The New York herald., 1869-12-29

.Ye wnite-iIvsred owls Get out. or be me soul
It's pretty things ye does breaking the howiy sab
bath to inspect daeint peoples shantesn
,brsat ae nio eeeeutoa When WI e aown there, se
d ouid ~ came IN opportunely aud our last
obstacle rolled heavily upon tue stone. stunned by
blow IRON the speaker. .Iuke that,n lie remarked,
giving her KICK, 'and lay sti ye hellion TIL the
gintlemen get through the Inspections
stepping over the prostrate body Ot the woman an
entrance was effected by STOPPING. Thls was Jack
Rogers shanty. The main structure is about ten Dy
incnes nlgn and IS aooress and clrerless The fur
niture consisted Of an old broken stove, Win lew
lengths OF rusty pipe, box tnat Tiled the functions
OF table two or three tin plates, old bottles tea
kettle and pail tnat served the double purpose OIL
bringing In water and carrying out slops. me inner
room is aDou four feet by SIX, not more than tise
feet from foundation 10 roof It's furniture consisted
OF bedstead lmprovised out or two boxes as sup
ports Tor saDs upon which were placed some nltlV
straw gsthered from neiyhoorlng COW stable. On
the top OF all were cat and Kittens ana Two heirs
warmth as could De iound under three or
four greasy canvas bags Beside Rogers wiie, chill
dren and cats two NANCY dogs shared the bedroom,
while his Doarders--a drunken boon companion
named Fiaherty and his wIfe-Seep on the stone
floor IN the outer room. The general appearance OF
bergh would hesitate before permitting IT'S occu.
pancy by well bred swine. SO much Tor Jacks
snanty. Jack himself IS well but lrishnan VINO
has seen better days. HIS pnrenoogicai develop
ment Is quite markea but ruin mas elt its indeiDc
traces upon his countenance until Tue man has
almost sunk into the brute.
WIFE BEATING.
Rogers awoKe from her stupor, arose and staggered
towards the bedroom. AS she reached the door
accelerated her movement, and she le.l heavily
upon the children. accustomed TO neglect anu SUI
ierng, but beyond suppressed moans tney gave tne
Orutu parent no sign ID dlspleasore.
"Now, gntemen," resumed JACK, sat think y0
av houses It's Jist the c.anst and natest on tue
rocks, by Tanks 10 me ouli 'oinan Inere,
wnos a ciane. dacint body, Ell she IS atner getta
unrunk." Jacks cerClcate 10 the character OF Mrs.
Rogers was not gaifsail, ana We Daue MN auieu
WlLL sense reIeT.
A SAD PICTURE or DEBAuouERY.
Once outside, alter inhailng u supply or pure
air. If any air in such u neelooraood can be con-
sidered pure the sergeant led the way to little hut
a,ilaeent ana DIVIDED by twelve or thirteen inch
aAeyway for the reception Of such nih us the occI-
pants cannot stow away within. Blear-eyed wo-
men, deyi!-iaced men and bold. uncoutn children
peered out lnqulringly from every sianty III tile
nelghUorhood The door was nnaily relcaed, The
sergeant Leading, when a kick from Jack kogers
sent 1t back upon Its well worn Iinges.
.Open the door, We - inaoriate, when gntemen
are iorninst ye,n exclaimed Rogers. Jacks answer
was a blow and push from athletic Irisnnlan,
whose eyes spoke murder il every look.
Jack Rogers. be - 60 20, ye Can't come INTO
this shantJ, ye pryin' Spy. Get away, or III sphi
| yer - Drains into the gutter" exclaimed tine :un
unstrcken guardian OF the door as nc seized cd.
JACK ana his wiie, who had come up us support
| moved away, ana We entered tne dark ani hltny
howell The smell Whicn wed Win the olal docks,
| and lt was closed behind us.
"Glve us lght man; God sake, give us light,o
eXclalmed the sergeant "unJ We see wnat Is here"
| Tue mandate was ooeyed with growl and a remark
about the ricn trespassiug upon the rights OF the
poor The rays OF lgnt Lnat penetrated the hoyel
| revealed signt calculated make pulse stand
ine place Is about six by ten ieet, and
barely nisn enough 70 admit a. person
| nouse-tne hole, The den she calls Dy tue eudearing
| name oil home Wha0 wretcnedness characterized
TINS novel "A survey showed ths furniture TO con-
OF old stove, small coal box used as table
TIN pate, bucket, lire shovel Tea Kettle and some
| oid rags. Two women-the landiady anu Mrs. Hen
nessy-sat upon the boards oi tne noor, beside tue
box and AT the moment were plying their fingers
| ana teeth pee1ng grlstle irom aoout pound OF
boled bones served Tor their repast Ihe nus
oand OF Mrs. Eennessy who Lau vanqufsned MIR.
