The New York herald., 1878-03-10

cuffs they took during tho evening would have been
sufficient 10 send an ordinary child To bed for aiort-
would 90 we'll as New York politicians II hey were
older.
AZ 'eng,h my mate took from one Of MS pockets =
stump OF candle and we sought our sleeping apart
menl. inns contained fourteen singe beds arranged
along each sideso The room, noout Two ieet apart
| They were very harrow, very hard and very snort.
The covering consisted OF thin blankets and as
! got under them VISIONS Of all the nofribls s that
| dlrt and poverty entail nitted through my magna-
tion; out there turnins back. only shipped
of my outer clothing, which threw on the foor near
tue OF bed and turned IN before my compan-
| ion had gotten his leei uncovered. | watched his
disrobng with mingled curiosity ana SURPRISE He had
no snrs but ms feet were eiaboraiey wra. ped
| up IN numerous rags, which he carefully removed
one by one. This having been accomplished lie re-
moved his coa which he wore buttonea up his waist
cont and knit jacket. Ho then carefully undid his
outer neckcoth, alter which he removed no less han
five others The rest OF his covering consisted OF
sinae shirt and pants These he removed ana placed
the whole underneath ais head anu GOT into bed Naked
remarklng as he ud eo:-
Mate, fye leave yer clothes thero yen nave none
| to pawn IN the morning.
THIS Will serve a description for the dress OF tho
whole class Of trahps oaiy perhaps II Is better than
the majority wear rney generally have no shirI aud
not quite SO many neckties as TINS man had passed
the night IN freezing state All tho beds were soon
occupied anu the snoring that was done IN that room
woud have frightened a stone hon
visited over dozen lodging houses in different
parts OF Lonoou, and they were all like the one have
described. The price ranges from twopence TO six
pence per night But even these cheap prices At last
exhausted my means and again had recourse the
pawpbroKer The result was thai was The worst
dressed man in London, and glorIed III my SUCCESS
and the ease with winch had the ieat.
Ny next experience worth recording was passing
two days and nights on the streets without shelter
aud with little iood. Reader, II you wish an original
experience, don ragged suit OF Clothes win no
money in your purse and ory eight hours on the
streets o London ~ midwInter. Some years Ago saw
OF wn,cn was in st. James Park. II was entitled
''Move on" poor woman with child in her arms
Is ordered by policeman from bench where she had
been trying 10 rest wnen first saw the picture it
raised no particular emotion IN my breast, but when
saw almost the same occurrence at noariy
derings Ia woman with child orserea IN
NO gentle manner to leave doorstep where she was
partially sheltered from the sharp winuj could sp-
precate the difference betw looking ~ the picture
IN a warm parlor aud the horror OF benoidne the
actual thing. May God IN HIS mercy temper the win
ter's wind 10 all suon, and may He orgive the cv-
zation that allows such things to exist!
ALL NIGHT OUT.
There ale many people VINO spend nights In the
streets. One case came under my own 0bservaion.
young man was six days and nights on tho strests
without shelter aud with nothing TO eat except
little bread But am eav ms the region OF the tramp,
TOR he seldom spen.s night on the street, II IL the
or beg enough for nights lodging he goes to the
workhouse or some house Of refuge, aud thtner you
follow him with me-
A rRAups DESCRIPTION OF LONDON.
The CITY OF London Is divided ino parishes, ana
every pArish has what Is called uniou, which con-
ssls oil relieving Office which furnishes relief 70 the
poor who live N the parish, and Outsde OF the union
an rhrmary that takes IN the destitute sick, ana
work house; also what s calied casual ward. IL is
III tue latter We ind The tramp anu small thlcvcs
The casual ward opens six r. ~ and receives as
long there are beds. Tney generally accommodate
fruin forty 10 sixty persons, ana the they
are Always iu. first learned OF these places aud
their pecuiaritics from u belated tramp whose ac
guam lance made during one OF my midnight prom
eDades He had been too late 10 get IN anu was curs
ing hIs luck TO himself when picked him up.
The next night l determined TO try one OF those
places. On consulting policeman about TOUR r. u,
he directed me 10 the nearest aud advised mo TO
go eary to place myself as near the door as possible
or might not get IN. arrived on the spot at tive
o'ciock--an hour before the door opened Al least
TWEEN, y hvc persons were already around the door
Tas greeted witn laugh ana ADVISED 10 30 To some
other place, but stood my ground At six tue door
opened ana rush was made Tor It, The supcriatcnd-
eht OF the ward stood just inside armed with
a OF formidable dimensions. II they crowded
too much hc payiuy raped them over
the head When IL came my turn the crowd In tho
were making frantic tlvrL TO let u, as thci Q
many moro than could bc accommodated, and
was nsequenty showed forward with greater rapid
ty than Tue etiquette OF tho place would warrant.
