The daily gazette., 1878-06-25

very loud. Soon the door opened about
three inches,and huge ear trumpet was
placed to my mouth. / beloved my
wants into the funnel-shaped orifice.E
The horn disappeared, the door closed
and took the hint and walked away.
Twas getti ng pretty late for even aris-
tocratic people TO breakfast, and made
up my mind to try just one more place
aud give up till dinner-time if failed in
this attempt. Selecting large aristo-
cratic residence, L went to the rear and
found the servants, two girls and two
men, spatting like "spitfires" 1 asked
for food. One of the men said could not
have anything, but one of the girls-the
cook--asserted her authority land declared
/ should have all / wanted, that she
would let them know she was mistress of
the kitchen affairs. The men mumbled
something about losing her place, but
she paid no attention to their grunts of
disappro val and the best meal / have
ever had was soon smoking hot before
me. 1 ate like a fanished Turk. Their
timely quarrel secured me meal, after
having made nine unsuccessful attempts.
AS rose from the able and was leaving
the room with thanks the cook walked
up to me with n greenback in her hand,
and said "Woman, get but few dollars
per week, and work from early morn to
late at night, and
THEY ARE NOT LoAFING AROUND OVER
THE COUNTRY
ragged, dirty and full of body-skippers.
You look strong and able 10 work, and
you MUST work." She said this tiercely
Here Is ten dollars" she continued,
81 will lend 1t to you, but this day two
mouths shall expect yon to hand it back
to me. If you are selfish, ungrateful,
good-for-nothing scamp, as Molly, here,
says you are, then you will spend this
money and die poor, Inisei able outcast
aud beggar; but if there ii there is a
spark of manhood left in you, | shall get
my money back ami you will get work
| in this place--don't tramp anrtner rod
| If you work ten hours a day and get but
| nickle and your board for the next two
weeks. Now here is my hand ,and good
luck to you" L passed out dazed from
head to loot. felt numb. In my own
| estimation L was the smallest piece of
humanity among all of Gods numerous
| family. Carefully secretiug the SlU
i about nay person, fully decided not to
| spend cent OF 1t. l resolved to keep go.
ing frcm house to house III that place,
asking for work until l got il. About j
| O'Clock in the afternoon l called at liv-
cry stable where had been twice before,
aud stepping upfo the proprietor as II
| for the first tine, | asked Tor work. He
looked hard at me from head to foot
about minute, and then, with an oath,
informed me that L had been there a
dozen times before that day for work.
told him only twice, bht that 1 would
call on every business man In the place
two hundred times each, ii necessary but
| work L would have, and in that town
too. "Do you know anything about
horses?" he asked. l was about to reply
| when one of his men came in and said
"Aln't you the tramp what caught old
man Bangs thousand-doilar horse this
morning." ! nodded yes You're 9
trump, If you are a tramp" said the man
we'll pleased with his feeble attempt at wi
and passed on. "You can work a few day
and If you are all right will pay yor
same as Others GET" SAID the proprietor
and 1 pitched IN.
l might have tramped until the las
trump sounded and neverstrucK job.
am now a valued hand in one of th,
largest stables in the West. The $40 wa
returned as received. l am to be mar
rled in July to that cook. Tramps tax
my advice, 60 to work If you get but
penny a day and board. Work will saw
you; no work Will ruin ard rob you
Your friend and Acknowledgment,
LUKE DocKE.
, N. B.-That ten dollar note put NOR
back bone into me than can be imagine
by those not accustomed to bein
"broke."