The Republican journal., 1900-09-06

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Address Dr. Pierce, as above. |
cupy seat i'll my carriage when | enter
the city of my friends Adios,'
Even the noble Profession of Beg
gary has its pride and the dignity of a
| national calling to maintain. The beg
gars Of Spain are, one and all, most de-
vout. Piety is the form under which
they conduct business, shield and GER
titicate of character. Being licensed
by law, they also walk the streets under
the protection of the patron saint of
the principal church in town, and they
formally demand aims of you in the
name of that saint 1t is religion that
solicits you the beggar's own person
atty not at all involved: and thus it is
that the proud Spanish self-respect is
saved from hurt. One of the most
| vivid impressions which the tourist re
celves upon his entrance into any Span
lsh city is the incredible numbers of
muscular NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of unusual
size, their rutlianly, staggering strength
! exaggerated by the national cloak. The
garment is of heavy. tufted wooden,
| long and fringed almost understandable.
serving from generation to generation
and frequently worn to mlttlle half the
face. The broad SLOUGH lat above
it, usually with a couple OF bedrag-
! gled feathers stuck i'll the band
does not tend to soften the brigand-
! ish effect. His higlness. the beggar.
does not deign to solicit aInis-he
reaches out his dirty hand and demands
money, in the name of the patron
| saint. 10 refuse IS to incur the dire
| peril of the Course of the nfortu-
/ nate" which all >paniards, and partie-
ularly young, unmarried women dread
as they do the Prince Of Darkness linn
self. The government must reap con-
| siderable revenue from the disgraceful
! crowds whose living upon the world for
| funds it encourages lay license. There
is a magic formula Of dismissal which
ID constantly pll ZIG ups VI 'tll 'Nfftli-
lards, and which the foreigner will do
well to adopt. Translated into Eng
| lish, it is Pardon me, brother. for God S
sake" The beggar who has followed
YOU half a mile with insolent demands,
will fall back, good naturedly enough,
as soon as he hears it, 1t is the beg
CARS custom to come up from their ken
nel-homes very early i'll the morning,
to make tour Of the city before tax
| ing up their stations for the day at the
doors of the various churches. Each
seems to be provided with green pud-
ding i'll his garlic pot, and he eats as
he goes along, and prays as he eats,
stopping in front of the iron-attice
gates that guards the patio entrance Of
every wealthy mansion. Here he makes
prodigiouS racket, shaking the iron
rods furousy, and all the while NUT
tering his prayers, until some member
of the family appears at the gallery
window Then instantly the mutter
becomes a whine, a pitiful tale is wall
ed forth and aims dolefully implored
''for the love of Cod But though
such mottos as Poverty is no Crime, ;"
Remember the Poor" etc. are paint
ed on many Of these fine houses, the
probabilities are that the unmoyed
sonora of the casa will answer, par
don for Gods sake, brother and swift
ly retire; to reappear again and again.
with the same potent formula, to 81
lence other members of the mendicant
fraternity. Many times during the
day every Spanish lady is compelled to
use the same appeal. On her way to
church and home again, she utters it
swiftly dozens of times, without SO
much as glance at the mwashed hand
thrust into her face as she passes.
However, each of the countless horde
is sure to gather in enough centimes
| every day for his garlic and cigarettes,
the prime necessities of life, which
with the broken bits of food received
support life sumptuously, according to
Ills lucdo,l W Boou oIu tSo. No uouUt d
large portion of the beggar's revenue is
ensured by the national superstitious
fear of the curse. The more vicious of
the begging fraternity keep close watch
upon the ways of wealthy young senior
itas, and station themselves where they
must pass whenever they go out. Thus
from ball, bulLring, theatre, even her
own door, a burly beggar bars her
way, asking insolently for money. If
it is not Forthcoming, or in sufficient
quantity, dirty, rosaried arm is rails
ed, 'the evil eye' fixed upon the DOOM
ed one, and the Curse of the Unfortu-
nate threatened-relative to childless-
ness and spinster-hood-to avert which