Ihe result was 10 BRING down upon my head the
cudgei. Fortunately mad a very SIN Dcroy nat on,
winch broke the force OF the blow. The man behlDd
me, however, was not SO ortuDate Tor no put up his
hand and got The stroke across ms knuckles
We were ushcred INTO rude shej. The name, age,
residence, last sccplng place and occupation o each
man ~as recorded IN book. We were then driven
were served with roll and nalf a pint Of Cruel.
bench ran all around the room. and this wS were
sealed. TOOK good survey Of the gang.
HOW TIE POOR GO TO BEu.
There were niy, ranging between the ages of nine.
and sSkty, ana Will venture to say that not one
OF them had ever done honest days WORK IN ms
HE, nor would lie now II work were ever plenty.
Soon alter our temperate supper was devohred the
process OF gong 10 bed began. We were called out
two at time and bade to strip, which We dia 10 the
ban. Our clothes were taken possession or and In lieu
we were gwen long flannel ugut snr', which, ai'er
u hasiy bath III cold bathroom, We put on aud got
bed AS the floors OF the dsrobing and bath rooms
were OF cold stone this was MS about Ms cool per-
iormance AS Was ever put through. ne beds, or
properly bunks, were side ny side, separated by
thin board, and arranged in two lines. The bed
ding consisted OF thin straw mattress single banke
on top aud u carpet-iike rug tor covering. ~ was
sufficient W cover u.s. out there It's usefulness ceased
There Was no warmth in H. suffered al night ba.
the Others slept rs they were on elder down. Again
noticed tho pencnant OI this Glass to sleep naked;
Tor the supcrin, ,endant had gone out they
pulled oil their shirts and went to sleep IN Natures
primitive gArD. We were turned out before daylight,
our clothes returned, and broad apd Cruel were
served Then came portion vi the programme
had not bargaincd lor-that was TO pick pound OF
oakun. Now, pound OF anything is not much, Dut
il one 10 ignorant oil oakun ana tne picking thereof
he Will soon discover that even SO small quautty as
a pound goes long way My compauIons soon nm
ishcd theirs, but wnen weighing time came had only
about lour uupces the supreme authority looked at
with disgust and threatened to send me before the
magistrate 1ur coutumacy, but as showed no uisn-
cinaton 10 All Interview with that functonay aud II
Was cod ana raiuing outside he ordered me out with
the rost
''rnE STREET, STREET, TIM OPEN STREET"
Once more sneilericss On tue streets. The city OF
London IS "a Dau cne 10 be poor III. You can find
shelter The railway stations, Libraries, museums and
saloons are closed TO u man WITH holes IN his shoes
and a ragged ra,mont; he has only one abiding place
tue street. aud ucre ne mas no rights, no Is merely
tolerated
A WORD FOR rHE orrKBssED.
we'll to do Ensiishman looks upon u poor man as
Something worse than brute and something that
not be countenanced IN any way. Tho really
fortunate are race without synpatnIes, and 10 ms
want in their nature may be abcrDea me everlasting
haired OF the irish people. England may hold Ire
land iorce but as long as the Island Is inhaDcd by
lrishmcn TINS antagonism Will exist
l was taken 10 Tow by young rascal who informed
me that he where could get tickets Tor u
free soup kitchen. l readily accompanied MN, as
wanted TO all, ana tue words ''Warm soup had
very captivating sound
A PROFESSIONAL OPINION.
We got our soup, ana " was, Tor frce soup, very
good, out the uugraciOus manner Ia which " was
maze 1t best bitter meal IL is tne same
all the charities visited. the treatment OF those
seeking reef by the officials Is perfectly brutal II Is
that there are thousands Oi impostors, such AS
am, but II Is also true that there are thousands OF
others wins are deserving 0f charity and gentle treat
menI who have been made destitute by msiortunes,
anu who nave starved before tncy would ask reliei
When driven 10 II by suffering and despair. 10 have
their misery pressed deeper into their souls
by insolsnt officials, who are fully paid TOR
tneir work, Is not IN keeping with the gen
tic teachings Of the cruched Cbrlst W whom