, 1875-03-14

J! uys stCttlOR III b luAQ ol pure 4AcA 1 r
turned to my dismal couch. b. and b! hear
strange noises all over the room.~-faiot gr.ss
ln98 and remote wrang1ugs. 1 listened, bl
could not conjecture whence they proceede'
Rapid footballs we're heard on the floor. Dec.
| onutiY distinct noise, like some light bo1
tunbt.ng from the ceiling. Thou somethiu
black ran acrosa my bed, aud I felt reassured,
for it was only the rats.
/ PAuPER EXPERIENCE.
THE AWAKENING.
At o'clock OF the following morning some
thing Kicked me. It was the old boss pauper,
who calculated roughly:
''dit up, ye lazv popper!"
I half rose, and looked around. For the frs
time had clear view Of the room which ma
to be lin theory my future! home. Looming
over me with terrible scowl upon his wtinklel
features, Was the boss pauper." Seeing that
Was awake, he ehoo1 his fist ut me, and turned
upon has heel. The long, low room presented q
curious spectacla. Human shapes vere scat
| tered about in ali stages Of tie toi]et-naked-
ness, deshabille, and full dress. Some we're dis.
| entangling themselves from the ta;terad drapery
OF their couches; others we're sitting up
10 bed and gazing nround in stupetac~
ton, as il surprised at finding them
selves alive another day; still others
we're arranging their rags about their meagre
forms as carefully AZ it they we're bellies prepar-
ing for the ballroom. noticed one poor old
man at d cot in my vicinity, attempting to shave.
He had brought ont from wooden box under
his bed = razor, minus = handle, bit of soap,
aud Z leather strap. The poor fellow had no
lookipg-alass, and VAS Obliged to proce ed slowly
and witt. very great pains. The ott,er paupers
eyed him envlous1y, and one OF them tuld me
that the old man was a
''n1aoE1ER BLoATED 'R1sTgcRAr."
These wore his very Woris. and hs vas in ear-
nest, too. found out afterwards that Paaper-
dom hts its Bocial distinctions. its petty 1ulta
Of etiquette, as well IS the outside world. Each
ward has its ciqnes, who associate only With each
other as far possible Each Clique has lis Lead
ing spirits, and all OF thesa mighty leaders OF
fashion bow down before the ''poss pauper."
He III turn tlcks the d,st in the presence Of the
Under-WardaD, WIN is ruled ever By the Warden.
The Warden himself to the mass OF the paupera
is as inaccessible as sbe Gar is to his Coasacks
Tlus Is sustained the mighty fapric Of society.
MI TOILET
WAS simple. aa had or1v to put On mv coat, hat
and shoes. This done, bethougat me OF ablu-
tons. but could sea no signs Of the necessary
utens1ls. On inquiry learned that there was |
trough in the barn-yard for Watering cattle,
where Inmates were allowed to wash, If thaY
chose. accordingly made descepk and dis
covered, alter laglng nv face and hands that a |
coat-sleeye IS, after all verv conqenlcnt towel.
At 8 O'Clock the ringing Of boil announced |
that
BrEAxF4sr WAS READY, |
but was not yet permitted to satisfy either my
curiosity OF my appetite was told BY brother I
pnupcr that 'at every meal ttere vera tMeo
tables, Owing 1.-THE pauclty Of accommodations
The first bell VAS the signal for some Of the t
other wards; our ward YVES summoned BY the /
secoud bell; while the thl1d Was for straesle1s
aud chlldrcn. Long before the second Deli was
st1uok y ccoFd Of hungry cxpectants gathered
ia iroht Of the building which contained the
anng-1oom, aud waited shiserin4ly until the.
doors should be thrown opon. Wishing to see
how the children wer6 led, waited until the
third bell: MoauThile WAS lucSy enough to
gain admistance to
1hera could keep warm, and sea how mat
,ers were conducted. There we're fye men ia
he Kitchen, to-wlt the cook, the head waiter
Ind hts as :stane, and two dish-waslers.
The d,nine-room adjoiued tho kitchen, and
ho door WAS opoa.. Peesing in. could see the
ong lines OF men. hats un, greedlly Bnatching At
he sorry food sat before thsm.
As soon Al the secoud batch Of estera had
argo baskets, iuto which, after clearing away the
in cups aad p'a.ters, they swept the remnants
t bread. These we're carried out Of doors AMI |
mptied II barrels. Looking f,o:n window,
NV swarm OF little boys bozziug abont the
arrels aud fishing out chunks Of bread frou, the
j. gusting mess They were evidently too hun
~ to wait until breakfast-tma.
The bare p.ne-board taDles having been thus
artlally cleared, tho walters went in WITH black
I'd filthy brooma, and swept OF upon the door
hat crumbs were still remaining. Meanwhile
TIE DIsH-W4sHEas
the kitchen had not been idle. One Of them
lled the tin plat.ese and cups into tub Of warm
ater, and, without rinsing or rubonR, threw /
ckod them up, hardly touched them with
rty pillow-sacs Of ticking, which was supposed ,
answer for tuwe and flung them over on :
Ie long table. The walters thsn iadled out :
= large pan enough molassas to cover
10 bottom Of the p!asters, and these uere r
'eedly transferred into tho dlnlng-room. 4 :
Junk Of bread WAS thrown upon the tables be- =
te eaoh plate, large dlsh-pan OF coffee was =
aced in the centre. and breakfast Was ready.
went in and sat down, but my appetite WAS ii
lew too much about how that meal vas pre- :,
red. Still, could not but ad.nire tho relish ! ~
tn which my companions made thsir matutinal r.
alaught. ....-.. Il
THE cHILDREN- :,
or, little, ignorant waif5-Here even worse OF a.
au We. There we're about thirty Of them, a,
ling two tables, and it mas pititul to sse the1r ! ~
OF hunger. How they rushed | 4
q their seats, climbing and tumbling over Of
oh other like little wolves, clamoring fc
|
s before them, and choking thenselves
th inordlnate mouthfuls. There WAS this dif- T.
ence between the ch1Idren's food and that of =.
men the former had all the crusss and "a
la ends OF bread A triding difference, per til
ps. but, vheu it is considered the meal con- sti
ted Of po:hing but bread with little molas- vi
], the fact becomes more Important. % %
went away from that me .lqulte discontented D.
b the lot Of paupor. think, to-day, that | m;
uld rather do than become an inmate OF the de
TX County Poor-House. lea
kfter breakfast there was nothing for US to do
to return TO our ward, which We did without M M
eption- Heretofore / had not found many .n' .a'
,ortunitiea for conyersing With my felow-pnu- -.
T., now found that it was not necessary for A.
to mnke any first advances. Having disposed BIZ
their morning repast, tha inmates turned at
q to the newcomers for such bits of gossip no
,ews rs they might have brought from the co.
>, sui
q HOW ARE TONES NOW IN umcAaa7 ?" ~ ~
generally the first question. o To
d my replying that tunes we're very hard. '
guestioner would generally neave = Sigh and it,.
ark A1'
Och, its q harrud place te live in, is that
10 town, an dacent foulks can't alrn hyln'
ow." =
r. az parv Hoon trnrroaua1 NTH