Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-07-02

The Harrisburg Telegraph OF June
a. published Che following from cor
respondent, at Mechanicsburs, Cumber-
land couaty, which explains itself:
Yesterday We came upon regular
"traup camp" though the rough and
filthy specimens of the genus homo de
MED being trawps and facetiously called
themselves "gentlemen Of the road"
There we're fifteen of .Ethe gentlemen"
and FIVE ladies at home at the time Of
our visit. Stretched at full length on
the grass under the deep shade of the
trees, they certainly seemed contented
with their lot, and only asked TO be lett
alone in their filth end Incidence. The
air was fragrant with the fumes Of
choice tobacco and newspapers were
strewed around everywhere, demon
strating that the tramp has some liter
ary taste and keeps himself posted IN
regard to passing events. We particu
larly noticed copies of the Telegraph,
Patriot, McClure's Times. New York
Tribune aud the World They discus
sed public men and measures, aud cured
the niger with all the naughty pride Of
true Southern gentlemen fresh from the
..bIue grass district" of cid Kentucky.
We inquired what they intended doing
after the fifteenth of August. One old
tramp replied tina; they had fully con-
sidered the matter and resolved upon
the course TO be pursued. At first they
thought of leaving the State, but he
added, advices from other sections in
duccd us to remain, for If we leave the
State, other States would take the hint
and enact similar laws aud we would
soon have no place to 90. So We will
remain and are now organizing our
selves into bands or companies and will
build shanties along the mountains and
settle down. You see, he said, if We
tramp it We are under the new la.
criminals; if We settle down and steal
our living, we are no more than crimi
nails, and The punishment for stealing is
rot generally as severe as the penalty
proposed for tramping. Then, 100, We
will De citizens, entitled to vote, and we
can appear as witnesses in the court
house, and if we can't prove an ahbi
when one of our party Is brought up
We can't swear like | think We can. BY
remaining and taking part 10 politics We
hope to be able to secure the repeal Of
the " tramp act" before long They
we're rejoicing over the present aid
prospective strikes, which brought them
rev men and filed up the army"
Every member of the party had for
eign accent, and several could not speak
our language at all. IL looks very much
as IT several parties or companies are
going to "squa." III this county along
its northern and southern borders. 1t
will be readily seen that if the proposed
plan is carried out our officers of justice
will have troublesome set OF customers
to deal with, and auy leniency shown
will only be an incentive to greater
depredatlons. They were hard look
ing crowd, and We felt relieved when
several miles interviewed between Us.
Reference was several times made to
some event to happen on the coming
Fourth, but all our efforts TO draw them
them out on that subject were answered
only by comical .ook and significant
wink. But let happen what may, We
are satisfied that nothing but death will
improve the condition OF the average
tramp.