The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-29

denounco each other in terms not
nice, but entirely in harmony with the
environment Constable l. AZ now strolls
in and touches the old man with his foot
TO see that he is not dead He tells the
woman TO ego on, and bundles the old
man and his defender into n doorway. The
rest look at him with ugly hate. They Ego
on" however. at don't do 10 show that
you're afraid OF EN-" he says as he strolls
along to where you stand. 'lf did they'd
up-cnd me in no time"
There il baby in the arms Of another
baby, perhaps three years older, on the
pavement Just in front OF you. There are
babies everywhere, in the arms OF women,
in the arms OF children, on the pavemenis,
in the cutters, in the doorways and in the
windows. The women carry them any
how, much MS men carry not particularly
valuable parcel. Yonder along the passage
are three tiny little girls holding three ba-
bies, all sitting on the dirty pavement
against the wall. All are in rags. Queer
babies these. They are 50 very dirty.
Their faces aIe dirty, their logs are dirty,
and their shoes, when they have them,
are soaked with the black liquid
OF the gutter that tricklos along by
each curb. There are hags all
about you, old, dccrept, tooth'ess,
waxy-faced, gummy-cycd hags. They are
so old that they have scarcely strength 10
drug themselves TO the public house for
their drink OF gin, gn about as odorous
and ms healthy rs kerosene. They are
horrible hays ny they to,ter slowly and
silently In and out OF the shadows, but
they are not half rs horrible as the babies,
The baby on the drawng.room floor Of
your lodgings is quite nm interesting thing.
II Is equally adapted for philosophical CON
! Temptation and soothing syrup. II is n
mysterious parcel loosely done up in a
! pink skin, which may contain n future
bank president or bank robbcr, or both.
But the inthcr aud mother love each other
aad love Il. They began TO love II when
they first knew Il. Ii II had the capacity
Of surprise II would have wondered enor-
mously at IT'S royal greeting into the world,
at It's couch Of down, lis silkcn coverlels,
! and is robes OF soft white flannel labori-
ously ornate. II Is n holy thing, for IL
cnlocks MI the mysteries that throng the
silent universe. NOBODY knows whence
II came, whore II is going, or what Il is for.
| but IL Is nursery king, that baby, q
something that now and hcncciorth will
evoke from two hearts all that Is noblost,
HlhHh'eli Wlu iipa' bN"hi'"' ~ human
nature.
A very different baby Il is from those in
! the market here. These are simply physiO-
logical nuisancos. They are entirely dc
trop, and are only good TO insure, and
then accidentally suilocaio in bed. Some
! good might bc thus got out Of them II the
! police aud the coroner were not 50 inlcr-
nally curious aud sharp. You lose all
/ = Al. -. .lae
these Hnbby. dirty little beasts. You nn-
consciously look back TO the market, OK
pccling to SOC trays Of babies piled, high
one on another aud washed clean like
tho turnips, with q stout man aud
small boy behind them shricking
alternately "Ero yer hircl Pinny a
paoundl Pinny paoundl Orl fresh an
icupAR" There Is no room for them
here. There was room for their mothers
when they were born in this dreadiully
populated hive. Poor Lord Sails
bury does not know what TODD with them,
aud no wonder. II isn boy baby he
can pot rcd coat on him when lac grows
up and make oi him q target, but thcrc Is
no other opening. II Il Is q girl-wcll, the
Chinese plan has some merits after oil,
Surely thvso girl babies were better oil
dead than hy aud by thronging the STREETS
IN their Hgs, disgfacing a city and dclilug
q nation. There nro Gb,OlO IT them al
ready grown M, there nrc GO,uOO more ~
thcu growing and there II no place Ia
England 10 furnish them living except
the streets
Constable T. l. is polite anl wishes TO
show You a sample. lie leads the way out
oi the passage down Chapel court. q black
aud narrow alley OF high buildings whose
windows are broken und whose hook, even
! Ia thc dark. Is battered aud dingy. Halt
/ way down the court you come 10 the sam.
| pie Il h ak months Old, has n dirty incr
| aud dirty motnur. ID IN in iis mothers
| arms. and she leans GA slight wooden
| gateway which crosses the entrance 30 tho
house, evidently q ivucc to keep ils own
simplrs Ia aud other samples out The
mother b. sixty live anl looks hily. She
LAS q white gin.snakcl face, a Noes la pro.
crls IT colofiug. and thin light hair. Her
man j. doing time in Portland Jail She
has lone time herself The constable mods
~ her. You fpgak b. her GLOW old Il
it9' you ask "SiX months" "E0rn
horc2' "No. la the Rciugc' Her look
j. dull and s0dlcn. NOn arc nn enemy
hcriusc you are with lho law. and thc law
has hcrn UUugnigrd as the natural enemy
ever sincr slic began b. rrccgn,re. \
sixpgncc bughtrns her up however.
Take ihc money. Jenny" che fay,
quickly "Scc thc rUnilruian's money
tommy Tho g'nucmln Is going 10 give
| son siNpouCr Zoe rhoUs.' lie u quit,
awake nov. -Four drinks ui gin ar almos
Within licr grasp. The sample is indiilcr'
cnt o. mungy however he iluitcrs hi'
arms Ike q bird with ivaihrTlcss Winl
and guutlps inluiculatrly. lie has on {
lfurk ihll la given NJ irving to be- pinl
aul settled down 10 De- entirely dirty.
Perhaps ii would Boz kinder b give hin
sifychu.nn, but you give mm the money
llr is quite uu interesting mombct 1T ~,
WORLDS museum. the sample. lie ~
thirI no siN months Tie o. % thief by ever,
law Of ul.up, llcHa thieihy every vulc,
. tendency ~ h.H nulo.ulial brain. by ever,
iuhrdici functional dcgoncmcy ct hi
@ | physiological outfits by even drop Of MIL
b thli hc snrk'Us irlm those yin pcrmvaty.
. I s|uulH iu Dds mothers iw1sL From M
, dls hp Was born thc shilling atmosphere %
3 that uu.soWo room uu the lrii. the ..ls pro
p ducts 1l That pHunDuh ul cheap pumiin
I . thHt makes thp smoky I.aht. ihp stable hal
& ur WiliDl vegetable, that h.s mother eat
4. when she rc,ss other than llquid fool. th
- shitCm. tho cold and tht company a
I thieves vii carry Un thr good work WhicI
. Die father aud mother rl hmyply began
. | To- un ihv drawing rnnm door ui You
% lodgings hrrdiiy .cums beautiful law
j. ll,H b sa houlhlo law, thc nysi houibl
y Invention Of he'll,
r. Farewell. YOU beautiful sampled yo
n mUfUIN HIV 't.HIN uu aud du honor 4