The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-10

be denyin' of it in minit-may the
blessin' NV God folly him. Look at him.
Miss! All, but its aswate pair ye'd make
.(the rascal knew was a married man.
All, Miss, if We could see him wroightln'
day and night with such an illigant hand
of his own-(he had evidently believed
from the gossip Of my servants that was
a professor of chirography) We could
see him, Miss, as | have, ye'd be proud OF
him."
He stopped out of breath. | was 50
completely astounded I could say nothing;
the tremendous Indictment had framed
to utter as 1 opened the door vanished
completely And as the Most Beaun1ul
Ewes on the Wur-ruld turned gratefully TO
mine-well-
I still retained enough principle to ask
the ladies to withdraw, while | would
take upon myself the duty Of examln-
ing into the case Of my friend, the
Tramp, and giving him such relief as was
REQUIRED. l did not know until after
ward, however, that the rascal had al
ready despoiled their scant purses 0
$3.50.) When the door was closed upon
them l turned upon him.
"You internal rascal!" ).
"Ah, Captain, and would ye be retusln
me carrakther and me givin' ye such
one as Oh did, God save us! but II ye'd
hav' seen the lux that the purity one give
We. Well. before the chills and faver
bruk me spirits entirely, when | was q
Young man, and maxim me tin dollars q
week brick maxim, its meself that wud
huv given"
II consider" I broke in, :" that dollar
is fair price for your story, and | shall
have to take it all back and expose you
before the next twenty -four hours, think
Won had better hasten to Milwaukee, New
York, or Louisiana"
T handed him the dollar. Mind
don't want to see your face again.
Eye wun't, Captain"
And l did not.
But it SO CHANGED that later IN the sea.
son. when the migratory inhabitants hao
flown to their hot air registers IN Boston
and Providence, I breakfasted with one
who had fingered. 1t was certain bos
ton lawyer-replete with honesty, pr1ncl
pie, self-discipline, statistics, aesthetics
, and perfect consciousness OF possessing
!. all these virtues, and full recognition
:. their market values think he tolerated
: me as sort Of foreigner, gently but flrm
!, ly waving all argument on any topic, IRE
= ouentlv distressing my facts, generally m
g deductions, and always my ideas. u
conversation he always appeared to dc
:, scend only halfway down long mora
q staircase, and always delivered his conclu
y sions over the balusters.
l had been speaking OF my friend, tn
Tramp. "There is but one way OF trea
I inc that class of imposters; it is simply
- recognize the fact that the law calls hlm
:. warrant and makes his trade misd,
al meanor. Any sentiment on the otner SIC
20 renders you particepes crsnalnss. l don
Z know but an action would lie against ye
n for encouraging tramps. Now, ! have
" efficatious way of dealing with those &c
try.n He rose and took adouble-barrelt
~ fowling piece from the chimney. Wh'
ba a tramp appears on my property, l wa
-, ~ him off. If he persists, | fire on him
- lust as I would on any criminal trt
r. passer." o,.
- "Yes-1m aoith poaoder only!
- course he doesn't know that. But
~, doesn't come back"
af It struck me for the first time II
~ nossibly many other of my friends arg
~ ments might be only blank cartrldg
no and used to frighten off other trespassl
mo- intellects. ;.
-. ny .Of course if the Tramp still persist
" I would be justified in using shot. L
y 7 evening had visit from one. lie
!. coming over the wall. My shotgun '
~ eficacious; you should have seen
ful rum
Int It was useless to argue with SO post
, of a mind. and / dropped the subj
ned After breakfast I strolled over the dow
his nv friend promising to join me as .
ING as he arranged some household busln
npl 1t was lovely, peaceful morning,
rom unlike the day when first met my III
,hn, the Tramp. The hush Of great 81
Jew diction lay on land and sea- A
With white sails twinkled afar, but sleepll
An one or two large ships were creeping
the lazily-like friend the Tramp. A v
, at behind me started me.
be NV host had rejoined me. His
here however looked a little troubled.
HISS, aI inst now learned something OF
ugh nortance.r he began; lit appears that
me all my precautions that Tramp has Wis
the nv kitchen and the servants have e.
ana tanned him. Yesterday morning, IT
pears. while I was absent he had the
tiful dacity to borrow my gun to 60
the shooting. At the end OF two or
is in hours he returned with two duck a
sflce the gun
n it aThat was. at least, honest
a the sYet-but. That fool OF a girl
e an that. as he handed back the gun ne
1 the her it was all right, and that he had
ver- ed it up again to save the master
ble."
ice of think I showed my concern II
C en- face. for he added, hastily. 1t was
ooner duck shot--a few wouldn't hurt him
vent Nevertheless, we both walked On
4 his lence for moment
and Il thought the gun kicked it'll
said at last. musingly: /" but the idea
that Halo. what's tniss
,therl He had stopped before the b
four where had first seen my Tramp.
NOR deserted. but on the moses there
* me spots of blood and fragments OF :
= " i r II r.e.od for