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against。    As an ;unhealthy; man�察�as an ;unwealthy; man�察�and doubtless 

by virtue of this protest an ;unwise; man�察�I am�察�I think�察�a glaring example 

of the untruth of the proposition。 

     For   instance�察  �it   is   my   misfortune�察  �as   an   early   riser�察  �to   live   upon   a 

certain fashionable avenue�察�where the practice of early rising is confined 

exclusively to domestics。        Consequently�察�when I issue forth on this broad�察�

beautiful thoroughfare at six A。 M。�察�I cannot help thinking that I am�察�to a 

certain extent�察�desecrating its traditional customs。 

     I have more than once detected the milkman winking at the maid with 

a    diabolical    suggestion    that   I  was    returning    from    a  carouse�察    �and 

Roundsman 9999 has once or twice followed me a block or two with the 

evident     impression    that   I  was   a  burglar   returning    from   a   successful 

evening out。      Nevertheless�察�these various indiscretions have brought me 

into   contact   with   a   kind   of   character   and   phenomena   whose   existence   I 

might otherwise have doubted。 

     First�察�let me speak of a large class of working´people whose presence 

is�察�I think�察�unknown to many of those gentlemen who are in the habit of 

legislating or writing about them。          A majority of these early risers in the 

neighborhood        of   which     I  may     call  my     ;beat;    carry   with    them 

unmistakable evidences of the American type。 I have seen so little of that 

foreign element that is popularly supposed to be the real working class of 

the   great   metropolis�察  �that   I   have   often   been   inclined   to   doubt   statistics。 

The   ground   that   my   morning   rambles   cover   extends   from   Twenty´third 

Street to Washington Park�察�and laterally from Sixth Avenue to Broadway。 

The   early   rising   artisans   that   I   meet   here�察  �crossing   three   avenues�察  �the 



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milkmen�察  �the   truck´drivers�察  �the   workman�察  �even   the   occasional   tramp�察�

wherever they may come from or go to�察�or what their real habitat may be�察� 

´are   invariably   Americans。        I   give   it   as   an   honest   record�察  �whatever   its 

significance or   insignificance   may  be�察  �that   during   the  last   year�察  �between 

the    hours    of  six   and   eight   A。   M。�察  �in  and    about    the  locality    I  have 

mentioned�察�I have met with but two unmistakable foreigners�察�an Irishman 

and a German。         Perhaps it may be necessary to add to this statement that 

the people I have met at those early hours I have never seen at any other 

time in the same locality。 

     As to their quality�察�the artisans were always cleanly dressed�察�intelligent�察�

and respectful。       I remember�察�however�察�one morning�察�when the ice storm 

of   the   preceding   night   had   made   the   sidewalks   glistening�察  �smiling   and 

impassable�察�to have journeyed down the middle of Twelfth Street with a 

mechanic   so   sooty   as   to   absolutely   leave   a   legible   track   in   the   snowy 

pathway。        He     was     the   fireman     attending     the    engine     in   a  noted 

manufactory�察       �and   in   our   brief   conversation      he    told   me   many     facts 

regarding   his   profession   which   I   fear   interested   me   more   than   the   after´ 

dinner     speeches      of   some     distinguished      gentlemen      I   had   heard     the 

preceding night。        I   remember   that he   spoke   of   his   engine   as   ;she�察─  �and 

related certain circumstances regarding her inconsistency�察�her aberrations�察�

her   pettishnesses�察  �that   seemed   to   justify   the   feminine   gender。      I   have   a 

grateful     recollection     of   him    as  being    one    who    introduced      me    to  a 

restaurant where chicory�察�thinly disguised as coffee�察�was served with bread 

at five cents a cup�察�and that he honorably insisted on being the host�察�and 

paid    his   ten  cents    for  our   mutual     entertainment      with   the   grace    of  a 

Barmecide。        I remember�察�in a more genial season��I think early summer�察� 

´to   have   found   upon   the   benches   of   Washington   Park   a   gentleman   who 

informed   me   that   his   profession   was   that   of   a   ;pigeon   catcher;�察  �that   he 

contracted with certain parties in this city to furnish these birds for what 

he called their ;pigeon´shoots;�察�and that in fulfilling this contract he often 

was   obliged   to   go   as   far   west   as   Minnesota。    The   details   he   gavehis 

methods of entrapping the birds�察�his study of their habits�察�his evident belief 

that   the   city   pigeon�察  �however   well   provided   for   by   parties   who   fondly 

believed      the   bird    to  be    their   own�察   �was    really    ferae   naturae�察    �and 