Rogers, still guarded the door
| sHow many OF you reside mere. Mrs. Kerrigan2"
| give av US, Jist now-mese, Ine husband, Fat,
| the baby and Hennessy ana nus wife. sometimes
| me olner cnIlder comes home for uignt or sou
',wnere Pat ana the pabyai The drunken
/ vira 90 stopped pulled up some Old rags and eA-
| Claimed
"fhere, by -; look at 'em. See that drunken
brute.n We looked and behold the mau. A crea.
ture partially nude lay upon the floor IN comatose
tnats aIther ietcnn me 10 this, ana thats the baby
lsiviag the rags anoter Jerktne lost little dariint
looked again aud there lay Mr. kerrlgan- voter. re-
peater urunkard and thici and child about iour
mOnLnS olu-D0Ln ulotlonlesS aud uulet.
| ''How Old slne bapJy"
"lnree months: II ils any av yer business Its me
tenth cnli, IL ls.n
| "Wnere are lle OthefSs"
Grown up an gone TO the Sthates Prison an the
deyi, suppose.n
| Al TINS moment a low moan called our attention
| TO the corner, and there we saw that the pfutai
| infant. Tne sergeant endeavored To awaken nl,n,
wnen Hennessey seized tfe oiicer by tine arm, re-
marking rs he tried 10 BALANCE himseil steadily upon
"Let Pat alone; the poor divil is as dhrunk as
| ''Hes not dhrunK, but tired. IL yerself that's
| dhIunE, an not payln' yer ooord Get OUT ov me
sigut I'll have CHAIR az yer ould rotten head"
| Considering mat the room cha ,rless Mr. aen-
nessey was not much alarmed BY this Grade. The
humane sergeant hnally succeeded In extrlcating
| 'Wny don't you take the BABY up ia your Jap and
| warm itfn
ard do 1T; he's IT'S father, l snware DC the HowIy
| Nlrgin.n
| vigorous KICKS.
.Ine dirty ousey dog, that he IS; he came home
| last night dhrunK an lcked INN. Be J-s dIdn't
| 90 At weil,n she asked with LOOK OF triumph,
| pointing to Two discoored eyes AMI o cut ON the
ioreneaa, from which . tae b,ood 9, oozed slowly.
40 cnurcn. ls'ts D--d bit ov II. The praist
| niver did me any good. Prayers won't give me ate
| AN ATTACK AND REFUSE.
AT this juncture Rogers who had been lurking
outside Tor an opportunity, surprised HenneSsey
ald stored the nut the assistance OF MS WIFE.
| We pTotited ny The occasion To make our exit and
csc pc the blows that would doubtless nave fallen
upon us had we remained 10 see The close of the
| contest between Rogers and vile and the drunken
! NURSING CHILDREN ON wHrsKEY
] Passing by several nuts tnat seemed temporarily
| vacant. we pushed open cne dour OF low, dirty
| nest and found IN room ABOUT twelve feet square
| two men, TWO women ana Two children one OF the
| women occupied a box. Tie other and one ol the
men stood up for want of the wherewitmal to be
| seated. A mah and two Cudfen were huddeu III
some Old rags III corner. Inc only fllnit the
novel stove. two or three dishes q pail ana a
tea Kettle. The latter article steaming on the
stove and three OF the occupants seemed rs deeply
Interested in II as a Coroner's jury in the eXamind-
/ ton O1 "A corpse
''What are you doing hereG, demanded the ser.
geant.
IAN fat does yc think, gentlemen2 Brewln', OF
| course can't We see ~ responded the woman WAC
was seated, and whose eyes were dscolorcd from
recent whipping, while over her face cotfed ocod
| Was scattered Ike netw ork oil fUrtncatlons.
WHATS ia tle kettle ~
"WnisKey coofse the gln-uine artclen she
responded, with leer; would ye Jotu ussi sue
staggered To ner feet poured out some or the liquid
III AZ broken cup tult Was drawn lrou her tattered
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