Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-05-28

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stout boy, was put to the bar before
Mr.. Chambers. on suspicion of hav-
ing attempted to transfer the contents
Of an old gentleman's pocket into his
own.
| The charge was Of a doubtful ma
ture, and as the boys appearance and
replies indicated considerable shrewd-
ness, the magistrate was induced to
put some questions to him.
! Mr.. Chambers-Are your parents
living,
Boy (wiping Lis eyes)-Never had
none. vos vot they calls chance
child, and brought up in Marrebon
verkhouse.
! Mr.. C.-And what made yoa leave
the workhouse?
Boy-Cause there war'nt no pros
pect Of any advancement; SO !
thought would just see if could do
summit for myself in the bone-pick-
ing line.
Ofi.er-Bonin. property first and
picking it up afterwards. Isn't that
what you mean!
| Boy-No. l means vot / says,
and | did VERY veil till about three
weeks from the present time, ven
there came stitch a hoPposition in the
line, that the trade amt worth a
dump.
Mr.. Glow much are you able
to earn in a day!
Boy-Vun day With hanother can
yarn sixpence, and vonce l got as
much as broaght me in nine-pence !;
but sich . slice of luck as that ere
nobody can't expect to last forever.
Six-and-thirty pound Of bones is a
good mornings work, and takes deal
Of ground to 60 over.
I Mr.. CT should think so; but
suppose you get such quantity prin-
cipally from gentlemen's houses and
cook-shops.
! Boy with grea. disdain)-Cook-
shops and gemmen's houses! Wy,
they're the very last spots vich them
as is ''fy" to our business would pick
upon for bones. In gemmen's houses
they eats VERY little else except fish
and soup, vich hasn't no bones; and
as to cook-shops, they're too vide
awake to give away what's worth a
farden a pound.
Mr.. C.-Then, whereabouts do you
find SO many bones!
| Boy (hesitating)-1 shouldn't like
to put every body up to the move,
but don't mind telling your Worship,
as you wouldn't go for to take no
hadvantage on it. The best places
is list on the back Of the muses.. or
we're there's a dunghill, and on Vens-
days or Thursdays. vich are prime
days, cause them as buys Sunday
joints makes soup o the bones on
them days, you may stand a chance
Of finding a whole lot in 4 heap.
The bone-picker having assured the
Magistrate that it was his intention
to avoid evil practices. and to strive
to maintain himself BY his industry
he was allowed to leave the office.
|! TaE CUMBERLAND RoAp.-We re-
gret to learn, by letters from Wash
lington, that a scheme is now undo,
consideration in the Committee or
/ Roads and Canals Of the House, e
make a report in favor Of converting
the Cumberland road into a railroad
Even admitting, for argument sake
the utility and beneficial effects 81
snch u change, its agitation, q; th,
! late period Of the sessiDa II, can have nc
Iother tendency than to produce Z
failure Of any appropriation wha;
: ever. But the project. in our humble
! opinion, is perfectly futile and absurd
. Make the proposed change. and j
/, destroys its utility as a great ma
} Ftional thoroughfare. Emigrants ant
, others would b conpe!Iedto have
, their horses, cattle, hogs. &c. q.
. we'll as their farming and house
r hold utensils, conveyed in railroad
: cars at q heavy outlay Of ready mo-
ney, or else entirely forego the advan'
tages now presented bv this greal
|, republican thoroughfare to the Far
: West. Let the road be completed
! a. it has been commenced, and thou
!. sands will travel it in their own vehi
elss, carrying along their own provis
|. ions, &c. Who would never find them
selves able to do so on a railroad
We hope the Indiaca delegation viii
: place this matter in its true light; and
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