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NEW YEARS DAY IN HARLEM.-MR. EDrToR-
As Harlem Is part OF the city and county OF the
Empire City, would call your attention to the
old Sour Crout place by some Of the fashionables.
az they style themselves But, by-the-by, before
undertake to describe how they passed away the
also sketch Of their honorable or less honorable
descent, and their occupations But in doing this


shall have to divide them In classes Nos l, 2, 8,
4, as they figured In appearance ON this memorable
event.


No. consisted ofa two horse splendid barouch,
driven by hired man, in which sat the first lords
Of Harlem, and from house to house they went
giving calls-the former is an old bachelor, but q
thriving manufacturer-the latter, one whose dad
dy is very rich, and direct descendant Of the old
Dutch settlers Of this village Class No. appear
ed in two horse old fashioned wagon. This
chaise gave chase to the former, but being
ance. horse: flesh and intelligence, perceiv-
ed they could not outstrip No. l, nor give so
many calls during the day. Nos was an old
rockaway with black horse before II, In which
so oh be JOYFUL, as respects the pleasures Of this
life, that one would have supposed he had been
sucking laughing gus. Glass No. 4 appeared In
one-horse rockaway, hired, in which was seated
one from Randall's Island, and some one else,
name not known. No. was also one-horse
rockaway carriage, in which sat one ready to am
putate set any broken limb that might happen TO
be dlslocated or broken on the way. And OF sew
eral other carriages and their inmates | might
speak, all Of which gave calls at such houses as
they supposed eatabes and drinkabes were pre-;
pared-took a side glance at the ladies-whispered
over such and such ones beauty, and painted
cheek but no hot! ho!!! for a moment, for
like to nave forgot enumerate in the list late
Justice of the Peace, J. D., who went about . mol
doing good nor evil" as he thinks, and being
widower too quite fancilul, and strongly inclined
for second wife, he figured in his own horse and
chaise, singing, g Hurrah for Mayor Harper, Amer
lean Republicans, and the Ladies'"


Some OF the carriages Nos. l, 2, 3, 4, 5, | saw
returning home about sun set, the inmates all So
Der, am proud TO say, but yet merry as June bugs,
singing Row, row, the boatmen, row." and Oh,
poor Lucy Neal" But who Is Lucy Neal, you
may ask |? Why. will tell you her history as far
as know. She is weRch on some plantation
down South, and from the song, which appeared
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