, 1877-07-05
ALONG TIE CREEK.
The Manners and Customs Of the
Inhabitants Of that Section.
Tho Boarding. House and the Saloons.
Summcring on tho Steps

North and northwcstcrly from the business
centre OF Chicago lies territory which, though
1t can be reached in twenty minutcs walking, is
practically terra inco0nita to tens OF thousands
OF chicagoaue. II IL q land OF tll-pavcsl streets
and tll.aefortcd sidewalks, land where the
planinE.m!11 and the lunhcr-yarst strive for su-
prcu1acy with the tannery, tho coal-yard, anil
the factory; whllo apovc all else, black, foul,
an'1 vfllainous. tho rank ofIensa OF the North
Branch smclle to Heaven. The boundaries Of
tlis land arc not more regularly defined than
those Of the Kingdom 81 Abyssfnia, and II IL
vaguely spoken Of as "along the creek"
The dwellings Of the nboriEinea OF this stretch
Of country nrc With few exceptions one and two
story ffa1nc buildings 4 charming trrcgrlartty
in tie matter Of street lcscis adds an element
Of pIcturesQucneea to the view, while at tho
eanc time It has tendency to sornev vhat impede
locomot!on. lie whose llncs f,aro been c7st In
pleasant places Is the man who dvelleth upon a
corner lot. In tho majority Of cases this favored
individual ha4 his choicn of entering his house
frcm either the basement OF tho fecond-story
wlndow.-all without the trouble OF going uEs.
ttars: l!c as only TO decide which street be Will
tho germ OF aErcat discovery, destined ultt-
matejy TO entircly scro'uttuntze domcettc arrht.
lecture, Is contained In this simple fact, and
Rou,c enthusiasts hold that by very slight tpol-
fcation of this plan q sf1-*toty hotel could bc
constructed In which NIL the bedrooms should
10 upon tho paflor Gopr.
T1f MANNERS AND CUSTOMS or THE rNuABI-
arc nevcr-fat1tne source Of interest to tho few
travellers who have Visited this region. Although
tho population Is large It Ii ltncycnly stribut-
cd, and great patches OF desert country inttr-
vcs,c. These, BY hnrpy alienation, In tho
Of tho land Who piay bali in tlsctn In the sum-
ncr and skate over them In tho winter. Gencr-
oetty being ono Of the most prominent virtues
Of The inhabitants, they lavish thcir, household
broken crockcry, dead cats, and dllapidatcd kct-
ties, on tho fortunate poesossors Of there lota.
The people appear to be grcgarlous II thclr
habits, and to q eertain extent eommunlstter t,-
,somush that they delicht IN al!lng up t!.eIt
respective tribes, u whom they tako a friendly
interest, tmperfectIy compensated BY a hcbdotn-
at1al tax OF assessment known !n tho rcrnac-
1lar a. "boar.i.1tl1" Ehich . collected By tho
most civilized natlons,. the hcadship Of tho
household IL vested In The women, their hns-
bands being fttlc considered. The ,wlfc u ad-
arcssea1 bv her boaF1ers as Mrs. Smith nr Mrs.
faH,ilafly termed Bill Of Patrick. sha IT ia who
sces to the Collection OF tho weekly TAX, tho
providing Of the ronimtssarlat department.
and tho general government Of tho family.
IIcr will Ii law, and she exercises moro OF less
maternal supervision orcr her ftdgcrs. Tho
husband Occupies tho position Of King coDsort,
having no voiee ia the government, which Is =
mild dfspot!srn, tho executive being permanent.
The occupations Of tho mcu are varied, but o. a
rule they xse industrious anil devoted To labor
at m ordinary Character. Many work In the
lumbcr-yurds and mills which surround thpIr
dwellings, n,u,y more In the railroad shops and
ju downtown fn.tof1cs Others handle coal.
bulld houses. and dig ditcllc*s
Isur THE PRINCIPAL NATIVE INDUSTRY
IL satoou.kceptpg. Tic average saloon Of the
country Ia an unprctcatios1s etllf1ce, dit
fcring very slightly from the residences
tlis Interest Is almoat entireir Ia tho la1,da oi
rome fonr or five families, tho DBrIens and
kcllys representing the ufbemil Rnd tho
scbn,itfts and ITctmanns tho TousonIc racc.
Also, there nEc few Jannaena anl Ulsons, un-
1crstood 10 bo descended from tho sea-khics of
old, who ravngcd tho cDnsta OF Britain and
t}hal, and whose adventurous gatlcys grounded
in Labrsdor harbors hve centuries bcforo Chris-
Dermoothes-r
When Huns n Larry tires Of wheeling tho
barrow Or sl,ouldcring the hotl, ho knocks tho
lower rooms Of Ills dwelling into enc, add hires
mcnt, puts in t,rco kegs Of beer {suppltetl on
cfctljt), Two dirty nucks of car1,e. a
few rougi. tables" md chairn, and
framed ANIL glazel motto to the effect that
-, "Poor Trust 4 dead" Larry, wl'ots lpya1is-
detfHed hatred OF the bloody Saxon, ntlor,s tho
wall with = blrd's.eYe yIow Of tho Lakea Ut kiI-
larnev, supplemented In extreme cascs with a
portrait taken on the 6bot 1y our kCC4A 2TttAt)
Of brian lsorl at the battle Of Clontart flans,
on tho other hand, fills In with coupac Of rep
rcscntatiycs Of German Bauhus iu long
coat spaugfed with tiusel, bis brow adorned
with vine-leaves and bis sinister fist resting
upon barrel Of beer. II Hans be Of e1traoFlF
nartly patriotic Tendencies = EcfmHrIa, perchcd
somewhat nncoHlfuftahty OH TOP OF hill over
looking the Rhine, Keeps her watch over tho
pilgrims who Ylslt tho ahring Of 1ambsinus.
puAtNu TIE DAYTIME
hut ltt}o business Is transacted by Mcssrs.
Schmidt and o. l}tcn. Il Ia at night ttat they dis
penso the amber iiuid and sako In the ducats.
Then the tables arc drawn up, tho car.3s nrt-
duced, and tho beer orsiefpl. lFelapu'8 fayorite
entertainment Il scyen-up OF euchrs, Ger
many lntlulKea In ''peuuelo" or "eixtY-sx,"
and the children Of tho frozen North play sotuo
intermlnable game OF which only the Initiated
can keep truck. UceF IL tho staple fluid con-
sltmc, but an extremely ytlalnoits article OF In.
toxtcatinq properties and bearing about tie
sarne relation 70 whisky as city milk docs to The
actual product Of Tho cow, n occasionally I'M
bibetL In such cases row usually follows, ro-
sutttng In light aud an ibdtscrfmtnAte flourish
tu4 OF whatever weapon Of otfcntc may hrst pre-
sent itself. III certain Instances a reduction. Of
tho surplus population cnsues, alIordEug tic
nctglt,ofs IN Opportunity for carving out ono
oi their peculiar religious ceremonies, known a.
TuB AWAKE"
The primal necessadcs for wake arc one