The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-09
TlEENAYS WAyDERIyCS.
lnr..as a Day With a London Rent
Collector

r.a.ords Practically at the Mercy Of
.. gestiul Hordes-'S campers" and
....,- Endless Flight From the School
r...5-s Clutches Hopelessness of
vrv.ranment For Those Who Would
g.-s The Curse Of Ignorance and
mink over Au-Wretohed Scenes.
Copyright 1881
r..F.r. June 20. 1898 My companion
-... interesting character as one can
...- ind in London. / made his brief
-..-.lutauce at time when, turning
.-.rnouser / had rent to pay for some
.--..r friends and myself in the usavory
....i..r- Of Hare Lane. I seemed to in
..r..- him; he truly interested me; and
w. er.w to be friends; or as much so as
tf.r.trdl suspicion of all humanity, as
anI1ngou rent collector, and his fixed and
unable idea that there were in the
-. world, outside of London, few
Win and little territory worth wor-
rrg-r. a bodys cad about" would per-
He mad in earlier days been a police in
s,..rar. and bore something of a record
81 ,igarOus experiences in the east end
y1,ions from certain missing fingers.
som.Nnat less provision of nose and ears
-fau originally allotted, with various and
--egIr8us gerrymanders of his face, neck
s16 scalp. which unpleasantly limited of
r4.r ambulance surgeons and curious
-1ni.18rv and cuticle transplantings in the
General hospital. A period of ethical
and physical repOse as beadle, which fol-
15r.5 the efforts of some BiIlingsgate
,,mobbers' to convert him into mangle
with which to playfully smooth out"
some of his fellow inspectors, which re
tired him from the force with portions of
his organism intact and Il small pension,
cave him something of benign look
T6is was curiosly blended with wise
i14iri3l air. for having for time, as
irl1ut-school visitor" inspector or de
fsctiye. engaged in chasing truant schol-
airs ND and down gutter-SpOuts into and
our OF ccsspoOls and sewers and up chin
n,v1ues and beneath their mothers pet
rioat,. 10 finally land them behind the
w.Qs of the Ragged School prison.
be was indeed though stately and
calm in demeauor, a man literally of
parts Duty had, as it We're, rendered
him plainly divsible. And | never had
Tyher esteem for his short broad, ener-
retic and always perspiring wife's exacti-
-rat ut description than when she grOan-
iuHy remarked that William Emery
Htvaus was no less than hObiec' "A
Lobe.." she would repeat in a sort of eX-
uIation of detected admiration, Hi
must remark it; a hobiec as if e goes on
q gettln separated py Wagapones an
Aoutlaws, an III outllVes 'm-wlch l
prNs Hldon TIL puI me on the pOofs
rates buryiu' i'm in bits
Mr. Evans, whom ! always addressed
for his service record as Mr.. Inspector, 80
and who always returned for the same
fine official salute which displayed the
two remaining myers OF MS flght mana
TO me oeSi advantage, was now IN Ihe
charities ana rents, lie was employed
during certain DAYS Oh eacu week oy one
OF those London chdflIy ORGANIZATIONS
winch support as many omcers ana com
M'tie.s as wards, TO unexpectedly drop IN
upon rs few dependents at thelr homesi
an" observe III the yea ana tracts bestowed
were clfecunG upright uVlnEi ana III was
from his reports, from which he wisely
eliminated the separation OIL ms own
members. thaJ data We're secured Ior
those touching annual reports OF Oenen-
conce Whlch draw tears from honest
british eyes and shillngs IRON their pie
laorc Bl1lish pockets.
Its VERY risky aszln cove, Mr. In
SpecJor o1tth sud TO me, "as .oW IS soul
He;.peni. FIer on mornin's wen e amt
quite J9len a overnight GIN crawl y
Term lauNourteaan tracksanyo J. my
a'-l IS r. mlnd lest e SENDS on a'ead
..dH '' hIm er &tcheJ 10 lnJefu0Oce Is
tal.U remarks
At9.ner days at Mr.. Evans disposal
were oo dpled IN the COLLECTION OF rents.
should NOT ike TO repeat his o6serVa-
1la' ItsH0lng inns vocation or the PEG
,'1 WIN Nhom II brought MN INTO ousI-
..'' iy.1tioHS. Ou bh9 one manu- were
-:,;,,5"' nc worst; anu u me yie lilo9U
i'..''.v. 'i io1uoll 3 IoWly on - INC olIlolS
.. .1o lLiill'el SISTERS oVSr ~ y edIS oL
...'''i. Li7eiy wealthy anu lar uSller
a. '.' ssolei IMAM luey were ricn' Among
t.. Pi"i'tfles were ScaIIefllg sinai
. anu UeEel!euIS De4onu UIo
2l.i. Jyr9Su region 70 VAS n3rIn
Hl'o EHu hodui some OIL uhSSo
"t most cohseSueo OF Lohuoh
oi.'t ~, 'llu u cutters s5idggI,lHB alouB ueS
o o,.l' ,"ll "-'nliS roaos. EhulesS ulhlLB
',,, ''I'' ll'H were necessary 10 SGture an
,.'','''.' vi returns upon IheSc: - Wig al
+ /" PlU"lCiu WIN my lIIouu "uISH
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