The New York herald., 1878-03-10

refuge VIC mud moro respectable cnss but even there
the tramp element largely euterA
CHARITY GOVERNED BY TIE CALENDAR
Tho first one went TO was an esnblishment founded
by the will oil an eccentric old lazy. She unfortu-
nately stipulated that II should be opened In the
WIN or the first fail OF aud closed Ia April,
As the some winters does not tall til! February
or March this Institution has grown rich. II
modates about five hundred persons i he doors are
opercd at SIX O'Clock p NJ. You enter; your name,
occupation, place oil residence &c. are taken down.
pass to the washroom, showing your ticket ON tho
way beadle who gives you hall pound oi bread.
which is your supper. Bed AT eight O'Clock in room
thai acc IN some three hundred and fy The
hunks led similar 10 those IN the workhouse.
The bedding CONSISTS OF leather m&ttress leather
pillow ami one leather blanket We were turned out
al six o'clock tho morning, about an hour before
daylight, with halt pound OF bread for breakfast
As before we had the streets Tor home till SIX O'Clock
NJ. NO matter II II rained, hailed or snowed there
no other asylum
visited two other instituions--ono undor the pa
sronage OF the rituasts and Tho ethcr Catholic inst
ally what IL purported to be-a refuge and home.
The we're hnmanely tfcatcd, their food was sooi
sufficient and served up respectfully, In dishes as
tables, while the rooms properly warmed
Papers aud books were furnished and every consist.
ent effort was made 10 make thom comfortable and
cheerful
This 49, in briei slight sketch Of the habits OF ono
class OF London's poor their Of existence
in winter. In summer they leave the city to great
extent and waEder the country, stealing, beg
ging aud poachinG From December TO April, sup
pose, there nearly fifteen thousand ucn In the
city who perfect drones and with not work. The
number OF those who would work but cannot get
stcady employment 10 even greater. went 10 the
numerous warehouses along the Thames, TO the dock
yards, to the large shipping houses anu where build.
ing operations were going ON, ana every place
found soliciting for work. A. some OF
the warehouses where they took on largo gangs
have between hity ana hundred lett over alter
the working party were told OIL
rHE TRAxP's ASPIRATIONS IN LIFR.
Before close you may probably ASK what aim In
life the trampY" will say he has no aim beyond
that OF mere existence. His happiness consists In
getting enough to and IN wandering wherever his
fancy may lead him. He Is Of tribe wort HESS
and irrecalma the Sioux Indians. Professional
tramps tho siitings OF civilization in her rapid
progress being unable 10 keep the pace they ia be-
hind and, OF mere wantonness, turn and travel In
the otner direction until they arrive at semibarbar-
ism. There ID but ono way TO deal with them, and
that Is by force. The government should take them
permanently from the streets and force them 10 labor,
sufficiently at least TO pay for their ood and TO cohe
them respectfully The charitable instituti0 would
then be able to provde In proper manner for those
who become poor through misfortune and need the
hand OF Charity TO get them on their leet again.
That thcre s a certain fascination about tno lie
m ust admit They nothing to lose; their place in
society Is we'll defined, ana they cannot well be de-
prived of IT, stand on the street corner any morning
part oil the city and watch tho faces OF
passers-by. how many roally happy and contouted
ones does seeP All marked with lines Of caro-
may be gaunt aud hungry looking, but there are no
lines of cars he hurry, unless late Tor free
dinner; time 10 nothing 10 him; be has already de-
cided what institution shall have the honor OF enter
tanning him Tor the night, and the world az lar as no
is concerned may waE as u Will.