The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1884-02-23

Ways Of the Tramp.

up, auu aIlcI Ihttnlns IuF hOmt
time, remarked that the men who
rode in tbs ways described were
the common rum of beats, and
following up this observation, he |
said: "There are some fellows
who have 1t down to much finer
point, and they do some very nice
work; for instance Printer Joe,
who used to go wherever he liked
and rarely underwent the incon-
veniences which the other fellows
had to endure. lie was a hard
one to stand off, and was known
among railroad men all over the
country. | don't believe that fel-
low would pay his fare from one
station to the next if no had a for
tune in his pocket. It's against
his principle--that Is, if he Is still
living, which | suppose he is. |
knew him five years and he was
the boss of them all.n
An interested lot of listeners
had now gathered around, and
desire to hear more of the famous
Joe having been expressed, the
last speaker went on ss follows;
"Well, among the things which
| remember Of him was the way
he beat me when | was running .
Baltimore & Ohio train into Cia.
cinnati a few years back. II was
an accommodation train-that is,
not one Of the fastest-and stop
ped pretty often. The express on
that line. was fast in those days,
and ] guess ii is still. Well, one
day found Joe aboard. lie was
riding in the car next tho baggage.
saw him at once, but didn't ap-
pear to recognize him, although |
knew him all the time. SO, said
to HIM, Ticket He looked at me
in rather amused way and pre-
tended to pay no attention to me.
But l insisted upon the ticket,
whereupon he took me aside and
said: my friend, l observe that
you are q new man on the line aud
don't know me. | am Director,
Of the Baltimore & Ohio, aud, of
course, have free transportation
over the roadp / was vexed, and
told him understood his game,
and II he did not get OF at the
next station he would have reason
to repent. He readily promised
to get of, and kept his word, for |
saw him walking away from the
train. was glad to be rid Of him
so easily, and yon may imagine my
chagrin when | came upon him
again MS | went through the train,
I said nothing this time, but whom
we came to the next station l put
Mr.. Joe of in way which was
much more forcible than polite,
II was of no use. At every sta
tion / had to 60 through the same
process, and once l stopped be
tween stations, although we were
behind time, and threw him out o.
the smoking car. We pulled ou'
as fast rs possible, but he caught
on to the last platform, and at thu
next stop he stepped of looking
as well pleased as IL he had beer
riding In q Pullman. | was so mat
when I saw him that | swore b'
should go no farther, and whcI
we we're ready to start | took hin
by the collar, tripped him and hell
him down till the train had start
ed | then ran and caught the las
car. ! was triumphant. aud frou
; the rear platform, shook my fis
at him as he stood diseonsolat
200 yards behind us. | saw NJ
more of Joe until We got to Gin
cinnati. | was standing by th
train as the passengers were gel
: ting off when | felt myself touch
ed on the arm. Turning around
: | saw Printer Joel lie said COO
ly: Captain, I've got match;
you will lend me cigar | wi
: smoke | was out done, and nc
, only gave him the cigar but said
would give him his dinner II b
would tell me how he managed |
He agreed, and in a neighborin
restaurant he explained that h
had caught the express and got
ahead of my irain'n
RAILROAD MAN LEFT.
"Tslking about staying bchin
to keep bum off," said anotht
sage, "remiuds me of Charly Il
ans. He was a brake on the A
kinson, Topeka & Santa Fe, an
had been told by the CON- to 50
!, that q notorious bum didn
! get on. II was somewhere
). Kansas and the fellow had bee
dogglng the train for several bu
= dred miles. Charley found b
: : man on one Of the platforms an
made for him. The fellow ste
. ped off. and walking to the 9TH
end of the car, got on again. Bl