The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-07
THE GENTLE TRAMP.
FAITHFUL SKETCH OF THE SPECIES WHICH
HAS REACHED MINNESOTA.

FAITHFUL SKETCH OF THE SPECIES WHICH
HAS REACHED MINNESOTA.
From tho ST. Paul Pioneer Press
Al this season OF the year. when the air is rcdocnt
OF the perfume OF lowers and gaudy with blossomng
shrrbbery. whom the earth throbs with now life ana
growth when bright birds troop northward with JOY
GUS songs TO their last seasons haunts, comes
the tramp, too from chimes to sniff the fra
GRANGE aud GOODNESS Of northern air Sitting down a.
your table. to cat his morning meal, what memories
arise in his presence OF long, dusty stretches OF coun
try roads, Of tho many picturesque and beautiful places
no has visited aud Of the many attractive and comfort
ablo homes he has stopped al! When you look upon
his sunburnt weather.beaten face, you imagine what
extensive and varied knowledge no must have OF
tho characteristics OF tho country, OF lLs romantic
scenery, It's woods, lakes, rivers and prarics
o Of tho aayantsgos natural and artificial one
the social difference between tho habits
and customs OF ncighboring Territories. child or
nature 10 he and philosophical withai; anxious
misfortune to give docful minor to tho key his
or whistle as he ,rudgos along the highway from
town TO town, as blthc and unc0ncerned bird OF
passage. As he tells you his story OF bad luck with
an easy flow OF language, only attained from
rchearsing, and alter rcciting the numerous Bullets
received from cruel fortune, with occasional paronhe
SEES OF prosperous days, when he might have been u
respected member OF society II only some particular
thing had turned up, how refreshing II Is, whom the
little piece Is spoken, TO note with what gusto no
tacks the TODD set before him He tho avor OF
the tea, the Juicncss OF tho steak and thinks that
Minnesota Will noted Tor her beet pr oducing
rs she IL now eminent Tor her breadstuns Next, Ia
burst OF condolences, as II his very heart touched
| by the good things no had partaken OIL no tolls
you he greatly admrey tho State, the hospitality OF
the people, the healthfulnc OF the climate (your
genuine tramp IS gcnernily no sickly specimen and
that tho ambition OF his ifo Is TO money enough
to BUY farm and settle down here Yet the rogue
we'll knows when getting oil this neat lnc peroration
TO his former plea that quite crcduous us
10 believe for moment that he VIII orsakc his idle
strolling vsgabondage, or awake TO regular employ
ment from those pleasant siesfas under shady trees
where, sheltered from the heat he indocntly
and drowsly gazo at the shadows chasing each
other over the sunny landscape, and SEQ tho
srsen waves o. grass ana grain apparently
expert reading shades OF facial expression
| An extensive and intimate back door acquaintance
| with hospitabc and inhospitaDlo handinaidcns pre-
| siding over Kitchens whore tempting odors pluckcd
his gnzo that wayas no sauntcred by--has mado him
an ndept III aco reading ard connosscur IN smiles,
80 thst his first Impressions seldom lead HIM astray.
| Not only Is this Knowledge confined 10 those OF hts
own species; no has the same in,utive perception OF
dog character. One glance sufficient determine
whether tho canine has Undue prejudice against
wayworn strangers, cd with any latent CURIOSITY
to investigate the texture OF travel soiled clothing
What an enviablc happy nonchalancc Is his! so in
| different about tmo distance. Now reposug tn
chilaiiko security by the roadside, and again
| ing leisurciy on like the butterfly. What con-
trast he presents 10 tho man OF restless brain and
| complicated schemes, who Is weak in appetite,
unable to sleep, sometimes living years IN "a day OF
anxiety, ana wearing out the subtle mechanism OF lie
| by the unenuing strain and drain. After thanking you
Tor his rcircshmcnt Though oitcnties the thanks
IN proportion 10 It's quaiy) he puts on his hat and
alternate pillow, Tor II docg double cuty ufArc-
qucntiy, aud has lett It's Impress many a bit OF
sward between here and New Orleans. So taxing hrs
leave the tramp, Ike tue Wandering Jew, begins anew
his endless ourncying AS tho door closes he givcs
parting look as II 10 say, 1--WE shall meet again. Not
perhaps, until the great day when kaiser and tramp
Will have an equal show before the Judge, and when
'ony the actions OF tue just smell sweet aud blossom
In the Gust.'