Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-25
rHE STRUGGLE FoR LIFs.

People Who Have Had to Resort TO Oneer
Exp.disnts 10 Get Bread and Butter.
In the struggle for life. which 10 so
keen at this end of the century, some
people resort to strange expedients to
get bread and cheese or to increase a
pittance TO Il comfortable income, says
Cassell's journal. Inspector Living
stone, who was formerly in charge OF
the police at the law courts, tells a
tragic story Of poor and briefiesa bar
rister who fought long and grim bat
tie with fate and was beaten in the end.
In the early hours of thu morning he
worked as market porter at Covent
garden, and then at 10 O'Clock au
journed to his chambers in the TEMPLE,
donned wig and gown and attended
the courts, waiting day after day to
grasp the skirts of happy chance.
Others as unknown to the world aud
friendless as he had their opportunity,
but none presented itself to him and in
hope ever deferred his race was run.
A Somerset House clerk, who rushed
into natrimony before he had properly
counted the cost, and found it difficult
TO run even, modest household ON
Gl50 year, especially after the arrival
OF a little stranger, got over the en-
near Smithtield market in the early
morning. He kent his truck in the
neighborhood, but brought down his
stock OF comestibles from his homo in
Camden TowE. Fortunately his wife,
who did her best to help on the enter
prise, was a capital plain cook, and
his mutton pics 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 identity
ing him with the smart young man,
ailk.hattsd and top coated, who two
hours later crossed the Strand 10
Somerset House.
A rising author who is now sought
by the publishers, but lad par
ticularly hard struggle 10 find accept
ance, tided over the worst period by
acting as BAKERS man. Taken ae
whole, he found it a most unpleasant
experience, but he declares that be
wouldn't have missed it for the world.
as it has supplied him with material
for numbers of sketches and short
stories. A Christmas story winch
brought him lot of praise, for in
stance, was chapter from that OK.
perience, and well deserved the en-.
conium of very realisticn from the
critics.
A friend Of the writer, who rejoices
In what the police reports call "a very
aristocratic appearance, and has in
addition excellent manners, adds enough
to slender income TO pay for ths sum.
mer holiday for himself and family,
his tailor's and Uoutmaker's bills, and
even his rent, by acting as private
detective at halls and receptions in
Belgravia and Mayfair. Chance threw
him in contact with the manager of a
detective agency which does 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 tho house with his an
pearance aud obliging courtesy that abe
made special mention OF it to the mana
ger, who accordingly proposed to my
friend that he should accept regular
paid employment. He was nothing
loath and now has engagements almost
every night during the season.
Another curious case is that of
nonconformist minister in the south of
London who doublea hia slender salary
by the profits OF Furnishing pho.
Biography business on the other hide Of
the Thames. Originally he took IN
photography as pastimo, 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 or lose
by bis work, and taking convenient
rooms ut some distance from the scene
OF his ministerial labors. set up as
Photographic artist undor another
name, his daughter acting as his
assistant. Fortune favored him and
before the secret of his constant alb
sence from home was fathomed by the
curious of his flock he had made go
promising business that he stood in
no awe of deacons or church, though,
indeed, tho former have taken very
sensible view of the matter and admire
rather than condemn his enterprise.