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consequently ;game; for the pigeon´catcherwere all so interesting that I 

listened to him with undisguised delight。 When he had finished�察�however�察�

he said�察 �And now�察�sir�察�being a poor man�察�with a large family�察�and work 

bein' rather slack this year�察�if ye could oblige me with the loan of a dollar 

and   your   address�察  �until    remittances   what   I'm   expecting      come   in   from 

Chicago�察�you'll be doin' me a great service�察─�etc。�察�etc。              He got the dollar�察�

of course ��his information was worth twice the money���察�but I imagine he 

lost my address。       Yet it is only fair to say that some days after�察�relating his 

experience to a prominent sporting man�察�he corroborated all its details�察�and 

satisfied   me   that   my   pigeon´   catching   friend�察  �although   unfortunate�察  �was 

not an impostor。 

     And this leads me to speak of the birds。            Of all early risers�察�my most 

importunate�察      �aggressive�察    �and   obtrusive     companions       are   the  English 

sparrows。      Between six and seven A。 M。 they seem to possess the avenue�察�

and resent my intrusion。          I remember�察�one chilly morning�察�when I came 

upon a flurry of them�察�chattering�察�quarreling�察�skimming�察�and alighting just 

before me。      I stopped at last�察�fearful of stepping on the nearest。              To my 

great surprise�察�instead of flying away�察�he contested the ground inch by inch 

before     my    advancing     foot�察  �with   his  wings     outspread     and   open    bill 

outstretched�察  �very   much   like   that   ridiculous   burlesque   of   the   American 

eagle which the common canary´bird assumes when teased。 ;Did you ever 

see 'em wash in the fountain in the square�拭─�said Roundsman 9999�察�early 

one summer morning。           I had not。     ;I guess they're there yet。       Come and 

see 'em�察─�he said�察�and complacently accompanied me two blocks。                      I don't 

know      which    was   the   finer  sight��the    thirty  or  forty   winged     sprites�察�

dashing   in   and out   of   the  basin�察 �each   the  very  impersonation   of   a   light´ 

hearted�察�mischievous puck�察�or this grave policeman�察�with badge and club 

and shield�察�looking on with delight。            Perhaps my visible amusement�察�or 

the spectacle of a brother policeman just then going past with a couple of 

;drunk   and   disorderlies�察─  �recalled   his   official   responsibilities   and   duties。 

;They say them foreign sparrows drive all the other birds away�察─�he added�察�

severely�察�and then walked off with a certain reserved manner�察�as if it were 

not impossible for him to be called upon some morning to take the entire 

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     Next�察�I think�察�in procession among the early risers�察�and surely next in 

fresh and innocent exterior�察�were the work´women or shop´ girls。                      I have 

seen    this   fine  avenue     on  gala   afternoons     bright   with    the  beauty    and 

elegance of an opulent city�察�but I have see no more beautiful faces than I 

have seen among these humbler sisters。                As the mere habits of dress in 

America�察�except to a very acute critic�察�give no suggestion of the rank of 

the wearer�察�I can imagine an inexperienced foreigner utterly mystified and 

confounded by these girls�察�who perhaps work a sewing´machine or walk 

the   long   floors   of   a   fashionable   dry´goods   shop。    I   remember   one   face 

and     figure�察  �faultless    and    complete��modestly         yet   most    becomingly 

dressed�察�indeed�察�a figure that Compte´Calix might have taken for one of 

his   exquisite    studies�察   �which�察   �between     seven    and   eight   A。   M。   passed 

through      Eleventh     Street�察 �between      Sixth   Avenue      and   Broadway。       So 

exceptionally  fine   was her   carriage�察  �so   chaste   and   virginal her   presence�察�

and   so   refined   and   even   spiritual   her   features�察  �that�察  �as   a   literary   man�察  �I 

would have been justified in taking her for the heroine of a society novel。 

Indeed�察�I had already woven a little romance about her�察�when one morning 

she overtook   me�察  �accompanied by  another   girlpretty�察  �but of   a   different 

typewith whom she was earnestly conversing。                   As the two passed me�察�

there fell from her faultless lips the following astounding sentence�此 �And I 

told him�察�if he didn't like it he might lump it�察�and he traveled off on his left 

ear�察  �you   bet� ─  �Heaven   knows   what   indiscretion   this   speech   saved   me 

from�察  �but   the   reader   will   understand   what   a   sting   the   pain   of   rejection 

might have added to it by the above fo

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