The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-08-01
OUR CHICAGO LITTER.
CHICAGO, July 9th 1857

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life in great city like this develop man,
| strange models of earning the fieurativ,
bread and butter of existence some o1
which are generally unknown even in th,
city and of a knowledge of which th,
country is entirely and blissfully innocen
OF one of These so little known and 81
unique | propose saying few words tc
day it haTing been brought prominently
to my notice at museum matinee thi
afternoon. Attend one of those matinee:
| and you will notice a great number O
young and often rather pretty women
each Of whom is accompanied by chile
three or four years old Trusting verdan
cy would no doubt experience some gen
tile interest in such congregation oi
young mothers, view with pleasure the
conspicuously pretty ways in which they
pet the olive branches and possibly, if OF
a speculative turn of mind might wander
off into the seductive fields OF malthusi-
an theories prolific subject for thought.
Ripe experience knows that while in some
instances intimate relationship, to the
degree of mother and child per example
does really exist between these charming
couples, in very many instances. The chill.
dren are hired for the occasion and their
apparent mothers are no mothers at all
and don't intend to be if they can help
it. Many poor people let their children
out for this sort of service quite regularly
sometimes to go walking with lady at
other times to attend matinees. The
most available age for this purpose is
from three to five. Younger than three
they are apt to be troublesome. Older
than five they become too observant and
besides, the natural inference exists that
theolderthechild the mother mustbe older.
Little girls are most in demand but very
pretty boys, properly managed are some
times made quite effective. 1t costs on
an average about twenty-five cents to oc-
cupv and possess one of these youngsters
but the market is variable and sometimes
quite pretty child, very well dressed
will command the high rate Of fifty cents
for the afternoon service.
That is, let it be thoroughly understood
not that small modicum for the whole af-
ternoon, but per hour. A ''kid'' which
would only bring twenty-five or fifty cents
in whole afternoon would be no object
rather an injury than otherwise. Do you
wonder why good looking young women
are willing to pay so handsomely to have
the pleasure of taking care of children.
1t is not that they are animated by a
philanthropic passion for giving the dear
little ones an afternoons airing or
amusement. Not at all Wave vour
handkerchief to one of the fair ones, do
it gently, in graceful sweep from your
lips to your pocket, with only 1.-THE of
the emotional flourish which Guy knows
how to give to his moucho,ir, and you will
at once see that young woman possessed
by an uncomfortable desire TO apply her
handkerchief to her nose. She does it in
gentle way not in the bold assuming
manner Of the professional she belongs
to a higher class of the lorette We will
suppose that you follow Guys example
and follow up this start toward an acquain-
tance, what does the interesting young
woman tell you about the child? she tells
you that the kid is hers by dead
husband, or husband who is travelling
all the time, or it is her sister child or
possibly she stops your curious appetite
with provoking reticence OH the subject.
She declines giving her address. in nine
cases out of ten. She lives with her
lnotherin-law or her sister or she expects
her husband home every day and he has
predjudlces, or without assigning any rea-
son, she says mo she lis not in the
habit Of giving her address to strange
gentlemen" but she will meet you when
ever and wherever you appoint At the
Post office tomorrow at seven o clock %
Well, yes that will suit she will make
some excuse at home and get out" The
rest l leave to the imagination.
The great day of the base ball tourna-
ment is to-day, when the '.Excelsiors'
of this city play the Nationals" of
Washington. There are thousands of
our people out at the Dexter Driving
Park, where the game is going on. I am
among those who cannot 90 to the grand
spectacle. There is an intense degree Of
interest as to It's termination. The Ma
tionals were beaten on Thursday by the
Forest City club of Rockford, the
first defeat they have sustained since
leaving Washington, but that they aver
red was III consequence of bad luck and
fatigue
Negotiation has just been completed
for the disposal of the Union Pacific
Railroad bonds, in the entire Northwest
by the second National bank of this city,
under direction of Mr. Ellis, It's able
President, one of the great fnanciers of
the West.
The Police commissions of our city
have covered themselves with glory.
They have sustained the right Of po-
llceman to go hunting for his fellow men
without any responsibility for his mode
OF begging his game, alive or dead A
policeman the other day dubbed and
kicked a poor darkey so that he died
The awful punishment accorded to the
bold policeman was suspension from the
force for the term Of thirty days A
similar punishment was at the same time
accorded to another member of the force
who took "A fancy to amuse himself by
snatching poor inoffensive Dutscher
from in front of his own door and ham
mering him numerically.
The BLACK Crook is still a grand
success at McVickers. At Woods, THE
Rivals was played last night to mod
crate house. with the costumes of at least
two centuries on the stage.
Business in Chicago to-day is quoted
as follows: Flour dull. $40, 75al2,25 for
white winter, 50, 5OalO, so for spring ex-
ira wheat dull S2,l5 for No. !, S2,O5a-
2,l5 for No. 2, Sl,75al.7 70 for No. q
Corn, S7aS74 for No. l, S2as34 for No
?, 73a77 for rejected. dull, 664a674
for No. 2.-Rye 94a98 for Nc. /, SSa90
for No 2.-Mess pork $23, 50a24, shout
ders l4all4-Lard 12aal3. Don.