Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-20

ye krow-Iasked him to take me along, told
know"
"All boshi Do you think the slaves ofthat
EN-"
:. But / dom. know how to bea. ,em
They're too n any for ne'
"Wall, yen md II hard at fust, but with
ned OF eneouragementl ven learn H. Ye
see, 'taint so easy now as il used to be. Theirs
too many on US. The boys is beginning to
See what a jolly life We leat, and the perfes-
sun is gitiin' crowded. Now, I have been
nom Omaha TO Frisco an back three times,
an rid most or the way free. Bat in them
days ye could get onto the platform, atween
the baggage car un' express car, and 20 right
alorg rice like. But they dropped TO that.
no chance, unless ye're quick jumper an
can ketch on after the car Is started. But
docking mournfully al his companion) ye
'nough. No, that won't do for you
There was silence for a moment. Then
the professional spoke again. He said:
"Now, ye might git locked up in an empty
freight car, but ye want plenty o. grub an
plenty o. water, for We never know how fur
we're goin'. Ye might go clean through to
"Yes, and get arrested when i I get there
No; l don't want any o. that"
Look here, nowl who's doin' this taikin';
mistake. Hye git to Omaha the copll let ye
out ard gin ye partin kick He amt goin'
10 tell on yer an have yer rested. Not much.
He'd be kicked off bisself fer lett'n We beat
him. That amt his game. He'd sooner give
ye drink to git out the way an keep yer
mouth shut. But the trouble with the racket
fetch up. got locked in once in Sacram snto,
an after runniE' five days was let out Ia
sacramento They had telegrsphed-cuss
to Ogden to send my car back, an so wnsil I
thought was g0in' right on east, was gbin'
west hev always thought trefiectively)
mat l lost nve days Of my life on that ere
well. don't think could manage that
business very we'll"
The tramp meditated for a while. Then he
said slowly and very softly, as il speaking 10
himself
q There's the brake racket, now"
"The what racket"
The brake racket But don't b'leeve ye
could manage that
6" might try"
4" Yeas (sneeringly), We might try to walk
that wire up thar (pointing 10 the telegrap1),
but ye'd slip up; ye couldn't do il. How
sumever, I'll tell ye all about it, an then We
come along"
He arose, passed out, and the newly
fedged tramp followed him. Standing on
the rear, took hold OF the bolt VIII ict connects
the handle OF the brake with the chain,
placed one foot On the little iron protection
near the base, aud LETT the other swinging in
the air. Then he leaned as far back as his
arm would allow, and his head was thus
brought below the level of the dash board.
Having thus exempli6ed the mechanical
part of the operation, he stepped down aud
proceeded 10 dilate upon the details OF the
racket"
Now, We see, when the train starts the COD
comes to the door an looks out on the plat
foI m for tramps, ye're hanging on here so
he can't Zee ye. He goes on and gets his
tickets, and ye swings yerself round on the
steps. When he gifts out of the car We gifts in,
sits down and snOOZes off like any other gem
tleman. Yen git TO Winnemucca afore be
comes round agin, and then We must come
the racket agin. know a Teller that went
clear through from Frisco to Omaha on this
racket without stoppin'; but it's rough on the
hour or two afOre the cop goes through, an
there amt no fun in it,"
AT this moment the whistle of an ap-
preaching train was heard In the distance
and started on dead run for the house. He
awakened his companions from their
drunken SAUNDERS One vigorous kick de-
mOlished the little house, aud the tramps
scrambled behind the water tank to make
preparations to jump the train.
What We soin' to dO?'' asked one of the
apprentice tramps.
I'm gOin' TO Try the brace racket
"Wal, it's dangerous, but / like your
spunk. Go it, young Teller. Yoa1l make a
good 'un-
When the train had gone the four tramps
had disappeared. They had jumped her by
The apprentice, however, remained station
airy on the platform. An hour later he
boarded the west bound emigrant train,
paid his fare to X eGO. aud rode with as much
of Limberger cheese and sauer-k raut Ar
rived at Reno he crossed to the hotel, di-
vested himself OF the miners suit of CLOTH
ing which be bad borrowed at the Conc
dated Virginia, array ed himself in purple
and fire linen. and stood revealed as your
very humble correspondent