Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1889-12-11
IxSocENcE ABROAD.
He Gets n Glimpse OF Tramp Life
.Ds F. liza wfS de lantern
saw FnANrBoo. l)ec. q 1sse

tramps beatiAg their way on railroads
across the eoantry, bat never had he
an ocular demonstration of the man
ner the fact is sometimes ACCOMPLISH
ed untii the ears were boarded and we
were ROLLING cat of Reno ON the night
Of the Goth of last month.
But first let him relate why he was
in state of Mind and body to enjoy
so well any novelty that might pre-
sent itself while crossing the everlasl-
ing mountains. 1t was owing to Reno's
coffee, apple sauce, doughnuts, custard
pie and matches thrown in-not into
the pie and pudding, but into his poo.
ket by the genial proprietor of proG-
inent restaurant near the corner. He,
the "asthmatie," to hear him tell it
was too delicate to taste of meat so late
in the evening. He would take little
, coffee and soae toast This soon dis.
appeared, together with no small guam
tlty OF bread and butter. He was going
below" but he had coming appe.
lite, fer he passed his cup for more
cotfa, and called for apple sauce,
doughnuts and cheese, which were
readily furnished, the most of which
also suddenly vanished. They were
what braced up the body Of the invalid
and the charges were what put his
mind in a happy frame. Twenty-Five
cents When the proprietor was ten
dered more coin he remarked" No, no;
you have dev0ured only half meal
for a Hawthornite. We charge you
only half price, Who all have been
travelling this way from IL
| But it was another theme that was
to be treated in this effusion. Well, it
was iii the hindmest coach, just as the
train began to inosc, when IN popped a
little bareheaded darkey, apparently
not more than twelve or thirteen years
of age, and he cried out, What am
to do now =? rs terrible 'spicious of
de fella wild do lantern" He evident
ly was not a stranger TO many of the
passengers, for two or three of them
answered at once, olive down here
Double up; we'll still do what we can
to help you along" And he dove I'M
der the seats and doubled up, where
he did not appear like thing OF life
much more than IA black vallse.
1t was some time before the c0nduc-
tor WAS seen carefully working his
way through the preceding coach. AT
this Gme a passenger who had prom
ised to succor the little tramp grabbed
big newspaper and stood up in a po-
sition so as to best secrete from view
the place of concealment, and although
he held the paper bottom side up, he
pretended to be attentiyely reading by
the light over the water tank when the
conductor appeared. This perform
ance was repeated with slight varia-
lions until Truckee was reached, to
the great amusement of majority OF
the passengers.
Was the little fellow comfortable
while thus drawn under his big shah
BY coat and shirt fastened around
him with II baling ropey If he was
not ia this position he evidently was
in the aext one he assumed, for he
soon wQnt into drsgmland and uncon
pied binself, and perchanca chasec
butterflies again among tins banana
trees in his far7oif southern homo
4 His shoes, which waFe world tee
wide Tor his little feet, we're opked oul
in plain yiew and were allovpd to re-
main SO by his guardian with the
newspaper, until man with Lantern
was seen again approaching, when he
was made aware of his daa + His
dream wss eaiis4 and he again shaJ
himself up.
In going anwa the summit he.ven
tured 10 cravi sat from bis hiding
place and slagd 10 by the stove; every
moment casting bis eye through tht
g ass door and remarking, ! wouldn'
trust dem fellas wid de laetern j
woul9a'tw
His rest by the stove was short, fo'
he soon espied Suspect aud s,tia
escnedly, What'li do now" "Dlye
| Sambo!" was heard, and down he wen
pnder seat.
s;oen after this the writer fell into
the arms of Morpheus and dreamed
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