Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-08


tor-LandIords Practically at the |
Mercy of the RestiaI Hordes- |
"Scampers" and Their Endless
Flight From the school Boards |
Clutches-HOpelessne of Environ |
ment for Those Who Would Rise |
she Curse OF Ignorance and Drink |
over All-Wretched Scenes.
LONDON, June &c.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
My companion was as interesting char
soter as one can easily find in London.
made his brief acquaintance at a time
when, turning costermoDger, had rent to
pay for some coster friends and myself in
the unsavory precincts of Hare Lane. 1
seemed to interest him; he truly interest
ed me; and we grew to be friends; or as
much 30 as his natural suspicion of all hu-
manity, as a London rent collector, and
his fixed and amiable idea that there were
in the whole world, outside of London,
few people and little territory "worth wor-
ritin' o body's 'ead about" would permit.
He had in earlier days been police in
spector, and bore something of record
of vigorous experiences in the East End
regions, from certain missing fingers,
somewhat less provision of nose and ears
than originally allotted. with various and
| vagarous gerrymanders of his face, neck
| and scalp which unpleasantly limited of
riot, ambulance surgeons and curious Ca
| pillary and cuticle transplsntings in the
| general hospital. A psriod of ethical and
physical repose as besdle, which followed
the efforts of some Billings9ate 'mobbers"
to convert him into a msngle with which
to plsyfully "snooth out" some of HE fell
low inspectors, which retired him from
! the fore, with portions of his organism in
tact and small pension, gave him some
thing of benign look. This was curious
ly blended with a Wise judicial air, for
having for time, as trusnt-ischool "visi-
tor" inspector or detective, engaged In
chasing trusnt-scholars up and down gut
ter-spouts, into and out of cesspools and
sewers and up chimney-fues and beneath
their mothers petticoats, to finally land
them behind the walls of the dragged
SCHOOL, prison.
He was indeed, though stately and calm
in demeanor, a man literally of parts
Duty had, as 1t were, rendered him plain
ly divisible And never had higher es
; TEEN for his short, broad, energetic ano
always perspiring wife's exaotitude of de
! scription than when she groaningly re
, marked that civilian Emery Hevsns wa
no less than a hobjec." ga hobjec," sh'
would repeat in a sort of exultstion of de
: jeeted admiration, "Hi must remark 1t;
hobjec as IL e goes on gettin' seppurstet
by wsgabones an houtlsws, an Hl out
lives 'im-w'ich prsys Hi don'ti-'u pu
me on the poors rates buryin' i'm II
| bits"
Mr.. Evans, whom I always addresses
for his service record as ''Mr. Inspector,
and who always returned for the same
fine oficial salute which displayed the tw'
remaining fingers of his right hand to tn
best advantages, was now in the oharitie
and the rents. He was employed durin
certain days of each week by one OF thos
London charity organizations which sur
port as many officers and oommlttees !,
wards, to Unexpectedly drop In upon II
few dependents at their homes, and oil
| serve IL the tea and tracts bestowed wei
| effecting upright living; end 1t was frol
his reports, from whion he wisely elinini
ted the separation of his own member
that data were secured for those touchir
annual reports of benefcence which dra
tears from honest British eyes and shilling
It from plethoric British pockets.
fs 'Its very risky askin' cove" Mr.. l.
N spector often said to me, ''ss 'ow is so
ID be; pertickler on mornin's wen g all
ID quite outen a overnight gin crawl. e al
le rightly hisself; an vile 'e's mutteri
n | urteaan'trscksany'owp my 'abit
re to mind lest e sends on a'ead chair
10 firm er 'atchet to interdooce 'is 'eated i
I'd market"
ID All other days ct Mr.. Evans dispol