The sun., 1897-07-04
SOME GRIETANoEs OF 17A1.
Deborah eeeley Pleaded for EloGs and sylvanu.
Seaman Complained or Rakes.

Deborah 0eeley Pleaded for aogs and syIvanus
Seaman Complained or Rakes.
Complaints about tho administration of laws
and ordinances in the city OF New York are no
new thing, Is shown by the case of Deborah
Seeley, who lived, II she did not flourish, $50
wears ago, and came into conflict with the city
authorities. The recital Of her grievance by tho
lady herself is certainly quaint and interesting.
II am a poor widow wrote Deborah to the
publisher Of the Weekly Postboy In 1744, "and
have often set forth the deplorable state Of my
case to the Alderman Of the ward, but he turns
deaf ear to all say, and must therefore beg
you to give a place in your paper to an appeal
to the public for the Justice Of my call Ny
husband died about three years ago, leaving mo
with three small children. and large score to
pay OF at tippling houses for beer. punch, and
cordials occasioned by his too great attention
to politics and neglect Of his cordwainer'soc occu-
patton. After his death / followed waahing
making soap. candles, and somo other small
matters which brought me in now and then o
ready penny. enabling me TO pay my husband 8
debts and live in a frugal manner, which did,
having for some years raised my own pork in
my yard.
But am debarred by law of the corpora
ton, lately passed, banshing all hogs out OF the
city, to the great damage of tho widow and
orphan, which law. have been informed, was
obtained at the earnest request Of a certain city
Magistrate whose name refrain from giving.
Had that gentleman considered the benefit ac-
cruing to the public by the hogs. the injustice Of
depriving the Inhabitants of their company,
am apt TO think that he would not have been SO
,recipitate In an affair Of such consequence.
For reducing cancer nothing Like hogs
fat, sugar cookies, and strong beer, made into
q pouifice applied warm TO the part affected
WIN serve. an and hogs cdt fas stepped in rum with
have haan hipo
of a rhetorician. for she adds, with touch Of
true feminine logic:
banish all nuisances, why don't they Danish
the dogs cats, drunken husbands, and substi-
maker his fat fries fish, boils olicooks, bakes
pancakes, greases wool. makes soap, and is
s0G ns s dis6p This none Of the communityp @ ips san
deny whst 20 ross @ fha pSs Sbsy Sda the
nothing win, i fear; But would propose one
exception to be added to the law aud that Is
bedrooms, & parlors., or garrets shall not be
deened or esteemed to be within the meaning Of
the law. anything to the contrary notwlthstand
IN the same year and almost on the same
day that Deborah Seeley complained Of the
TO say concerning the actions OF some repre-
hensible Tenderloin dudes of that day whose
place OF nocturnal resort was Beaver street.
''Those young gentlemen rakes, who broke so
many windows at midnight In this city, who
be 'a assured II they don't make satisfaction for
the wooden shutters they broke IN Beaver
As this most scandalous, base, and pernlcious
practice OF breaking shutters after nightfan is
ta s wshsd
would take Into their consideration the subject.
as they only are In the capacity to provide a
remedy suitable for the acts OF such malofac'
tors"