Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-23
"iIaril. bark. tho fo-S DO bark,
The GegsIrS are coming TO Town,


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'iIari,: harl, the dogs DO bark,
The s5lr5 are coming 10 town.
Tor orr bcGgarS are hot Of the migratory sort
They are always with Us If there is any pro
y!sioE o. municipal law prohibiting street beg
i-nE 1t is - laXiy enforced as to be practically a
dead letter Aims are asked on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue with impunity. and there are numerous
professional beg@ars here in the national can
iai- Local talent completely occupies the
fed that ItcnerantS are kept out There ia n
class that asks only for cole vttels" It con-
s.stS o. negroes. principally children. but some
women engage in Ii. There are families which
subsist by sending the children out day after dav
L. beg for broken yctuals and cold scraps
THESE children have their regular beats. They soon
learn where their requests are tolerated and the
n Use tsat accommodates them once is pretty
regularly visited thereafter There ia an Old col
ortd man here the proprietor ola cheap boarding.
house. whu supplies his table bq begging cole
Nifteis- Armed with an Old market basket and
q Z collie pot. he starts ont early in the morn
IN ON his daily round. He j. very mons ar M
lr.sF Processes TO be. But many suspect that
n boaStcd piety Is merely part OF his stock in
trade. for he turns it TO good account Age has
b.coched his wooi!y locks but ne stems sIon,r
Win gooC DIAL Of f!rmness At the dOo~ he,
Will say. "Ah. MisSUs. amt YOU got somethin'
Tor de ole iuan to-day: He dat oiyeth to de-
20 ienG"th 10 the Lord. an de Lords KEEP me
ny ST until ! sc too ole 10 work" contribution
u MS haSket l. sure 10 elicit a profrisiun of
thanks. AMI the bi-@er the contribution the
more iTeiu~c the thanks. He quote. Scripture
cutie iueatly. and is as garrulous as any old
woman ON Saturdays he carries two baskets
Presumably 10 get double supply of grub
u carry his b0arders over Sunday. On one oc-
ctt>ioii mere lie visited the same house several
Gays In succession. and was given something
e&ch time. the question. What do you do with
aii the s;uil you ge;?" was asked. The old man
resented The question as piece ofimpertinence
lie got very mad. and the suggestion that he
toola not cat oil he begged only increased his
anger lie poured out his wrath with yolubility
upon The household. but he never returned there
on Ms collect ng tours He did not want char
lIy accompanied DJ inquisitiveneSs.
THE GLNTEEI. BEGGAR
The geEteei begGaT. who leYies his contribc-
lions u'cer the disguise OF loans Is not unknown
In Washington There is one who brides him.
Self upon his dignity. aud who is a Chesterfield
In pOliteness- He goes lor cash altogether and
puts his requests in the most reiued iaDpuage
VIII you consent 10 be my banker for the snaca
OF half an hour for triflng an.ount;" he will
faF 10 an acquaintance. IL want the nstrnIf-
Cant sum OF fifteen cents. With a careiesspess
that i arr not habtGnlly given to- | left nv
IOCketbOOk at ECne in another pair of trOysers
and | am compelled to visit the Navy Yard on
business only want car fare. and will return
IL 10 yOu prOmptly." lie invariably asks Tor AZ
teen cents. which is the price of a drink and
never seems TO reflect that car fare for a round
mp. would be bat ten cents His Iuyurious
taste would revolt az liquor that cost less than
1itecu cents drink. and hence. that Is his fixed
asses -GeAt. He il aE tni srraininE taIher a
gree r'Eiancsr. and the .JES' ifpuuentJy in
C'-sc AIN IN Liteea eeat loans lOr the sake OF