Telegram-herald., 1891-06-21


sisted Of ne would not explain beyond
tie msagre dennitloa thai they were
what laborer's buttoas were made OF.
IL turned out thai the colonlsts had
periodically Dubbed thesf quarter
Ably ssIniA and that they were AL proud
"a sell there aad 10 DC ADyssanIsss.
As lie warms 10 Ms subject. bis busl-
ness sseilsd 10 ensnoDoi tan dhnlen-
SONS. lie did large trade slta New
YORK, ses Orleans, Frisco and Vera
Cruz. BacM or sall PORK was his
true VOCATION. bat il clda't much mat
TER wnaE. Did desire 10 Import any
thing from the other side Al 30 per
cent. less than any other merchant
would fakel Ii seemed barbarocs IL
refuse. tie man VAS so innately polite
But didn't see how TO face consIgn-
ment OF pigs checks. so | asked hiIn To
have a drink and rendered the where
wlthal- ''Oh, no. ne said, IN gently
offended tone. .'On, no, SIR; excuse
me-. have drink waiting over The
way, out couldn't do 10 ike that"
didn't feel like Stopping longer after
this 50, as the share seemed as far on
as ever. rendered the proprietor some
thing fore the use OF the draaghiboArd
before leaving. The way that old bent
ngure Strengthened up aad waved
away my hand with = Gignlhcd sweep
and hurt look about the crooked face,
drove home the conclusion that Abys-
sinia Was no field for eleemosynary
efforts. There WAS something touching
in thIs refusal by two men, whose life
was evidently hard struggle, OF the
price of several hours work. Evident
ly u is not all poor Italians who are
beggars. IL WAS n relief to be outside
again, the Italians within had so much
more manners than /. Determined TO
treat somebody To something. we went
up 10 a baked potato ssall and stood
the little crowd of children baked pota-
toes all around. Thank goodness. they
nave no pride. Chow do you do it9'
ask of pretty 9-year-old girl, with eyes
a black as sloes and hair no lighter
Without any further explanation she
knew her red kerchlef head-dress was
referred 10. for | am sure she was
thinking about II all the time. she
took II of with 4 beautiful smile and
| unfolded Il. one corner over the baca
| OF the head, smaller corner over the
right ear, and the straight part over the
| forehead. She did 1t oil over twice
looking SD happy the while. That ker-
chief was the bright spot III her exist
| ence, as we'll as III her apparel. After
| TWO or three sharp turns, We made sure
we were well clear Of Abyssinia, when
another conner brought us out right
| opposite the s!aviag shop again. That
| IL one of the traits OF AbyssInls, II IS
far easier TO get III than to get out. But
every maze has It's clue and VIC were
| soon
Under Way for whitechapeL
To took up samples of all national
| types to he found III the east and would
have required month or two of leis-
ure. Parthians, Modes, Elamites, and
| jewellers in Mesopotamia, not to men
| ton Sandw Islanders and Cinnamon,
| are TO be found in strictly retail quan-
titles. IL you know where 10 find them.
But these arc scattered IN small mlgra-
tory groups, hero little and there a
| little; whereas Petticoat-!anc and il:
env;rons form Jewish community in
Il nutshell. A communicative police.
men, to whom | talked for a few min
Utes within stones throw of the court
where Jack the Ripper" murdered his
victim In her own room. suggested ex-
trsnle caution IN approaching the lane
| which iie described rs "a pretty tough
district" He told sone sad tales OF
| gentlemen snatch-thievcs, and ungen.
tlemaniy nustlers, who made fine play
upon mtruders. 'Have drink"
SAID. when he had done. "Why, Ger
tainly;" and rrgained myself-respcc
rs | parted with that twice rejected
coin. Unfortunately | could find
nothing oil the snaichers anC
the other interesting character.
which ought to have been about. i
$ ems that It Is only en- Sunday tina
Prttcoat lane is really in its glory. But
OF Jews and things Jewish there wa
no end. The names over the shops
read lake page OF proper names II
! crudcn's concordance" Sometime
the conjunction OF what the Gentile'
call Christian names was startling. i
| gave YOU shock, for instance, TO finC
| tile honored designation of a patriarch
| preceded by the dIssyllahle Polly
| Everybody was trading peacefully, and
nothing seemed further Oft than the
| days
when. By way Of mild reminders
That needed coin. the Knight
| Day By day extracted grinders
| From the bowling Israeite."
| You naturally expect To encounter
! prominent noses, and you are not dis
| appointed. Here is . butchers chop
with the three Hebrew letters on The
window, denoting that Hebrews can
| get their meat free from the blood
which IS the life. Next you notice a
| boarding covered with
/ Posters All in Hebrew Character.
| They look very learned, but are only
| putting somebody's matchless boots al
1 shiIlings 6l pence the pair. On the
| door OF "A synagogue | saw the follow
| Ing curious announcement posted: $50
cicty Tor Allowing Marriage Fees and d
| Portion TO Nirtuous Girls and Young
| Men of the Jewish Faith. The commit
tee of the above society hereby give
! notice that MI election for couple will
shortly take place. who will receive a
Iewry oil e25 and sate marriage fees. y
Another legend. written large over 4
taiiol's shop. ~ TYPICAL nj Jewish thrift
! mess: "Gcntlemen's clothes cut down
10 suit their sons" An American would
| never have thought OF that.
J.. r. ANDREWS.
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For Ladies' Only.