The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-07-19
Darisian Street Scenes.
I From Personal Observation. !

that; they arrange the goods as, best
they can; never loose their temper, but
remain polite and jovial even under
vexatious provocation.
Flowers are sold in the Partisan
streets in enormous quantities. The
"toney" American girl expects her
male escort to take her into fashiona
BILE flower store and let her select the
best and costIiest there is to be had,
and would consider him a mighty
cheap skate" were he to buy her
flowers on the street. The Partisan
girl is above such little foibles.
Books, musical notes, instruments,
ETC., all are to be bought on the streets.
The Siene Quay always had great at
fractions for me. This quay, in its en-
tire length, is separated from the river
by broad stone wall, only about three
feet high, and the wall and sidewalk are
shaded by fine old trees. This wall
has been taken possession of by the
booksellers, whose stands are always
crowded by host of bOoklovers and
literati. 1t is really wonderful what a
choice variety of books can be found
there-from the most modern and
cheapest, to the most antique and ex-
pensive. The people not only examine
these books; but often read them right
there and then. 1 once became so
interested in book 1 found there ian
old translation from Tacitus) that lean
ing against a tree, 1 read the book
from beginning to end, tho it took me
four hours to do so--even forgetting
and missing lunch to which I had
| been invited.
Whether they have schools for
thieves, burglars and pickpockets in
Paris, as, according to Dickens and
others, they have in London, l know
not. But l do know, that they not
only have schools, but also Out6tting
establishments for beggars. have
been in one of them; thanks to the
good offices of a fellow journalist. In
this institution they will make of you
any kind of cripple you choose to be
They will paint your face hollow and
your eyes "sunken;" will provide you
with the necessary wardrobe, bandages
and crutches; will furnish you line
and trained dog to lead you, if you
select to be blind; or if you are I
woman, will let you take your choice
of half dozen sickly-looking babies tt
carry on your arm; or give you an ole
father or mother to lead thru th'
streets. For beggars appear to do
+, fiourishing business in Paris; every
where you meet them, and most O.
them appear to you in an appalling
pitiable light. So much so that, ever
after l had learned how many of thes
beggars had been sartiticially created,
: I could not resist throwing them M.
little mite, fearing that the persol
might be really in need. And-afte
7 an-it is indeed an unfortunate persol
t who has to resort to exhibiting his dc
r fects; no matter whether nature ha
: made him pitiable, or whether he ha
sunk so low as to make himself appea
so.
J, The medical profession are numel
Q ously represented on the Paris streets
t but 1 opine that not all of them hav
+ received their M. D. from reputabl
e university. These street physician
y may be found at street corners on lii
s tie platforms, surrounded by all kind
j. of strange instruments, and by bottle
s containing in alcohol preserved ant
), tomical parts, tapeworms, etc., and
Q boxes full of powders, medicines, et
o These latter are for sale; of cours
y after the learned doctor has duly diai
it nosed your case and prescribed tt
8, proper remedy. These great doctor
t, give regular lectures on all kinds {
10 diseases; aye, they sometimes eve
4. have subject" on hand on whol
If they will demonstrate the effects ,
y the disease and the infallibility of the
g (the doctor's) treatment. That -th
n kind of quacks are SO numerous
s. Paris, proves that they must be Q
ID ioying large practice; OF they won