The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-30
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admitted INTO Victoria Home, and Ie-
mained there during his stay in London.
| He found his seven shilling goIns fast.
Half a crown paid his lodging for & week.
and his food did not cost him more than
three shil;ngs 70 rthe same period. he
soon learned 70 adapt himself 10 the Gus
toms of the place. When he crawied
up stairs to his cot on a floor where there
were a hundred others. he expected 70 hear
drunken men cursing for hours and other
men cursing them in turn He under
stood that there was no such thing as
privacy; that he must wash IN the com
mon wash-room and use the common
towels. He kn=w that Il he did not pct
his clctnes under the sheets and bis shoes
near his pillow. he would wake without
them.
Eut the time came when H. looked back
and wished for even that much comfort
Every morning the want" Columns Of
the I ally Telegraph are postel on the
s--ect vans OF Victoria Home. anI TIE in
mates stand about and read .hem. And
many 2 tine when the air was cod ard
the street was mucdy he dep we'd himself
Of nis scanty breakfast in order . Fay
To- the stamp with which to answer one
o. tham. Besides this he bos'eye6 I'm pay
son dry goods stores, bakeries. gr3ceits
and haaerdashers shops. ssking always
for something to do at any price they
chose to give him; then, after tramp.ng
al, day from Old Kent Road 70 Regent
street he dragged himself back 10 his ben
10 wonder why they said: What! no
credentials? From America. Ell? Well.
YOU'D better go back there"
The American consul. a man by the
name of Collins. stared at him in amaze,
ment when he begged for an Introduction
90 some firm where he could set work.
Are you a shipwrecked salor?" De
asked.
mo, sir"
'rWen. all we look out t3- is trc eailo-
No. I can't do anything for you'
HIS SO suit was worn threddbsre r..
shoes showed glimpses Of stocking
feets and a dirty red handkerchief al du'5
for a collar and cravat In one: he iyneR
was not OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES object ana
when the man who had advertiser for
factotum TO go to Marahe.e Land respected
his application, he was forced 10 me sex
ening conclusion that n, must l).n tne
vested his last shilling IN a score OF knick-
knacks and trudged out with a heavy
heart into busy Cheapelde. where be stood
srying out his wares 20 the passers-by.
That first day was an unlucky one. per
haps he was not officious enough. a. any
rate he found himself at uightfau with a
single penny 10 pay for his trouble
He walked 20 London bridge and looked
moody over the parapet into the
Thames; It was no longer a mystery 20 him
why people sought peace in the waters boz
low
He remembered that there was a chapel
on little street leading from Commercial
Road. where 70 omen were housed every
Saturday nreht and he started slowly
along toward H. Early as 10 was when be
arrived a long line Of starved creatures
stood before the door the night Was damp
and chilly. and most Of the men were
stamping their feet to keep warm. Finally
the door opened. and yellow ticket was
given 70 each applicant with instructions
20 return az midnight The young man
made MS way 70 the familiar basement
and sat there tiH II A. y they were
ushered into a email room and seated on
benches. whore they were kept FOR AZ
hour listening % an nsraBGue on enc v.re
OF dunkenness. then. under the a1perFfs-
lon II an attendant. they were s15ar up
stairs. and compelled 20 waf1 the!r fsers
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