New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-09-04

Q, how quickly we drift along!
Painting Tramps.
cit is all very well to say that tramps
are wretches who deserve no help, but
don't believe it. The tramp is man, Or
woman, as the case may be. He is
poor, and it stands to reason that he is
often hungry and more or less naked.
Now am not goisg to turn any naked,
hungry wretch from nv door without
feeding him, and if every body would do
the same the world would be all the bet
ter for it,
| These were, in substance, words recent
" spoken by Mr.. Elisha Hawkins, who
had Just moved into Mooseville, N. Y,
and rented DR.. Hallett's new house near
the Methodist meeting house. Mr.. Haw-
kins had come from a region in the
Northern part of the State where, the
tramp has not yet penetrated, and he
knew nothing OF ssthe real character Of
that pest. Whyhe took up his residence
in Mooseyille need not be here set forth,
though it might be mentioned thatshe
held mortgage on Dr.. HaIlett's house,
and had bought it in at "a ridiculously
low figure under a foreclosure sale. That
he was kind hearted unsophlsticated
old gentleman, was evident to every one
who met him, and the AIooseville people
were glad that the house, which had SO
long lacked a tenant, was at last occu-
pied by one who promised to be, re-
spected citizen.
I On the second night after Mr.. Hawkins
had made use Of the language herein
above quoted, lis front door bell was sud
denly rung. It was about nine o'clock
in, the, evening, and Mr. Hawkins was
doing in his chair while his. wife was
'sgoing over the wash and laying aside
such garments as needed repairing. Mr..
Hawkins first wondered to some extent
who could be at the front door, and final
ly decided that if he answered. the ring
he might peohaps find out. He accord
ingly took up the lamp and went to the
door, whence he hurriedly returned and
called his wife to come and help him
bring in O. poor woman who was either
dead or in faint. Mrs. Hawkins prompt
answered the appeal, and, with the help
Of her husband, lifted up thin and thin
| ly clad woman, who was lying on the
front piazza, and carried her to the sitting
room sofa. The woman was ralel nd un-
conscious, though strong, rudy tint
showed that life still fingered in the ey
tremity of her nose. A glass Of wine wa.
forced between her lips, and her hands
and arms we're .enderly rubbed. Under
these ministrations she gradually re-
gained consciousness just in time to grasp
q bottle that was slipping from her pocket
with view Of smashing itself on the
floor.
The stranger, after wildly calling he1
husband, father" ''precious baby,
and some more miscellaneous relatives
asked where she was, and why she had
not been allowed to de- She then ex-
planned. that she was poor but honest
woman, whose husband was dead, and
whose only child was lying at the poin,
of deash at East Venice, the next station
on the Mooseville railroad. She was on
her way to see her child die, and, having
no money, was compelled to walk She
j had already walked for fifteen .consecu.
tive. days, during which time she had
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turnip. The bottle in her pocket con.
tanned, as she was told. either whisky Of
brandy, and had been given to her BY 3
good doctor when she started on hel
tramp, but her temperance principles die
not allow her to taste.i although she had
kept it as the gift of : good, kind friend
9 Imagining that she was about to die, she
. had rung Mr.. HaWkinss front door bell
in order to ask leave to die on his piazza
. but his kindness lad so revived her thai
she felt strong enough to reach East Ven
! ice if some one would only give her fifty
I cents wherewith to pay her car fare Mr.
]. Hawkins / and his wife were deeply
! touched. They gave the woman an e J
/, cellent supper and good bed. In the
morning Mrs. Hawkins gave her supply
{ iof clothing and Mr.. Hawkins gave hel
FIVE dollars Her gratitude vas profuse
and sshe. departed to take the train t.
her d wing childs bedside, Mr.. Hawkins
felt that all that he had said in behalf Of
tramps was fully justified. During the
day he mentioned the matter to . few