Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-04-13
FROM LATE LONDON PAPERS.
UTILITY OF CLIMBING BOYS.

Humanity has often revolted at the
sufleriugs OF the unfortunate children who
are driven by the necessity, or the un-
natural cupidity oil their parents to adopt
the wretched life Of chimney.
II is, however, a fact well known that
many boys pursue This miserable avoca-
ton as matter OF choice, AMI seem in
the geneiaI scale of society to enjoy as
much happiness as those Of their own age
who obtain livelihood by other, aud less
disagreeable means. The unfeeling and
th onghlless have often applied TO this
hapless class, in allusion TO The uniform
biackness Of their costume, and in derision.
the epithet Of clergymen !; but recent
Occurrence in the city seems TO give fair
ground for a change in this term, aud to
justify the transfer OF ti,ese sooty beings
from the church to the lar. The occur
renee TO which We aiiuie is this: About Il
fortnight ago. Mr.. WetEerly, silver
smith iu the Poultry, who is the proprie-
tor of house in King street, Cloth Fair,
having repeatedly applied 10 his tenant,
(Mr. Watts, grocer and oheesemonger,
for half years rent without success,
thought it eypedieut TO direct his uphoi-
sterer, man of great responsibility in
Fore street, Cripplegate, to levy distress
for the amount. The uphoIsterer, altho'
broker, Mad not been accustomed 10 this
unpleasant part of his profession, and
would have declined the commission, did
he not feel that by so doing he should dis
oblige a customer. Having undertaken
to execute the warrant Of distress, he
proceeded to the house of the tenant, &C
companied by one of his porters, whom he
left in possession. Upon enquiry, how
ever, he found that the family could not
accommodate his man with bed, unless
under circumstances Of great. personal in
inconvenience and observing an abundance
of property on the premises, aud thinking,
too, that the proceeding was rather harsh,
he determined TO remove his man, and TO
rely upon the honesty of the people not to
take away the goods. which they solemn
iy assured him they would not. Ia def
ance OF this promise, however, and in
breach of that gratitude which was GER
tainly due TO the broker, they that night
!" took flight by moonlight" as it is cali
&c, and carried OF the greater part OF
their furniture. On the ensuing morning,
when the broker went to the house, he
had the modification TO find that it wasI
shut up, and IS the bird flown - thus he
was not alone fixed with the rent, but he
was deprived of that which was more ma
terial to the landlord, namely, the pos
session of the house. Knowing that if
any Kings taxes we're in arrear, the tax
gatherer would have the power of making
forcible entry into the premises, he in
stsntly went TO him, hoping TO be able TO
avail himself of his assistance. Mrs.
Watts, however was as well advised as
Mr.. Broker, for she had just been to pay
the taxes, and now bid defiance to him
and her landlord. The broker was irri-
tated at this ungenerous return for his in
diligence, and determined if possible, to
turn the tables upon the lady. Having
ascertained that the stock in trade aud
some other property still remained on the
premises, be set bis emissaries to work, If
possible to gain admission by stratagem.
Mrs. Watts was still his match. She got
into the house with her daughter, and from
the window bid Mr. Broker and his friends
defiance and, in fact, tire atened, If they
came too near, TO salute them in manner
not likely to be very agreeable to their
olfactory nerves. The broker went to
Mr.. Wetherly, and stated TO him the
case, supposing that Mr.. w. would have
exonerated him from all further respon-
sibiIAy. Mr.. w., however, acted under
the advice Of his attorney, and said ne
was sorry that the broker, by the negli-
gence of his servants, or by his own ILL
timed humanity, had been thus made ans
-werable for the rent. The broker retired
not little mortified at the issue Of this
unpleasant business, but resolved, If posi-
Bile, to outwit the fair cause Of bis dis
comfture. Accordingly, he placed watch
es SO as to prevent the removal OF any
part Of the property during the night.
The remainder Of bis plan was developed
in the morning. AT five O'Clock ne rose
from his bed, and proceeded to the neigh
bourhood Of the besieged garrison, into
which, ii seems, provisions had been
conveyed the preceding night, by means
OF the window on the first floor. 1t now
occurred to his mind to call 10 the aid of
sweep and through his means to gain legal
possession OF the premises. To this end
ne called up master chimney-sweep IN
| The neighbourbood, and by the promise OF
halfa-guinea soon enlisted him under his
banners. Que of the soofy battalion was
lcalled from, his truckle, by the familiar
lepithet Of " Bandy Bob" and told that
there was JOB 10 be done. Bandy Bob