The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-09-20

in mm,-loving enough in appearance,
certainly, but perhaps they quarrel at
home who knowsl There comes 'fhel
prettiest girl ever saw" We'll, let he'd
pass-how could you help iii Here.
perchance, you meet diyinc--the neM
moment a villain. On your right MAY
walk millonare--on your left, beg
gar. Now you gaze upon silks and did
monds then, upon rags, and so on, ~
uytntam-the scene ever changing and
always the same
If weary of Broadway-anl you soon
would be-turn down Worth ST and
visit just once, not more, the noted Five
Points Sights greet you here too shock
ing for record. Such filth, such stencil
and such shameful degradation here vi,i-
BILE, ELECTS the sigh of commiscraiion from
the philanthropist; and yet happily, the
social and moral aspect of this sewer of
the city, is being rapidly improved
Within the last few years, filthy dcns OF
vice have been removed; the grounds
have also been raised, and new and COM
manding buildings are now in process of
erection. Close by stands the Five
Points House Of Industry, which is a no.
bic monument to the generosity of free
and christian people. How cheerful and
tidy appear the little girlsand boys with
in, eighty OF them) at one time busy at
their books; at another, sporting as free
ly in their plays as 50 many lambs, and
all unconscious, n;ay be, OF the foul stain
which often attaches to their parents, an
which has thus rendered them objects of
public charity. Contrast these children
with the street urchins, halfcla1, vile
and wretched, and virtue and purity new
or appeared more lovely. But notwih-
standing the poverty and filth, so painful
ly apparent in this city focus of pollution,
very many seemed 'joly," but, alas it
was marrlment selfish, sensual, devilish.
Let us turn from it.
As yet no signs of the Asiatic Cholera
have appeared, but it is reasonably fear.
ed that this terrible malady may show IL
self here in the process of time, and,
when once introduced, lis ravages must
be fearful.
Consider that nearly half a million of
the population OF Il 5 city occupy tene-
ment houses; and that upwards of fifteen
Thousand Of these tenement houses I'm
habued on an average by seven and one
sixth tamilies,) are nothing short of Gel
lars-poor, stintcd, filthy dcns, quite un-
fit to accommodate thorough bred sheep.
Of these underground rooms, three
thousand nine hundred and tlIirtv-two
have no connection with the sewer
What would not the cholera do among
such | should also mention that famiI-
thus situated take boarders
An amusing account is reported Of an
inspector, who upon entering one room
found it occupied by four families. scpar-
ated by chalk-line divisions upon the floor
GLOW do get along here p inquired
the inspector. - Very well, sir;'' was
the reply, "only that man in the corner
takes boardcrs."
That portion of the city most dcnscly
populated, is inhabited chiefly by the IT.
i~h. These sons of the Emerald Isle are
naturally gregarous and it might as well
be added, PogHacouS. 1t is in this dis
trict that the policemen are busy; here
are the street fights and not unfrequent-
ly these eet-scenes-generalv shocking
enough-are little amusing. conclude
by narraing a single instance. The other
day IA couple OF Irish girls (ojeicate accord
ing to their racc) appeared in the streets.
1t seems they were both jealous OF each
other, being powerfully in love with Il
certain Pat also present. First, came
words, loud and still louder; then, hair
pulling, good and strong, and finally blows
well put in when innocent Pat cries out ::
"And faith, surely, the gal that bates
shall have me-" The court,hip-- warm
enough to he sure-was soon ended, when
the victor walked off triumphantly with
Pat TO enjoy the promised nuptials.
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