New-York tribune., 1884-12-07
TRlYPS lBOUr TUE POST OFFICE.
SOME OF THEIR PECUIIARnEs-,L ALIKE II |
TH'IR AVERSION TO WORK

SOME OF THEIR PECUIIARInEs-,LL ALIKE II
THiIR AVERSION TO WORK.
Wot,h,nan William McIeer paused in his tramp
around the corridor OF The Post once ana etHri IN
tcnllV al twO scoiy looking specimens Oi humanity
For pcIha's minute they returned the I"sk IN "
dogpci shifting way, and then mnvedtoward door
~ they reached II they tar ned around, FINDING
that she eye of the watcbnIn was SIM on Them
they dl.l ppcdIcd. Tuning to u iElBI ~ reporter,
who had been looking at The scene McL"ef sald
Those fellows can smoli neat al thousand
The time was wlcn we had a good deal Of
trouhc with p'c"po'Kct bat iho'c g'niIy o"n
bother rs much nowadays, You snc Ne AnoW
thru u.cks pIstty Scli. and what we dOnt know
they think do 80 we don't lose nu u by our -
noince. Bat the tramps come every diy aud
many times day. hey" are three watches
here. go oD dnty ~ ) a. IN.
and 20 oi at / D. N. Anoi!icr watchman then goc,
ou aud stays tn midnight. Then another take.
his u zee and remains until como on duty ia"
same tramp, tackle IL all. You cant insult them.
oh. SOS, there are many vaTlrilcs. some "i lh'u
one of thI~ Kind 10 move on. \ gent oman VINO
heard NE asked me my reason. Why, sad. tie
fellow is tramp. We S1d perhaps was mi-t zen.
I'ry him. said. He vent mp 10 the fellow
aud asked hun several questions. The tramp
said be- had been ia tlr country for two years a,d
hadn't been able tO pet ANY work. The ger -
mar asked hrn if he couid wrIte lie said ~
cOuid Well said the philauthrop'st, II % were
to ber'gg'd on prop'rF now wohId You j t0d'
sonc c0pviGgf HAT closed tle conversation. he
tramp weIt away; copying vas too mnch IKE
work.
" poi1fri ont another specimen. one 90 a harder
kind. The gentlemen tackled hIn. IEis fellow
said hc had been in the country two
years-the, generally say tNo Acais-and
had only been all" 10 gct three weeks work IN that
time. lne gent 'cuen offered 10 get him a job on
the streets. Ihe tramp lett the nllhng
Nh"VelllnF snow IN summer was ms
tIaie and he wanted mo- better Some
OF them are 80 dirty that lts not safe to g"
near them. they'll coutaniuatc a clean person ~
mo- time. All kmd, come ln here. and well have
ON hands fun all winter. It's queer hut the same
eld tramps turn mp every fam. Most ,t them
look tat and healthy hey 90 oil into the coun
Try IN tle sprmg and live on the fat of the land
until fan Ihcn they strike ont tor thc biz citirs
Most oi thom leave hen ordered. hut some ~ them
ar sauct. Ihcy'll eo Won know. when W. eve the
order; bli sometimes they, ~, tie You tocnmn out
side. and They PROMISE Auu all snils ui destruction
II you do. When they rnme hark to th. rity the,
show NJ at the Post O1i,c ~ the hupe thai thorn
miphi have been rhHnge ul administration ,lui-
ing their ah.rn,n and thinking that npw mon
Wuul,ln't tepuenifr them. II would lp wnth
Vutt while tu arp thn lupk uf hisuuat
that riusacs thrit ugly mugs when they tco the
samp men un the beat,
man aeis ~ notice Ihrii rrrnlniiirs after
a N hiln aud I've aeon a. many ni ihpmihai unthn
tho dilptrnpn nationality mhlps II ny ohsri
yaiinn that the ueimsh tramp lalls tho lnnsrsi,
iie tab bea thinps oaiml aud ~ hhainesa waNi iis
,.NayA carries lis pipe aad tobacco Whpn he
diinks he takes iaGof, II he lnahea sifiLe ho
makes u last az long as possible Tho lish,
English Or American tiainps do not do ihis II hoy
prefer short lilo and u incify QUO lhey dlihk
hard when they get a chance, and they'd rather
have cigar butt than pipe. They go II stiOng
and turn hoir toes up before the German tramp 10
well started Oh his way."