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Show Up WAKEMAN'S wanderings MR I I LONDON COSTCnMONGCn3. VfffKvi Tli Molt Cliarartrt-lttle lAtvly 1 oik In JM 1 K ' Tnglanil Their PallfLirp II nntl Mild 111 lr AinuMrainU- Tin-' Malt, lul torn to tH H MarryUtttlamHsli Vrthy liar CntUr I1 III I Cslc.wl. If! I IHt1 i tCoprrll.t,lbr1r!-WftkriTUo1 'ill 'HSK' LoMHjy, AtiK. 13. -Tli ero nrn Utwi-rn HC lK 1 CO.OOOnnJCO,omciMcrniont.en IntUritT Si H orLontlon Thrlr(.ittrm MhuMtnoA Hit ! t ,ia ' ktrtct liawktrn cf Amtrlciui jU Bwi I e cUIm; fouttliu-wliolmva tinvletli most Hrt te ! careful study of the lattrr can form no ,W SBm j t i proptrMcfi of tho tlmrnct eristics of the Jlj-f-, jR) fonnfr without ii ntonitlac(ualt.tnnrc. : 1-1 ' HHr i riw rn U kowI ffftioti for tUI. Ourrtreet 'kin wv vender cf Call, fruit aiil vrjtetftblta com It titf I r nu 'rcr c'ian--Dtf ,lo,t - widcl r vary iftidElt Ing ntil uiicoDf-ctilnt tiatlotinlltlrft. A jlj ' Jfl hawker In our country, from wliAtercr 'Ir M racelnjhwipruutf.noicrrciiKilniokawkfr If yvflK I j longer than iwcrMlty coinp.t, If l.n h l(rM ' not tuccoMf.il In hi wninrtr. tot wren. 1 a f I market ami cuittoincni lio shortly droW 1 i out of Ilia braying tliroiiflnnJrDinKi'ArJtf KJ j jj j ( orotuly In nnothor calllnjj It liUvolcv, k lyjj i , bU annyhftck Uttl nml Mi ratnvlmcklo 1 11 W ' ' ' ' wftitoii LrlDic Win profit, li will make tin Ki BJ forklabelonjilnsR. route mid "tfixxl will." N iSflKf lahliortly fouiil In iHMMMlonuf ninnrkrt h -3lli 1 atall or Kttxwry, nnd evtrftir Mountlio ntw 1 vocation nuil avnoclAtluit which (car htm tT f prosperity. V1 l Tho cutlro Ufa nml ronriltlnn of tho m IfOiulon cofttcrmoiiRpr nro tlliToitMit, mA raj , 1 thl fact, m "ell ai hi ttritnuo jtcrwmnllty ffD mid whlmitUal trnde nud wclnt rthlt, flf ( litukcililmttmiKvtuiiitHQ'ilniidlnlvrcMliiff aTI'l?r ' cbatcttr. IKildc, ho U ruriuiM and -HER frti l - InUsral part of Ihln Rcutandevir won !Kffl drrtal lubcl utKoiidun. vSL Some of the omrked cbarnctcrlfttlm find 3ft custom I lmTO found cornmuii to IkjIIi tfit l.iilc andcoNtinncnifrra oio nctcnorthy P lioth raw nro blltrrly opimr(l to lmi ' knowlfdyc, and not 5 iwr ctnt, of ilthrr .1 , In hngland lah rend or write JluOiaro rtj;( brm-ltntlly roving In nature, nnd would 2jft plno nnddl It forced for nny length ot rffj" tlmo Into Indoor labor. Iloth itmto rather rft , than innrry, and wbllo irmarknblo for mt (k their lldellty In tbU relation they hold In H i, dn contempt rtl!(,lou or ilrll luarrtaiio K4 tlte H- ' lif lloth are tho mwt honorahlt and honwt H tSC pt-oplo who llo In all iltnlliiff auion M i , 4f thrmlTC, but bold It thti hrlyht of li iJSlt , r(ilont and morality to "do" nil othrra M It ! , not of thrlr 111c Iloth. bo -ever mttk, H Y i , bumble and actually Iuv nbldlniz In their M. If dally 11m, nro hereditarily tho tnemlea of U .jlji,' i alllawand law occr, thoujeh bothwlll Lti J f yi,1 make the mot desperate ancrlllco to nroM B) Uftf N-coinlutf Involved In any complication of H Uf t the law. And both nrr, rtlK.ou1y, an H H J noHtlcsotkUcbluinlnoutiifka nnd density i' n aaby coiuparlnou would put all the llara "j r lltona, IMarnnl and fcptnecra to fervent i bluhh and hnmr, J9Mt '8 M,'t rtcord of Xondun roster' 1 (iS-Hr tuoncrrs' crlea 1 wild to Im In LydKato'a H 'He?' poem of "indon Ij-ckptnyN In tie time Hr K fP of lleury V, aliout4T3 jcata ago. Hhake- Bp 1!V ' rpeare nfere i-ontrtnptuously to "ihuw K' H'u contermoner tlmr," Iki Jonmi ntaktt Hj mM bUMoruManoon If lie liearnn coatormon B .f ct r' cry, and Dr. Johnson Uve the detl M- m L ration of "cmtanl-monircrM a orieiimtlutc H An ' In tho street rate of npplia or cottard H i M 'round and bulky llko tho btad " ' Jttii I Bo fur o can lt tracid InhUtoryand l ilTii literature tr folk were pmUIy the B4 l urae In inoile of life, vocation und charao- H' r terlntlc hundntla of )iura ao runt the H i . ! t resent time Ltko the fUbermt n of New i " Jlawn and Oalnay, and still ULothonip. 