The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-03-16
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went into one Of the hosses IN iul-
'crry Court-within a stones throw 81
Recent strcet--aUd vas str,e., - ~, 80
s.mhiance 10 one of tho lowllest e,e aijinF1
pl Daihual Green. The small yaid seemed
iot.ug with damp and dirt The s.nk<QI|
window Of the lower back roofa vag tod
caked with mud to be seen throuSb ,Ild
tho k.chen was one Of those black hool
filed with untold filth end ruhh'sh. xIIl B
tho inspector had condcmne''sa IS ll1c
-nraths before. The teach Ga tuehout
;Es house, although Inc iou' s..,, abacls
doors were wide open was almost siclz$n'
Jug; and when room door wasep li1l
tbs stencil came out IN Gusts 80. 4
lu one apartment found a;aaisie d
s.4 persons, hanked by another s:'essss 9nt
containing FIVE. One room was .iSia
better furnished than another Int iae
gloom Of poverty, dirt aud fcni ~ tt0g
ever all. 4 turncd-up bedsteads dif b:,S!
broken a small crackeS table, ! COO q
.iclr:y chairs, piece % soap lyine.s 'ehs
fable, by the side of s'-rcasy .'tiil a.. ]
llll Of soaking rags, I'D a kGss ca
infants IN corner, seemed 90 be g,c|-..
contents of u room. One thiI, siias,, :.
10y va miuding one of fl,ese apart .. .
81. lr tenants, while they ,bof'i %
.. v.") were out sceking1
|'.l. ling questioned rs TO
l.;.- '.urc, be- told us that I'd
". J rhcr zap.
-, I'D the way 10 o;eof III
v..,, there were more signs
.l., end this he told us, was.lis
Gh. dead ciudcIs had oozed 0d
,-la:, Ito the room; an empty
good GA the table 10y the side on
soaps: cracked teacup was on the
an oh collapsed bcdstcad, covered
,D.'aiue like n ragged mat, stood
..Hrr and ia" dismal aspect OF ;he
,.t Hrieitcucd by two or three "a
~. .IIl of black earth and dry sci
.. The boys mother was
H,kcr, deserted by her husbaud
.I 81. th this one child.
Tn .hc next garnet were d{3l
.a h.s family, Wits n'cVen comfoi We
tr room. wp6rt bench under the window
'Ilr. Thcrcnt Of this apartment, w"s
.r. billings n week, although tl,r ,oi,
81. ,cn broken in several places tv tb .
.o. The man, upon being qacs. 'o''ed
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es =. his familiarity with its p, p Q aid
ways, and his dread Of goiug q.
,'..r urjghborhood, which he r,rid
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