Milford chronicle., 1889-03-08
A TRAMP'S PHILOSOPHY.
HE ASKED THE REPORTER FOR a
QUARTER AND EARNED 1T.

hlustrious Men Who Are Claimed bv IN.
Fraternity-The Good Qualities Pos.e.s.,
by the Genuine Article OF Tramp-Fool
ish Prejudice Against Dirt.
Yes, l am tramp. pure and simple
Ashamed OF it, do you aslii GThvsbould I he p,
The most wretched man that over invaded
the domain Of the Brideweu was not sorrior
looking or dirtier than tho iuvidual who
spoke these words. He STOPPED Tho Herald
reporter on his way homo near the corner ~
els ana Ainzio streets, 20 ask for a Quarter
inc reporter, after rapidly taking in tbe
hehthy looking form Of the baggar. de-
nonnced him as tramp, and was about to
pas on when he was arrested bv fl,a ,-rr5s
quoted, which were uttered IN to,os 1s
wondrous richness "a
have no use for tramps," tho reporter
replied. t'' ''i
There are tramps and tramps. said tba
man, not the least Disconnected 81 'front.'
you there are men of my calling who violate
inc eighth commandment So doubtless
Inere are men Of yours, whatever it may he
Inc Saviour had his Iscariot. but shall vou |
say IN consequence that Peter John and Eo,. |
lholoniew We're traitors and scouudrelsr
he CLAIMED ENOUGH.
is there a case upon record OF q t-,,,n
VINO was OF any use to himself or his rem
erationr ''' s'H-
"A thousand might readily bo named
NAT was Jacob when he fed from tbe
"IGlh Oh I-slu, ana raised his bethel in tbe
ioooer infested wilternessg Have Won NOT :
i1''iI Vl O"lllnus' tho fhceIHciau. who intro !
duced letters into Europei BIS rest, s-,i,.i+
caused him TO sail up and down tl,o af,jito,. '
ranean, and, doubtless, ofteatimes to D., fa. I
out upon tho swollen waters of tf,o - ! -
atlantic Going back in history. j., tbe,., ,,ot a
Moses, who for forty years trarlpel fo md r., a
IN the desert, idle and indifferent e-otbo,,,,. -
ms lood as 1t fell from tho cl0uds9 Pa,or,,9 a.
Coesar ana Anthony were very princes of a,
uamps, betaliug themselves hero apd ti,,.l y, y,
wherever there was novelty of saa,sr,, ~,
Ilch treasures TO be desp0iled Colr1,b,,s ~ -
was very ilustrious member Of my c-,,er, ~ ~
ternlty dying as he lived as vcritaf1,o ~. "'
mad as the swart Arabs Of the s,-, d. - Io'
of the old world. The spirit OF tto -, 'i''
was 1tampod indelibly on Napoleon So tbot ol sol
not even the seductive Establishments of M ~.
imperial court COULD enchain him within tIa s-
precincts OF farls' the beautiful Tramnsr ~.
ne continued, after very brief 1l7,te, ,ai ~
ing his voice and talking rapillv ..iJ-i-. 'lii
but tramps were Cook MAGELLAN I2.h.i III IleI
Dr. Kane, Gordon Cummin. I5vinosto,,oo' ~ -u'
STANLEY and the entire army Of Travellers oi ,T
NeyaSeuis What are YOU. siry' 10 So 4,
sharply, turning upon the reporter. ''''' o9 eiie
LIeciseiy," no continued after. he had baan 6o.,
uu'nIu1y answered Il had tholrbt ~ -
1 Lgt me Ten You that honored as vorr dist
'lus - 90 hoV Tear TO enter the lists with ,,,i
you ana volunteer to name a Roland of a M
distinguished tramp for every Oliver of az Ing. lug.
