Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-29
FU n I!


A TRAMP WHO BELONGED TO THE
FRATERNITY.-An noted tramp, who has
been in every State of the Union, was be-
fore the court recently and was sentenced
to the lookup, whittier he was conducted
by Officer Barrett. 1t has been rumOred
that these old tramps are members of a
regularly organized society, and have a
general understanding with each other.
The city marshall was in his Office when
the tramp appeared, and having heard of
this tramp society and read something of
its ritual, thought he would examine the
old fellow. The following singular dia-
logue was the result, proving that he had
caught a full-fedged member of the tramp
society.
ssMost noble and venerable tramp, from
whence came your"
'sFrom a town in New York called New
Jerusalem"
"What came you here to do?'
''To learn to subdue my appetite and
sponge my living by my Wits"
care you regular tramp?''
$50 taken and accepted to my brethren
and known wherever go.'
.Where was you made rramp?"
cat regular lodge Of tramps, some
times called the lodge Of the vast wilder
ness.''
PIP elbow am I to recognize you as a
tramp"
'sBy offering me good square meal. 80
that need tramp no further, at present,
and by keeping on providing the meals, ad
hbituna.''
s'How do you know yourself to be a
tramp?'
'.By seeking food, being often tried and
often denied and ready and willing to try
again"
s.How gained you admittance to this
city,"
s'By long and oft-repeated tramps.''
s'How we're you received!''
ssBy brother tramp at the depot door.
armed with the proper implements OF his
office-rum and tobacco-who cautioned
ma against a wicked instrument called a
sbiily.' which is used sometimes to break
heads with"
'sHow did your friend dispose of you?''
CHE gave me some liquid from bis
bottle, then took me several times around
the city, into the saloons at the south and
west and the east. Then the officer inter
viewed me-"
"What did the officer do with youp'
sHe took me to the lookup, thence to
the court, where great many questions
were asked by the judge u
s'What did the judge do with you?''
ssHe taught me the way to the lookup
in the east, and advised nee to walk in an
upright, regular step and tramp no more .
NWin you be off or from2''
with your permission I'll be off mighty
quick
(which way are you travelling ~
.sFrom the East to the VEST
"Why do you leave the east to travel to
the west?''
ssIu search of work, which hope by my
own endeayors and the assistance OF others
/ shall never find. s5 st.t.55.-,
my friend, you are now at an institu-
tion where the wicked are always trouble
some and the weary are as bad as the rest.
Work being the object of your search you
will now be conducted to the middle chamD-
berby a flightof winding stairs consisting OF
five or more. Instead Of corn, wine and
oil. the wages of the ancients, yours will
he bread and water. When you get out
again take bee line for Rockport or Sa-
lem. where they run free soup-houses the
wear round. Now pointing to Hutchings
the turnkey follow your conductor and
fear no danger, for your trampings are ov-
ar until tomorrow morning."
IF there is anything that will make the
old man think that sharper's tooth bites
worse than servants child, is to have his
dauqhter beat him out Of a dollar to frame
and plaze a "Welcome Home," and then
Law it on a parlor chair, where be sits down
on it in the dark.
An Irishman, hearing of the death of a
friend, and wishing to attend the wake,
hut not knowing exactly where he had re-
sided last, went to the house which lie
thought was the right one. and inquired:
sis this where the man lives that's dead9"
Several newspapers keepa man who does
little else but grumble about the hard
work Of an editorial life. Why don't these
fellows get some other kind of job, then?
An editor who doesn't enjoy his work has
no business at the editors desk.
s.George has had great many pullbacks
in ,ife.'' said the young wife to her lady
friend. And when the friend said, Eyes.
saw him with one yesterday" the young
wife didn't know what she meant by it.
Mr.. Purdy complains Of having to pay
tho ..boa1d and rum ILLS OF sundry re-
no.ters at the last election, whose letters
ara nroduced. They are probably signed
..Yonr rum-bill servant. "-Graphic.
No girl, no matter how she lovesa young
man can entirely forgive the size OF his
feet after they have trodden upon he1
train.