The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-05
Cutting on His Fingers to Excite
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inoNood Hardest 20
DiDcover-Supt.
Blak0'0 Vi0t-
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titles, handing him q bunch Of flowers
neatly done up in tin foil. She had q
flaming face and Wasl slatterny in mp
pearance. On her head she wore faded
velvet bonnet, tied under her chin with
red ribbons. The superintendent took
the flowers and put them in y glass OF
water on his desk.
Twill it come t0-morrOvo:'' asked the
| woman.
I'VE shall see," replied the superin.
tendent.
''Oh, say it shall come tomorrow,
God bless you! But, for the world
don't send that man around with the
high hat"
"Your name is"
BETSY Brown" with q low courtesy
Twill It come tomorrow: God love We,
Mr.. Blake, and don't forget me. Please
don't let that man with the high hat
come. Forget me not"
THAT woman" said Mr.. Blake, after
MB. Brown had tip-toed her way into
the street, ''brings me u bunch of flow.
ers nearly every day. I don't know
| where she gets them. It was coal she
was talking about; but she really does
not want any. She has not even a room
Of her own, and she knows that know
it,"
"Have YOU many such callers: ~
"A good many Ahams. There is a
woman who comes often and asks for
help in the most pityful way. She walks
on clutches, but sometimes she f0rgets
herself al walks half way acrOss the
floor without them. She is large and
strong, has healthy, ruddy complex
ion, and can walk as well rs cam"
"Have you had much to do with pro-
fessiOnal beggars:"
Nov and then get cilsc. Not long
age man came here and applied for as
sistance. He was pretty well dressed
and had al easy way and an oily tongue.
didn't like his looks and l didn be-
lieve his story. The next day went to
visit him In Avenue A. The landlady
smiled when asked for the family. 1
found neat card on the door, with the
mans name written Oh it in q good
round hand, and when the door was
opener found myself in nicely fur
nished apartment. One or two adjOin-
ing rUoms were stuffed with stoves,
br0oms, carpets and all kinds Of house
hold goods, almost enough to start q
general store. That man was begging
letter-writer."
Are most of the street beggars inn
post0rs?'
"Thcre isn't one of them that deserves
penny. There was time when I car
rietl loose change in my pocket to give
to them, but have learned better. Now
and then you will find man that is
well dressed. That's his game. He
wants people to think that he is u geil-
tIenlan by birth and education, and is
reduced to asking for money by only
the force Of circumstances: [ met one
Of tins sort six times in one year, in diff
ferent parts of the city. He told the
same story each time. He was just the
sort Of man many women would call
nice and give something to-"
''DO you know the woman who holds
out her hand in Aston pl:ce:''
''Yes, she has been there for years, :,.i
is out in all kinds Of weather. When
she Is alone she looks cheerful enough,
hut w:ic': u man or woman approaches
she assumes most distressed look. /
have seen women walk back oyer
half a block to give her money.
She Is suffering from paralysis. aud
she should 80 to an institution. These
old women who have hand organs on
the street corners Al night that can't he
heard are all frauds. They are 50 we'll
padded that they can sit in Tie rain all
night without getting wet; and instead
OF sitting on the sidewalk, as they Az
pear to, they have stools under them. In
almost every case they lwg for some
well-lressetl foreigner. who turks in
tho shadow on Il nciyhborin, street
corner"
The conversation was INTERRUPTED by
another visitor. She was sl.,::t and
stout. and had a round face Of the Ger
man type. The superintendent smoke
to TIER pleasantly, and gave hers little
pile If silver dollars, which size took
with thanks.
THAT money!" the superintendent
twas left here NV that wo-
mans huslsan': All hour ago. This cus..
Is only one Of many. II Il WON IN !
to me that her husband has !
her, word is sent to him 1o !
leave 40 much every week f,,r her sun.
port; If he refuses to comply he is arrest. |
I'll and taken to court. Frequently this
office is the means Of bringing husband
and wife together"
''How do you determine who mr..
worthy Of charity:"'
II know hundreds-thcir whole his
Ory. When man or woman comes
here whom have never seen, if their
tory sounds like true one All insDec-
or Is sent around the next morning To
'eri:y 1t. But hundreds Of cs,s.,s turn
deef ear to- at once. What is it ma
lAn.:'
He spoke toa stout. elderly Irish wc-
nan dressed IN black. ''If you please.
ir, | would like some coal. sir.:' she
aid
Husband sick:''
My husband Is dead, sir"
'How many chilpren have YOU"
but they are grown up. Let them
axe care OF you. The idea Of big
tout woman like you with grown nj
madam"
This woman's husband has bcen dea,l
fteen years. and her son and daughter
re t'o! over twenty. She v ore u dis
resse'' look, which, quickly passed off,
Ihen her hack was turned tn Mr..