1 le. they have suircily ivtr bitu known B j to Intermarry wltli other cIiimm. Tboro Bj t'i I sultlstlint Iho t(tcnnon(fmof tho Jon- Bl l , don of today form nlmoMtnllttlo realm of Bi I tbetrown, trcr chanpfnK In confine, jtt B! cbanelex In character and antiquity) B i with a purer strain of blood, of lu kind, B t , tbau that of bait of tho l.ugllh nobility, H f and with ancb nt tuiuttn nnd traditions B1 f remaining inexuruble lawsof culdnnco to E tbemsclre, all to n more tnarkitl drne T ) i) iy than I true of any titml number of tH.ople H i lu any t orner of huropt . B 1 i; If nil this wero not true ot tho Jondon H lt' ' i costerinonyer he would still l found u H; ki plcturtwueobJtctby tho tuMulolmrvir ft! , In the first place bl dii-ashptcturcHfiuc. B I JS You will not find at Catania, Mevslna or Hj 1 p If I'alf rmo, In Sicily, uioro 1 1 or colorful B ic f roupluK than tlimu crowd of costers at B f thoinarkit or at their ovenlntiuiid boll B ij dnyreitorts. ludcitl there ln dash of tho B i j, Glpsyln thedressof tht-wfolk that con B ' sutntly recalls the Itomany people. m ,- At bit d lily lalon the twur will bate B 1 on hti neodn small cloth cap, will to one B side, with thcMlttor ilthrr iwlntrdto tho 1 I skyor suwlnit one sldocf lit mck lie U H .1,1 noir without bis black or flashy colored H t I Ilk "Uni;vi)-n." or beaxy.bwwly natli H 1 treil uecUrthlef,nlnayt tkdlnn sailor' B 1 knot ""ll tn0 iltl4 tucked In tho folds of !bl icny woolen shirt the wholuexpoaliiK a fine, well corded nnd oftiii halrj neck and client, lilt wuiucoat Is lonjf like n jockt!)'. wltUcapaeioupockiUand luio ! lata, and always of corduroy or veh rtei u III trouscra ara half Mexican lu tut, of corduroy or coarse dULklnj, and thtlr w hi bottom flap ocr the lst shot s w orn by any low ly incu In Iondon Added to thi H t uro pearl or jx)lllicd metal buttons imm B ( merable. B t 1 In the mnttrr cf buttons their Ut Bj y to;" orbumlayitind bblidnys are truly B I startllnc Wlntbcr ot metal or pearl, B , they uro from half Inch tonn Inch In til B ' anHt(r,nml aroKctas thickly as thtyrau B tw bo plaud around tho cap baud nnd Isor H I edge, down tha cdreof thy unUtcout fioiu B i throat to point, nboto ttry iockLt, and B along tho udgi of ull lapils, itptjii the B sleeve marly from wrlits to tlbow, and B I atonj; the wldo pluMi sldu strljus of the B I v trousir! from juht Ulovv tho kniivi to lh H f very rdfto of thetrouer htf, to that the B 1 ' lavt button clkks and putttr usain.t tho fl pavement nnd thu shoe B Tho coster women nre nono tho 1cm B 1 strlklni; lu their tnrb and appearance. H Like the men, they ara all will shod nnd B ' wtar she rtcourw ti ruoptttlco.it, sliowliiK B , thtlr niikli and hhaiN. I) fti t 1 li.-Hrt pitt 1 H nuts are us nmplo a a Clnddith fUh B t wifo'n, llitlrwalsuaro nln)slu at or B ant Kft ot eu In the neck, nnd uuiHlly the B bitter, us with tho nun, Undormd with n B jhy silk mckerclikf, while small B wooltu plaid or silk shawl iocr the B shouldtr,ttindcr-Mrtiit nimn the breast, B wlittru It Uulwu fiiktuntd with ubrooth B i) of huedliiieusUus. B 1 i 1 Hut thu hair atidthebendfienr nrouioit B, i j dltillm-tUe. riouitlakualotioacosurclrl !. 