The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-07
PEDESTRIIS TOURISTS.
Experience of Tramp who Followed Horace
GroeleV's Advice.

GroeleV's Advice.
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: As
tbe.e has been 40 much said about ramps these
last two or three years, 1t may not be uninter-
csting 10 the public and insurance companies to
learn something more. A few years ago read
in DIR. Greoloy's Tribune, when that paper had
large circulation, that If young men would go
ia the country they would get plenty TO do.
Well, determined TO try, and Joined Barnum
circus the Arst year ne started, travelling foot,
thereby Learning to be pretty good tramp.
may as well state was an assistant cook. and
as the wagons were invariably packed with pro-
visions, there never much OF "a chance to
ride 10y the time l reached New London
WAS pretty well used up. may here mention
that the cooks were supposed to never 80 to
sleep, aud that accounts Tor my thrown. up the
job. aud taking 10 the road for something better
travelled from New London to II rtfurl. |
found that the farmers wanted all the help they
could get, tut also wanted men To work either
for honrd OF for very little money. II wa- 10
hayiue. anc | VII. give you ln ide. e the c1u-
Yrs .uon that seh,Iaiy took place after ASKING
10 YOU want any helpf"
"Mell, don't know; what can YOU do? Cln
YOU load hay good ritcn,rf How long doe 70
load i'm twenty minutes myself all day. ami
want 10 hire some good mea; IL you suit ne
viii give ,ol seNeuty-nve cents q w.
by the time a man earn. ten or fifteen dollars
his clothes Are all gone. How can any man that
h - not u second SUIT work tor such low wages
IT you dun't work they will tell you you are
tramp and don't want work, and al. write ail
kinds OF stories about trlnps mat they offered
work 10, but who would not accept N.
have known men To walk from here 20 Hart
ford without eaung anything out afew crackers.
IrImps do not depend on farmers for anything
to eat, for II they did they would not get It;
they would see YOU fail on the road and die te-
fore taeY would eY give YOU 4 bi'c. give
credit 10 the good people in the towns between
here ana HarttOrd, They are always ready 10
relieve the deserving persons looking work
That Ia what puzzles the formers, low the poor
fellows get anything 10 eat. lher' IL always
plenty Ia the re towns and more Is thrown
away than any one calls for.
A lady In Ne,iden, when told 10y poor fellow
that the Mayor had forbid the people ~ give
ANYTHING 90 tramps, replied that sue going
to do as she pleased about It, Sue was not gong
to consult the Mayor.
Tramps arr wrongfully charged with firing
barns and other buildings. Now, nave seen
good dc.i Of tramps, and therefore can spcl
few professionals among the large numoer Of
poor fellows looking for ioh IN the towns be-
tween here and Hartford, anu they arc deserving
| men, VINO work at the factories in Lunnecticui.
! They leave their llaces on account OF SPENDING
! their -four weeks wages, and have 70 tramp to
| the next town to get another Job, ashamed to 20
! back, perhaps. lIese are the men the farmers
| call trlmps ! don't say all OF the farmers are
| alike, but the farmers on the main road between
| here and Hartford are generally hard-hCdrted.
| Tho way bans are burned down Is TINS y
| farmer Mill take advantage Of tho urst thunder
storm, as he well knows that there is going To ho
| heavy nghtuing. lilo sneahs around tue barn
| when no one Is looking, and puts a match to H.,
| aud in a few minutes there VIII he "A heavy peal
| of thunder. The nclghbors, Of course, Hook
| around and sympath He with MIN, and he eels
| his insurance. l can mention two cases That
| nave come under my observation.
NLw lo4tK, May j. housrAnour.