SHOP IN A SYCAMORE TRUNK. 205 
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York, It appears that a Sycamore-tree of 
enormous size had been cut down, and a large 
portion was cut off the bottom of its trunk, 
hollowed out artificially, and turned into a 
drawing-room! We presume the trunk was 
placed horizontally, and the room was thus 
formed in the length of the trunk. It was 
splendidly furnished inside, and was ornamented 
with a profusion of articles of elegance and 
utility. Magnificent mirrors adorned its sides, 
and carpet, sofa, and chairs were arranged in 
it for the accommodation of visitors, who, if 
they were musical, might enjoy the additional 
luxury of a fine piano! Beautiful pictures 
were hung upon the wooden walls, and those 
little knick-knacks which ladies delight to 
scatter about their boudoirs, were appropriately 
placed in this strange apartment. It was stated 
that it would accommodate comfortably forty 
or fifty persons. The same papers contained 
an account of another Sycamore trunk, which 
was fitted up and in constant use as a shop! 
Both these must have been splendid trees, and 
it almost seems a pity to have destroyed them 
simply to turn them into great baby-houses, 
