The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-06
DANGERS TO GIRL CANvAssERs.
from the Milwal

From the Milwaukee Commercial Times
For some time past a story has been circulating
through the social circles OF Milwaukee in relation to
two young lady book canvassers whose distressed con-
dton OF friends has been the subject Of much
comment The facts of the case unearthed by Com,
nercdl Times reporter follows About month
ago well dressed gentlemen accompanied by two young
ladies' applied for board and rooms at No 1872 Jefferson
street. The gentlem gave his name as G. H. Glazer
and said that he book agent from Chichgo, duly
authorized to make a thorough canvass Of Milwaukee
for the sale of book written by his brother entitled
Battlcs Of the Unionn He said the young ladies' had
been engaged in the East liberal salary to present
the book to the public, and that together they had
come to Milwaukee for that purpose.
To all appearances the story bore evidence Of truth
and the young ladies' at the time verified this state
ment Both Of the girls young and handsome
and dressed the latest fashionable style They gave
their as Miss Stillwell and Miss Cuyle and
seemed retcent about conversng in regard to their
personal history Both well educated and capable
lively conversation the stirring topics OF the day
1t evident TO all with whom they came in contact
that young ladies' had received than ordinary
culture and that the hidden secret of their appe
in Milwaukee yet unreveaed. Vivacious and full
Of life, they became favorites at their boarding
house and were the objects OF general attention At
the book and the street their modest and
pretending manner their graceful figures and rosy
checks produced a sensation and the remark made
they passed 10 their daily ldDOT 'lneTe are the
PRETTY BOOK CANvAssERs."
They worked industrously and well for time, and met
with fair success in the sale Of the book
Owing to the dull season and hard times this favor
able state OF affairs did not continue to exist and the
book sales short Day after day the two girls
vasscd the city without success trying gain ho
orable living They visited every ward in the city and
returned home at night with heavy hearts and tired
feet The business men treated them with respect but
politely refused to purchase The Battles OF the Union
They determined not to give up and labored hard to
faithfully fuhl their arduous duties They quietly sub
med to rebus every side and paid no attention 10
the insults they frequently received Strangers and
without friends they worked with despair and returned
to the boarding house at night to receive insults from
hard employer. 1t a custom OF this Chicago book
agent call the young ladies every night for state
ment of the work they had accomplished during the
day. and on finding that they met with poor he
commenced a system Of personal abuse He knew that
they at his mercy, and spared no pains
to inform them Of the fact Besides up
braiding them for laZiness, he heaped upon
them epithets unbecoming man OF honor, and
on several made improper proposals The
young ladies' submitted to the abuse without com
plant and for some time did not make known the cir
cumstances Of their distressed condition. They had
left good home at Elmira, N. Y, without the per-
mission of their parents never stopping to estimate
the difficulties which to be met with in the path
way OF uncertain fortune. In ignorance of their
whereabouts the sorrowing parents bad given them
up lost, and had been unable TO discover the run
THE GIRLS STORY LEAKED OUT
at length and TO the of several prominent
Milwaukee ladies' who took immediate measures TO
relieve the girls from the prosecutions of this book
agent They were found in debt for several weeks
board and without to procure subsistence.
They repeated the story of their wrongs and told how
Gazer had promised to be responsible for their board
and how he had deuded them with glowing accounts
OF the success they could make. 1t was this gen.
tleman's habit girls from their homes on false
statements and without Justification Devoid OF pro-
lection, friends or money unsuspecting youth and
beauty lett at the mercy OF wolf in sleeps
clothing poweress against the insults offered and I'M
able TO return to their relations or home The young
ladies in question found faithful friend in the per
son OF the Rev c. N. Showers, residing on Biddle
The story reported came to the ears OF the
gentleman, and through his fundamentally several
parties became interested in the girls welfare and
ceeded in having them provided with board at the
Young Woman's Home on Van Buren, street Legal adj
vice was sought and after consulting with ex-senator
Carpenter 1t was concluded to let the affair drop and
use efforts to keepthe circumstances of the from
coming before the public
1t the duty Of public journal to expose fraud and
by letting the light into dark places enable others to
guard against imposition
Meanwhile the hero OF this disclosure Is plying his
vocation as a Chicago book agent in this city and de-
sres 10 obtain tho services Of intelligent young ladies'
accompany him 10 San Francisco, and adyertises to
this effect