Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25
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Street Noises and street Hucksters
A Talk with q Bayyker.


Street Noises and street Hucksters-
A Talk with q BayykeY.
The familiar noises OF the street which seem
part Of city life. are undergoing changes
which are constant, but 30 gradual that they
are little noticed. The changes which have
taken place during the past few years have been
due mostly to repress.ve measures. Take
Saturday morning in busy quarter OF the city
some years ago, The Changing OF the auction
bell, the shrin cries OF the huck5ter, the mo-
@ Sss 6 oi ns Of the neTssa the dcS5
SIgle'' thesincessant Jingle Of street car
the pavement, and the shuttle and echo OF a
thousand fastening feet made music which
seemed part of the bustling life OF city.
Now some notes are missing from the dlapsson.
inc oyster USER, 6agle which was once heard IN
oblivion, even the hoarse horn, with which the
garbage man used TO announce his coming, has
sne 70 1ne gro W ioT 9aes
wont to I'LL the air with q mournful howl of
Coke" has disappeared, perhaps to sing dou-
Sls S m ao 0sefs Ina auoa pei Is
disuse: and now the huckster has to make
known bis wares by pantomime or by ringing
son on hts route what he has for sale. IL Is
upon the huckster that the revolution In favor
of silence works the greatest hardship.
STREET HUCKSTRRINa
Is recognized mere as distinct calling. The
hucksters are proud Of the fact that Congnes
gave them Official recognition by imposing
upon them license tax of SIS each. though
they grumble about the amount OF the Jsx.
There are 1Is licensed street hucksters regs
tered In the District treasurer's offica, and tE
OF piratical nuckster1ng and evade the license
laws. Most OF the street hucksters o xn their
Establishments or outfits In several cases
hucksters who are recognized as capitalists
among their fellows own two or three wagons
and horses and employ men to run them. The
hueksters generally travel in pairs. and when
side and one the other. Hucksters and
huekster wagons always look alike The
wagon Is generally one which, after long
has been turned a.irfft In its ricketty Old age
TO share the yiclSsttudes OF the street ARABS
lfe and 1t Is drawn by horse whose condition
al. The huckster himself scorns the conven-
tlonalitles OF dress and appears on the street
shabby dressed, more probably from choice or
indlneience Than necessity isdaining to wear
caring IL ft happens to be split up the back.
The pTecarlouS support OF one WelEWorn sllS-
pender IL Gil that his garments have to depend
upon TO hold Them together. II the weather Is
warm wide brlmmed straw hat, with the
crown knocked out, which mas WithStOod the
trials OF many seasons, completes his ward
liberal use OF chewing tobacco.
INTERVIEWING HUCKSrER.
It was such a huckSter that STAR renorter
discovered resting himself In tae shade OF
tree yesterday, having disposed Of most OF his
wares. HIS horse was unchecked and broys-
ing on clump OF grass that had forced It's
way 10 life through The crevice between the
bricks and the curb. THE STAR man respect
fully made Known his business and invited the
confidence OF the huckster. "a reporter eh!n
exclaimed the huckster, dischargng mouth
ful OF tobacco. well, suppose peoples got
TO 1--we ana there has to be reporters aj well as
lawyers or drug clerks. or hucksters for that
matter. Spose you find 1t pretty hard skinning
around getting up news this kind OF weather.
assent. "Ycu want to know how h1cksCers do.
eh? Well, 8 huckSter as attends strictly Co
business-far business Is busIness-getS up az
three or four O'Clock in the morning. ana then
lie don't have any time to fool around or be
particular about the way he gets into his
clothes. lie has his horse to shake up,
the house for the old woman, or mend his
wagon or something. Then he has to ger
down 70 market ahG-"Strawbaries, madame,6
remark was addressed 70 lady VINO made her
appearance at neighb0ring window, and who
indicated that she was not la quest OF straw
berries Dy taking no notice Whatever OF the
That worthy consoled himself with
@humph.' ana resumed his story. when he's
got his truck from the country people, or COM
mission men. he sets out mogging over town.
Some OF US has regular routes what we follow
an the time, selling berries and green stun IN
a.
tees In the fail. and SO on. There's always
something to keep US going. Some men, who
nave regular routes. get up kind of regular
trade and provide houses the year around.
Tnese men doltt have 10 holier any. They
slam right up 10 the door, and the servant
generally knows what the m1>sus wants"
TINES Amt NOW As THEY USED TO WAS. =.
"ls there mucn money IN the business?
Times ain't as good as they used TO be. I've
sold as hlgn as $40 worth IN a morning. The
lAace sgDoS
six and I1ne O'CLOCK. / say have sold as nigh
as so In a day. bur that was only once when I
got lot OF peaches out when they had Just
come into n1aTl1J, and was the only buck 3ipr
as had ally. There isn't much money IN 1t now
First place. there are 100 many nucksJers and
they always want to cut each others threats.
Tnen hUCESter might as well Sell out II he
caB't holler. Tell you people don't know wat
they want till they hear the perSuaGtng voice
OF huckater telling them. The police say
theyI let Us boiler II
1--WE DON'T MAKE NO NOIsB."
Some bucksters have been arrested, haven't
theye'
"They picked up three or four fellows, but
the cases has been appealed or something.
There ANT ho law 10 stop huckster. We pay
q license and the District knew what we paid
license for when tJ took our money. Why
didn't they tell US then that we couldn't boiler?
Then there's the green gfoceTS, who light us all
the time; aud the market people. Somehow
people don't care what they do 10 a huckSJer
ifg TO beat down a stOrekeeper, but who'll
StaLd Ia basement door and talk FIVE minutes
10 get huckSter 10 knock a cent Off quart OF
straw berries.
The RUCKSTEK's LOT NOT HAPPY ONE.
II a fellow goes into the huckstering business
he must expect TO get cussed and knocked
about. Some people get teehy when you ring
their door BELLS and try 20 persuade them TO
buy something. No. young feller, would not
ADVISE any young man as could do anything
O MI No
money In IT, and there's heap of rough things
about IT," and the huckSter having started his
horse with chlrp, proceeded on his Journey,
longing 10 wake the echoes with an old time
yell buL bting I0Tc6d 10 content himself with
the quiet aBnoUloetneAtin q moderate tone, that
ne had some very fine fresh strawberries, which
he would part with for six cents quart or five
quarts for quarter.
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