The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-23
DIGGING A5 / FINE ART
ONE or THE ToOE.s OF pHE TRADE
CO THE PARIS EEN-
DICAET
Il. pAULIAN's AS PROFESSIONAL
HIS RooIS Fearful Revelation,
Showing the Evils Of Indiscrim-
innate Giving Some Re-
markabIe ROgues.

a tall, handsome man, with big
brown beard and hair shot with gray;
dressed 4 IL mode Franchise; the ribbon
OF the Legion of Hopor.i in his buttonhole;
smile on his face, and a stream OF
Voluble welcome from his tongue SAYS
Ihe King. This is NJ Louis PauIian "a
first saw him when 1 entered his res
ideuce at Neuilly. near Parts But in a
rev minutes, what a changed His i'm.
macu1ate collar was gone. his frock coat
though actually unalteredO had by some
magic assumed on out-at-elboWs ap-
peaTanoe, his silk hat tilted on one side
and rubbed gently the wrong way, was
the perfection of genteel sh&bbiness. All
signs or pleasure had vanished from tue
laughing eyes and mouth. Instead there
was a lock Of skilfully combined misery
and pride. My aff2ble host had for the
moment ceased to exist In his place
stood 6. poverty-stricken man, hunger
In every line Of his melancholy counte-
nance
IF ] went out like this on the bou1e-
ward close by I can guarantee that Ia
nave the price of a good meal in my
pocket within an hour" said NJ Paulian
What IS more, I could succeed without
uttering Il word Of begging. l should
sink silently along, peering out of the
corners Of my eyes at the other pedes-
TRANS. Every four or fifth rich swell
would turn back and slip a few sous
into my hand. With a hasty word of
thanks should hurry on, as though
e hamed of having accepted the aims
IN actual fact, Tor rather the indf-
- ViGual Of the type which I am initiating
for your benetit-am probably better of.
than the doncr from whom I receive the
giftt"
NJ, Louis Paulian received IN 1871 the
much coveted though arduous. post of
Observation-Disclosures to the chambre des
deputies and secretaire-adjoint of the
Coanseu SUPERIOR DIES prisons. The work
connected with these offices brought him
- in close contact with the prison manage
lnent commission of that day Now. 4le
IS nan who does nothing by halves
Which being the case, he decided that in
Crder 10 understand the prison questions
properly they should be viewed from tbs
inmates point Of view as we'll as from
that of the governor. He decided, II
1 tact, to be incarcerated himself as a
I common felon and draw his own con.
4 customs.
4 But it is as "Iendicant PauIian' that
u the subject of this article is best known
II BY his cCuptrymen. For this remark
II abe man has not merely been rag
/ Kicker but a professional beggar as we'll
T lis book Paris Qui Mendie" Is a fear
I III revelation with regard to the evil
or lndfscriminate charity. The scheme
q reform which he has drawn up more
over, VIII shortly be an accomplished
L WHICH bSitlS the case, LOUIS PduIlan
has done more for the genuinely poverty
e stricken than almost any other man Of
his day.
Begging in Paris-as probably in all
the other great cities is a fine art To
practice 1t successfully requires the great
est skill and knowledge Of the ms and
outs Of the subject NJ Paulian has
With years Of training, made himself a.
- JSst master IN the system
Name anything you like" he said one
cay to Deputy, name anything you
uke-an armchair, a wooden leg, a pair
Of spectacles, a cradle, violin, food in
any shape or form medicine-and I will
Hrocure it at once without paying for
it. There is nothing, absolutely nothing,
hat IS out of the reach of the skilled
nd patient beggar.''
VI. Paulian repeatedly proved the truth
ri his words. He has won many a
snail bet from scepucaI individuals who
"efe ignorant Of the vast nature of the
'harities Of Paris. For ten years on end
ne begged more or less continuously, and
at the end of that time he was able
10 compute that upward of &400 COO Der
annum was distributed from private
artisan charities alone to undeseryine-
- persons, to say nothing of the enormous
5ln expended by the Assistance Pub i
lue. The total amount that falls into
me hands Of swindler mendicants in the
t"'ench capital IS little less than g. 030. =
'"'- a year! And yet hundreds Of gen
..nely poor people, too proud to beg, are
wing Of hunger and disease Further.
ID is actually Illegal to solicit money in
any of the streets of Paris Organ grind
- s and others are provided with a Ii
e2nse, but the beggar who asks for aims
merely upon the strength of his miser-
Die appearance is liable to be arrested
~ the police. But does this have anv
feet? Not a bit of 1t. The persis+en %
nat of the police. Arrested twenty.
-Hrty, hundred times, he still goes back
q. his calling as soon as he is out of the
- Irlson gates once more. What further
-''oot Is needed to indicate that the fol-
owing is a lucrative one?
The romantic story of "Fatber An
lo.ne'-a piOus hunchback who PRAYED
ma peSged on the cold hagstones at the
france to church doors-is an excellent
case in point When he died II vas
round that the hump upon his back vas
d reality strong box containing his
,it nlngs These amounted to no less than
- hUU francs. NJ. Paulan knew Antoine
2osa real name was Pucfarelli. 0IJife
ell, and discovered that he had organ
ed corner" in church-door beggilgs
-- otheT words, no one could beg in So fe-
~ at the door of church without nav.
3 BIN substantial rent This rent
WeEer, If paid regularly, resulted in a
unity from attacks from rival mendi-
ants. Rather Antoine" was the NapO-
On Of his profession.
- Another remarkable rOgue-who 10
i've at the present nornent--is the cd
or OF the beggaTS directory of Paris
tnese yOlUmeS-they are manuscript
a2y be obtained in a small or a large edI-
Ton at three francs and six francs, re-
@cuYely. They are plaYfully known as
he Petit Jeu' and Grand leu" or lit
ana big game. As a matter of fact
- thing is nothing more nor less than
1ottin of charitable persons upon Whor1
IS worth while for the beggar to call.
he Big Came" which is an extraordir-
harily complete compendium is a kind OF
RhoSs Who as well. Here are two or
taree examples culled at random from its
: ges: "
= Mr.. A.-Rich proprietor; readily gives
hVe-tranc piece; pays the rent If one js
ected; IS reilgious; favors baptsms and
4 Mrs. B.-Never gives money; ask for
: Mrs. C.-Wfdow; only concerns herself
a1out children Ask for baby linen. One
an also obtain ticket for sealed milk
l- saying the baby is IL.
Mr. D.-ProteStant; dresses children
10 send them 10 school; gives tickets for
1dress, and sends for particulars. Ar
range with q friend to give the adj
5Yess of an honest house.
{ Mr. E.-Old radical republican; very
Tich one may describe ones self as a
victim Of reactionaries and clergy"
Needless 10 say, all this IS invaluable
knowledge to the true artist in begging
f,rned with the "Big Game" he dresses
llmself to suit the part he IS to pIav.
composes a story for the special class of
auditor. and salltes forth ready for the
ray, and absolutely confident of sue
cess skilled man thinks nothfne o9
-Hg a moderately successful day. In the
. cvening he dimes at cafe as sunDt1l-
ously as the charitable folk whose money
is in his pocket NJ. Paulian discovered
numbers al ISnaVeS who Ii-ypd f,,,i{a I,,,r