, 1885-10-01
PILGRIMS.


l,o25 pounds and bringing $3.50.
pIICnINs-
''' '",,eme" Oh Leisure "''r-
Tromps don I have IL good time in this
city. The police watch them with more
than iatherly care and fire them into the
crate with commendable s~uddenness.
Some OF them had become so desperate
that they would assault people who re
fused their demands for money and
things, and Judge Fisher sent two OF that
turn to the county jail a few days ago with
u lar promise OF a season IN the peniten-
tertiary. iesterday afternoon while a
LEADER reporter was out Tor a stroll near
the lake, and was meditatlng ON the view
before him, he heard human voices near
by. They proved to be those of two
tramps, as will be seen by the following
What a measly poor country this is,
anyhow Let go over here aud he
down behind that shed n wait Tor the
weather to clear oil before We strike the
town Ior another meal. Wonder what 5
become oil Laakey bll?
IAnKey Dill Why he IN Butte
Olty by ms time. Don yer know he
registered on the water ank TINS SIDE oil
Areher lhat ; MOI n TWO weeks ago.
Dill Is a dandy ism he? lie only been
on the roau SIX months, and nc was at
hansas Olty' san Antonio sat Lake
clty ana several places IN Nevada n
california. lie never stops Tor nothing.
Dauuy Nllhams must nave gone with MN
through ldaho' BIN says ne mas got to
&c. pack TO omaha before winter as he
thinks inc ola ma Will pass IN MS cheeks
oy Una. tme ana there VIII be a Io' acre
ranch IN the matter lie Il make a good
one TO Tie TO-
es' put give me the nnknoWn.
nc S the Doss. III wiling to go any
"here WIN MN DOWN IN Arizona he
played 1t nne on me when there was at
least TWO lays gruo anu some goodelothes
IN s'ght' Out forgive him' BOTH oil us
mad government pants on at the time
"hen we move IN sight OF an adobe on a
ranch, ook on my shoes and stockings
and md EN- under a bush and tied my
ieet up II an old gunny sack that found.
mat II touch the old man $ or probably a
gal 5 heart' won t III SAID l. Aou Just
lie low anu let me work tins and he
squalted. ! tackled the house very cau-
tiousiy ana Kept a lookout Tor dogs. There
was a plg un' but he was ted ant /
naturally went to the other side. Then
! saw woman n a good-sized glrl-
oooa mlornin good mornin sad the
girl. l IN a scout and got on the tran
said and my pony died Tor want OF
water back some forty miles and my feet
swelling mad to throw away my shoes,
and this is the way | have Travelled for
two days without anything to eat. Here
| showed my gunnies. Did you see
them Apaches around here?' says |, when
| saw tn. woman getting ready to tell me
she had nothing for me to eat.
Goodness sake!' said the grl. 'didn t
| tell YOU them Apaches would be coming
this way2 Ask the man TO come in.
II saw | was solid. The old woman
got me a pair of the old man boots. rot
a good supper for me and insisted that I
should stay all night. How | was To rome
my pard in was what puzzled me. Finally
after dark. when the old woman was
s%courin around for a candle to light. |
steps to the back door and not morn a
hundred yards from the door was 'un-
known bobbing up and down and lookin'.
!" See here. said he. what in the devil
have you caught on top
3" Hits said |. and | told him my
game aud told him to work the same
racket.
Pull out Of the game, said he, and
let = move on.
Too soft a thing. said |, and in |
goes again. In ten minutes there came a
loud rap at the door, and boldly went to
the door and opened it. There stood nm
.' Nh, man , sa;l !. g.
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n uescfter from the aftnN anu ne s my