The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-12-04
PARIS seooARs.
ne WE'LL Organized Union % Mendiesnts
20 tie Found in the Freuch Capital.

0no Wou-Or8ousEeu UNION OF MouuI0ao"
20 tie Found in the French Capital.
It has struck every stranger visiting
Paris, the beggars he continually meets
with in the livcliest and best quarters Of
the city. who exhibit some physical in
trinity as an appeal to the compassion
Of tho wayfarer. Frequently he en-
counters women bearing in thoir arms
n child cnvcloped in n rag in tho ncigh-
borhood Of tho exchange or of tho
opera. Tho stranger then enters into a
philosophical monologue on the con-
tiguty of the highest luxury and tho
deepest misery in largo cities, gives a
few SOUS and continues his promenade.
But II lie sojourns longer in Paris, ho
soon discovers that 1t is not with tho
unfortunate and INDECENT that he has 10
deal, who, under the pressure Of eN-
treme want, stretch forth their hands,
but with professional mendicants who,
with the spoils of tho compassionate,
carry on n lucrative and constantly in
creasing business. Itis always the same
people whom one encounters in the
same localities, and who, in u
ceytain measure, have acquired u
vested right to tho place, which they
zealously defend against every posi-
BILE rival. To each and every medicant
it is known that after having worked
for years at particularly rcmunera-
tive spot an individual confrere has
withdrawn from the business and pro-
poses to increase his income from tho
profits Of his mend cancy by selling his
stand to successor. Those beggar
stands are very much in request VIII ch
are freguented by people Of rank and
wealth, and the boggars complain that
they are compelled TO pay hire for q
place Of this description 10 the church
adm nistration or its representatives.
Meanwhile the business ilourishcs de-
spite all A stand on the princi-
pal boulevaris has made of its occupant
u rich propr;ctrcss of real estate. Not
withstanding this she continues the
the business, giving hertclf no further
trouble to conceal her opulence. for she
orders for her breakfast and dinner an
abundant and appetizng meal. which
is brought to her with q bottle Of wine.
and this she consumes under tee eyes OF
such of her patrons rs may be pass ne
\ at the moment. This woman has no
legs; it goes without saying that they
| were shot off by the Prussians at the
| siege of Paris--as matter of fact, She
| suffered the loss as child from fall ng
out of third-story window. Other
bcggars whose rcpulsive exterior.
from aesthetic or other considerations,
Danish them from the boulcyards
! appear elsewhere with real field ofii-
l ,c,,, %,,F Nftor ~ tbroo tour INV.
sons, who sec to the collection Of the
aims, or, more justly expressed. black,
NAL. In the class of "b,g beggars'
may appropriately be included mcndi.
cant who in his day-tcn years ago
exercised his trade on horseback, AND
extended toward the poor pedestrian fol
his tribute a bag attached to walking
stick. A peculiarly impulsivc impress
sion is made upon the mind by children
whose mendicancy is directed by agen 8
who naturally appropriate the lion :
share of the booty. How unquestiOn
ably it may be assumed that the healtl
of these poor children suffers severely
under the trial. and that no child in thu.
vocation can long survive. 1t never
enters into the mind of the police
authorities, however, or ut least rarely
to interpose in arresting this revOltins
practice. In pitiful imbecility and i'm
potency the Parisians affirm. that moth
ing can be done to foil professiona
beggars, because thereby the non-pro
fcssionals would suffer. AS If ther,
were any OF the latter on or near TIL
boulevards! II strange beggar shoult
once venture to show himself there h
would be SO pounded and pummeled b.
the old settlers that it is very certain HI
would never put in second appear
snco. Translated for Public Cpi'sion.