Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-19

most numburless clCses ana courts. no
casual frequenter OF Holborn would notice
Il, but the locality " one Of the denscst In
London IN point OF population Among
the thousandsOf lowly humans living hero
Rro fully 200 costermongcrs. aud In the
winter time half ~ many Gipsies The
great resort Of all these folk IL the Leather
Bottle. a public house within the shadowy
precinct.
The former class rather pride them.
selves ON their utter recklessness IN the
matter Of gambling, carouslng aud drink.
ING. While they live In entira harmony
with their R0mGnp friends aud po..ess a
certain respect for their winter companions
which permits OF no tritling, II was easy to
sec Tat from the oster standpoint OF
ethics the tawny folk are not considered
fairly progressive They arc too quiet.
They attend closely to work and minimize
the III effects OF poverty In London
''Gor bli metz said a friendly coster "iow
can ye ave comfort hout o. yer neighbors,
less ye can 'elp enrry 'cm 'ome now an
ng'in from the Leather Bottlcg Strike
me lucky, II III doan't believe they'd rather
heat whites than lick powterl Clicking
pewter II must DO known, IL coster for
guzzling four alc.D Coda truth, but ye
awsk one on 'em for tho loan o bob
(shilliug) for few pots at tn Bottle, an
their bloody hoyes stick bout like bleedin
muscles, Cor bli me, so they dol'
Most OF the Glpsics In this locality live
from half dozen 10 score In room.
They possess the scanticst array Of house.
hold utensils. Their native ability to make
the most OF little enables them TO patch up
few seats, aud they sleep comfortably aud
cheer.iy packed together like herrings
Some OF their abodes are wretohod beyond
description To one who rs unable to com.
prehend their own Rladness NJ getting on
al all. They work hard and long, being
first at the great markets and last to leave
the streets. Handbarrows are used by
most Of these The mother, father and the
grown sons aud daughters all share IN the
severe work OF pushing the barrow or cart.
Many will cover twenty and thirty miles
day IN their rounds.
The little folks left at home work on bas.
kets, color leaves and wild grasses, Of which
they have brought In n supply Of material
from their summer wnnderings, and which
are sold tothc luwly Tor mantel ornaments,
or w,lttlc out skewers Tor meat stalls. All
| do something aud earn something II there
X u loss In one dayis trade, they work the
harder the next. All thus keep from
starvation, which Is more than many who
are not he1thens can do IN London, and
some even get through the hhrd, wet, fog
Gy, sleety, bone wringing winter with their
| lives and few shillings to the good,
a few who huddlo In these congested dls.
tricls have the regulation coster cart mud
the helpful donkey, and most curious quar-
ters are often found FOR both Gipsles and
donkey. yj.ast wiuter, while haunting this
bit OF darkest London, got on very good
terms with q Gypsy family who had los,
! their donkey cart, aud nearly their donkey
through fateful collision with Hammer
smith bus, IL was early In the winter, aud
the loss pretty nearly meant starvation
There arc scores d dealers In costrrs' cart,
and bRrrovs In London, where u cart OF
barrow eau he hired, though at ruinou,
rates, or purchased on weekly payments
AZ one Of these made II FIRST payment Of
ten shilliWa ch'al donkey cart Ia behglf Of
Tho GipsY iemtly. became surety for tho re
mgindcr, and toe inpident iurllsn,u go a.,
thereafter open sesame to the iunermos
recesses ot Leather Lane
1t was Ia one OF these innermost recosse
that my Glp5y friends had their habitation
and II Is certain that no more curlou
dwelling place and disposition OF home be
longlngs were ever seen. About half wa
from Fnrnivals Inn TO Theobod's Row
narrow, dingy court, above which strl-
OF sky could barely DO seen, wrlggled
' hundred teet or moro Is. the east. 10 tn