Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-08

F4INTING TR4HPS.
1T is all very we'll to say that tramps are
Wretches who deserve no help, but don't be-
iieve 1t. The tramp is man or woman. as
reasot that he is often hungry and more o, less
NAKED Now | am not going to turn any
baked, hungry wretch from my door without
feedif'. him and if everybody would do the
same. the wOr won be all the better for it,
These were, II substance the words recently
spoken by Mr., FL >ha Hawkins, who had tuSt
Haletts new house, near the Methodist meet
lng:house:, Mr.. Hawkins had come from a
region in the northern part of the state where
Inc Tramp n.S not Yet penetrated.ani ne knew
nothing of the real character of that pest
why he tHok up his resi- ienee in VI ,nSeville
nee not Dc here set forth, though il night be
mentioned that he had held a mortgage on DR..
hdiiet. house, and haI bought it In at ride
niouSly low figure under a foreclosure sale
Ina. he was Kind hearted, nn|ophSCica al
old gentleman was evident to every one that
met him, and the MnoSevilie pc pp,e were 81 IL
that the house, which had so long lacked ten
ant, was at last occupied by one who promised
to be respected citizen.
"a the second night after Mr.. Hawkins had
mace use OF The language herenabove quoted,
ms 1ront.door bell was suddenly rung. It was
about o'clock in the evening. and Mr.. Ha "
klns was doing in his chair, while his wife
was going over the wash and laying aside
s sieS garments as needed repairing Mr.. Haw;
be at the front door. and finally decided that
II he answered the ring he might perhaps find
Jul. NE look UP the lamp and
went to the door, whence he hurriedly re-
turned and called his wife to come and help
nun bring in poor woman who was either
answered the appeal, and with help C Of her
husband lifted up thin and thinly-clad wO-
man: who was lying on the front piazza, and
woman was pale and unconsciouss, though
strong ruddy tint showed life still fingered in
the extremity of her nose. A glass of wine
was forced between her lips, and her hands
and arms were tenderly rubbed. Under these
ministratiOnS she gradually regained con
sciouSness Just in time to grasp bottle that
of smashing itself on the floor.
:. The stranger, after, wildly. calling for her
husband. "i;athern precious baby" and
where She was and why she had not been al
lowed to die. She then explained that she was
poor but honest woman, whose husband was
point of death at East Venice, the next station
on the MOOSeville railroad. She WIS on her
way to see her child die and, having no
ready wall ed for fifteen consecutive days
during which time she had eaten nothing but
two apples and a raw turnip. The bottle in
whisky or brandy, and had been given to her
by good doctor when she started on her
tramp but her temperance principles did not
allow her to taste it., although she had kept it
as the gift of good, kind friend. Imagining
that she was ilSt about to die, she hal rung
Mr.. Hawkins front door bell in order to ask
had so revived her that Shr felt strong enough
t. reach East Venice if some one would ony
give her fifty cents wherewith to pay her car
fare. Mr.. Hawkins and his wife were deeply
touched, They gave the woman an excellent
supper and a good bed. In the morning Mrs
Hawkins gave her a supply of clothing and
itude was protuSe, and as she departed to take
| the train to her dying chiId's bedside MIR
Hay kins felt that all that ne had said in be
half of trampS was fully justified. During the
| day he mentioned the matter to few ac
| 1uaintanees and repeated his declaration
| that he would never turn distressed tramp
uraSSisted from his door.
That night the front door bell rang at about
| 1880. and MI. Hawkins got out of bed and
went down stairs in sleepy but still benev
| client frame of mind. He found three trampS
| 1.-TWO of them women and rhe other a mani "
| ing unconscious on his piazza He dragged
hem into the hall, revived them with VIM,
| coEc' rnlns their dying children in the mex
toWr, fed them and sent them way. He did
| not. however. give them any money, for al
| 'hough he believed their stories. he felt tn 1t
the volume of tramps was becoming rather
| 100 large for his purse. Still, he returned to
his bed feeling that he had done his duty, and
good deal of sleep. Between 10 - and L Is
seven more trampS rang the front-dOor bell
and were found by Mr.. Hawkins lying in seven
iStinct dead faints on the piazza. Five he re-
ieved and then he lost his temper. The las
wo tramps had TO revive Themselves and the
,hree ad, itional ones that fain-e the pitzzo,
. .
GIVE even mouthful Of cold breakfast.
A great change was noticed in Mr.. Ha YkirS
When he appeared at Whitman's Store early
IN The day; and bought half a gross OF large
''arpet tacks and ten yards Of Oil:loth
lore stern and determined look and when
Mr.: Whitman said that all the ramps in tue
tate had heard about The poor WON IN whom
had heiRed. and were on their way to See
i'm, Mr.. Hawkins used an expression thai
would have sounded better in his wife'S
mouth Fad she applied it to dilapidated stock
Ia
Hawkins was met by Stebbins, the sage
river. who told him that he had passed more
han NIFTY tramps on their way from Utica to
MOOseville. Mr.. Hawkins made no reply, bat
IS Mr.. Stebbins, afterward said, looked
| backernthunder''
just after dark Mr.. Hawkins front piazza
was carefully laid with Oil-cloth, through
hIust with their points upward. When he
had completed the work he smiled grimly AMI
remarked to Mrs: Hawkins--who had clasped
o'clock Mr.. Hawkins Went to bed and waited
to hear the fl st summons of The bell. l. came
at $3.50, and II was almost instantly followed
first by wild yell, mingled with profane ex-
plessions. and then by sound of rapidly
retire atng footsteps. In the course OF the
three times: There was great variety in the
oaths which ascended to Mr.. Hawkins win
d"w. though they all expressed nearly the
There was good deal of blood and large
amount of rags on the piazza i'm the morning
but but not single unconscious tramp lay await
ing II SuScltatloU. For the next week an Oc.a-
Sional tramp tried to faint on the piazza but
never failed TO abandon that inten ion and to
away in an unehristan frame of mind
As for Mr.. Hawkins, he has laid in several
large dogs and there is no man in Mooseyi ,Ie
who is more firmly convinced that trampS
rtver, under any circumstances deserve
charity.-(N. Y. Times.
The Sorrows IF 6,nutus