The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time; New York City life in all its various phases . he ^ of thegovernment in contempt before the whole , there is a past and a present in this neigh-borhood that inspires us and that causes us to re-alize greatness and grandeur; but there is here,too, a living and growing gambling devil, whichinvolves and threatens both individual and nationalhonor. Dont let any one suppose that we have for-gotten the bulls and the bears. They are notforgotten; but as they are unreal — mere bogies—they are not worth talking abo
The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time; New York City life in all its various phases . he ^ of thegovernment in contempt before the whole , there is a past and a present in this neigh-borhood that inspires us and that causes us to re-alize greatness and grandeur; but there is here,too, a living and growing gambling devil, whichinvolves and threatens both individual and nationalhonor. Dont let any one suppose that we have for-gotten the bulls and the bears. They are notforgotten; but as they are unreal — mere bogies—they are not worth talking about. The tauraland ursal pro{)€rties are simply hides, put outo make medicine, as the Indians would say. 91 THE AMERICAN METROPOLIS Every big operators office has a choice assortmentof skins of both sorts. The only reahties are theshepherds and the shet^p—and the shears. Close attention to the business of shepherdingthe flocks, as well may be imagined, does not tendto the development of a high grade of was Jim Fisk, for instance, who, when helaid his heavy hand down, was not accustomed to. Jim Fisk. lift it up because it hurt anybody. He differedfrom most of his compeers, in being round andwell fed, and open to such blandishments as ap-pealed to his animal instincts and his love of showand parade. So we find him posing as a brave sol-dier in showy uniform striped with gold lace andtopped off with a brilliant pompon; but when heis called upon to lead his regiment in the face of 92 NEW YORK CITY KK a howliiif^ mob, Jiiui to (U-tciul property iiiid tlic li tij^ht or run,as they pleiu^e, while the round and bnUiaiit colonelmakes (juick time for a place of safety tliroufjfh backyards and over fences. Mr. Clews chapter headings indicate to us the judg-ment of an acknowledged expert upon the acts and thecharacters of many of Mr. Fisks friends and rivals, thekings of Wall Street. There was one whose piety wasundoubted and whose conduct met all the tests of mo
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