Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-14
The Huckster Nuisance.

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Some years ago regulations were adopted
suppressing the blowing of horns and ringing
Of bells on the streets by the ishmongers and
street iealers generally. 1t was then found
that these parties made day a. well as night
"hideous by CRYING their articles on the streets
In tones more Outlandish and discordant than
the war wells of n COmanche Indian Then a
regulation was adopted BY our hybrid NUM-
cipal legislative executive authorities the Com
missioner-, prohibiting that nuisance. and the
Quie. citizens aud the invalids congratulated
themselves upon the hope Of being permitted
to get little qJIie. sleep in the early morning
after rolling restlessly through the long and
weary night.
But, alas, all such hopes have long since taken
their Eight. for no attempt pretense even
of enforcing the regulation Is made BY the Do
lice or the Commissioners. The hucksters have
again captured the national capital and now
render sleep impossible and life q burden from
early dawn % near noon
Being troubled with insomnia and able to get
but little sleep during the night I arose be-
tween and a. m and closed the blinds 70
shut out the light. hoping to secure little nap
at least, but just As dropped off into a quiet
sleep was aroused BY the stentorian cry :,
Fish! fish. fish, fsn, Here's your fresh fish,
and 30 on for quarter Of an hour. until the
sound finally died away in the distance
Now. thinks I. l will get some sleep and turn
Jus. IS / entered the border Of Greenland was
again aroused. this time by great bull voice
crying Strawberries. Strawberries, Strawber-
rtes. Strawberries Nice fresh strawberries
three baskets for quarter, And then the
same CRY was repeated bs another voice two
octaves higher. And this was kept up for abou,
half an hour. the poor old horse stopping while
the human tends called at the horses. first one
and thsu the other side Of the street. TO induce
some sarly riser 70 buy their decayed berries.
with cholera morbus thrown in.
After awhile that ceased, and, recalling the
old szying. IL at fret you don't succeed. try.
Try again. rolled over. thinking surely this
mus. be the Last and row will get a nap.
But after waiting what seemed a Young
eternity Of time and just ''bslny sleep hid
fairly closed my weary eyclids, was again
aroused, this time by fine Italian falsetto
voice CRYING: bananas, Bananas, Bananas
Nice fresh bananas. Two Of u cent-two Of q
cent
Finding il impossible to sleep I arose and
prepared for breakfast. thinking now / will
have some peace. but Just a. / Was about &c
swallow the nrst mouthful Of food there came
Heating In through the open windows the highly
appeuzing cry, "Sosp grease, soap grease, OLD
tat. ham bones and old iron, soap grease
This Is no fancy picture, but the htera
truth, exactly What occurred this morning, AND
what occurs every day
Now, in all candor. i submit that this is a.
Outrage on decent citizens which orgh. not Il
be tolerated. and 10 Is the duty of the Com
missioners and the chief OF police to stop IL
II The Law Is defective then xhy do not tn,
Commissioners see 10 II that the defect "a RENE
died2 IL very simple mater, and the com
mittees In Congress have at this session show,
themselves ready 10 attend 70 sucn matter
Whenever Their attention has been called to then
by the Commissioner For Gods AXE gentle
msn, ''iet us have peace"
June 10. 1881 CAYrroL HILL