The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-06-18
AristoCratiC BeggarS in Brooklyn.

In the Twenty-fourth Ward OF this city,
says the Brooklyn Snnday S~n, there re-
sides Il family OF assumed responsibility.
They occupy a good residence. hand
somcly furnished, and live in highly re-
spectacle style. They attend Il church in
the ncighb0rhOoi, and dress on occasions
as we'll as any OF their neighbOrs. They
are polite to those who live near. but are
not IN intimate terms with any, 50 far a.
known. The family consist OF husband,
wife and fourdaughtcrS-the oldest seven
teen and the youngest nine. They are Ill
pretty. attractive girls. The head Of the
family IS about forty years of age, tall,
wcll-madc. robust and strikiu~ly hand
some. The wife is a midlle->iZed lady, OF
a solemn ASPECT and dresses in demure
silk. This household have long been 4
mystery TO their EeiThb0rS. The father
is always attiIcd in the height of fashion,
and displays glittering diamond in his
SpoticsS shirt. Though Il hale. vigorous
man, he never quits the house until even
ing, but may be seen during the dav
loun@ing on an easy chair in thc first door
front window, rcIding the newspaper or
a novel. and smoking 4 cigar. The chill
dren have not attended school since they
removed into their present residence
about fifteen months ago. Every morn
ing, except Sunday, they leave the house
together, and take a Fulton Ferry car.
They are on these occasions very plainly
alfred, and usually return hOme-sOme-
times together, sometimes i'll couples
about five O'Clock in the evening. The
father does not leave home until after his
Children's return, and the neighborS
have repeatedly heard him enter the
house about two or three O'Clock in
the morning. Sometimes he has been
seen to return after daylight. 1t has re-
Gently been discovered that the gentleman
spends his evenings at fashionable billiard
saloons in New York and Brooklyn. He
plays a good game, drinks the best liquor,
smokes fine cigars, and stakes his money
freely. His conversation is very agreea-
bic, and he is well informed and fluent on
all topics Of the day. 1t has also been dis
covered that his children supply him with
the means Of livelihood, support the house,
and provide the entire family with the
comforts ana Injuries of life. How do
they do this? They are genteel beggars.
They ply their art trade in New York,
from day to day. They visit the uptown
residences of wealthy men, when their
wives and daughters only are at home,
and impose on them a wonderful story OF
distress. They have been bred to the
business, and understand it thoroughly.
For Il long time, their chief fountain of
York. They would wait around these
places, and watch for the exit OF elderly
ladies and gentlemen who hal been there
to transact business. TO them they
would make their piteouS complaints, re.
presenting themselves rs orphans, left
pcnnileSs by the death OF a father, who
had insured his life in their behalf, but
had lean unable, through long sickness,
to pay up the premiums. From this
they are believed to have reaped a plenti-
u liii f'e'' D"C 'h'J "IC iAiidlIy caught,
and had to direct their attention to fresh
fields and pastures new. They are all still
their trade, and that magnificent
fraud, their father, is still drinking cham
payne, smoking Havanas, and gracefully
long runs at the fashionable bill
saloons. 1t would be easy to put
down, just here, this mans age and adj
bu5 it is thought best, for the pres
ent, to refrain. Every statement contained
is true, and gentlemen of the high
est standing in this city are acquainted
with the facts, and suggest their publica-
ton III the Sunday Sur.