1 I an) where recofnizuMu llio hat 1 of ' straw cr filt and ulway a Itiito as n 4t co-ter's ciirtwhiil It tttitrudr uhir-n , r l(l luly lu front, and nhoto thU tanopy 1,' Waves U fon.it ot tutrch plume. Co-tr KjhSIi jgjmm Kin belong to club for the pure haw of ihewprired feathers, nrd tbtro I noonll nnrysnerlflca they will not make to pm sesa the largest ptuniealluitcau b bought. Tho hair Is lJttowctl Ielilnd la n Urns brntd. A pnrt'exuiod from Mil ovu ruth ear nnd a heavy, M talent tab llr AftaiimtiithcrchtrV Aboo the forehead tlicholrfal-'nUhU u ft to the lrow, but U tliLb frusM nnl curled until It stand tipw ird nnd outward llko mnn strou tnttlted chvuiur dp frl$t A a KmUr prr idly remntked to me. Our t nudi (KirN rw(.tlunrt, wbmea)'os a style nI ill ibelr own IbecoKti rn onKer outfit comprise tlth er n haiidtMrrow, n spring cart on two wheel, on which bo will loud from 809 to 1,000 pound of fruit or vegetable, and with the help of a boyor hi "donah" prndi the name n dosiu ndlcs In a d-tyi or n donkey and cart, posei-ased bj tho more well to da 1 .a nernthe lntlcrlovlM tsltts from LSOOtii I.6W pound weight nt Covent (lardeu market The women w hen hawking alotie nro sometlinen proihleil with donkey eartaor bnrrowi, Imt cficiirr wIlb'inllow,Mor shallow bunltcts, which i with their heavy content nro carried on their bead A curious sort of butliKK Im nlwsy been in vouconlii(j to tho 1m provide tire of the cvttermofiKor u a clost, Ihl I the birliiR out to them of basket, barrows nedcart Outrf the CO.OuOor Ot.WJco-ttrmontter Ot.WJco-ttrmontter xpuIatl(tiof Iomloti fully 1,-UC 1,-UC nru actually enKHKH'i dally hawking, the ruuaiiiilrr Ull R old folk or children unable to work save nl od 1 times, l'ulty i ne-urttf of the dally worktrs own thtlr own shallows, liarrons aad carts. The other luttf hire tbeiu nt nilnguily unurlou rate Hie donkey and cart nre seldom blrcd, nearly all ot thoso tatiCtt Uinn uwnetl by the roster. Duttbo hnndearts iir barrow are usually hired at threepence ter dy or onoshllllnti fortho wwk for luirrnw orlHiually coihi(i le thau two (wind. More than iO(M), or $1W,o'j U . annually mid In barrow nnd 'ahallow" hire by the Iondon w ter. (Julie rewnily tVter provident club have liceii font ie I Tliesw by a trlllintf weekly pt) im nt from mvmbt rs Injure tho oiiHJtttudty of hiring lrrows at rvtluceit rate, and of jiut-hnnlnK donke) sand carts oil the installment plmL Uuta n rule tbtyllkdl the old wa brnt he old way wltli I,oiidon uUrs l. as a rule, after u nljJit'dlliMlionat drink or eamMhifr. lor nil rtMler without exception ere bard drinkers and liivetemtuKniiibleralunsmftll wuy, to btirruw tho day a ' alock money" nt slsiience or u shtllhit: luteiest. tucure tho bind barrow at thnepenco hire, the scales or ittuurt nt another outlny of to!nce,iind trust to heavy puihlnR, loud cMUu(taiHlBUlllblCUAtomers to rstrlsve thlr f-lbu fortune. They nro sempu lously homtIu repiymtntof loin. nn I a hnrdir wnrklmc jwopl do Hot llf Hut they nro Imdeemable lu thtlr thriftier ties, nud with all their cood iitnlllte nnd traltH, coiuldt iin,( thtlr bHAoLiatlon and licnorniiw nre hope Ii slave of the usu n rs aud Uproom. Anyone desiring a iup rflclul obcna tlonof this ell can find nmplo st adle ot rwlcrs at the chief Iondon markets. Dtlly f.fX) eomo to Cove nt Harden mar-ktt, mar-ktt, about 4fX secure IU!i nt llltllnsv Knte fully li.UKl nro at pltnlflelds, jnr-liii.VMj jnr-liii.VMj tacbwlll bo found at Ilomu;li nud Uwleuhnll, nnd fully H,(M) are di trlbutcd iiuii'iitho b-wur city nnd sub' urban innrkt ts. C ov.nl (lardcu market U the mcMt Iutrretlii pi tee to visit, not only for It historic n-woLtutfoti but for it itnatdtt throng of coster. 