The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-03
EASY TO GET DRINKS.
rramps or Anybody Else Can satisf,
Their Appetite for Liquor.

rramps or Anybody Else Can satisfy
Their Appetite for Liquor.
''ro be successful tramp r, quires as
much ability as success in any other
great field of existence" said one well
versed IL the ways OF the home ess
warrant. "rhe characteristic specimen
OF this class of humanity has often been
painted as one who is throw out of en-
ploy meu; by bus ness depression, and
compelled to accept the alternative of
starvation or vagrancy. After con.
tending against the pangs of hunger for
awhile he accepts the bitter alternative
and takes his bread from he hand of the
charitable well-to do. Now, while there
are without question great many men
whom miSfsrtne or i'll luck has con.
signed 10 the ranks of the tramping fra
teniiy, they just as certainly cons titute
the great minority Of The ilk." The
tramp philosopher began To warm up ON
his sui ect, and tjectlng tobacco Juice
Vlciouslv from between his teeth, Contin
ueu: "Wfo ever SAW All emaciated
vagabond applying at The central sta
lon for nights lodging? The seventy
live or 100 men who shuttle in there
every night are usually sleek fellows.
mere are no burrows OF Gaze to mark
their brows, no haggard looks or signs
II deslitution beyond the general run OF
mortality. They usually pick W.
enough to eat by begging or other de.
vice, but the capacity i'm which they
best reveal innate talent il in getting
'Suthing tn drink Probably nine out
Of ten OF them have a highly organized
appetite. They can get along on a sin
gle meal n day il necessary, or some
times even less, but their digestive appa
ratus would rise up i'm insurrectiou
without the usual fluid Offering. How
DO they get il? oh, in u thousand WAYS.
The saloon is the natural home of The
vagraut, aud tho 400 saloons IN the cit,
can shelter great many lOafers. OF
course, in the tirst-class places this is
not allowed. The imRecunious and
thirsty tramp however dun witted, e. n
make himself uaelu, 10 bartender in a
variety of ways, and he cheertuily per.
lorms 10 cent job Of work for cent
drink. In the lowest resorts his pres
ehce is rather encouraged. Bai room
acquaintaures are easily formed. and
the tramp with any gift of Cab and
adrOitness can easily work his whil0n
friends for Il sutficiency OF the stimulant
to satisfy the demands of his appetite
at the same time adding TO the gross re.
ceiptS of he saloouist. He is ever ready
with the uim st alacrity tn heed the cal
ol BARRON frequenter to step up and
have something. The gang OF huns
that iniest The docks usually drink al
the eNncn. of strangers or sailors whn
chance that way with plethoric wallets.
Then there is the Vagabond in whom AS
~urance il the winning card. He will
step up to counter that has just been
patroniHed, and while the tenders at
tention is directed elsewhere, pour the
DRAWINGS OF the glasses into one mug
and obtain drink very respectable IL
size. | have seen fellow seize three
glasses in his hand, aud by simple
twill of the wrist dram them. without
>piliing drop, into q fourth, then with
The other hand raise the glass and swal-
low its contents at gulp. The detected
tramp, without any address or pluck
can resort to the oyster can and pour
into it the lees from the empty beer kegs
standing in open air. BY passing from
one saloon tn another n wealth OF beer
may be thus derived A half
dozen seedy individuals pursued it sys-
| temalic'lly in partnership several
weeks a.p, till one was arrested on
Michigan street for inioxication. He
had gn,ten giorl0usly tight on his liquid
gleanings, and was sent to the work
mouse. Tho catastrophe resulted in Il
dissolution Of the partnership. A man
may sqlander a vas amount of money
for drink ii he has il, but when it is gone
there are devious ways in which ii is
forthcoming, il only u lille ingenuity
or talent be applied" - cleveland
Leader.