The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02
THETRAMP.

I'd tramp. There is no use III his coh-
lending against his fate, society
made ND of bankers, editors business
men, professional men, praying men
and non-praying men, swearing men
and non-swearing men,-has set us
mark upon him. labeled him as a fraua
and rascal, and fraud and rascal he
must be.
God pity him. After few week 5
tramping, during which his system
has taken in more dust than whole
some food. with the sweat and dust
congealing on his face, he looks very
like vagabond; with his empty
stomach pinching him. he begins to
feel very like one too.
Hes not troubled with any moral
restraint, say the papers. We confess
it. His great trouble just now IS, an
empty stomach. and we do not THINK
that society represented by the well
fed fellows already mentioned, has set
him any very pure, lofty example
which would enable him to resist the
urgent reasonings, Of his hunger.
but society must protect Itself,
of course it must, ''George, says
Matertamitias to Fdtertamli'as as the
latter is leaving home Il will not have
one easy moment while you are away
on account of those tramps. What
had / better dog
LET Rover off his chain, replies
Paterfamilias, Hell take care OF the
tramps bet, and mind to make Bob
and Maude attend Sunday school.
: His directions are followed out with
the most happy results. Rover is
loose with blood in his eye, ana Bob
and Maude sit under Mr.. Drone. as he
reads four or five chapters in the b.
BILE to his Sunday school. The effect
on Maude is somnific, TO the great de-
Irht of Bob. who finds 1t necessary
to pinch her several times to keep her
awake, and as the two return nome
from church they pass a poor, Slckly
looking tramp who Is bandaglnS MS
wounded leg with an old soiled hand
kerchief. Rover has been giving a
lesson too on this beautiful, calm,
Sabbath day.
Here is another way, very e1fec-
tual one, suggested by our papers,
to protect society, namely; Ito get
our shot guns ready and give the
tramps plenty OF buck shot. There
is a law to protect birds from being
shot unless at Il certain season, but a
hungry tramp, proving around tt
snatch the offal of your kitchen IS III
season at all times and you may shoot
him down at sight. 1t is quite exert
ing sport too, to see one OF thos'
wretches. that society with It's Wiz
hypocrisy, has transformed into some
thing of the nature of cowardly VILE
beasts, endeavoring with bleed
inc limb to climb over your fenc
while little Johnny. that stands a
the head of his Sunday school class
is running out, to you with fires
cartrigeI
Were we Il christian people. as W
are not. those crowds of starvin
men passing through our towns an
villages would till us with pity IN
we would be deviSing means to met
them with loaves OF bread instead {
shot guns.
There are some circumstances
this tramp business which appe;
most strange to us and make us rat
er doubt the truth of many OF ii
reports about them. For instance
tramp is always reported as thrown
away with great indignation,a to'
offered TO him.
Then again. when Il benevolent nj
gives the tramp work. the benevole
individual and his whole family lea
home the next day invariably, ana
ungrateful tramp invariably CUTS t
house and isloff to parts unknown.
There is sameness about Il
tramp literature which makes
rather skeptical as to its entire tru'
Surely some one must have seen
tramp eating the food given to h
freely and kindly, and surely 1t IS !
absolutely necessary for every
neyolent man who employs tran
to tlv away. with his whole fami
fromshouse and home the next mo
ing.
Give us little variety gentiem
Let us hear of some poor. starv
man who has actually eaten, with
relish. the food set before him
with all your cautions there are |
pie who will give ''lest they sho
refuse Himself. and of some b