Telegram-herald., 1889-06-24

hour. Royal gUArd 4Doas Drury Lane
theatre. Red coats. Always during
performances. Old custom Of no
earthly uss. Started generations ago
Cot ~ going. Goes BY its own nomen-
tum- Like customs obsolete every
where Theatre building ugly. Very
ugly. Would suffer by side Of New
ork grain elevator. Architectural "
Illness the sty ls thsrs one hundred wears
ago. Pearl oyster shell plan and inspi-
ration. HOanely outside. Gorgeous in
side. England getting over this now
Drury Lane. Home OF happy wretched-
mesa Contented sinfuiness. Eestatic
squAlor. Blissful poverty. Serene deg
radiation. Grinning vice. Especially at
IL al night. Light as day Almost.
Two thirds Of midnight occupants of
street women. Best OF Gods eift To
man" Worst If not rightly appropri-
ated- faAonp angels the worst devils.
Extremes meet Laws OF nature. Moth
ing fresher than fresh egg. Nothing
worse than spoiled ditto Drury Lane
women. Limp Seedy. Ragged. I'm
clean. Saliow Emaciated, or bloated.
HarpIes lowering about gin shops. Gin
shops snowy. Brassy. Glary. Full Of
polished barrels. Occupation Of these wo-
men. To get treated. To entreat treats
To treat each other To find life in GIN
To renew life in gin. To borrow fleeting
phantasy OF former youth in gin. To
live For gin. To die. For gin.
Social women these 10 passer by. Not
reserved. Introduce themselves. Not by
name. by mention of pressing want
Pressing want, gin.
Remark TO me by one. "You said
you'd give me a penny last night and I'll
take It now" Half glance brings her
to colloquial terms. Woman bareheaded.
Bonnet gone. For gin. Face color of
putty.
Next destination of gown-Paper mill.
Three others pass 10y. Same type. Arm
in arm. Singing At top OF voices.
More noise than melody. Workings of
gin. Not dangerous women Simply
drunk. Plain. common feminine drunk.
May DO seen any night in London Re
puted center OF civilization. Refinement.
Source of missionary endeavor TO reform
heather. Seems IN places rotten at home
while trying To make sound abroad.
On corner Murphy buster" Vulgar
English for potato roaster. Modelled af-
ter locomotive. With wheels. In min
nature. Potato roasted hapenny each
Salt TO season thrown in. Good mid
night relish. Red glow from the buster
furnace. Appetizing fragrance of roast
ed potato on midnight air. Two women
sitting on curb by il. Warming them
selves by heat of furnace. No other fire.
Time, December. Doubtful if they have
room.
Boiled winlsle stand on next corner.
Little plates. Penny a plate. Tough.
Eel stew kitchen opposite. Penny a
bowl. Crowded. With midnight small
wage earners. Crossing sweepers. Car
rlagc door openers. Pure beggars. Soil
ed buzzards. Bouquet sellers. Street
musicians. The midnight .'lower or
ders.' Not much seen by day. City
owls
Grimy. Atmospheric sensation of
CRIME everywhere. Air thick with
civilized savagery. Savagery? Worse.
Fungi OF an artificial life. Human mold
OF artificial conditions. Accumulated
rottenness of generations. Born in Lon
don. Bred in London. No more able
To live out Of London than swamp moss
IN dry field. Evolution of unnatural
conditions. Human toadstools. Same
color. Short lived.
Yet blooming children here. Live
in cellars. Cheeks red. pictures OF
health" at five. Lean In BODY and vis-
age gnarlcd and bony at thirty-fise.
Soon ripe, soon rotten. Willows. not
oaks. Willow venerable at sixty; ready
20 fall Oak then in its early prime
Same correspondence i'm human growths
Side street opening into Drury park.
Dim. Let's 90 down IL. Open door.
Private residence. OF native. Feni-
nine. Single. Look in. Thin bed.
One chair. One table. One teacup.
Plate. Fragments Of penny repast.
Print over mantelpiece. Highly col
ored- Return OF Prodigal Son" In
residence Of prodigal daughter Maxi
mum Of income. One shilling per day.
In luck II she gets that. Feels rich when
she does.
Abode Of one Of her majesty's subjects.
Not old. Not yet ugly. VIII be- soon.
Traces Of gin on her face and form.
Probable age thirty-five. Stands in
doorway. Contemplating starsl No. /
Worse Waiting for Hats. For victims.
For the young man void Of understand /
ing. For The old man ditto. For here 1
they come.
Policeman comes along. Carriage
stiff Gait slow. Bearing official. Ad- .
dresses woman: See here. il catch YOU
at your door again III run you in Fur
thsr down the street. Lookl DinQv
doorways Dngier and dingisr. Faint
light More women. Like this one. All
staining in doogways Same sort Of
rooms. Rapid Sinking back a. police
man gOes down Doors closed Appear
ances preserved Law. order. deceucv
and virtue prevail So long as police
mans "a sight. Opened when he disan-
pears All waiting and hoping for tie
mantle coming mantle Young man
void Of understanding g-t tha oh nan
dit'a Waiting Why7 He may bring
Pence. For WHAT To hwy gin. WHY
gin' Gin means bliss. Heaven Para
de for four pence True. FOR an hour
aniy Bur what mstters Hour e bliss
IN prospective outwci-hs h8ndredfoll
ten u misery aftevwaFd
LET'S emerge Iato Drurv Lane AGAIN.
sfors Murphy h'1eters Pei Tie shows
ish kitchens fnf Girls --afli-~ -.s ara
fro win nsar plrcf.-rs Preparations f-r
-housaR1s - Or iight uppcrs Hmm.
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