The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11

him.
You Internal raacalp'
"Ah. CAPTAIN. aud would We be refusn' me. a
carraktho- and mo givin' W such one IA OF
did2 God save us but IL ye'd hav' seen the lux
that the purity ono give yc. Well. before the
chills and faver bruk me spirits entirely. when
was young man and maxim me tin dollars
week brick maxim. its meself that wud huv
given"
Il consider" I broke In. TINT dollar Ia
fair price for your story. and as | shall have to
take it all back and expose you before the next
twcnty-four hours pass. think you had bet
ter hasten to Milwaukee. New York, or Louisi-
ana"
l handed him the dollar. Mind. don't wnnt
to SEQ your face again"
"Ye wunt. Captain"
And | did not.
But 1t SO CHANGED that later in tho season.
when the migratory inhabitants had flown to
their hot-air registers in Boston and Prov-
dence. breaktasted with ono who had lin
gered. II was a certain Boston lawyer-replete
with principle. honesty. self-discipline. statis-
tics. aesthetics. and perfect consciousness of
possessing all these virtues. and a full recogni-
ton of their market values. think he tolerated
me as a kind of foreigner. gently but firmly
waving all argument on any topic. frequently
distressing my facts. generally my deductions.
and always my IDEAS. In conversation he al
ways appeared to descend only half way down
a long moral and intellectual staircase and al
ways delivered his conclusions over the Lalus-
tiers.
l had boon speaking Of my friend. the Tramp
There is but one way Of treating that Glaze of
impostors it Ia simply 10 recognize the fact that
the law calls him vagrant' and makes his
trade misdomcanor. Any sentiment ON tho
other side renders you pdrttceps crtntnts. j
don't know but an action would lie against you
for encouraging tramps. Now. have an enica
cious way OF dealing with those gentry" He
rose and took doublc-harrelied towling piece
from the chimney. When tramp appears on
my property warn him on. III he persists l
fire on him-as would on any criminal Tres
passor"
Fire on him - echoed. in alarm.
"Ycs-bm ,cW po'rder onlgl OF course he
doesn't know that. But he doesn't come back"
1t struck mo Tor the first time that possibly
many other OF my friends arguments might be
only blank cartridges. and used to frighten OF
other trespassin2 intelle'ts.
or course. III the Tramp still persisted
would DO justified in using shot. Last evening
l had visit from one. He was coming over
the wall My shotgun was elllcacious; YOU
should have seen him rum"
II was useless to argue with so positive amnd.
and dropped the subject. After brcakfast
stroed over tho downs. my friend promising
to join me ms soon as he arranged some house
hold business.
1t was lovely peaceful morning. not unlike
the day when ! first met my friend the Tramp.
Tho hush Of a great Benedcton lay ON land
AMI sea. fow white sails twinkled afar. but
sleepiy-one or two large ships wore creeping
in Dily-like my fricnd the Tramp. A VOICE
behind me startled me.
My host had reIoined mo. His face. however.
looked a little troubled
Il Just now learned something OF impor-
tanco." he began; it appears that with all my
precautions that Tramp has visited my kitchen
and the servants have entertained him. Yes
torday morning. 1t appears. while was absent
he had the audacity 10 borrow my gun to 20
duck shooting. At tho end OF two or three
hours he returned with two ducks and-ue
gun
That was. a; least. honest"
"Ies-but That TOOL Of Il girl SAYS that. "a
he handed back the gun. he told her II was all
right and that he had loaded II up asin 70 save
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