The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03
LANES WARD ON THE ROAD.
mrs or TR4yEL BETWEEN MONTREAL
AND NEW FORK CITY.

A piou. Old Lady who Fed the Tramp m
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. fcr Renting "a Hotel
How q Dozen Conductors served Hin
From the Dciavan to bread aud B"tter.
James Ward, Tramp"-is tho way he
signs himself. and there IL nothing In his
appearance to warrant n suspicion that the
dignity Of the title he assumes does not prop
erly belong to him. Seemingly about twenty
years old. he is. with shutting walk. re-
pressed. confidential voice. u sharp face. the
sort Of perfume they give away in police sta
TONS and nothing remarkable about him ex-
cept his eyes. II astoundngly -distcndcd pu-
pills wero evidences Of industry. James Ward.
Tramp. might be looked upon as the hardest
working man alive; but they are not. unfortu-
natcy and so there ia really nothing in his
appearance to prove that he has ever yearnod
for work. as hc says he has.
I've been on the tramp two times" says
James. and the first time was drove to II by
compulson left New York on n very pleas-
ant afternoon in November. 1875 I'd just como
of n shin IA engineer. and had hundred dol
lars In my pocket. and started to 10 tn Montreal
for to get work in my trade AS "A engineer
went by rail- and arrived there the next morn
ing. and when got there there was four feet of
snow on the ground | looked around for
work. and. not being able To- find any in three
months seem OF tunnulun lie. Sucn us sleigh
Ing, and skating and billiards. all my money
gave out. / engaged n new place to board by
the month and when my month was up and
hadn't any money to pay. I had to leave my
trunk ] went then to another house. where
| got board without paying in nd
vance. and when the month was up and
couldn't pay. had TO leave there. Then got
into another place whore ] stayed two weeks
when they found out hadn't any money and
fired mo gu; of there. Then | got into another
place. and hadn't been there but two days
when detective came TO my room. before was
pp in the morning. and asked me u had the
money 70 pay ny board. and. when told him
fact. out Of Montreal altogether. | thought I'd
take his advice 1t WASH the cold ot the place
that found fault with 1t was getting too hot
for me. SO went down to the depot. 1t was in
March. A friend came down TO the depot aud
borrowed n dollar of him md bought a ticket
r d. tn See INA ssTrJ arrived nS doM IN So 70
Johns at o'clock inhhe evening" went oyer to =
lot,l, and asked the pr9pretoT, he charged
cents for meals. II was near supper time. and
Invent in and sat down to supper. without a
little cheek.
noasS, r, super s 12d the p9pre1OE ,ha,
fore going to bed. when got out In the street
began to think that that hotel wouldn't suit
me, so skirmished around the depot for an;
the railroad and went in there. and thought
That would suit me rs hotel for that night.
There was fire there TO keep the water from
freezing, and It served the purpose also Of thaw
ing out frozen trqmps,. Their. were two already
night on II beam about six inches wide. and
started out aboui five o'clock in the morning to
'f 5S%%a for hotel G'e% Srsy la! got rhdn IN
! went down 70 the depot 70 wait for n
, ,. soins to TeT York While was there
came down and asked me whore had put up,
md why didn't pay for my snpper ! told
that ! wis going to stay there for a week. and
Mould pay him f9r ,he supper in the course OF
The train came in. and while he was on one
side Of II got aboard on the other. After
While the e9idhretor came around asking for
, ,sEked ne i / had TatSb qr ring Or my;
leit everything behind. Then he told me to get
oif at the next station. did get of at the next
again. The Conductor came around and asked
ne f3r tickets again, and when told him what
,ae issr told to get on s the next station ny
told HIM was. and that had GO, of. and got
Se nsf ncrn h ,r rad he an aPYd sS Of
stay OF he'd chuck me of. l did get of and
That was at Des Riviere. 1t was about 6
O'Clock. and walked over TO one of the hotels
10 sec what kind Of y man keep, ito see II
could talk him out Of n meal and a bed but, not
liking the looks OF the man. went out again. As
was rossing the street there were two young
III Cunning lIbl SblllN Shll
village. and they asked me where certain ho-
Tel was. remembered seeing the name OF the
hotel they wanted little way down the road so
] told them I'd show them whore it was. I got
ne sleigh with them, and drove down TO the
hotel: II was kept by Canadian frenehman
because there was no one in the house at the
time and he sent out his man TO takecare 81 the
one Of the young men called Tor drinks for us
nll. After couple, Of drinks. we We're told sup
per was ready, and joined them at supper.
After supper. they went on regular drunk in
he place. treating every five minutes, till they
got so drunk they didn't know what they were
loing., refused several drinks. because
wanted to keep sober under the circumstances
was placed in. Finally. ut II o'clock asked the
lady 10 show me To my room and went to bed.
leaving my, two friends TO enjoy their, spree.
fnsy segt i up all night. and when Same
asked me 10 have a drink and invited me to
breakfast All this time the proprietor thought
,nsS Jeff. Thinkingp I they had D seitled any my
hlA. but wanting TO make sure Of i,
Wa. a'I and the he sa rSprs &C., what sa my a s
out motto take any notice Of it. and sat down BY
ne stove. He took a seat alongside OF me. and
r-porter sent out by Montreal paper TO take
notes about that village. He told me business
was very bad there, and he wanted 70 sell, out;
IN three weeks told him ] knew several
par,lrs in Montreal that wanted to buy out such
place. and that II he would give me the points
hnoqt ms house the number OF rooms and so
e. ia put an advertisement in the paper for
y could get a purchaser. he would give me
slo0 On the bargain. | told him he needn't
mind that: that II take pleasure in doing II for
him AS friend. He felt so good. he proposed
drinks and cigars. Then. when | had him in
snrh agood hnmor. asked him again for my
M, aud he told me, Never mind: that was all
flght; that the trouble I'd 60 to selling his hotel
Tor hum would stand thattn' Invent down To
v" depot leading him to believe was going to
Mohlrfal. but whenthe train for New York came
along jumped on il.
me conductor came around and asked me
Tor tickets. told him hadn't any. nor any
money mat was trying to get home TO New
lork He put me of AT the next station. and
walked on 10 the second, which was More's sta
Won. got there about o'clock. and. feeling
iIe,'y hungry, went to house to get something
tht A young lady came 10 the door when
Shyked and asked her for something to eat.
nhr loId me, with a smile, that she was newly
Mattlrl, Just starting housekeeping. and she
tIl nothing In the house for me to eat. told
Eer was very bad way 10 start hOusckeep-
iis ana moved on. then went to the hotel 70
,ooA l9r lodgings. and the proprietor referred
h,r over 10 the station master He gave me the
KEY q ne depot. and told me 10 go down there
uAl Dulld up fire, and I'd find blankets
were = make myself comfortable and
hod come up in The mQrning,