It says, (the _World_, not the
pig.)
"Protected foreign pig in New-York, $32."
Precisely on a line with this, in the next column, appears the
following.
"What between hogs and policemen, drunken women are being rapidly
exterminated in Philadelphia."
The _World's_ cross-reading is a capital one, bringing the pigs together
nicely, and suggesting the following remarks:
"Protected foreign pig in New-York, $32," very aptly applies to the
gangs of imported burglars and ruffians of all sorts who run riot in our
midst, and who can generally insure the "protection" of the police by a
_douceur_ so paltry even as $32.
Such hybrids as Philadelphia drunken women, "between hogs and
policemen," must be extremely disagreeable objects, and we are glad to
learn that they are nearly extinct. Here we are much worse off. Rowdy
characters, that may well be compared to "hogs," but are not often to
be seen "between policemen," are far too plentiful in New-York, and the
sooner they are "exterminated" the better.
* * * * *
By a Broom.
Nassau street is in such a filthy condition as to suggest a change of
its name to Nausea Street.
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