Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-09-29
MORNING on THE BOWERY.
THE VARIED SCENES 1T rREsESr>I
A Reporter studies Ns PLrnomeun and
.Nerss ThcuShtfsl Youth.

Mecs. Thcushfful Youth.
FIR m the New York Suu.1
After restless night. followed by An
| early visit to dentist, that neaptide OF
benevolence which succeed. the sacrifice
O. an aching double-tooth flooded the
soul OF a reporter as he watched the firss
awakening Of the Bowery to the dawn Of
another day. Its myriad eyes blinked
slowly open, one by one, as the shop
boys took down the shutters, and its
mary greedy mouths yawned drowsily
| and tsaen shut with n vicious snap rs
white-faced clerks opened and closed the
doors. The manifold signs Of "Hot
Whisky attested tho misleading spirit
OF the age; delicious trio of circular
placards of "Hot Sweet Cider" jumped
madly up and down in show window,
pnlsing thirstily in unison with the fever
| ish throbbings of cider mill; and shame
less. photographers began to hang ont
their ghastly collections OF morbid ana
tomical trophies.
A stfee. scayenger, ragged afld ''n-
clean, shuffled past hhe belated night
mare, anda last evil vision OF the night,
a voting girl, f1aunted by. Soon The lsst
all-night fcstaurent turned off the gas,
swept out the shot, and busted off the
elderly pies in ..l1e window; the last light
faded out of the faring lanterns OF the
cheap lodging iens, and the "Single
beds, 10 cents; double, rs cents" began
to disgorge theft victims; Two "sand.
wich men," late partners In a double"
quarrelled on the curbstone over the odd
cent In the dark transaction, but their
language, though clearly actionable,
provoked no actual breach OF the Bow
cry peace.
The rush and jat Of an elevated train,
.he deafening rattle of fire engine al
tull epeed, and the yel's Of milkmen ply
ing their htfarious trade, and raging nj
The sight of Crototi visited on pavement
md windows, swept like 4 restless tidal
wave Of noise through the stree: Two
,ntcdiluvian tramps, the one q Scared
md battered chrome Of the Hou. John
Kelly and the other eapnrgated edition
Of General Grant, reclel by, arfn in arm.
, The terrible temptations in the window
Of dime tnreenm blushed anew in the
morning sunlight and locked reproach-
iully at each others mops of hair; gang
of italian laborers, with picks and shovels
swatihB dangerously ,stIagglednoisel ssly
by On their way to work, and, as If with
common malice, around every corner
l;,shed shrill-voiced newsboys like
Mother Cary's chickens, darting in and
out Of the disordered ranks and scream
ing in the dazed faces of the wretched
immigrants.
Seeing a crowd forming, the reporter
hastened to where lot of vicious idlcrs
: had gathered around telegraph pole,
against which leaned a girl scarce SIX
, teen years old, intoxicated and helpless
, from opium or alcohol. AS the rough
voices and coarse jecrs penetrated her
lulled ears, her maudlin smile changed
10 look of shame and terror, and she
= covered her face with her hands An
Effort to escape showed her unable to
walk without aid, and she clutched the
: ,carest railway pillar for support. A
Wild cry escaped her lips. At that in
, ,tant the delight Of the spectators was
!. . r,,dely interrupted by a gray-haired,
) powerfully framed workman, vino flung
!. hem roughly aside and forced his way
through the ring. As the girl turned
; from her prosecutors she recognized the
. new conner.
"Coom, me lass, COON wi faythcr,
= and the rough voice was pitlfnl, the
hard hands gentle, as he raised her and
. led her away. There was no word q
), reproach wasted on her. and none OF re-
= proof to the scattered crowd as the
! fathers arm closed round her, guiding
the wandering purposeless steps more
tenderly than if he had been q woman
and she little child
= As the reporter watched the strangf
:. pair, ard thought Of the goal OF suicide
toward which the feet of the girl wer'
u surely tending, he suddenly felt th'
!. near presence OF helping hand. As i,
Z turned quickly the callow youth belIis'
Q him seemed to sink into deep, peace
iul trance: two ferret eyes, very clos
: together. focused staringly on the III
D. Of A nose. which, like Earl Douglas
lrawbridgc. "just trembled on theirs
:, The mere fact that one hand Of thi
n thoughtful Young man had inst bee
discovered As tray ID another man pockt
a utterly failed to disturb his mcditations
q and as the reporter caught the stra
hand firmly, and called the owners n
- .ention to the circumstance. the AZ
seemed vaguely a violation Of the sacre
rite of hospitality.
: Rndtly aroused from the reverie. til
:, stranger looked at his recovered han
- with surprised recognition. a. II II VI,
4 newlS-born and wholly uniusiitiab
addition TO his family circle, but G
hii5ised no vulgar embarrassment. Ia
:; - ing in q. a glance the stale details OF u
- - reporters costume. he observed irrel
), vanity:
~ Yer trousers must 'ave ben hoh Il
:. very pattern as me hold vuns hat ON
=; Hi vos a yondenn' 'ow they vos valk'
.e tout without ne.
h. But" persisted the reporter. ''yo
i, hand was II my coat pocket, yoa rern~'
he ter"
OF Veil. vo. il il vos. / Railways carr
IA. me 'ans.s hin ne coat pncke:s-so- !
III; knowei the tro1sers. an III nef
s.orpeI 20 hexamine vether the coat :
hat sasng-lirei claw hor ha Prince =.
is ,e.r Veil. so long. see ye. sut>@
ed verify" ard as taa scamp vanish
% around tie conner, ine reporter rsaI.z
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