The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-24
A TRAMP TALKS.
One OF the Peripa,eiic Brotherhood
Commnnod With Edltsrlally.
A Strange Story pa,hos from Prodl-
gaPs Lips.
s.msialns About the Noble Order.

INC lNNHN NNN NHf NtNN tfH"'."'.f "f
ohse,srd thai nnarly every mqrningG NUM-
b,r oi mtn hayu neon on trial charged VIII
yasraroy ~ in oIhtr words .iauiplsm'
The iart is thf C.ty Hrd IT, .uhufns are lul
OF tampa They nre 81 il nEta, rom W.,
o. low youth " sixteen 20 ihe gfAy hAlIeu
man Of nuy or more yturs, l"y hfe
Rom uanfIy every state iu TN Union bat
principally from the moro ponnloni
and older stAies OF the Union. !
Ipey cnusp out IA the river bottom near /
tho city, slmo OF them, Aud 0,hefs Steep ~ \
empty box oars 90 railroad aide'lfseEi ah9 |
othors stin ct around tHe taloon hres on
cold nichis u,tl they close M ana tte9 /
fnd Gu -li- he.Way places on Mrslefs .na I
In vacant 40 s.air rooms 20 sltup uhili lho /
early mnsni1. They frequent rec tuleA I
table, ia tho various saloons ani GO hsnv- /
ouia frngi gaitora aad cooks 10 TAO h3lols /
nnd essauranis aud also at many |
A priy.to residence ~ t1o CITY, a
HERALD reporter mos on lnl'lhGent
member ofths fraternity ytstdfNAYi hnQ Noa
. iougiak with him. lie "ea dfosle4 40 .
shabby g8nicel suit, was man In the NSry
MIN. nj uie "A rather huncsOme face VI ne
bad bs.n shsyrn and fxed up, and waa ~
tei,ciutl. well educated and exceedingly
w,li Informed on ail tho current topics Of
the day. being, as TO said, 1850 teadef ol
the uc wspspefs. Oar reporter viii LEI hin
tel hls ala IN his own 0ey, without. the
formal siyls OF an interview;
al know - be said. ii em a vagaboud ~
tho common acceptance OF the VOID,
drore In the great beo hive OF THIS
VOLTS industry aud labor, n les,efng
sore as " were on the body petite. but II
Is not ait,geiher my iaut. / stated out
In life wih good prospects. Az | $1,000
upon its ihrsthotd oil looked roeeato ahead
oil mo and tie sk.es were blue above me. i
was fan OF hope and am Ditlon. aud ns The
cid cong says, Every prospect pleased
and December was as mild as May"
had n good D ,siton. good salary and teem'
inely every show OF promotion ana al
vancement aud eminent success. But q
change came; misfortune fell upOn my en-
plcyer; disaster after disaster followed last.
or, and where had been sunshine aud
brightness gloom and darkness settled
down. Ny employer failed IN bushes,
and |, win HIN aud his other employee,
vera cat out on cold world 10
begin again. / had little money,
but IL was soon expended IN the
support of myself trying TO hnd employ
ment anew. M avenue was open Tor me;
I6seD e.sayeo 10 do day labor, but could
get mono, ana when my lgst dtll.r was
aone vas forced by necessity TO ak char
ity In the way OF food. was TOO prosd 10
he's + money. / only, when hunger was
gnaging at my verv vit'l' would 60 ard
ask Tor fnod-wnulj ifer 10 Work for II, On
chores, cut or saw wood, shovel III cosI'
clean hnrses--do any hing 20 earn tue NOR
eel OF food asked, bu, crue. fate seemed
to entompuss Inc aud could get no Work,
and mauy a day not even q hard, c. !
crus. OF bread. My tl)thIs began
to re. thread bare, had not enilc!ency TO
protect me from the chilling bIis's OF inc
winter, aud perlorce ] went on the tramp.
