The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-10
rHE MN or MANY M1sFoRruvEs.
The Newest and Most Profitable Invention OF
the Artists in Street Begging.

The Newest and Most Profitable Invention Of
the Artists in Street Begging.
The man in the guse of u broken-down
opera singer has been until recently the boss
hlgh-art oeggar He ia past middle age. tall and
well formed, saving a little stoop in the shout
ders, and has peaked chin and big moustache.
His voice Ia Of the sub-cellar kind, ALWAYS
mournful aud frequently cratic and his bear
ing was subdued and sad and when. arrayed In
aclaw-hammer coat. and with Bonded and I'M
covered head, he stood IN the street and sang In
atongue that no scholar could name. but that
was pure Italian to the ordinary hearer, he raked
In currency at a great rate.
But there appeared on Saturday a man who
sees the opera singer and goes two or three bet
ter He wears an ordinary costume. but he has
the same respectful demeanOr aud barred head
and he carries one arm in sling His aims
eatherer Is plainly dressed little grl Of eight or
nine. whose face Is reflection Of her masters sad
Vlsage. The new conner IL "A singer, too; but his
songs sre sort OF side speculation. aud his nov
city and strong point is the telling Of a mourn
ful story.
Standing In the middle OF the street he sings
short and plantive ditty. and when enough
have gathered for his purpose he launches into
recitatye, and tells the story of his own misfor-
tunes and the long and weary battle he has had
with frigid, ungrateful world. Ii Is a marvel
lous tale and some OF his hearers wonder that
so much could have been crowded into so short
a life; for though he speaks nguratively, he Is
sometimes mathematically incorrect: but ma
Jority OF the listeners do not consider that he
must he about two hundred and nfty years old
III his experiences are truly recited. As he rolls
out the touching narration his head and voice
falling at the bare recollection of his suneriugs,
MS watchtul eve sees the responsive action. and
the sad little giTl is bv your side before you can
pun YOUR hama ont Of your pocket.
1t pays bully he said to a man who asked
him about the profits. and It ought TO. for no.
body knows how soon II will be played out,
and I've been weeks inveniing IL. You see, all
the old lays are worked to death. and youv got
TO have something new. There's the opera man,
he struck 1t rich but there's been so many mis-
cradle imitators. shabby looking, hOmely men
with awful voices. that peoples got disgusted
with the whole lot; and IL "A mans going to
make anything he mnst hit something new.
You see, the peoples ready TO give. There amt
any doubt about that. Most everybody that gets
"a chance steals now day., but the bulk o folks
don't get chance, and there's Just as much
charity and Ood-heartednes- goin' now as ever.
The only thing that sticks 'em is, who to give to.
You see, they We been swindled 50 often Regu-
lar begun s played cut. except for feed. he
wheezer turner's and the blind men and the
burned Out by the IRE h - all been shown up in
the papers, and a m.n has to work very steady
e. get a liVtu' at any 81 EN-. when the opera
man showed up. laid awake nights TO TX up
something, and finally Int this, and tell you
II ought to pay, for I've got capital in the shape
90 time ia 10. and u takes talent To- work IL. II
aint only the inVentiu' OF the idea, but YOU
must d. II rgnt;" and as he turned and faced
thu other way his head dropped, his Voice fell.
and hi, iips quiyered AS he recalled the anguish
frum the effects Of the shIpwreck, when my
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