Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-01-07

NEGRO AEHDICANTS Tho pan'hcr Of small
colored children who every ai.tor so from
house to house in this cry. bsgg!sg has become
so annoying to housekeeDors as TO render some
OF thcu desperate enough 10 appeal to the
authorizes to suppress The DusaEc5 Dq
The eufJrc nett Ct the 7agtant act
These children sre provided with buckets and
baske!s by Edoient Gnd improvident parents.
and sent out fer = "chnvaeg" Of the town with
ordera to knock at eVe:y door snd solicit aims
untll their receptacles are full ard then RETAIN.
The parents, while this imposition is gCiag on,
either sit eisureiy al home sud e.! 10y u.let
smose, Or ptrsmbula!e the town Gno soc sli that
Is TO be seen snd il there g circus or ike per.
;oTnsnce going on manage 10 DO one Of the spec
tato7s. Al nigh. tIay al! mcet n their nuts, sHd
tie baskets, buckets, &c, ere dumped" n 0Ee
common p!c Gh: "assc-iinSn process Is then
commenced, and al cold corn. b-e.d and o.har
food uncrsVed hy tul! slomachs-and this is tho
csse generally with these psrt!ss--is cnntemptu-
aus!y hurled to ono s'GeLO De the por: on Of the
..as, dogs, cats &c. they may have atou! their
r.enlses, bat q the Choice bits ana .waelments
WHICH sHue elderly, .GGdnr- Eesrta3 rngter. fui.
o. Love, h.d dcrr2i:cd in che OF these baskets.
probably thinking she w,S saving ora soul 1T
ieaSt from slarvstiCu, Is bounced upun g 10y
gay IN classic ian2usgo like & duck On \ JuEe
pug sitter .li II Il Is dcsirAbe has beer eaten,
lhe pipes ara IL and discussions INDUCED in on
witchciBtt- 'tr! h d1cL3r3. certain ''advan-
luTca' IN psnCsni0Eiutn while under religion.
excitement giving graphic descriptions OF the
situatiNn !nh%0ita3tS, scenery, "meGufaCtures =
etc, Of the eboi4 Of lne .os!, and SONG even Civ.
ing par.o:.gi d:scrin ion of The "old gentle
Il VA" himself. Probably in the course Of the
evening the unsns we abe qIs stiOn. "iiow could
~nltc Poop gGt along any IL - HithC co!ored,"
!s pfonOurded which Of course !: never a-sWer~
ed. snt &itor se.alcl Of 3oTs hours they grad
ualiy, one So one rei;.pse int Inconsistencies.
and arise the! ext morning ready tc repeat the
previous dsys performance Now il the major
portion Of these aasr mi would show solre dis
position 10 EPork sHd e5rr .l.i- own LIVING very
lev people would turn them away from their
doors empty hsnde:; bus il Ia y fact that they
that Is the gIea! D"ss Of TIE 'c) dom. Wani Aork,
snt the greatest II !!'CtIon taat could be devised.
WouiG DC 10 COmpsI them 70 work NJ rcIGu7aGa-
tive wages, Occasionally you Hsy engage one
OF these co'Grei gIris t. live n the house With
you with the Special Irovis0 thai she ie 10 be
a!le %ad 10 sleep a. hom3 every night b. this
arrangement lEsstoSd OF going home snd indui~
Gihg III nGture's sweet rtstOrer, IL the corupsry
OF other equally ir ding people Of nor W. race,
sheVist= trGIn n0HSH IT, h2usgOr walks tbs streets
nall Inc night and the ueyG morning nut in Al
appearance 81 her nac4 q service II ample
time 70 paItGko OF TIC breakfast tho people OF
the house have 2rcpGTed. Il. consequence Of 81
TINS imposition. many hOusekecpos refuse 20
naVo servants about iD.:r houses, prcierrg ~ DO
.he!r own woiG tEaa 10 Dc kept n continual
trei oy such 'hep''