I had in iha mebIt time formed the nc
ouaince Of other upiOriuREtes IN the same
6oa; with ryfeit ard through them be-
came connected with the regular organizi-
ton OF tramps in this country, say "f.gu-
lar orgatizstiou," for suca 10 he case Ine
organic alton has is otHcies like any Other
body, 1T, cont luton, by.iewo aud rules OF
regulation. HIS has no oejec' In
view inimIcsl to tho general or any
stste government or 10 society,
further tunn indoience and contempt Tor
Law without its violation, save in petty
Vsy. Tramp. like Bordolph, believe II
Va. Sir John Falstsn's friend. look upon
the world as their oyster, aud 10 enjoy the
oyster they must open the th,lI. Iney 90
The opening in various ways, but princi-
P'Nto No. have given you briefly short
sk.tch OF myself and the why's and where
foreS ID at led me 10 become tramp. have
done this simply because my experience
nv case, 10 but \ history Of four.fifths OF
the tramps in the country. save tn ss
only about one IN MY. mas IA I Iiis
and the opportunities 1 had. A great
many, too. owe their downfall to drink,
Mi a abou, one.ffth of the whole number
throughout III. United States are constiin-
tionally vagabonds-!n other words woito.
less. that IL, uanps. Inc nts. sIamps y,
the Gypsies Whencs the Gypsies came,
Whist was ,helr origin, why they should De
nom ada jn civil zsd countries are mooted
auctions. When they first appeared IN
Europe they represented that they were
from Ekypt that they we're 4 man Catho
h.t III
10 the persecu Ions OF tho NOLAN
Medaus. they had Ia an
evil none nt, when In despair from oppret-
sion AID ouirage, denied Christ ssd &C
cep.ed toe MohL .amedan religion; Inelr
consciences smote them SO heav ~, how
aver that In year or TWO they could stand
ittr iourcr. AID taking M bag and bag.
gage. their stock and their household
So5ds. they repaired to Rome, aud confess.
Ing ali To the pope on Blended kneea ana
with stresmlDg eyes, in the bsne OF
his mercy he iorgsve them ihe!rsin on cor,
diliop they would 90 ten years
pensnce. But their pennnce hss
never been performed. They are
still "wsndering refugees without
religior, withou, recognition OF any God'
without respect TO any law. Ihey are p,i,
fcrers of hen r,os's and pig ttyes; they are
swinclers IN horse trades; they are hypo-
cr,fes 10 ell tho phrases OF life; they are
obarlatone, telling fortunes; they ere vuld
oetrut, and v'rtle-they are lshmhflue',
their hands being ,nrned sgain,t all men,
but they will not vi,l ale tue law which they
dospise, rave in petty ways-exceptl the
ipsiaucss OF bad man now and then VINO
will take desperate chapces. The tranps
~ this countrv ha7o become part ana par-
Gel OF the Gypsies. They have been
ad,rted INTO this wandering brotherhood
have been Initiated into the mysteries, nsve
besu taught The language OF the many
Pvc 'rney feel themselves ouicssts; gov
eminent 10 irksome TO them ana society
they hate AID contemD. Wise counseis
and prudercs governs them however and
? r1hey do not, from mere policy, bscsn.e oil
NATURES frs. and grsndest law, teii-pre-
eerv1tion hull their heads against tt)nes.
You ask me Why l continue 20 be n
tramp, viii tell you. There u charm
n che life. have become weaned from the
vays and the lsbors Of the great thfobblng,
sr6erostiug woIli about me. nave
lat ali "a srest IN my fellow men mers y
- crm % xnions, merely rs integral paris oi
scris,v, ana have lot zest in society II.
SsiS I an, or Ct least l have persuaded
S.jssl1 that l am. q philosopher. Ambition
n mt an eotty bubble; q the achieve
m>nu OF lie, even the most spiendib, are
hut a tina mists of the morning before
ne risina sun. ! have ali ! wanl-.ien'yy
M III the clothing rced; tleep In the
man sir and am healthy; commune
Sish nature and read ~ In an open book
sc0s a. her proso undsst Bfctets; ! have |
MINI solved the problem OF this liie-tna'
q am happy and contenten. fou surn
Ssek 10 the early history OF Entl snd, ana
- I'll, nee that first Saxon add then
cewen nd vsnturers csi tnred the country
TSeoo eaxous ard these kormans we're
eoekloQ more nor less than tramps. Ihey
- adventursrs Who desplsed the laws,
fks trammels aud the laoors o. their owe