The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-04
UNDER CHARTY'S MANTLE.
CURIOUS PEOPLE VINO PAT IarBR-
TINENT VISITS TO THE NEEDK
II - siur,u-iue" Usaer False Ns.e r-s
IntrudtS Upon ard Inruits the Seifre-
swestlnu Rogr-afwfn~ Trnnus.

IatrudtS Upon ard IasuIts the SeiEre.
speetInE Foor-eivisE Aln- 90 Trssps
Hobbies like history. repeat themselves
Some years ago II was a common amusement
for uptown people to form parties ana 90
cumming on the east side. visit TO some oil
the Bowery concert halls. peep into the opium
Joints OF Doyers and Pell streets. with dotec-
tive for guide. drive through the teeming
tenement districts In Essex or RyinRton
streets, supper at some cafe further east. and
home again. with impressions OF having made
a soiourn In an entirely different world made
up tho total Of one Of these trips.
Now All epidemic OF slum Ing has brok en-
out again among fashionable people. This
time 1t masauerades in the cloak OF charity
aud takes for Its pretoxt for existing the pres
ent hard times People from Fifth and Mad-
son avenues and the adjacent streets CONS
| down in parties or BY twos-they are afraid to
| come alone. not knowing that the east side Ia
as safe as any district In the city for people
| who mind their own business - and prowi
| about looking for interesting and novel sights
| for which they consider the small sums that
they give. to excuse themselves to themselves.
as cheap payment. The fact IL. however. as
any esst-side policeman can testify. that these
| people. unlike the summers OF former years.
do little good and much harm. The old.time
| sightseers went about paying for what they
saw. patronizinR the restaurants. occasionally
stepping into store to purchase some little
thing as n memento. for which they paid prob
ably three times what II was worth. and max
ing no pretence OF charity or aim sgvlng.
1t Is quite different with the present variety.
/ They buy nothing nor do they give to any man
n chance Of employment Their mission is
| fulfilled II they give away few dollars In USE
less aims and crafty their morbid taste for
| sights Of poverty and misery at that price.
| Those who get the money are the tramps.
| loafers. and panhandlers that infest the
Dowery. and they spend 1t In the nearest
| saloon. The deserving poor. who want en-
ployment not charity. resent the visit OF these
sensation seekers. and in most cases refuse
their money. But tho great army Of unem-
ployed who are unemployed because they
don't want employment are always on the
look out for such explorera Here is what
policeman attached to the EldridRe street
station saw few days ago.
A coupe containing young man and
young woman. both fashionably dressed.
drove down the Bowery. Two touRh-looktng.
ill-dressed men. typical Bowery tramps, fol-
lowed the carriage. The officer. being of
duty. followed the tramps Before the coupe
turned of into Rivington street Ave other men
had Joined in tho chase. and were jogging
along at q lively pace TO keep up Presently
the carriage turned into Chrystie street and
drewup at q tenement house. some OF whose
tenants had been m entioned In some Of the
newspapers as sufferers from the hard times
The young man and young woman hesitating-
ly got out Of the carriage and entered the tene-
ment. stared at by q crowd Of curious chill
dren. Shortly after the seven pnnhandlers
arrived. breathless and distributed them-
selves In picturesque attitudes about the door
to await the temperance OF the visitors. Be-
ing In citizens clothes. the policeman watched
them from across the street.
Amt this u soft graft" he heard one Of
them say AZ, Las tine struck game o this
Don't got too gay when deg come" advised
hard times an devil give up. ' W "
"Sh Cork ycrselt Here dey come" whis-
The philanthropists came out looking rather
fustered. and were greeted with n chorus OF
.entreaties as the beggars crowded around
:, Please, ma,am; I've got wife an seven
work f ier n nSGt man '' w0' na'n' had no
Say. young Teller could y snare q dollar Z
cant cant q! money enough buy him nights
i Bless yer pretty face. miss II I'd ony snare
me a quarter fer a square meal
frightened by the ilI;kempt, crowd that
and said In a low voice:
,rI}S give then acme money Harry I'm so
Harry. looking badly scared himself IT. plunged
his hands into his pockets. brought forth a |
COLLECTION OF change. gave dime here, q quar-
ter there and to one beggar a half, finally |
threw a handful OF change ON the ground. and
busting the young lady INTO the coupe jumped
swearing and fighting over the coins;
Al first thought I'd go over and help them |
",beeause they seemed so scared. Then con:
GUIDED that i would teach them a. lesson. and |
crowd OF bessars to be- The most worthless |
kind Of loaters on the Bowery. Afterward sent |
there, anu found IL WAS lust as had supposed, |
The young dude had taken his girl to see what
with q big family whose name was in the paper !
as as being out ot work; At nrst Boyle. that was
chap mad had come to OFFER him ' joH. BSt he he
hadn't. lie Just looked around. asked n few |
questions, And then offered Boyle . quarter;
1t wasn't for the lady with him he'd be kicked |
opt; II seLvei him right. too"
over the east side 81 late. An Intelligent me-
ehanic who lives on First street stopped Capt.
Cr9ss o. the Last fiith street station last week
Csptain. have 7 got q right to kick a man
ont Of my house when don't want him there.
even u he happens to be dudef'
knew tSo tho Captain who
Why. my name got into the papers as one
OF the mployed. and since then there's
my wife with Questions Thes think because
were we IN hard luck they've got Q right TO know
eat. While was out looking for Job yests
day two parties came and talked to my wife
and and children and then went away. When l
questions and got pretty hot. l wasn't in a
,sS good hunoE when there came knock on
looking young fellows and a young lady They
came right in as II they had right to, and one
OF them called me by name. and asked me il |
was the man whose name he saw In the paper
as being in need OF employment, l said yes.
and while was talking with him the other
young fellow and the girl were going around
looking at everything as II 1t Was a museum.
oh, It must be awfully funny to live this
way, just look at that stove. Do you think
they cook their dinner on that2 What do
these people have 70 cat anyway
-, Look here said TO the young man l was
talking with. you might tell the young wo-
man that this Isn't show
Don't be impertinent, says he: II you adj
yeTtise that YOU want TO be helped you can't
expect to dictate iust how its going TO come
ADVERTISE" | said. What are you talking
about? Because yOu see something in the
paper yon think you've got right TO come
here and look AZ Us AS II We were Wild animals
says he.