The Newtown bee., 1877-12-13
THE TRAMP OF TO-DAY,

The g00'l old.lime "shack," whose cn
 trnnce or familiar ground wAs heralde,
 by the scamPerins hnmeward of smal
 children, followed by lhe slam of door,
 md click of key Of holt, lms almost en-
 lIIcly disappeared frnm our thorough
 fares. crowded out of his accustomed
 walks in life by the stylish and modern.
 lzed, ye; inglorious "lrtmp.'
 The old. ill lfashionrh shack" with
 his iluIlcring rags. urshrd feel and 'lr- momlaed hnt, ~ns an uuml'lnkahle "h'
 ject of pity. yet with an 0ver'pfesrii blessing In his. remarkably well "r,lrrr,l appetite, which held good through all the changes of the elements, through every variety of well and ill'cooked food as well as the irregular lunches. and menls.nl.all.hours regimen 10 which his unsurpassed digestive powers were sub
 jected.
 The tendency of the beggsr of the past was rather 10 advance civilization. though in ways somewhat peculiar. The young. whom the living example nf- frighied. were taught the paths of va. grancy should be carefully summed shy and retiring ways weFe thus cultivated. while fear and pity-emolions of which we are assured the savage breast is inca. pable- were early awakened in the child ish heart.
 The improved tramp is an example of inhuman improvement of which we can. nol proudly boast. To day our streets are lined with fitting companies of what we might mistake for groups of sx.con. sressmen and insurance companies gone a.r3ving. were it not that they roughly solicit food of their victims, in place of softly soliciting cash. Our American tourist is found in IS many varieties as his cousin, the capitalist, who gets his bead from our flour barrel with more discerning refinement. perhaps. but with less appearance af shame. Judge Davis has seen our great need of more capital ists in jail. and has set about remedying the "eternal untitness of ,hings' which is like to destroy our confidence In all frsternities
 In the brQt herhoOd of tramps We have the devout. the sacriegious, the truly thankful. and the truly un,hankful, the witless, the acute, the weak-voiced sup plcant, the bold commandant. the thiev ing and the murderOus. none of whom like to pass our doors without giving suitable notice.
 The dcvoul, who ferven,ly Godbless- es you, and rosscs his bread and butter in the dirt before he leaves the yard. is per, haps a little more tantalizlng than the sacriegious, who eats his slice, and swears at you and yours meanwhile
 Then, there is the "craZy woman," who pays Der odical visits, and mumbles and grumbes her wants and griefs in language past finding out. Such a spec nen. having wandered about our neigh borhood for several weeks, and having calcl on us frequently in the meantime. recently expressed her fixed desire To make permanent resting place of our home. We graciously held out to her hOneyed accounts of the well-ordered in stilution located At Mt. Nebo, where the weary can find rest; but No, no,' she in response to our tiatlerlng allusions to the excellent home our gen erous town proyides--"no, no; I've been there; it's no houe for me: they'll throw me into the water--they Said they'd throw me into the water " We insisted they would not; she insisted they would. and still repeating her favo- rite expression--"they'll throw me into Inc water if go tlIers,' she accepted the food we proffercd, and wended her way )vcr our maj jestic hills, to the eastward, we hoped 10 return no more; but the late our wide.awake sslectman ,us made in the roads of our locality. to- gether with our unsurpassed natural see lery, secm to possess singular charm for her disordered mind.
 And. yet. our tramps impsrt certain iyeliness to our rural byways which we hall miss when Winter calls then to heir tiresides, their somewhat neglected antilles, and their ofice-chairs. Our un- ,sed iron, door bells. our accumulations If silver and fine linen. and our empty odging- -houses. will not unplesssn,ly re- mind us of our departed Summer friends who loved to finger with us. and psrtaks recly of our hospitality and our house lold treasures. EAsTERLY.