1'roin the cpoulimnt 3 o'clock In the rnomlnjs until 8 or U o'cloik from 3,000 to 4 UM colter carts will baro come nnd none Tim remainder re-mainder in ntleiKbineo watt until after noou to dicker with tho "haulers" cr speculator, who lavolou);btuu-old loads from farmer "In the lump." In these morning hours Interest will not only it nter In thu coMcrs, but In their tlnnkeT nnd tarts. Ilundr-datinoti bun rirrdnr packed In n corner of the open market wnUlni; to btad, for which prlvl h go the) ai-inxeitloneptnuytnch. l.viry manner nt rude Ingenuity liatbtcuexcr rloedlu the latchlptf up of doukcycart nud the ronstruciloii if donkey birnt ltope, rutbeniid inu;sroood enough for some ecktrchbfs nnd corduro) are tran-formetl Into snddlepadi for other. Many nrorefplendelit In brass ornament I nlltotthur of half the doukoy' wrtlhl j And still ot he rs )w unui iiobb r uu nnd dlclof-j bit pf. old carriage bimeM Iw dcckid with torontt in uotd nnd silver plate j I would write of the roster's borne life, but bo ba mmv. lbelllu tcuthepoor IOiidon Uliwy of tho loathome tan, 1 vastly hi superior tu thUrretHYt In tho juml three ream I liMQ visited more tbiii n thounatid tostcr' haunt nnd hablta tlons. In them nil I hno not found n dozen Kenuloo home. Tbo ueArest np projuUtothebome I where thu cocRr I fairly well to do and cm n the donkey nnd rnrt or a couple or three, In thee ex trtinely rare Instance yem wilt often Ond thocrvtcr, bl wiro or mate, their children and tho donke) lu one tuieuient rtnim to (.ether Hut the character of tboinan'H nnd the woman's work Lup them upon tho street. They cut at cheap chophoittcu ii ml coITio stall. TJielr oviulnss nru uwed nt tho taproom, tho "penny Kafl" shows, thu rat pit and tho cheap inuli Huts nnd Rlrls leave their pnrcnt nml mntu nt from foui-teeu to nlxtteu years. Thevtake furnUbeil rooms In the toatvr dUtrlrt of lathtr jm Dnirj U.u.', Bhoredlteb, Old bt net Itn.w1. MaryUlotio lane, )ckhuid, II thnal UrcMti, Uhltu-chael, Uhltu-chael, t'amlierwell nnd tho like, nnd nru ntonrofull lletled cotter Children nro turn to thtm und nro "mlndvd for lie first liar or Uo, thin they toko thtlr chauet for life and c-diitatlnn In thesluu s, Atslxorwveu they accmii'iaiiy their par-t par-t nt or nro blrod out to othtr coMtei-a. In a few year more- some faniled slinht or too severe n benltiiK occurs, or thu colter juutliorlu-ilmw nut tliiW nniultj, and they nro nway for theiustho without i pirilnuorrerct HowterluLk mayeo with the coster folk they nro stlekfira for their amue-mcnl amue-mcnl oud hollda), J'wry n-nulni; will Und tin iu ntlbennulobnlf, the rat pit or thtlr tapnim inunt, 'Iluiti are more thinftuu of the latter rxelindvelr patron Ixed by cxwter men nnd w omen. 1 u nearly nllof thuw uro rudourill w hero tUy may tonk their own foul All Are uruimYd with card mi 1 other Rame for thtlr nmimemcnt, und wllbtneli in lck ird or khed well protected f rum the euot the pollut, whure rat nud do ltantliii-, tf wl kli they nrocxtreuitK fund, uiny luln duUtd lu, and where loxluJ nnd i rUe lU'htliUure iiaerlyeultKatcd. tin bun day liny will be found In uruntuumUr nt llnttirsea Kiel K IInnipU id llenthond 1 pplim 1 ortHi, but the Ln.nt leaily Iou don tutln for cost w I nt t ho 1 Jfrby Moro thiu ii tliotiMind curt, each con tatulnu' from four to six cmter women and men hi tut frobi the beuu Dial and Inttthaptt 'Ihe donke) aiv nil U-decked U-decked with pamr ttovwrs, thtlr fiu( rrotcMiuely i-iliitid nnd hum; with low whUkera.and thrlr Utfliuaed eltlur In thoirouiHrof thu mm op the bifurcated carmrnt of tl u wutneu Theu, with tirvut stonssf footl and 11 juor and hundred of born undtonttrtliiiio niter n unui I iro ceMlon through thu nrWto ratio t Lnd, 'Uihlowthe iioU Inm kWtll cottt nt um bo" ou oceiutloii n n com r pruiidh con fe-wd to im thi nutUndUh tiulude, with wild t-o-tcr luiivlu, shoutw nnd Iniuh-t( Iniuh-t( r, im t mt lu Aiuoiry htratublw farbrifiy klom Ikiwi ITihish I, U1UH4AS |