New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
HUMAN BEAST OF BURDEN.

HUMAN BEAST Or BURDEN
Win z saddle-zha9ed wad on his back, the hanlai
az--s with apparent e2ss thirty 10 forty petroleum
III in which water IS always fetched from the
srget r8a-ras-s} OF he viii take shop window
Bzue a. eight fJo- wardrobe. several mattresses
nc piano even \ travelling trunk flied WIN
hoks and clothes which four unemployed o21eFs a.
aurs would sweat and struggle under, he viii carry
.o-z steep iII without pause or q coEEapialnl-
necessary 10 bargain beforehand otneFS'ss,
Esuo-dinE 20 the unVritten law OF the COUNTY, ne
zsy charge wi-sI he pieases An extra heaVE csc
j barre is corded round the middle ana eiaAs
saon 1Eo q more long flexible poles. the ends OIL
Which are borne 6y hsuzls who step easily AiO-4s
= a. c-r. -zst clearing the ground. swings about
sevssu then.
These z-s ths beasts Of burden that one hires
su there e a huge portion % the populaton "n0so
sslencs depends solely upon the sale OF 1ruil anu
Vegetables which are carried into town each week
frc- 1s-us e ths surrounding country IN coh-
rzxt e the harnsIs-who live IN so-calleo Cup
Ao1ses and ars fairly wen dressed-thess men are
literally IN rags Their clothes, however are not
Ne Eou1bre dirty things OF Western coaItIaesi Ies
zissys saldy. The various garments. patched
sad repatcked resemble Joseph's cost. unui nolh-
hg remains q the original stun and burst patches
sl1 patch 10 more. Twenty forty miles these
ns1 tramp along the Unrnsde country ROADS IN
sumner en5 winter. heat and cold. rain and snow
bsot double under enormous basket ushNS
Backed E1th farm produce NhLe N 1he c-tS'
where they remain many days, they sleep al haOUs
ar .z1k Ua-I their things are sold; ano N tnes7
cry o-e--oor1ed places shelves are fixed for the
uss CT trzveuers who come IN late at night 10
Essp z their clothes and depart next morning Win
her bzzkstz
People who can afford 70 drive never walk and
Z yoE tzks your constitutional" foot you are
Considered very poor, but tVo-ho-ss vehicles are
c1esp L you barter with your driver beforehand;
not. he Ike the Hamal. IL a. liberty TO extor-
any e-nouzt al the end oe your journey The car
rlSse bumps and rsrtiss over the broken roads,
sEsy1ng behind the horses heels ike pendulum
FlTEt foorboaro. then another, strikes and
E-zzss the stones: you grip the sides, and have
not Strength enough left 10 tell the hend 70 stop:
for ths moment you are entirely In his hands.
Aoagh yOu expect every minute 70 De out OF his
S-Tlsgs. Tie driver IL master OF the streets He
taouts pcrernptorIfy: -'DeztUri DesturI Desturf'
9 'et cut. Get out! Get oUt!'D he dashss Eladiy
1ooao ccr1ers Enc down steep hills, stepping FOR
Aoas sn6 every tine the vehics lUrches you think
I'll rUn into another or KIN one Of the IN
-orl1rzts crowd that scatters 20 right and LETT
sct 81 these things which make the streets OF
-o1stsnt1nopIs dangerous filthy IN winter, foul
IN oco-z and .vzr7ring with nies in summer are
~Teate1ed by tie Ottoman Committee Of Union
~ Frogness" and We may yet nee the great Turk
= SsRitzl paved, cleaned and well lighted. with
sc-ie t-sEnv1ys and motor cars scattering beg
sNH sno dOgz. Then ConEtzntinopIe. occupying its
NDeTo position viii take It's place among the
~S-Ie-s Z the world e. Il NJ