. The dawn of the XIXth century in England, a social sketch of the times. - rank smellof the soap of those days. It was a favourite scent; asIsaac Walton says, Ill now lead you to an honest ale STREET CRIES. 225 house, where we shall find a cleanly room, lavender in thewindows, and twenty ballads stuck against the wall. Among the street cries, was that of Mackerel ; andthe sellers thereof might even expose them for sale, andcry them, on Sundays—a proud privilege which no otherfish possessed. There never was a glut of them in themarket, because they could only be brought to Billings-gate by sma
. The dawn of the XIXth century in England, a social sketch of the times. - rank smellof the soap of those days. It was a favourite scent; asIsaac Walton says, Ill now lead you to an honest ale STREET CRIES. 225 house, where we shall find a cleanly room, lavender in thewindows, and twenty ballads stuck against the wall. Among the street cries, was that of Mackerel ; andthe sellers thereof might even expose them for sale, andcry them, on Sundays—a proud privilege which no otherfish possessed. There never was a glut of them in themarket, because they could only be brought to Billings-gate by smacks, so that they were never sold at the verycheap rates they now are, but were, as we should think,extremely dear. At first coming in they were sold for is. , and they gradually dropped to lod., 8d., 6d. each, or,if there was a great haul, three might be sold for a BUY ilV GOUSli ! MY FAT GOOSE ! might probably bring to remembrance the quotation Caveatemptor but these two purchasers seem quite able to takecare of themselves. It was but a month, or six weeks since, that I saw asight I had not seen for some years—a man selling Rabbitsslung on a pole, which he carried on his shoulder; yet this 16 226 THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. used to be the usual method of exposing them for sale, andthese small dealers were called higglers. The price ofRabbits, thus sold, at the time of which I write, were fromnincpence to eightccnpence each, which is cheaper thanthey can be bought in the poulterers shops.
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