The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-10-13

pretty witness in a barely audible
voice. The gallant Vice-President
now sent for a glass of water, which
the lady slipped slowly, then bowling
to her interrogation she appeared to
await further questions.
Again, the third time, she was ask
ed her profession, when. with look
OF wonder and surprise, she replied i:
But, Mr.. President, I have already
twice had the honor to tell you that
my profession is to faint ITO
faint !" exclaimed the astonished and
puzzled Judge; chow can that posi-
bly, be profession ;" The lady ex-
planned that she gained her livelihood
by going every evening in fashion
able dress to stall in the Theatre de
la Porte de Saint Martin, and there
fainting, as though overpowed by the
powerful and vivid acting at the most
critical and tragical moment in the
play. She added that her services
were considered fnvaiuaDfe, and that
thus far she had given to the mana
ger complete satisfaction.
HIRED OUTFITS AND GUARDIAN AN
GELS.
We have all heard of dress coats to
let, of hired jewels, and even of hired
wedding presents, but who ever heard
of meat to let? Yet in Paris the fine,
appetizing joints of meat and other
eatables which are displayed in the
windows of the cheaper restaurants
are simply hired to tempt the passing
epicure. There are butchers who re-
alize considerable income from let
ting out show joints, attractive legs
of mutton and nicely trimmed cut
lets, so disposed with such Partisan
art as to catch the eye of the plebeian
bon vivant. Even clean linen, also,
is let out on hire, and if you suffer
from an excess of blood, you can hire
leeches and have them set biting for
trihing sum.
Among other odd ways of gaining
living in the French metropolis are,
making soap bubbles, painting tur-
keys feet, retailing lighted fuel,
guessing riddle, collecting samples,
and acting as guardian angel-of only
one of which, the last, have we space
for an explanation. The guardian
angel establishes himself in the out
skirts of the city near the wine shops,
where he does odd jobs during the
day for the shopkeeper, while in the
evening he assists in getting home
any of the sons of Bacchus who may
have drunk too deeply. In doing
this he must be deaf to all his COM
mands and entreaties of his charge to
let him enter any of the wine shops
on the way he must keep him out of
broils, guard his personal effects, even
fight for him if necessary, and when
he cannot be led home, carry him on
his back or wheel him on barrow.
The earnings of these helpers of frail
humanity are ridiculously paltry, sell
dom exceeding franc or two night.
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Of getting a living in London is that
practiced by the wine-tasters of the
London docks. These persons, who
are supposed to have palates of ex-
quisite delicacy, with much knowl-
edge of wines, hang about the docks,
where they are hired by both dealers
and buyers to accompany them to the
vaults and give their opinions of the
various wines submitted to them for
examination. Though they careful
ly avoid swallowing the wine they
taste, yet their calling slowly saps
their health, and they become at all
early age physical wrecks. The SEN
sations which they experience in
sampling the wines are of the most
delicate and subtle nature ;. it was one
of these men who detected the flavor
of iron in a pipe Of wine into which a
shingle nail had fallen.