Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-08

from within. This seemed 10 commuui.
cate itself 70 those ncighburs on the
outside who, themselves being accus-
toned to similar experiences from other
sources, through the natural alliance OF
misery. began a series OF manruycrs for
our discontinue. A basin iulI of dirty
water suddenly raiued down upon us,
and the old court rang with coarse
Laughter. Swapping barefoot girls, in a
sort OF horse-play began husuing US as
N by accident. making handy use OF
their elbows and fists, while avoiding
pretended tumblings upon us, and this
became so threatening that the collect.
ors stick was called into effective use.
Then some rotten garbage fell softly
upon us; and this was followed by q
wcll.dirccied discharge OF cindcr and
ashes. Goals could not be spared, or
our situation would have proven exceed.
ingly FESTIVE.
Then the women Of the court began
cdpipg no to US with cruougd CONF
miscraiions for our prisoners. They
landed their integrity, deplurad their
uislortuues. and dccricd the sad spcCt-
acle OF such fine folk being .wuuitcd
for a begvlrly bit OF rent No. Evans
remaining uumoved, they suddenly be-
came hvsterical with abuse. lIrckiug
unprintable maledictions and aulihcmas
until. in a frenzy Of soroWiu' inIignity,
they barred their sCragEy breasts and
besought as to strike them down, as
they were sure We were bru,Ds enough
to do: supplcmenting this hy gntte3tiug
usto murder their "hinlaut bolt priugs
Acre their hcyes." the said skinny mites
OF misery being held out 90 us for that
bcnchcent operation.
The impcrturbahlc Mr.. Evans, boo an
aside" to quiet my own rising trcpid-
alton, whispered, 'the cows I, no arm
In EN-" and quietly tailug metal
whistle from his waistcuai pocket gave
ID significant movement 90 h's lips,
following this with the soothing remark.
Ladies'. ri 'atcs to summon DIE pOlisi'
whcrcupon every one of the mob
scampefed away to her respective habi.
tation. Final negotiations boz this cess.
pool Of filth and degradation resulted iu
serving two notices TO quit week Is
full payment for one tenant solemn
promises and tears from others, and q
sIxpsuce hl'pcuny from blind female
bcgrar who swofc, 20 strengthen her
excuses, that she had lost hgr dog, the
latter making q farewell vicious assault
upon Mr.. Evans heels iu proof OF her
misfortune aud prohiiy.
IL was now nearly noon and Wc were
gradually reaching the more open dis
trcls, though u seemed Characteristic of
all tcncmcnis entered that the same
budding and crowding Of humans, the
same want and sgualor the same 9th
and ignorance, the same sOdien indii.
ference TO the least of u g's dgccncies
and the same universal addiction 10 the
curse of driui, existed as are true iu
the wor sections OF Chclps.lD. Shore
ditch, Whiicchagcl and tHu Nuorcs.
Attempts at decoration and cleanliness,
where in exceptional eases cheap prints
adorned the walls aud thu uuy living
rooms were fairly habilublc from even
occasional application of soap and
water. though the meancst necessities OF
life were wanting, were rare. because
irowncd down by the vicious majority
who seem merely to live t1 drink aud
drink TO live We found one place that
'had been completely wrecked because
the offending family had dared put O bit
OF cheap muslin over the window.
"Ihis q seitin thecrsel's hup DER their
nrIghbors 'nd 10 be mad o hcXamplc
on'' The daily tragedies q. lives with
better aspirations, yet forced by want
10 this inconccivable d.ldening and
hopeless association, was thousand
times revealed 10 me this day.