Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-04-03
THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE.


when their mothers goes out a.charin'. She
has three holf-pence day for a child; when
we Git two babies for week that makes
eighteen pence, and pays the rent. good
thing that would he, ii we could do II al,
ways. She's very fond oittle babies, annd
knows how TO do for 'cm as well as molh' /
er amos. though she never had ono Of her /
own.
"Saturday is my best day. My customers
knows can't play the fiddle on Sunday,
and so gifts good allowance of vitllcs, and
fills my bag. There's butcher not far OIL
as gives me n regar good stow of bones and
cuttn's every Saturday night That's my
Sundays dinner, and famous dinner my
wife makes OIL it. There's policeman out
here rs collars me reg'lar whenever my bags
a bit full, aud turns it all out, aud axes me
where stole il. says I'll answer that
there question at the staton-housc, if you
likes 10 take me there; but he never
takes me up. That's n noosance, that is
81 never buys no cloths; git rs much as
want give me. The boots is the worst
In course, never gifts them till they're worn
out and as | can't afford TO haye'm mended,
when il rains, my feet is always wet; but
I'm pretty well used to it-tlIat's one good
thing. This time of year it's very bad;
there's 70 much bad weather, aud 50 few
people about, that blind fiddler might as
well stay at home. There's been nothin but
rain all the week. only earned two pence
Yesterday, aud that Just makes up the rent MS
was over due. There was nothing for sup
per, though I'd had nolbin' all dny but bit
o bread in the NORM, and to-day there was
none for me to have, so come away without
any. My wife has had her vltles to-day
that's one comfort; she went out niorc did
to 90 washin; she'll earn sixpcnce besides
her yi.tlcs-nnd wc'll have good supper TO
night thank God!
awe had good many accidents in my
time There's so many onnhiisses now,
that blind man can't venture Oft the pave
mcnt II takes me half an hour sometimes
TO get across from the "Angrp into the City
Road. I've been knocked down hy cabs and
omnibuscs six or seven tines | never got
hurt much myself but my fiddle has been
broke all to pieces several times. ! always
mend it myself, but it's deal o trouble and
loss of tino while the Clues dryin'.-
Drunken men is worse than omnibuscs I've
been beaten about by drunken men many's
the time, cos couldn't play the tunes they
wanted. never goes into public house
now; had SO many tricks put upon me
that finds it better TO keep away. was
most killed once by lot o. Irishnicn they
Knocked mo about dreadful, aud filled
my fiddle full o beer aud then made me
play upon it, aud cut the strings while was
playin' They done that eos I'm very
liule fellow, aud got no strength. That's
too hnd Sometimes gentle folks Is none too
civil. Just niorc ] come to your gate,
tried ut n house little way down the road;
n gentleman come rushin' out, catches me
by the throat, aud twists me roun' an roun',
aud shoves Inc over the steps, n swearin' MS
how he'd gottwo scrapers at his door Already,
and didn't want another. That ain't civil,
secin' | fddics as well as | can, an he
got 10 call to pay for it if he huint mind to.
81 don't know as can tell you anything
more, sir. You see don't know much of
the world. My wifc's merry little womnn,
and can 90 without dinner aud never
grunlblc, many's The day sliu gifts no yinlea,
no more nor myself When there amt no
viiiIcs in the cupboard, and no means OF
carnin any, ! tells her not TO git up, and so
she lies n.brd all dny, cos it's easier iastin' IN
bed, than when you is up and about. II |
brings home anything, then she giis up and
cooks il, aud then we're all right. We al
ways hopes for better times, and IL we don't
live to see 'en, why then we shan't grcvc
for the want of 'cm. plays the song,
"'rheres n good time comm, boys" and my
wife sing it. There's no harm in hopn' that
we may all live to see it. That's all I've got
TO say, sir"
With that, this uncomplaining heir of adj
verse fortune rose from his seat, placed hls
liddle under his arm, and thanking me
warmly for all idyors, grouped his way up
the kitchen stairs aud took his departure. 1
have given his history us he detailed it, it
hus.Iad no colUring, and requires no COM
mcnt at my hands. 1t is just one of those
revelations of the mysteries of common life
which are only remarkable because the
world in general has not chosen to make
them an object Of remark. But verify it has
a use aud Specification which disconiened
responsibility, cushioned in its easy chair,
muy do we'll to ponder.