SUSAN AND EDWARD:
OR
A VISIT
TO FULTON MARKET
S. M. CRANE, 374 PEARL STREET
Egbert, Hovey & King, Printers
1847.
SUSAN AND EDWARD;
OR,
A VISIT
TO
FULTON MARKET.
Behold the varied sight—
As each new object strikes their view,
'Tis seen with fresh delight.
O then, may wisdom's blessed way,
Be their choice from day to day.
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NEW-YORK:
S. M. CRANE, 374 PEARL-ST.
1847.
Egbert, Hovey & King, Printers.
PREFACE.
In New-York, there are a numberof Market Houses. Those calledFulton and Washington Markets arethe largest. Fulton Market is at theEast end of Fulton-street, near theEast River, and the WashingtonMarket is on the West end, near theNorth River. The first was formerlysituated in Maiden-lane, on the EastRiver side, and was called Fly Market.The latter was also in Maiden-lane,near Broadway, and went by thename of Bear Market. These are thetwo principal markets. The next insize is Catherine Market, in Catherine-street,East River. There isalso, Franklin Market, in Old Slip;Centre Market, in Grand, nearOrange-street; Clinton Market, NorthRiver, foot of Canal-street; EssexMarket, Essex-street; Grand-streetMarket, at the Williamsburgh Ferry;and the Tomkins Market, at the junctionof the Third Avenue and theBowery.
New-York, 1831
SUSAN AND EDWARD.
Susan and Edward weretwo engaging little children.Their parents lived in Pearl-street,in the great city ofNew-York, where the housesstand close together like therows of young peach or appletrees in a farmer's nursery.Some of the houses aretwo, some three, and otherseven four and five storieshigh, so that a skilful boy,with a good crossbow, couldscarcely shoot an arrow overthem. Pearl-street, in whichthey lived, is almost as crookedas the letter S, for it beginsat the Battery, nearBroadway, and ends in Broadway,opposite the Hospital.[4]
Susan was the eldest; amodest child, not forward orbold in her manners; veryfond of play, and sometimesidle; but (to her praise be itsaid) she was obedient to herparents.
Edward was younger;a pert, active little boy; fullof talk, and very lively andengaging in his actions;sometimes very observing,and would ask quite sensiblequestions for a lad of fiveyears old.
One pleasant morning inAutumn, Susan and Edwardasked liberty to go with theirmother to Fulton Market.Having been put in neat trim,with joyful hearts they setoff, each with a small basket,[5]to carry home some lightarticles, which thei