The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-07

neSru tramp say to another that the
meeting would take place In the lumber
yaru AZ p. m. A hint was sufficient. I
leiephoned other correspondents and
cry EDITORS, and in an Incredibly shCrl
tlhe SIX OF us were scrsmbliug over the
immense stocks of lumber toward the
place designated. We walked over
millions upon top OF millions of feet
OF lumber belonging TO the differ
ent lumber kings of this vicinity, and
hnsilJ reached 8 place where three
SUCKS OF lumber had been taken out.
Inc knights of the road had laid long
ptanks across this, forming seoure re
Treat from storms and publicity alike.
The sergeant alarms had evidently got
more than his share of "hand-outT aud
me soft sunlight lulled this waif OF
pilnd baggage TO happy sleep, with his
oudget under his head and his'stick
lying loosely in his open hand, witch
made US think OF the sleepy sentiuels
Whsn Babylon was captured. As we
entered the diet, or rather the lack
OF diet, the clan was singing
their opening ode, ain the days when /
was hard up" Alter which tho presi-
cent, little, old hunch-bsck, sitting on
projecting plank, said that we meet
mere to-day to especially denounce the
" WIN, ulSXTdCoS our
fraternity by insulting woman and rob.
Ding whenever opportunity Affords, and
making handouts very hard to obtain.
he said Longview was not the heaven
Tor tramps, but her central location
made 1t most accessible for their meeting.
he said they objected to working the
streets, attached to ball and chain, but
any well regulated tramp ought 10 work
the streets unclaimed, provided hand
outs could not be- obtained. A long. CA
deyerous tramp arose and moved that
the president appoint committee to wait
on The grocers for crackers. The presi
dent said he would like very much to
nave u few just at that moment, and
looked very hungry. The Democrat
man got tired squatting down and rose
toIull height. Several tramps remar ked
that this man was none of us, where
upon the Democrat man said: GAien
and brethren, | have lived in good con-
science before this clan" The high
priest Of that sanhedrin said: "Those
OF you nearest him smite him in the
mouth" The president then called for
applicants for membership. Six re.
markedly young tramps wore brought
IN from between the lumber stacks.
The president proceeded to invest them
with grips and passwords. He said
one X on gate post meant
something to eat; XX meant plenty,
but must talk good; that 0 meant the
bulldog would be turned loose, and was
just about to give the secret signs and
cardinal principals, when the alarm Of
fire was given, but upon investigation
1t was discovered that, owing to solemn
ity of the occasion, the New Era and
surprised men had taken off their hats,
and in the uncertain light, had been
taken tor the town on fire. This might
have passed unnoticed but for the Era
man (who IS yet in his honey-moon)
pulling out his highly pertumed hand
kerchief to hide his bushes; the sweet
aroma reached the nose of the presiding
knight Of the cross-tie, who ordered the
council cleared of disrespectful visitors.
AS we receded we heard the president
belaboring the seminal, who was
asleep on the battlements. But for this
unfortunate affair, a full revelation
would have been given to the world.