The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-08-27
A TRAMP PRoBLHN.
Visit - . Camp Of the Nomsds-
Interview With Some Of Them.

Interview With Some Of Them.
Phlladelphia Times
Within q stones throw of I.ans.iowu
station. Ou the West Chester railway,
Eve miles from the city, workmeu
were engaged yesterday dwelling q
rough piece Of ground. designed
ultimately to become q lawn. The
boss. cool . nd comfortable in q linen
buster. stood On the roadside. putting
. cigar. Presently . young man, vith
coat bundled under his arm and
wearing earthen-colored Overalls and
an old black hat. came up the road,
and seeing the boss. made direct Ia
him. A coat of brick dust on the old
black hat suggested something it,
owner had to do with brick-yard..
"Are you tbe boss ?" he asked.
| The latter acknowledged that hi
Wss.
lin a-lookin' for work." said tn.
other; ''can You gimme u Bit u
something to do?"
81 think" sail the boss. slowly
that you are the twelfth have ha.
to refuse work to to-day. We have a,
many - We want"
The ysuug man turned away with q
disappointed look. "There seems Z.
he no work anywhere" he said.
! He threw the old coat over hi.
shoulder and took his way down the
hill. Fifty rods ahead wreath Of
smoke vas rising from a patch Of
wOOds on the roadside. Ii il known
~ the Tramps' wouis. The travellr,
along this road about Eve O'Clock
yesterday afternoon would have
stopped short at this point a. the
strange scene before him.
! LIFE IN CAMP.
! Around . FIRE newly kindled sat two
women. One. thin-faced and sickly.
looEing. was peeling potatoes. and the
other. larger and stouter. was placing
kettle Of water over the fire. Every
once in while the first woman would
stop in her work. and resting her head
On her hand. fall into q train OF
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On. of ,her, IT,. - ~. .,.. .
shosIs.. conn. m., vho ~.s " ""~s
commun;:s,;vs ,h." ,ha 90, .nI he
gave brief description Of such Of the
camps occupants ~ he knew.
those two women. he said. "have
husbands. One works up the hill at
the place where they are dwelling oil
the ground tor q dollar day. The
other Is looking for work, i never saw
them before ! came here :" day: That
tall man lying on the ground with the
straw hat 's q painter. eneraver and a
nne penman and ! don't know what
else. he painted picture tor q man
up at Carlisle. in this state. two years
ago. and got sZo f"r It. l met him
there and aiter~ard Lost sight OF him
I'LL 10 Gay. VINE" ! met him again.
what ais h'm IS wh.skey. He can't
!et 's alone. That big man man lean
ing against the Tree. with the black
trousers ana punk SHIRT. h q Peddler.
ne mas q "''e' AMI they pick herries
ana exchange them tor soap and
'nn.es %" .nen Z" through the
country AMI sell them.
TRANPs WHO WORK.
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belong 10 this c.mn At xork IN = ...rn
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Ave n. M, that ,,.mr -o.,,
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oct Il To do Iv;.NlShe n.nDIs ~m.H
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