Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-03

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They were evidently cheerful. and laughed
merrily. a they chatted in the slang
| peculiar alike TO the hoodlum and the
tramp. Finally n Of them. the nost re-
pulsive Of the two. turned TO tho TO
porter and his companion:
Professional Tramp-which way pard'
First Tramp after some hesitahon'-
East.
Rsporter-west.
+. T.-what Kind OF . racket IL ina
there yonderf Pointing to tho wa'cn-
mans house,
The decent tramp evidently did not un-
derstand this elegantly couched expression.
He looked helplessly At the bonemisn,
who. by this time had become thoroughly
infatuated with the subject. a. Bohemhns
| alway. will become. and bad almost sue
| ceedsd i'm believing himself . veritabls
| tramp. That demure individual came TO
| the rescue Of his companion. He pointed
| 10 the paper lying on the ground. and told
| the p. r. what he had secured for two bits.
sIpatiating upon the quantity. but touch
inc upon the quality very lightly.
Ex~rosrrLArioS.
why. man. what the devil did you pay
them forr Arc they so cursed mean that
they wouldn't give you . bite
81 didn't ask them" Than fearing
tina, his speech might bstray him. the
writer added" that 10. when I have the
money 10 pay, Inever ask"
swell. you are = green 'un T.
This proposition was moiestly admitted
by. tho abashsd representative Of jour
nAlism.
"Now." said the professional tramp.
"T1l show you how TO work this racket
He arose. put ON . long face. and walked
demurely to the door. That no told .
piteous tale was evident from the compass
sionate look Of the woman who listened.
That II Was an effective q was proven by
his temperance with . bundle containing
at least four times tho quantity Of proven
der which the reporters two bits had pur-
chased. About this time . slight, drixzling
rain began 10 fall. which o o increased 10
4 brisk shower. Tho professional tramps
proposed TO build
TIE HOUSE.
And at IL they went, tho reporter entering
heartily into the work. Three siies Of the
house were constructed by standing rail-
road ties ON end. closely together. On top
Of these more ties were placed. 10 form .
roof. Then . fire Was built, and the four
crouched around 10. Tho mansion was not
aristocratic. 10 be sure. The rain eoaLd
| drip through the chinks In the roof. and
the wind insisted on whistliug Its plaintive
dirge through the cracks In the walls.
But taken all In all, II was q very comfort
| III. -. u. . ..l L. .u.aNtaR
TO the lee side VI . water tank.
Seated around the blazing fire, the two
trAmps related incidents OF their wander
ing life. They had been in the business.
Tor IL seems u Is . business. for years.
| They enjoyed II; they eloried In II. To
beat n conductor 10 their highest ambi-
tion. One Of these tramps had travelled
from Omaha 10 San Francisco aud back.
according To his own story, three times I;
he had never paid q cent for anything but
whisky. lie had managed TO beg or steal
old clothes enough To keep his body COW
cred, and ~ for vittles, Lor' bless ye,
my young kid"-this complimentary al
fusion was 10 the reporter" We can alters
git plenty o them, II we've only got
THE cuErK AND rnE NERVE.
l see ye're = young 'uu ; jsst started
inter q free and easy life. Now don't you
go an give Us away agin-don't you 20
an Pay no money for %vittlos. Ye SEQ when
one paw. they expect us all TO pay. And"
shaking his head with philosophic gray-
ityl that 10 material . very material. Ne
can't blame 'en. But don't yer 20 TO give
us away agin. young Teller. faint per-
fcssional." q
At this moment four new arrivals ap.
pearei at the open side Of the tie house
They were professionals. entered without
invitation. squatted BY the fire and made
themselves perfectly at home. They had
walked. they said. sixteen miles since day
break. and would now wait and jump the
eastern train with their brother tramps.
OF course they were welcome, and the con-
yersliion was even more interesting than
before their arrival. Te reporter mildly
insinuated that he wanted to jump the
~west.houni train himself; he had walked
all the way from Elko. and his feet had
about given out; but being green 'un,"
he did not understand the ISOLDE. epsra@di
Of jumping" u train.
OLD Fooy
"wali. young f%eller." said the first pro-
f%essional. " there's a many q way Of jump
in q train. II 20 was = goin our way
we'd put ye thro'; hut As yer amt.
ye must look out fer yer.elf. 'Taint
No EASY now as 10 used 10 be. The
Internal monopoly has three spies 10
watch rs. Tho old racket was TO
git on the platform atween tho express an
baggage car: but they dropped to that,
an now they watch the platform till the
train Is under way. A good tramp that's
q good jumper can beat EN- on the racket.
though, by goin' ahead VI the train and
jumpin ON a. she passes. But that won't
DO fer you. II yer can creep inter . empty
freight car now. and be locked In. yer
might Kit clean 10 Frisco. But yer want
plenty o. water an plenty o grub. an
there's no fun in the ride. II they ketch
yer. OF course they'll put yer on"
I,eporter-But s~upposing 1 get 10 nan
Francisco. can't they arrest me Tor steal
ing a rider
Tramp-(with q wise ARRIVAL o ]
reckon they could fer q vagAbond. but
Their aint much danger. Eyer git through
the conductor don't want the company ter
know u.
THE Ply nRAKE RAcxrr.
Here one Of tho new comers spoke up.
lie said. "oh. cheese i'll All them rack
cts ia old, and played out. When l ride
van, To ride like a gentleman. Ib'leeve
in the brake racket"
Reporier-The brake racket
EYES. the brake racket. ie sec the
conductor Of q section only looks at the
tickets once when he starts, and Q
when he gifts to the end. Now i Jest SIT
under the last car by this brake chains.
and hold ON. The cop ,~rondnetor)
opens the door. secs nothin' ON the plat
form, and goes on gittin' his tickets.
Then I swings myself up onto the steps:
waits till he leaves the car. goes In, and
settles myself comfortably for . snooze.
snoozes till he wakes me whom ho takes
up the tickets Jest this side Of his Last sta
ton. Then he puts me OF. and foets u
into town. That's your racket. young
TELLER. You try 1t. TIL work every
time"
ooop ny TO TIE rRANrs.
The whistle Of the approaching train
for the last was heard. and mp started the
tramps. A vigorous push ioppled over
A. a. t... AL thax srattare.l In securp