how many of my readers know the little horseradish woman? many, i have no doubt, are more or less acquainted with her; and those who are not can make her acquaintance without any difficulty. almost any afternoon and late into the evening, except on sabbaths or jewish holidays, she may be found at her post in one of the blocks of upper third avenue, new york, standing behind her improvised little table, industriously rubbing away at her acrid merchandise, with only occasional pauses to wipe away with the corner of her snow-white apron the tears which her lachrymose occupation forces from her eyes, or to give customers extraordinarily liberal portions of her finished product. the size of the portions she sells is quite astonishing to the customer; but the little horseradish woman is scrupulously honest in matters of weight and measure, of mine and thine, and would not think of giving less.