Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-02
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
A Plea for the Children,

Editor Stay:- Won't you remind people
that the duty of every person living in a city
life is made much less pleasant by certain
annoyances. My dwelling Is in a block of
buildings. i do not now complain of the
neishbor who chooses four O'Clock in the
morning TO split his kindling wood; nor of
the one who keeps a barking dog; nor of the
Iaoy woo Keeps her windows open and sings
until III p. m. in harsh. cracked voice and
out OF Time and tune. All these can bear
as among the lesser ills of life. But feel
lnat Two persons near me who beat their
children are more than Providence intends
me to bear patiently. One of them is a
mother who spanks her three-year old hoy
at all hours of the day and night on the
slreef ana In the house. She exhibits her
Mrttcbed fmpauence to ali the neighbors.
The yells OF the little fellow "a fine bow by
the way appeal to the sympathieS of ali the
parents within hearing. The other is we'll
dressed man, doing business OF fair profits
PoIIte 10 acquaintance, member OF
church, who has several children. among
Them nice, modest, well behaved boy of
10: pom lhls unfortunate youth all the
passions of the fathers brutal nature are
WTeaked. The least act of boyish thought
lessness is visited with violence The
strap is used without mercy, and thoug1
the wretched child stiles his cries. the
sound of the rapid blows and sometime
ms groans, are heard in the stree. aud IN
me neighboring houses. When the boy
n lilies Win ms comrades, they SEE his
person covered with wells and bruises.
| nee no way 10 help the little fellow. Ii |
s,nould appeal 10 the better nature of the
| %.heT ne is too besOtted a brute to listen To
| ci,Sa ara bis cruelty would redouble. If |
bites him before the Police Court and have
| find med for assault and battery he would
| cShsny ways TO aveDge himself on hi )
| abusaSed child. Is there any society 10 hel n
| horsesa ildren? Are they not better than
| ahete !, Please say what ought TO BE- done TO
| yicTim as ~ Sance and save the unhappy
fathers brutality. n. c.
|
| ,s6cGpeP ANUS CAsE-BOdrd of Aucii, Ger
| yi1le 10 6 no day was the return day for tine
| ,vIv a nv cause before Judge Humrhrevs
| casc ofthe TSusmus should not issue i'm the
| Nelson ir aS. on the relation of William
| crS To con,nyeissSln st the District Commission
! SIo no Tor yrorSns board OF audit for about
e. IL IL y y" ~ Zone for the District This
| - - - test case, the certificate
| :, ~ Too and mis- vxsss amounting to about
| ornrovai Of H. hc.as, after examination and
| signed blythe membero1il @ttuIS, Prepared ana
wise by the cOntroilera oi7 ootiu anu II He
District, but they were enc. -; 80 81 Di ,iie
| ciafrne TI,e ioiy,t $50 or holders OF the
| March, 1850, abOlishing IN % ooi Sress Oh
ferred the books and papcrsu g g tI T Idus
SlonCTS, but they deny Tia, ~ ~, tuo I'm lis
| right to deliver them. becapS. tley nave any
todians only The great hard ~ a. Cus-
tractors is that they lose Their ~. 20 me to-
| In the original accounts becauss Ut OI StcIton
! Gates. u the certin-
| The case was called up about oo. .-,,
| and the necessity of changing The 1900 " tloc :;
| partieS-Gen. ketcham having ceasnHaI iles OF
! Commissioner and Mr.. Bryan u 10 DC
| qualifed-the court said the coupsnaia IN, ny
! Christy) for the petitioner could amseni hT.
papers, and continued the case until No,,dante
! next. 'nudy