Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-08-04

2. Degradation from one division to a lower,
either permanently or for a limited period.
3. Suspension from work for a fixed time.
On the other hand, the rewards consist of piizas
in money, medals, and promotions, for those
whose monthly earnings are the largest.
4 Having rendered their accounts, the lads repair
to the wash room, where, as may we'll DO presum-
Q cd, the securing is long and vigorous, ere they
a comc forth sufficiently clean to be admitted to the
t supper department, where those who have no iu-
c wing homes to repair to are wont to refresh them
selves. 1t would be hard to find a more hilarious
or apparently happy company Of youngsters than
gather every evening around the well spread sup
Q per tables. Each lad pays for what he has, and
3 with an air Of amusing independence. On one or
S two evenings in the week the whole brigade is de-
t tanned at the rooms for a series of lessons in read
y ing, singing, etc., interpreted with addresses
from the Committee and other friends.
{ | have on several occasions spoken to the lads,
Q and always remarked their excellent attention.
For the bringing up, or want Of bringing up most
/ of them have had, their department and i%ntelli'
8 gence is quite surprising. There can be little
Q doubt that the instruction given them at the Rag
ged Schools, from Sabbath to Sabbath, which they
t are obliged to regularly attend, in order to retain
their standing in the %brigades, is Of the ~happiest
character, inculcating not only principles of honor,
| virtue and integrity, but q taste for general knowi-
8 edge scarcely to be expected in q class hitherto so
/ degraded and uncared for.
o Many amusing incidents are told Of tho ready
S wit Of the lads. An Irishman paying one Of them
with rudenoss, the urcbin drily said-'Ml the pol
q ish you have is on your boots, and l gave it to
t. YOU A gentleman asked one Of the boys, How
do the Committee know that you bring in all
your earnings p oh, SIR he answered, they
leave that 10 or honor
The Committees directing tho brigades ore usu-
ally composed Of harristers, merchants and other
gentlemen Of means, who, while they employ the
strictest discipline devise every ingenious and lib
eral method to please and benefit the lads. Out-ol
y town treats nre given every summer and enter
t~ainments are not unlrequently provided at the
ne different city institutions. A few days since, Mr..
n Macgregor invited me to accompany the Red
7e Coats to the geological Garden, Regents Park,
On whore they had been invited by the Directors. ]
'ts was glad to embrace the opportunity to sec how a
'er parcel Of boys, picked up from the lowest strata Of
London life, and heretofore entirely unacquaiuted
on with the gardens, would conduct themselves. The
SS society marched from their rooms at an early
hour in the afternoon. NJ. Macgregor and my
srs self took q 'buss at a later hour and found thu
rs, youngsters all in ecstacy among the lions and ii
eu gers, and monkeys and the ourang'outangs. Tit
TX behavior Of the lads throughout was highly credit
able, and the interest manifested by many of then
ia in the peculiarities Of the animals, would have
lre done honor to more refined minds.
The distinguished hippopotamus, over whom
Mr.. Punch has made so much sport, would moi
condescend to come out of his bath, notwithstand
ing the reiterated invitations Of the keeper anC
" swarms Of visitors. The old fellow who has grown
to a gigantic size would adroitly swim about, will
=. his mouth just far enough above the water to catcl
every parcel of biscuit or cake that might b,
thrown him. One of the shoeblacks was was pu
near, in hope that his red shirt might induce OLE
=. hippo to come out but it was in vain, he woulC
not be persuaded.
Mt The collection of animals Of the deer species a
ne the gardens is most superb. Specimens Of almos
nd every known variety of the light and graceful rae
nix may be found. The rhinocerous, the g@irafs, tn
bears, are all of the choicest kind. The monkey
* have a large mansion to themselves, and a curl
err, Gus crew they are. The room is kept warm, on
are as comfortable as a parlor. The birds and water
,ci- fowl are magnificent the reptiles al that reptile
md could be.
ley AT four o'clock the lions were to be fed. For a
by hour before that time, every available spot neG
fer lion cages was occupied by hundreds of men, W,
ore men and children, waiting for the feeding Til
his proprietors of the Gardens have actually erecte
the a marble platform Immediately opposite the den
and from which the very best view can be had. An,
are ious to have a sight at the fourlegged beef.eater
me [ wedged my way in at the appointed time. I'll
the keeper soon made his appearance with q huc
pol stick an assistant carried a tub of joints. Fl
els. some cause or other, the brutes did nos appear
Ref savage as usual, and loud and long were the !
are mentations of the lockers on at the lack Of growl
yells, and all those voeiferations which liens a
Of wont to indulge in when hungry and PIT. Into pc
half session of liberal chunks OF uncooked beef.
rom could hardly sympathize with those Who were
rdi- anxious to see the brutes display their rudeness.
and The shOe'blacks were permitted to take a RI
the on the elephant, to their great delight. The
the dashing shirts gave them an odd appearance,
With mounted upon the huge fellow, they rode throug
fol- the shaded paths Of the gardens, and their Wis
y as was in every respect eminently satisfactory.
lree Once a shoe-black, always a shoe black is
i'm no means the motto of the Committees. They d
hird sire to make the occupation a steppingston
larry some higher and permanent employ, and SO So,
the as the lads give evidence of established good ha
und it's, they use their best endeavors to obtain POI
own tious for them, in such trades or professions
year they may desire. Many of the lads 60 to t
oys; country, and many ~emigrate to America and Al
for tralia. The outfit tf one enterpI Using little fellc
ont was lately provided at the expense of CHAR
elds Dickens, who has a practical sympathy with eV
one ry movement for uplifting the lower classes b
ing, in most cases the boys have betrayed the whole,
per the greater part of their outfit from their own ear
area ings.
'etty Many a widowed mother, says Mr., Macgregr
pied Inns been supported by her son, and the child
fer tenrs Of a hiila siater Hined away hp her hrnl