The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-03-21
SUCCESS IN BEGGING.
STREET MENDloANTs WHO MAKE
THEIR WORK AN ART.
Some Net ~ Much ~ ESQ Day
Average Income Il Much Mora Than
Can he Made by working at n
Trade.

ut requires something more than
nerve to be a successful beggar," said
the old crippled man. "The asking
Tor aims Is the least part OF the profess
sion. People think because we ask
every passerby for something that wo
expect each TO contribute. This Is tho
reverse Of the story We know pretty
wei rs soon as a man or a woman
heavos In sight whether we cal look
for lit or not We study humanity.
We get so we can tell from the face
what the inclination OF the person II.
AS not every cynic looks sour so every
benehcent person does not wear his or
her heart on her sleeve. In fact, we
get more from the sour-looking pco-
pie than from those who are gay.
Those who are gay are usually broke.
and II they are not they are too busy
figuring on having a good time with
h'lr money to help bcggar out.
business men are generally easy
marks, because they would rather give
up than be detained with the harrow
Ing details OF how the arm or leg or
eye was lost in a terrible wreck. Grab
one when he is In a hurry. and he will
part with coin nine times out Of ten
rather than miss the engagement,
even II II be lunch appointment.
Children, contrary TO general belief.
are poor giycra. In the first place.
their nickels are few and far between
as a rule and In the next place they
are usually In a rush TO get TO tho
nearest candy store and spend Il.
Women, too pass us by. Whether
they expect the men TO do all tho Civ
ing, or whether they dread contact
with suffering | know not, but do
know that few women contribute.
But by far the bulk OF the money
which is given TO beggars comes from
the middle classes. and this, perhaps,
rs due 10 their knowledge OF, and ac-
quaintanco with suffering themselves.
Most OF them have had more OF the
ups and downs than come 20 the very
rich, and they have a fellow feeling
for US They are the ones who stop
and listen TO the story we have fixed
up. We reach them at once, and very
rarely fail 10 land thom.
by the way. II the man is a good
artist at his story and knows the
game, begging Is not such an unproflt-
able business after all. As moana
OF earning a living Il beats several OF
the trades all hollow. The proceeds
do not seem large TO the casual OBJ
server, but when you figure up at the
end OF a day beggar who cannot
average from 81 to $40 n day is not
good hand at the business. I have
made as much MS 500 a day for month";
at a time Ny family lived well. and
/ managed TO do 30 at the same time
During gala days and carnival times
we sometimes clean up as much as $50
a day. II has run higher than that
The big crowds now In the city have
helped things considerably. All OF the
visitors have money. they have come
here TO spend II and II Il does not 20
ono way II will another, and so they
turn II loose without n struggle. A
man cannot be proud and be a beggar.
but he can sometimes AFFORD 10 put his
pride In his pocket for a while n he
is making money. When he has the
money he will flnd that his pride is
all rlght."-New orleans Time Demo
crat.