Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-08-28
FROM The Knicheroocker.
KING TIE CENsCs


TAKING THE CENsCs.
Some rich scenes occur in taking the
census under the late law for that pur.
pose. The following from an eye vii.
ness u one:
"ls the head Of the family at home!"
asks t'le Inqulring marshal
..llere's the devil with hs book a
gain Tor the directory.' shouts junior
of he family to The maternal head
above stairs, who presently appears =
lis ii the head of the family ye want
sure: hut las, week We wanted our
name for yer d'rectory an now ye
want our heads? A free con ltv this,
sure, when ones head is MOI safe. Be
off, and bad luck ioye and all like ye.'
A ler some explanations The questions
in order are asked.
Who i the head Of this family9--
IAN Pneli1 YER honor the same III old
Ireland and fnriver."
How many males in this family =
Three males day with praseys for
dinner am
But how many men and bnys.--
.Och. whv there's the ould man an
by, and three children who died five
years ago, heavln rest their dear souls.
the swa,esl Jewels that lver'--
But how many are now lvlng'-
oneself, aud ne daughter Judy, We
see them, and jewil of girl she is
indeed"
But have you no males in your FAM
"? "Sorra lhe one, the ould man
works hard by day and Patrick is not
a, home at all, but to his males and his
his ned.'
How many are suhjee, TO military
duty! "Nlver a one; Patrick and the
old man belong to The l0amits. and
sure finer looking soldiers were nlver
did We no, see thin when the onld GIN
eral was buried, 'twould have made
Your heart beat 10 see two such fine
lookin,' gn,ae well behaved boys.
How many are entitled TO vole!-
"Why the ould man and meself and
Judy, and want it we that bate the
natives an the wings an all, an ellc-
ted ould General Jackson over i'm
all. Sorra the day when he died and
disappointed US all, for fine man he
was.
How many colored persons in your
family! "Naggers, did You name
nagers! Out man, an don't be lnsul
tin me. Out wild ye, an niver ash
for me sensus agin'--don't ask abou
me senses whittier | have nagprs II
me family! Yer on, of yer sense
yerself, begone and don't bother me. :
The Condition Of the Poor IN Lon
don.--Mr Bryant, of ,he New Yorl
Post, at present in England, write
home the following account o, the con
diiion of the poor IN London:
Begging is repressed by the new Pc
lice regulations, and want sknlks !
holes and corners. aud prefers lis pc
t,,lons where il cannot be- heard by me
armed with the authority OF the law
There is grea, deal Of famine in I.or
don. said friend 10 me one day, bI
The police regulations drive out
sight. AS was going through Oxt"r
street, lately. saw an elderly man,
SINAI; stature, poorly dressed, with
mahoe any complexion, walking slowl
before me. As passed hlm he said
nv ear, with a hollow voice, i a
starving to death with hunger. al
these words and that hoIl,w vol'
sounded IN nv ears all day.
Walking in Hampstead Heath df
or Two since with an Engiish Trend. y
were accos,ed by two laborers, vi
were sitting on banh and sad IN
they had come to lhal nelghborhond
search Of employ in hay maxim
bu. had NOT been able TO get either woi
or food Ny friend appeared TO d.
trust their story. Bun in the evening
as we were walking home. we pass,
a company Of some four or five lapl
ers, IN frocks, with bludgeons IN iht
hands. who asked US for something
eat. You see how II rs gemiemei
said one Of them, I'VE are strong;
have come for work and nobody W
hire rs: we have had nothing TO eat
dav.' Their tone was dissaishea.
mos, menaclng; and the Englishm
who WAS with me referred To J. seve
|. times afterwards, with an expression
, anxle,y aud alarm.
hear i, often remarked here, Il
The difference OF condinon between I
, noorer and the richer classes becon
+, greater every day. and what he end y
be the wises, pretend not 10 forea