The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-06-04
TRAMPlNG TAMORS IN AFIx.

TRAMPING TAfLORS IN A FIX.
The straights the travellers are often put
to aud the ingenious devices arranged to
keep body and soul together, by mechanics
'On a tramp, are matters not entirely new
to some who will read this sketch. We
were paying most respectable attention 20
nice porter mouse steak, some time since,
at a restaurant, when party of four enter.
ed took the adjoining box. From the con-
Versation, it was not difficult to discover
that the four were lailorS, and two of them
of late arrival.
'Howis trade in Buffalo" asked one of
the residents OF the new conner
Trade, echoed one of the parties ad.
dressed, 'if you mean the salt and -four
trade, it's excellent believe; but there are
enough tailors out of work to form regi.
ment. We haven't done any thing these
two months-left Buffalo with three bits
between us"
But how did you get here! Worked a.
long in spots, eh?'
1 Worked net stitch.
But how did YOU live?-how travel!-on
foot?'
Wei as to living, like fighting cocks; as
to travelling, it was sometimes on foot, aud
sometimes by railroad
And with three. e..shi lings between you?
Yes, but perhaps you think that big
'unP
1T beats my time, must confess,
'Ah, ia. you haven't tramped it, and
Bob and ! are old I'll tell You the
6rst dodge and you may imagine the rest.
Of course the three bits were gone the FIRST
night oat of Buffalo. The next dav, after
breakfast, Bob and tramped until near
dark; and came to a large, nice
looking house, and concluded it was
best TO stop any how, and trust to luck,
The man said he didn't keep .aven, wheu
we asked how far to one he answered five
miles. We complained offatigue and sore
!eet and he allowed us to stop The LADY
Of the house set Us a noble supper--and
dldn't we eat. The gentleman turced ou,
to be first rate fellow, aud before we
rsti:ed treated US to some Santa Cruz
which didu't go bad, can tell you. Bed
sime came aud he showed US Into large
fine room, with bed fit for a prince
fus flannel blankets, just the thing fol
this kind of weather.
After seeing that everything was 10 our com
fort and liking, he set down large lamp and
telling US we could blow it out when we
were done with it, bid as good night. After
we lad got into bed, Bob began to speculate
how we were to get off IL the morning
The man would of Course given US oHl
fare for nothing if we had told him we were
, strapped; but that we had net done anC
were ina puzzle, We thought about apol
ogies, inVeR;ed lies, but they all dragged
|, Tor rather, were no 60. All at ono,
Bob, who had been examining the flame
$ sheets rather critically sprang up.
1 have H., said Bob. Al
!. 'No-what have yoHg
f ''Get out of bed and slip on your breach
les. You've Your kit?
i Well, we'll make these sheets up lot
drawers and pay the bill with them.
d L objected, but Bob's reasoning was to
d strong 70: me, and at it we went. B
IS three o'clock we had made up Ave niC
A. pair Of drawers; putting them into ou: bul
rs dies, slept till they called as to breaI
n fast. I felt a little nervous about stayin
fearing the maid would 60 up to make Il
q bed aud discover the loss oflthe blanket
but she waited on the table, and sol put
y hearty breakfast, and then we told Il
gentIeman oflthe mouse we had no none
sk and offered him our drawers. He readi
accepted, and took the whole, and ga
le ustwo dollars to. boot, We didn't ";
cn very long after conclusion of the bargai
e. but pat Of, ,'aking an off road as soon as
60 were out Of sight Of the house. Conf
upon train Of burden cars we taok pi
ne sage On behind thetlast rand rode TIVE
az ty miles, and then took 20 the canal, q
50 withaOur small capita. made our passs
leI %. Albany, playing cards with greenllor
~ Can't we lsavel2 baa s!sqs 5.
=. Aloud laugh followed the narrative, :
- :. the party broke up without the travel
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