Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-01-25
STREET ARS-THEIR DARK
WAYS AND VAIN TRICKS.

a veteran of the Mexican war.
whose leg was cut "r ." - saw 'ii'i''
has for five years excited the s?mpa-
thy OF the people above Fourte, nth
street. a boy sits on the walk in
Fourteenth street with his hat between
lis stumps of legs Another boy, who
is paraliz:d drags himself up and down
space about a rod in length in Union
square and makes money. A woman
has learned to twist her hands in sucl'a
way that they present the appearance
of horrible deformity. She adds to
the pitiable spectacle by screwing up
her face in manner that is calculat ed
to draw a few pennies at least from
the pockets of the charitable. A
| humpbacked man lies like ball on the
walk in Twenty third street. His wife
assists him. She waits at some dis
tance until she sees person whom she
thinks would give coming along, and
then walking up to her. husband as
|
gle penny into. his hand. The idea is
that the sight of "a poor, ragged wo.
man giving will soften the heart OF
the person who sees the act. 1t is a
very common sight to see women sit
ting on the curbstone playing their
piping and intermittent hand-organ
and holding a babe in their arms
Often these babes are hired for the
purpose. Blind men generally employ
BOYS to lead them about. A hatles'
man will step up to a pedestrian anC
say: II am just out of the hospital
and | would like to ask you, sir, if yoI
! have an old hat at home, to give me-
OF course, the man cannot go home tC
get the hat, and the beggar. if any al
tention is paid to him, receives a mon
ey gift. A well-dressed man at on
time made Broadway the scene of hi
7 operations. His linen was clean, hi
clothing was carefully brushed, a.,
his shoes were neatly polished. Ii
! was thrown out of employment, anC
/ pawned his furniture piece by piece
his wife and children wanted for brea,
e and his pride fell. Fifty cents woulC
e keep the wolf from the door for n day
y and he would repay the favor when h
D secured work. lie made a mistake b.
{ going into several places twice.
= Women we'll attired go into office
y and, saying they have lost their pock
). et-books, ask for loan sufficient I
= pay their fare home. They invarabl
give a street far up town, SO as to ol
" tain the elevated railway fare, 10 cent
2 They say their husbands will retur
= the amount. A man entered the tici
: et Office of railroad company o
Broadway last week and asked the di
= tance to Chicago. He said his none
\ had been stolen and he was going
n walk TO that city. The hearts OF I'll
clerks were hardened and the schen
4 did not work. A half drunken fello
- asked hotel clerk to write a lett
20 for him to take to Peter Cooper sayir
.. the bearer was n deserving man. III
. clerk wrote instead that he was an IL
poster. and the man, not knowing Il
- difference, took the letter to Mr.. Coo
er's house. Last winter an old fello
in linen coat came around to 1
Office in Broadway, near Twenty-thi
by steet, regularly, and was given som
ed thing each time. Finally IL W
'e thought If he was seally needy
". ought to be helped There had be-
=. y heavy fall of snow. A shovel W
t6 brought ont and he was told he won
ed I've paid S2 II he would clean the wal
oh. 10. sir" said he II can't. ] ha
rain In my back. IN. Y. Times