uustllous l journalist You may recauo - 80
w hat quality, for instance. do Won ,,os ~ ~
ess that hts you TO be classed with tbo iono. 80
lamedi" ou nave sense
might name thousand had Won time IN y
!. pS'lgEce y, 70 near. Primarily am edu-
ated The child of wealthy uaToDts ~
cademy and 6noiI,, -1'-i iiisII ucton in an lack
purse at one Of our leading universities pOe ~
~ now So Until three Years sinca ,,.I,., 1Io "a
iVeIed the large army of which mn, 49, ouln
eHpeI was great reader, devou,inC, ,i Ii .iiI
mas OF books that came in NV uoy si,,a1 -lo'He
oosan my travels have not read books 81 5,..l
i..siy, because OF the petty prejudice of 9o,-,i'
intact with men Who are ~ 70 come IN close Boxag
slgent in their attire motto
IL IS all a matte p t2a.----H am not svrtl- Whi
.he.i y. ~ father being rich yras rsjged ~ ~
vn ana became selfish / never orn- mo-,
las trained to ooa, ~ aSLt iS out reading and slight
80 'i'I 70 esteem ell mankind as robbers pars
eauy 70 prey upon me and all tbo ,,tl.,y LII
IONS IONS OF wealth. The old gentleman II " 5,r,,
~, III ms declining years went on ~ i Will
wallowei nm Ts ,,,a ilis Sieat fortune u young
~ 4 leiuseu 70 save aught from the vy-,1l ,r,,,1
'l' ny, 'llcation OF the thing killed him md 1,,i
z t-S'ueii Dolh dying within a month ofter sr,t-
iousanl or f,,.o ~ 80, nie clothes and The Mrs.
ID iven mo o,t Gl'u money my fatLer his dir
'e months. One morning o,.Ci.' - 80, - sle
90 that was absolutely ponniIoss ~ -,, - u
'ei1iess. After mature deliberatiop 7 - -. -
wed 70 let the world desD:sed caro- S. IL .s'i lIeu
NC cultivated my love for travel ,od ,iIa iso y
sr'aIl0n- love nature have no st,v ~, y
% am honest, truthful and virtuous > s-',iti.
LENDING TO THE IoRD 'i.iIIh' ~
But you are a beggar. Yon stow, -... Is
beg quarter" P'eu hIe groom.
mat Is very true. But am alone in +ris, ..I- 3
lot tne world crowded with becrarsp 81 ..X5y ~
grave senator's beg their seats9 Ts 81 n, ~
eeHoiaer IN all this broad land who III q
owe his place to his piteous nloaJi1 y ,.tou
3ou ever attend a church that failoJlto ssTTo1
= 0oiltI lDutlon box under your nose9 Is ,roI, -,
- --iei manu- lawyer, doctor, or nar,u- IN, :,
~ '' ''4 patronage and sup as 70
Those men. bowevar ,4-. "shes
rn." s-'o Sollethlng IN It wa
le 40 the same thing All systems ,oo'io ouru q q
elslon declare it is more blessed T. - y9OPie
70 receive Why, declare to ,-o,, tiat ' Atel' IN
thousand times my own heart has bes4an nay ne
giadness as l have seen the bonniress &C. 'lhdi
d! Ine Iace of agood woman after sbo Mad S,l hs gr
u over TO me food had asked for bese .ils way.
people arc trained to believe tbot he Iiei1ion
sises 70 the poor lends to the Lord md Suen Ine
oney give to me they fully believe ''S.' nossu' Z
are laying up treasures in heaven peuInent
true the tramp is dirty. Int Di- olne1 tol
s who was philosopher of sop,o ,,,rit leard 1t 81
n ne lived in a tub never used ono foy .Llu she HI
lg purposes His garments were 49, ne Honueied
'laoie as mine, nor was his ners,,, ss el'uol1 r'
y II you We're reader Of theological - q rug
you would know that the FssfSrn
s present at the first Nicene co,,.,.,ii Gen. Boz
met to discuss and settle the mat ~ 70 his me
nlty OF Christ, were so fltbv +, SL.ir afternoon
ana SO afflicted with vernin tba+ sI,a lways sen
I "a pishops sat apart from them in lie
', chamber. Yet were Diogenes mo
olsnops famous, despite their loolA of A won,
Y Cleanliness The Russian ,eoTIa arc chicken r.
ny aVeIse, as a class, to ,yater vTet crop Por
=. = sIeat nation. There is too ereat seldom so
g against dirt, anyway, since ont, of however,
: an our food, and, indirectly ,,ur
Won fo,lon.- .-,,-, What car
M lows are dishonest you stealm Shoes may
= as other people, and at the most we FREQUENT II,
Bucklen's Arnlca saIre. Ha,