The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-03-05

I enterprise sud war from tl, ",'le cold Nose If
Greenland Hefct'rs Pil'nrs sud ,tr trnuhe,lh hik
lowe OF the bos phoru.; so that uh.n Ia, shall ,sk"
Z his place IN Naihalln hc yill tud ready listeners
! about the shin "fa Eter as"aard eau astonsh
those chests of Old Iilots-'lc Ericssons-with
the story oi what she t;pcd Nnand las grown to, i
and how two OF three churas ofhol air does tho
business of the Wild brrezesl There was . .Los L.
4 account Of the Ericsson disc very Of Ameiica in
III. TIMES NH time ngo--a rropns of Ofs Bnit
I the scad--anotlIer child OF N,TselAn3. Mr. frcs
i son, ,hSn. may consider himself quite at homo
here" in the neghl orhooA o hs Gi-:ineun ht d an;
ttcrdcn. ard ateflll f.l'ow ciiiIrs. We are MI
very much obliged 10 hi- nsnlesakc for finding us y
ont nr. and 10 hniHeiG for giving his airy sane.
hiGq lccIl lah,tatlen ard a name among US
when we make some worthy memorial cf this
Ericsson achievement we should not forget tho
older Ericsson claim in the inscription. Rain and
the rest give u- authority fr it which can no
lurger be douhtcd-N J.. Times
:, IHE RAG ANp buNR PiCKERs.-Ihe. journal of
/ Commerce gives graphic description moral anl
statistical, Of the Tag and bona pCkers Of New
York city. The existence 81 the rag rickers IN
Amer Ca az a distinct class, is nm anomaly. u Ii
scarcely dozen years ago, il 80 long as that.
since these people FIRST made their appearance IN
our country, and Al .hs tune they number over
one thua.ard Individuals, in New York city
slone-lhsy are all foreigners chiefly French
and ~ their appearance and peional haelis T'ry
unlike their own counrymcn. Like the Gip,e,.,
they are disciplined ia woIk, and = ctcely anyof
fer Of abundance of food auI clothing viii trm,.
them from their yagubcndl.h way "f life. You
meet them, in the morrIus IA all Our str'cts--ln'
dIyiiiGals of both seXrr, aud ages and sizes.
pccring with bent bodies and sharp eyes, intu
tie cutters and ,mi barrels the areas and swift
tuhs and isArg up, with then graphing irons.
some precious iiisc, IN the shape o. duty rag,
e fi.m each. The dyXlerity whsh they exercise in
, their ra.llng Is wonderful. You see onesiufr,
along Just IN front OF yuu, with head scarcely cs.
er lifted onward, but war giug ON side To siGcUs
III, eyes take IN both 81 e. Of tie street. lin
. stops an instant, anu his look ia litast into u
. heap Of garbage IN the gutter DId oh,h h,4
i qui,k sense discovered rag. II is instantly
= transferred 10 lis b0,kc', crussd in filth il L.
aud tlv ,hliVner Ddsses on without having given
you time to get ahead Il han, So instantaneous
y has been he operation.
Presently he comes to swill barrel, Y0u dil
' not see l. NJ take an ui servatiun but, nevertne-
less in goes hs bpus-le ha. II iie-eud out It
Z comes asalu, when anoihtr duty rag j. transfer
red to hs stock. Tie dry dnt barrel next re-
cciyes Lightning glance and the grab game s
again performed. And thus The rag ,icker mofs
along. leaving uo.hrg, and se,wg nolhng but
H. rags, from morning tl,l light and day after DAY.
, fIun, one end uf the Year To tie olh,r. AT the
close cf each days work the members Of each
group or family all meet AT their 'hone, the rags
e are washed, sorted Rad picked ana LAID away IN
ct heaps, to he sold
l. What precMious degrading business one ia
q ready to exeaim, hi. "a herring rp fon the flu
= Of the street. the rags winch, perhap-. even the
s. bc-gar, N III. pride, has drcSrdtdl lsit ross.
b blc human beng can cara enough to keep soul
to and body together bv su,h all occupation |
u" have been as-ured that t3e-e y, cplr do pick up a
It. very conf rtablc subsistence in Ills way; and,
% hi.her, that nn small amount If steady work,
I'd with OCULAR Wages, wou,d tempt them from it.
1t The ealing, Ike that oi the Gip,ey ses, drscend-
u from parent to clIld; aud it Is unromm'n
: sight ~ see an old man ur woman, htnt with
u wears aud ntirmit"s, with basket and hook, fol-
: lowed at short distance Iy married son or
q, daughter similarly equipped, whose steps. IN
y turn, are closely docged by the grand chill! also
with hi- huoi. aud basket.
1t The writr, ur the above gives The + llovns
l. narrative: a lady oI my acquaintance, who re-
d, sidr- in the suhmhs # 81, ,oklyu had often ob.
ur served yourg sil of this class pursuing her nv
~ o atoms IN tie fields, year ier dwelling housr.
y Beneath the dit and Und-r the ras. that covered
-d th. poor creature. the lady saw som tlirg Hat
rn interested her. Tie .il had an intelligent,
.e corvlv counr.nnnce was light rgl'c, and rather
ni graceful IN her muyeneals and N er replies 4"
lC scyg,.! gg,ct; - put To Ter, sreme to be IN IN
h teect Gu a6lye the average of her class. THIS
n lady happened to want gul in her family, To do
be the light work, aud one day made up her mind
very postyel, to have the Ch ifIuicr who had IN
tercst, somuch. Accordingly, the nrSt time ,ls
ce saw her, and, after some preliminary questluw,
asked er if size would like to haNea nee, CON
" Portable lone, with plenty of good food and
clothing aud To- 90 to sehool and meeting, and
III live as other children lived Tie Girl did not
n. rly inmediatev w, staod turning over the dirty
ID rag- in her basket. The woman repeated the
IL our,ions in substance and of rcd to take her III
I'd to her ownfa family, If she wa. wiling. The gnl
IS finally answered hrsi,atingly ard .aId in her
IN broken Euslish-"she uldt kuow--wuu'd ask
~ nndicr"
f- The woman nssCnted to Ills of course, and
at pcntcd ont her hcuse, and made the young rag
c piktr promise to call on her the next dav to let
X her know the result Of the conference. The girl
as dld not come on the morrow, according TO prom,
isc and month passed awav without the woman
cr being bic to get even sight of her, for she
r. seemed suddenly to have left all her old haun's
h. One day, however, ns my informant was passing
.r, tlruush ore Of HE down town steets .hs saw
IS bent over mud heap in the gutter, g,l who
'r resembcd IN appearance, her pro'sgc. She stop
al ped and was about to call To her, when the
child raj. ed her head and revealed the identical
of face she was in shea,,h "i Tho eul, however
90 the momsnt she caught the glance uf her would
no y. hirnd turned Instantly to 'tossia tie other
N. .ile the road She was already half way over
lis when ther. was loud shout Of hi hi" (an sy.
is csm,tion used by omnibus drivers aud hack men
nd to LEI people know they are going TO run lleni
n2 dowri Two omuibuses were approaching her st
of u rapid rate frum opposite directions. The gnl
or saw her ,hnrc and dropped her BASKET and hook
rc out not knuwiug which way to turn, Size stood ~
perfect bswlJtrment, with clnspcd hands and
agonI-rd cruntcnance. 1hs omnibuars dashed on
a l.,s Il llta .,.I