled bis kajs the iron gate leading to iho prison swung open when the captain appeared J us in time albek to put an did to fellow cf yours is playing on unexplained mr X sir replied williams my name is captain william and this fellow is the sergeant in hurry up and get into your cells otherwise charoff cha roof resisting on officer gains you the blank amazement on tin faces ot the party was indescribable seeing that william meant buina bu inc they without much ado to lie dreary and cold cells A messenger was cf cours procured and an police justice camo down opened cobit and discharged lie party the atory however out and cause amusement in the cluid the virtuous spall which district attorney mckeon on new york for a few before is over and now gotham is as wicked as she ever was last all of the gambling houses reopened and arc nin aim si an 1 daiy diy to a vat citron the roulette wheel whirrs and the chips alika fand n go of wild excitement which to the phil looker on it a seven days wonder when he of the bitter fight made by mr mckeun against alio ra and ins manifesto s thai he was going to them out of new york and vicinity but I 1 they bo til linal to iut on end tu gambling in tut inland lowus bul in a chiy like aliis vh ro iho floating pop equals in number lh in habitant games ul chaco wil bo indulged in it not publicly privately JI ciUs |