The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-20
STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.

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r,,ll,h People who have Hal TO Resort
,nOn,rr ErpudIsnts to Get bread and
uu,tcr,
IN the struggle for life, which Is so
r..n AZ this end of the century, some
,,,,Ie resort to strange expedlents to get
Ir.sl and cheese or to increase a pit
.,r,, 10 a comfortable income. says
r.s..Irs Journal. Inspector. Llvlns-
s,,nc. who was formerly in charge OF the
,.n.a at the law courts, tells a tragic
.,,ry OF a poor and briefless barrlster
,,5o fought a long and grim battle with
ia and was beaten In the end, In the
r,rly hours OF the morning he worked as
,n,rRet pOrter at Covent Garden, and
,"b'r nj 10 o'clock adjourned to his cham
her, in the temple, donned wig and gown
ami attended the courts, waiting day at
,sr day to grasp the skirts OF a happy
cb,nce. Others as unknown to the world
ana frlendless as ne had their opportu-
rity. but none presented itself to him
and in hope ever deferred his race was
run,
A Somerset house clerk, who rushed
INTO matrlmony before he had properly
counted the cost, and found It difficult to
r,n even a modest household on 9l50 q
wear, especially after the arrival of a lit
yIe stranger, got over the embarrass-
ment by starting a coffee stall near.
SmIthheld market In the early morning,
He kept his truck In the nelghborhood,
hut brought down his stock of comesti-
-. IL. Ia..a IN nnnnJnn No..
Fortunately his wife, who did her best to
help on the enterprise, was a capital
plain cook, and his mutton pies and buns
had a great reputation IN the market.
He was generally cleared out by s o'clock
and no one would have thought OF lden-
tlfying him with the smart young man,
sllK-hatted and top-coated, who two
hours later crossed the Strand to Somer-
set house
A rising author who Is now sought by
The publishers, but had a particularly
hard struggle to find acceptance, tided
over the worst period by acting as q
bakers man. Taken as a whole, he
found It a most unpleasant experience,
but he declared that he wouldn't have
missed It for the world, as It has sup
piled him with material for numbers of
sketches and short stories, A Christmas
story which brought him a lot of praise,
for Instance, was a chapter from that ex-
p%erlence, and well deserved the encoIn-
ium Of very realistic" from the critics.
A friend OF the writer, who rejolces in
what the police reports call "a very arls-
~tocratic appearance" and has in add
ton excellent manners, adds enough to a
slender income to pay for the summer
holiday for himself and family his tai
lor's and bootmaker's bills, and even his
rent, by acting as q private detective at
balls and receptions in Belgravla and
Mayfair. Chance threw him In contact
with the manager OF a detective agency
which does a great deal Of business OF
this kind, and his very first job was, in
fact, simply as a nights diversion at the
Invitation Of the manager aforesaid. But
so pleased was the lady Of the house with
his appearance and obllginG courtesy
that she made special mention of 1t to
the manager, who accordingly proposed
70 my friend that he should accept regu-
lar paid employment. He was nothing
loath and now has engagements almost
every night during the season.
Another curious case is that Of a nor
confOrmist minister in the south OF Lon
don who doubles his slender salary by
the profits Of a tiourlshing photography
business on the other side of the Thames.
Originally he took up photography as a
pastlme, but acquiring considerable
skill In the work, was pestered by people
who wanted to get their portraits taken
on the cheap. So he determined to gain
instead OF lose by his work, and taking
convenient rooms at some distance from
the scene of his ministerial laburs, set
up as a Photographic artist" under an
other name. his daughter acting as his
assistant. Fortune favored him and be-
fore the. secret OF his constant absence
from home was fathomed by the curious
OF his flock he had made so promising a
business that he stood in no awe Of dea-
cons or church, though, indeed, the for
mer have taken a very sensible view Of
the matter and admire rather than con-
Tenn his enterprise.