, 1873-02-09


darrick and an illustration Ct Eocial manners cen
fury ago, must omit to mention that, ut pri
sas HaFay M @ H., ths sat
Ga1ricEa lap, couceang him, but with dar1cks arm
advanced under Goldzrniths ehou1ders the sr1ns q
the latter being held behind his hsck Goldsmith thcI
spoke speech from Cato" while Gartcks shortenet
supplied the action. Tho effect, Of course, was
10 eh enpdga 70 From the Itterauec
Let us look into the newspapers for January,
li79 that our readers may compare tile eyente
| of that mouth with the present JANUARY, hun
d1ed years later:
We find the laureate Whiteheads official New Yes1
Ode sung At court to Boyces music who King, Queen
courtiers, and guests yawned at the vocal dulness
and vera glad when it all over We enter church
md listen to clergyman preaching sermon; on
the following day SEQ the reverend gentleman drill
ing with other recruits belonging to regiment Of the
Guards into which he had enlisted The vice Of gam
Of which we're infested By highwaymen, who made !
very pretty living Of it-staking only their lives. Ne
so to the then fashionable noou-day walk in
t1c promeuade1, who Is thus described: He wore an
old black wnistcoat which was quito thrcadbare,
breeches Of the slme color and complexion; black M
stocking on ono Leg whitish the other little
hat with large gold button and loop nnd tafl or
rather, club, thick luz, mans arm, powdered
Lair resembling horses tri In this dress he walked
and mixed with the company there for conade1abe
time, and occasioned Httle diversion" The style
OF head decoration the patrouized by the ladies Tas
quite as nasty and offensive that which they adopt
at the present time. 1t ritculed in the popular
be seen in her dyessinr-room attended by her lover
1nacaront, aad hairdresser-
James Greenwood, the Amateur Casual, re-
reals, in .-,
one of tho most il furious and heartleeB class OF
swindlers:
Such, according to their showing, the amia-
BILE man OF money who advertise their willingness TO
sst their in distIe7s They even 1t tho
fo1 $ft
advertisements, each one trying to outye his fellow
phjanthrupists in this respect, III order that he may
the exercise CT his sovereign healing Every morning
all the year round. do these charitable cry aloud
from the 1ewapapers and there 80 many Of them
stead of typographical one, there would ensue din
tha there would bo no ouch thing as paying proper
asasy G aosss s Resfe seP0fs MosT s
one calls ont in letters 40 large and
distinct that they seem almost to chnk Ike sovezeiens
1nediately ut the Houndtch Financial Discount Office.
Interest, 5 per cent per annum. Payable by install
1neuts to suit the convenience Of the borrower" And
the next "To the Embarrassed. Il you wish to
obtain loan OF from five to five hundred pounds all
that you have to do IL to cut out this advertisement
md send It to orr Office, gtsting sum REQUIRED ETC.,
Ee must indeed bo stupid person who not divine
the reason at gance. Does not the registration Of
send money enclosure, especially to strange1 with
out taking some precaution7 AL that you have TO do
is to state the amount OF money you require,
ind you may rely upon not getting crisp little parcel
OF bank-notes By return post.
Another Kind Of public benefactor who proclaims his
dsinterested desire to benefit Ills Species is person
Nllp having money to Lend is by means disposed
to DO coufounded with professional financial Samar
tans This person heads his advertisement in
teursh, unbusinesslike manner, tha would think
would expose him to the Vaccinations Of those un-
scrupulons who perpesually running shout
eeeng what in the ehape Of guile1essness they may
deVour:
IA PRIVATE GENTLEMAN, with few thousand
at his command, is desirous Of negotiating loans Of
small amounts, ,-say from i've pounds to t'seuty yve,
raised. Tradesmen, clerks. and others must be pre-
pared to furnish credentials to their responsibility.
the system OF inquiry adopted by the principals Of
ordinary loan Offices is dispensed With The gentle
man has no connection with professional money
lenders and makes the offer bona de boon to the
respectable persons can have fnmediate cash accom-
modation. The rate at present charged and until tho
alteration Is publicly announced will SO remain ia five
rer cent. Prospectus free. No office fees. No pre-
iminary charge OF any kind"
Still, when Aicawber applies for loan, the
Private Gentleman
cannot have his tins wasted completely "Oh, yes,
be has doubt that what Is desired may be DONE lie
cannot say o1-hand, Of course. He must submit the
nevor acts and his lawyers fee Is ten shings-a
tie only in fact niuepence in the pound, but It must
be paid in adVAuca It is not fog the Private Gentle
mans benefit. He ia prepared to act strictly in
dance with the terms Of his adgertiscmentB and to
charge not farthtng for hs personal expenses
for inquiry, but these legal men, my dear sir--"
And twice out of three times the Would-be borrower,
wide awake and experienced he i5 is taken OF his
guard by this eccentric and decidedly un-loan-ofce-
like way of doing business and parts with the ten shi
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