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Show The Tradeless People of Paris. In a great city like Paris there are thou-1 thou-1 sands of pei-sous who have no trade or profession, pro-fession, and who are obliged to resort to all j sorts of tricks to get their dally bread. I Some manage to accomplish this feat hou-! hou-! estly, while others work unscrupulously upon the credulity of their fellows. Vau-deviilisis Vau-deviilisis aud caricaturists repeatedly exer-! exer-! ciso their wit at the expense of tho unfor-; unfor-; tunnto ones whom necessity forces into ' strange und improbable callings. Doubt-! Doubt-! less these wits often exaggerate the reality, : hut the fact remains that there are quantities quanti-ties of poor wretches here who really get I their living by pursuing the queerest and most ingenious occupations. If you question one of these tradeless individuals in-dividuals upon his manner of living he will reply, "Oh, I have a dodgel" It is very rare that he will consent to give you more amplo explanations. For common , mortals his way of procuring food, clothing aud lodging is decidedly enigmatical. These men who invent "dodges" generally live in furnished lodgings, where the chambers contain several beds. A "dodger" divines, so to speak, a man who is in the same linn of business, and the similarity of their characters unites them on a common footing. They club together fji 17ft. rid nf thft st-.rnnsTH merchandise that others have invented. The one who creates does not reveal his manner of inventing to his partner, and. this one in his turn conceals con-ceals as well as he can the profits obtained by the sale. The mistrust Is reciprocal. The principal dodgers are the street peddlers ped-dlers who hawk about the thousand and one ingenious toys that are constantly invented in-vented iu this great city, who sell newspapers newspa-pers when they have a few francs in their pocket to buy a stock from the wholesale dealers in Hue du Croissant, or who traffic in theater tickets during tho evening. Paris Uor."New York Epoch. |