The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-23

them as tie- lazlly rec!iccd ani
scratched in snme secluded but sunny
spot !.abiied in rags. the Pers'n.fic:i-
ton of beso,ted insoience foul eve
sores, blots upon the face o: nature.
Not 80 with the kids" however.
No, one in thousand can recognize
this genius on sight. else would their
usefulness he destroyed aud their oc-
cupation gone.
By we'll directed inquiry the report
er learned the details of the Undue
ton Of these children int" vGg:.b'nd-
age ard the mysteries Of crime by
wr-rch-- whose design is 10 be Pecuni-
arily benefited from the course To-
which they are carefully trained. The
boundless charity which fed. clothed
aud lodged the penuiless traveller dur
ing the year of depression now turns 4
deaf ear To the solicitations Of the
burly beggsr who in these piping times
Of plenty and abundant work for all
still persists in preying on the indus
t,ious and thrifty. 1t therefore follows
that if dependent only on his former
capital Of hypocrisy and assurance.
Mr.. Tramp must needs 60 to work or
starve. To meet this difficulty the
fertile brain of the tramp has invenk
ed new system of imposition. He
has hit upon the device Of enlisting
yonnc bows to labor in his behalf.
Bows whose minds have already
been well prepared for the reception
of his ailuring promises Of ease and
adventures by the perusal OF the trasl,
dime novels and other cheap literature
are easily enough seduced away from
home and real friends. Having once
wrought boy up to the proper pitch
o! enthusiasm. ere his ardor can cool.
the tramp transports him to great
distance from his home Sd rs to pre-
clude the possibility of the effective
reas>ertion Of better feelings an.l bet
ter influences. Once having the boy
wholly a. his mercy. the tramp imme-
idiately sets about training him in such
way as to fit him to provide for the
wants of his master by petty thievery
and mendaciiy. BY dint Of persua-
Sions at first and afterwards blows.
the little captive snon learns his r"l",
gradually comes 10 regard il a. a
rather pleasant one (tor he invariably
at the star: at least has the stimulus
Of success. and in the course Of .
short period this nom:dic AMI pre,ia-
tory existence becomes so much Sec
ond nature that he may be considered
sure candidate for states prison or
the gallcws.
The writer managed in his assumed
character Of tramp to interview sev.
eral Of these hapless youngsters with
nut their entertaining ANY suspicion
that they were undergoing the c-le-
bra,ed process. Said he t. a remark
ably bright-looking lad Of perhaps
fourteen:
kid. how long have you been on
the hum -
"Oh. with an air Of PRIDE I've been
ON il over year"
What do they call you ?"
"'Philadelphy kid. COS that's where
I KEN from"
do you like being on the road. and
do the buns Use you well ?"
"Ya-as; l like it now. but | didn't
1t first cos ;hey used to slug me VIII, u
l couldn't get lots o money and clothes.
hut left them :ellers the fust chance
go, and now I'm a fy kId, l tell
yer"
Don't you ever feel like going
=. home and seeing your morher."
"Haiu't got none. Got a step
mother and the - - old - used a.
lick me. but you bet she cant do it no
more"
"How many are in Your party
now ?"
"I'me only with one now, Brooklyn
Tom" There WAS couple Of other
----- with Us. but they went
down the Iron Mountain. and I'm -
glad of it, for its poorly hard to get
chuck on the rad now"
just a. The foregoing conversation
closed an alteration was heard across
the room between one able bdied
tramp and another who had been
maimea in a railroad accident, and
was Obliged in consequence to use
crutch, the occasion OF which was the
effort Of the former TO induce the Grip
pie to go out and beg money to buy
more beer.
"D-you." said he of intact anat-
omy, "why don't you 60 out and use
the means God gave you to get
wealth ?"
This appeared to be regarded as
clincher by all present, including the
person addressed. and he hobb'eI off
in quest If the wherewith TO assnage
the Unsuitable thirst Of his comrades.
Awaiting himself of the frs; orpor-
tunity. the reporter approached an
o.i,ey by, a lad Of twelve. attired in
what were evidently home clothes.
AID whose sedate manner and compar-
alive abstention from grosSer profan.
ity. had attracted his atteliion. aud
said:
'.You amt been long On the racket,
have you little one?"
mo; only about two months"
"How do you like what you've seen
Of ii?'
"Oh, (ra.her dubIously) pretty we'll !
I get along pretty good, and don't
have to 60 to school" I
"Who took you away from homer"
Nobody. Me an mother kid run
away from home 10 New Orleans, but
he got scarf and went hack an then
met some tramps al come along here
with EN-
There was another tough little Gus
toner an oldish locking fellow who
seemed to be of a somewhat different