. Industries of to-day. s left in charge of the nightwatchmen, who also guard the boxes and barrelsleft outside the building, while the sleepy driversfind some comfortable corner to drowse in untilthe moment of action. With the first peep of light they are back attheir posts, and begin to uncover their loads,chatting together, exchanging jokes, and talkingover the probable market prices for the day.~ Presently appear the picturesque figures ofwomen, with rough, uncovered hair, tattereddresses, and faded shawls, each bearing a capa-cious basket on one arm. They wander about,hoping to pick up a
. Industries of to-day. s left in charge of the nightwatchmen, who also guard the boxes and barrelsleft outside the building, while the sleepy driversfind some comfortable corner to drowse in untilthe moment of action. With the first peep of light they are back attheir posts, and begin to uncover their loads,chatting together, exchanging jokes, and talkingover the probable market prices for the day.~ Presently appear the picturesque figures ofwomen, with rough, uncovered hair, tattereddresses, and faded shawls, each bearing a capa-cious basket on one arm. They wander about,hoping to pick up a discarded vegetable here andthere, and waiting for the barrels of refuse to bebrought out from the stalls within. When these barrels are deposited on the side-walk an eager search begins, and the baskets arespeedily enriched v/ith cauliflowers which show [120] A Boston Market the first brown specks of decay, bunches of celerycontaining one or two perfect stalks, and sweetpotatoes partially spongy from age or 1 i: Sr r^ \ix--nii\-^- t:.-rrl:^^:r ^i:tM^--^^^^^^- Faneuil Hall Market With every increasing ray of light come wagonsfrom the provision stores and smaller markets ofthe city, to select from the waiting carts largequantities of the vegetables and fruit needed fortheir daily sales. The scene becomes animated;the broad street is alive with voices. On Fridayespecially, the day when suburban stores send infor their Saturdays stock of provisions, it is [I2I] Industries of To-Day difficult to find one s way about among the cartswithout josthng eager bargainers. Perhaps the most interesting season to visit themarket is during the summer or early autumn,when thousands of berry boxes or great loads ofpeaches arrive daily. A few firms sell their fruitby auction, and this naturally adds a lively excite-ment to the scene. Groups of Italian owners offruit stands are on the spot betimes. One market-man says of them, An Italian starts a stand onnothing, but in a month he com
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