The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-02

Tho lor'ou E... 90 sa uJirlc h,il,i
What a r.tcual Gorum Ii. Don, For
Paris, rN's the following painful picture OF
tt',oud'I5u and suffering, of the poorer classc,
OF thc French c1I itli
The most terrible feature of tho present con-
iiuon ct things IN lir, Is the poverty. Since
lNls nothing hos been seen like a.. II YOU take
long wa'k~ IN Paris now, Won viii most likely
bo several times acco,tci by dccrntlv dressed
people OF both sexes, but principally by elderly
hdi,-, actually begging! | have seen this phc-
uvm,tuu pfrp,tually within tho last three
weeks. IL Is since the Chlugc ia the weather
that it \. most io bc noticed for with bread,
meat and wine at the price they stand ut now,
It IA imp5s inl' for people with narrow means to
live. lu each of the sd cases ! mention tho
iniN iluals belonged e., Identity to the hcttcrcl,ss
ui tcicty Ten ycaf- AGO 3.OOlE per anpum
enabled a man and hiss Nit, 10 live with the sane
small comforts cmt loving q GUye ID, 10 DIgr 10
do the hoUsrwutk, and even from tim, 10 timc in
dulsing IN omc very modest pleasure, such as
day srN,'usion to Ncr,aillo, on Sundiv or icic-
lay, or (uucc or twice in tho year, porhdp,
third or fourth rate place at one Of the theatres.
NOW tho matter stands thus The apartment
iur which was paid 2OUf. now costs j0Ol. or
GnOf; the taxes are nearly doubled; the boots s-
oi which the man necessarily uars plenty hc.
cause th.v are n ullc Of bad l,hthc', aud, ii ha
ha, any employment, hc has long walks to ,iko
the boots run away, at the least, with anuh-
Dr lOOi.; his clothing costs him Glj ~ the low
cst, iut every article Of il is dear AMI bad and
his Linen is worn out quickly, because soap
hcing too dear washing establishments resort 20
the most destructive pio,csscs Tor cleansing il.
Here, then, we have CJO or Goo pono bctlr
man In the position We state can stir cut Of his
house or bc capable Of moving about 10 gain his
livelihood. cat of his El2O year thnrc rc-
mains TO him L6O or go upon viii Ia
to find iood and firing, when bread
At olG If per .di,y iin' io'f wn'' I formerly ,d
and meat, ior the small consumer, at lot aud
/. q round, and more, and when the potatoes
that used TO cost him two sous now cost live,
Hnd the quantity Of soup vegetable, lac used to
get for thrcc sous now cost him seven or cit thI
Aud, be- IL noted, here wo have yearly sum Of
income which Is 10y no means - low or common
onc and We have not taken into accoun, one
iiuIlc article Of expenditure for woman; where
as men with Il2O year, one may almost say,
nrc invariably married men. II from this reli-
uy,lv high income we revert 20 the common
run Of the incomes of men Of this stamp, we
find them range from Coo TO GO or ESQ. How
are they 10 li,cl ono expression of mine re-
lurcs explanation. speak Of the dcarne,s Of
meat for "snal consumer For a household
lhai can afford TO buy, per week, three or four
joints, and three or four breasts Of mutton or
veal, with two or three pieces Of soup bcct, a
meat shall have The average price Of say, 1d. a
pound, but this only touches the large consumer.
The small one, who purchases each day the
pound or ~ of meat requisite for his food and that
Of hi- wife, if he has one, pays for that small
quantity at the highest price; he will pay for
veal, for instance Cor the better sort Of beef or
muttou) from lW. To lid. pound. II tho
class of man | have described has (as Is often
the casc) any writing 10 take away from his
bureau and finish at home he must have light,
and llmp-ol IL mt ~ sous pound; besides
which, after his insufficient food throughout
the day this night labor in the cold, when his
mcngTo fire IL burnt ont, and when he dare not
afford him-clftho luxury Of bit of cold meat
or glass Of wine TO prevent him from retiring
for a broken sleep, which does not refresh his
-hivcring, worn-out framc,-thi- night labor
tells upon his health, and thu first light illness
prostratcs him. Then utter ruin starcs him in
the face, for one doctors hill eXhausts his means
of bare existence for three months. In these
households there is nothing over for Joy or grief
The child that is born or the parent who dies IL
equally a misfortune which cannot he met, and
the empioye or the poor gentleman In France has
not the whercwithal TO pay for one hours healthy
relaxation from exhausting toll, OF for tho in
dulgcncc Of one natural sentiment.