Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-06-12
The London shoe Blacks.

Tie enterprisins and good naiured but
exceedingly ill-clad Young persons Who rcc-
uiariy propose 70 '' black your boots. SIR
a. YOU 20 Up and down broadway. are not
nearly 80 well 70 DO in the world as their
brethren ia EEglalal. although quite A. 1s-
serving A. thcy. The New York shoe
black is not member % a 4" Shoe Black
Brigade be Is neither uniformed nor dis
c.Phned; ncr Is be subject TO the rules and
regulations Of a legalized system. On tie
contrary. hs Is The actual and living type Of
the Traditional %. free and independents
American citix-n.- knowing no law but his
own vll. taking Ia " chances 81 a spec
uiAiiou. and g4ite content 70 curl up at
night In the snaggesf corner OF a market
stall. or % convert the stray coppers that
luck NAV have brough; hrm in the course Of
the day into a si1Penny bed. and supper
Of ' butter cakes aud coffee. A. tie low
rate o. an addihonal siNPencc.
They % Le;tor than this ior tie little pol
ishers oi boots IA London. Devotion 70
bia King aad 5rus-es in the British capital.
D. reduced o. a plan--lnd very cool plan
b. b.. 6 We may Accept a. true ibc latest re-
ports from thc ei-ht - sogietics which
~err est.l.l.,hed o. foster the shoe blacks
aad 70 .uil them nio respectable Il not
c.eanly mcmbers 81 s0ricty The Grsi or
gained effort 10 behalf of these street clil-
dren w.s male in March. ls5l-I2 Years
aeo-ana the oEig inAl Undertaking has been
seii-supporting for several wears past
seven other organizations 81 a similas ch-r-
actsr have since sprung Up, al cond ted
o. the sane general plan. bat differing IN
d.tail accordion. - llle religious tendencies
of fhe person ia charge oi t,em. The org
ma d. shoe E,a.k Brigade az 10 bead
qaarters near Temple Bar. .n a large house
which is PAID i1r v.ih az 10, cusrsut expeu-
So by she boy. ihe.s.eives. About thir-
ten hanlred young lads have been sent
out and started in Iie by the agency q this
one sociciy. which eu.ploys A. present sew
euty-isar bows. Who canned iast year f. -
50. Tsssc wear rel uniform. and are
managed by ten lawyers in the Temple and
Lin.o'n's Inn. uho. u.tholt patron or
chairman. have carried on tbe work for
tsrivo years la perkrt harmony. They
have regulated tbe savings aud investments
of all ths eamugs of their proteges. amoun-
ilng to u,ore than cI7.U0O TIE boys em-
p.rfrd hr th.. sp,.ety are selected from ~
RACED schools .1 ths district. and each Of
tten ,oniialss Lis ATTENDING at the nar,i,-
s.ar school every dag alter his vcrk. a.
uell al on sundays.
Ihc dai.y roat.ne oi ihe healIaarte-, -
ali THESE Bngsdes b. very simple Ate.-ht
o'cioek in ths morning tLs small youths.
washed ard cloiLrd and ,n thrir right
minjs. are assembled in the " great room.
4 lyru s slng. PRAYER offered. and
comfortable bre.s fisf ssallowed and then
the Ials march Oh to the rcsIsctiye stations
assigned them ,n the streets of sLe city.
where. if tie Jay b. sanny. tLey piy aHvely
tradr The soeiety's officers vi.t every
.tation i.cqlentiy AMI supPiy blarkiag to
tbc ininstrioas. o. besiov reproof on the
rl.e. lntd about ~ O'Clock. vheu al tire
bows return wth their csrnin-s. and soon
fl Up great bowl with copper money.
among Which arc often found sons iorcign
francs ard cents. Part oi vbat each boy
brings in. is paid % himself. para . laid BY
for ban in his bank. ard part b retained
for ths expenses q The s0lety. Ihs es-