Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-30
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Strange Stories of Lives Led
By London's Human Posters. :"
Ruined by His Sons Eventually Driven Asking for Job Sand
Wchmn and Finds His Brigade But Even Most Wrethed
Position Was Again Lost by the Sons Treachery
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7 time OF another A man often has
| said TO me, Don't send me out now,
guv-nor, please, there's a sergeant
standing az the crossing who used TO
know me we'll when I was on the
force. He doesn't know I've come down
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"You scarcely would credit some OF
the applications We have There arc
plenty Of people like the Parson' and
his son. Besides professional men, we
frequently have clerks who have oc-
cupied guod positions, and also a good
smattering u actors and railway OFF,
cials, together with a fair number Of
representatives, from the army and
navy"
Pointing down the yard, Ne indicated
men who had figured In such walks Of
life. One. broad shoulders, an iron
gray beard and piercing eyes, wearing
a peaked cap, seemed 10 stand out
from a group OF hulking, slope-should-
cred figures.
THAT man was the master OF a
ship" explained Mr.. Smith. HE lost
one Of his vessels, was not reinstated,
and took TO drink. He does not drink
now, bread is hard though for him 10
get Being too old TO go 20 sea as
common sailor, there is nothing for
him 10 do but go on the streets. He
might have got into some sailors
home but he seemed 10 resent the sug-
gestion. He prefers making a shilling
OF two a day 20 being supported by
charity. We have several men from
the navy among US now, two OF whom
were midshipmen.
THE tall rather pale-looking man
with the white beard, just TO the rlghs
~ the former captain continued Mr.
Smith. "was a moneyed man I'm the
city. Fifteen years ago he lived ina
Manchester Square and drove a car
riage and pair about London. He
wears his beard today as a sort OF dis
glise. for he often has 10 trudge past
the fashionable clubs In PAN Mall Of
which he was a member. He lost his
fortune In some commercial enter
prise"
ARCHITECT DOWN AND OUT.
Another victim OF circumstances who
regularly attends the gathering I'm Ham
Yard was a prominent London archi-
teCt He was won't to dine daily at
one or other OF the great Piccadilly
restaurants, being "a familiar figure at
Princes and the TroclderO. He lost
his fortune ana then his health, and
finally put his neck under the yoke,
Every day this man passes within a
few PAGES OF his former fashionable
o. time from the brigade" but always
turns up again. II is presumed that
these periods OF mysterious disappear
ance are caused by the temporary aid
of some sympathetic friend who at
tempts 20 rescue him. An uncontroll-
Die faIing-"the cup which cheers '-
however. always gets the better Of him,
and 30 the pitiful tragedy goes on.
II you ever have watched a group OF
sandwich men walking along the
streets Won win observe that they al
ways keep their heads bent down, their
eyes upon the ground. There Is an
object In this. They are seeking m
the gutter. the roadway or the pave
ment for some object which may bring
temporary emancipation 90 them NO
uuconsidered trlne escapes them Like
binds OF prey they ever watch the
moving platform OF the ground. Oc-
caslonaly something gl,stens. There
l5 "a sudden sWo0p on the part of the
sandwich man. In his hand he holds "a
coin. ~ % be "a small coin the nearest
saloon Hlu receive it II the amount
found prove fairly large the sandwich
man disappears from his ordinary
hauuts until the money Is entirely
spent
Considerable sums have been found
by saudwIchmeu One man not long
ago picked up % purse containing $3.50
$3.50 Boa bank notes. lie was not
CouscleuCe-strckeu over his find. and
dld not promptly report his good lucE
90 the police. with n generosity
worthy OF "a better cause ho treated
most 0f his fciI1Wsuferors. and for
nearly "a week Mr smith found some
difficulty Dob filling his advertising cone
tracts with sober sandwlchera An
other lucky fellow found "a iewoled cl-
gar-case. IL was lying Don the gutter
in front of the Criterion theater. and
evidently had been dropped as ne pos
SCISSOR stepped into "a cab. The "hnd"
was MOI turned iu at the Lost Prop
crty' onlce at scotland Yard-whither
all finds are supposed 10 go-but was
hypOthecatcd at the nearest pawnshop
When thr differentiation sandwich
makes nnd IKE thls Dee docs not him
SELF attempt to pawn the object, but
engages one OF the more respectfully
dressed gentlemen" board Carriers
whose appearance does not lay him
open 10 suspicion
Among other noteworthy nnds among
sandwich men are. A portion of
pearl necklace. value $500 "a gold watch
with "a seal and a piece of chain worth
500 O. pocket book containing $50 in
gold pieces
While q few fortunate sandwich men