The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-10
TRAMPS ON THEIR TRAVELS.
ADVENTURES or JAMES U.tRD. TR.iAP,
IND ms cDlipINiONS.
Hard Lines on The Road. with n few Rays nf
Sunshinr--A Squad or Trnmps Under b''"
Doused In a. Creek Some Lively tish'''

A. Ilnl", ward. tramp mas hl'h'N H.'7 /
mated in his confidential disclosure to the
readers or TIM srS his su 'ccseiul beating oi
u, rnilroads and hotels between Montreal and
Sew York was. az it wore. a sort Of threshold
to Il now existence in which he fairly earned
the title he wears. Continuing his Eecollcc-
ton. " n Lazy l.ilc.' he su,s'
After staying in Now York Il year AMI work
ing At different Jobs. cdd jobs. sort Of. started
in March. with five dollars in my pocket i'r
! Bridgeport. | wns promised woih uer'' nu'
| nftnr spending four days thcrc ana not hndihg
any work. and not knowing whorc to lana
knowing that coming back 10 New York was no
GOOD. | thought Of going to Saratoga. where
! the hotels world be open in short time. 80
| left bridgeport. and us went along came up
/ with ten tfnn1s ON the road. and we MI went
! across country together To Nonlgrs. There we
/ ..ot something To- eat and slopt in the station
/ house at night. The noXt morning we were tut /
out at > O'Clock. and as it was cold We went rum
ming around thc city in different directions |
looking for breakfast. with the undNsiandin. |
chat We, would meet at the depot az II O'Clock. /
| and that would give IA time to look Tor work |
hc-i,los our chuck Uoodi. ! went to different |
factories and was told there were 300 or 500 ot
the residents cat OF employment there. 50
there was no show for u. Non' ol
us got work. Anor taking in several
stops along the road and getting very
little to eat. W. arrived In TarryipWn al
O'Clock in the evening. and all put ior The poEie.
which is the name given to the poor hous" ~
the tramrs The superintendent, there took
our nanc- gave Us some supper oi e'i'r'
bread. and beans. The others seemed tor 90
it, hut 1t had too much of ~ poor hous" 'lO. u
iormr. couldn't eat 1t. After supper W' went
over to the lodging house IA corner OF inc
yard. There wcro twenty-five l"u" w"nn" ln'
= room AL occupied hy oil Iaulers. aud in tho
1 al..k a I,t
nrv v' w. r.. All "t~.i ilsnt Vn'r1 w,rr
MN, ~, ".rnr. ami tra,nts In thut nos close
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~ mn lnw ,i,9 ,, AMI s,.s on the iin1r'
nny ,"r nv mi inl IN his Int and laying d down
\ rN'il on "e s, ti ~ ,'. v,. t'1 ior lilo
I ~ hont' '"h' tNM SiNiV VIZ ,"S@ . =" ,h''rr
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y going Tor drinking wat = outside IN" d"nr' h'
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: Hn"Nln- N,'. .,,," ,,i.r n v'ili lilni
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h s3is Oh 800 s', "'"'.,'i'' e,, ina ",qu.
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IA pants OF iie ,cu7 an N't''l N-"'1' i''nH' w.,
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4 then b" 81, ",i'- n'"i a., i f, a., ,,i ~
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4, maj W. M,r' g." ~ ny. IN, Lis
. the put lman mad and ne ~'t !" W.lh I' .i,.
d. liE ON "a IN, Uiu n'h '''i't '.,' a., 4
m vi w, J,'tii." ~ n'' , w. n ''' i,i,t NM
NJ. ulku' "" ''' so -, ii.i M ,,n d.i,'t M lO
H. oclock. went looNus scia.aigiy Tor teaHi"st:
.,. A 'i. '"' I'"' ~. " ..,. $50. "a, 80 =, n
cr mon" at. - nj ~ ' h,,,,w,s v.i.t.
-d t, VAN, ~ .' ~ SON. thinr al tic door.
n. W. ~.NV l',. .. l ,i,i ,'', 1u'st Al M.
l' other place gnt the dps sect On ne. Ah,'n'
.l l'I' N"7 "a ~ 4, 49,. ~ a. LII. y, ,et a., ni
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