Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-07-16
DISPENSING A TRAMP.
What HaDoened TO the enwise in"Vo
aais Who Tried IT,


What HaDoened 70 the enwise inhiVo'
aais Who Tried H.
was eating dinner at farm house
III Ii, aiana when one OF the children
came in ana announced that highway
tramp had called at the kitchen door
and asked for a bite TO eat. The farmer
was very short. very fat, and very
bald-hended man, and he was post
master at the corners and justice OF the
peace in and for the county. lie had
son called James, another called Moses,
and a hired man who was addressed as
Towser, He sent out word for the
tramp 10 sit down and rest, and as
laugh went round the table he ex-
planned:
after dinner ! shall be pleased 10
show you how we encourage tramps In
this section. This Is evidently new
man to this part OF the State. or he
would never have called here. -
After dinner we went out The
tramp was sitting under a cherry tree,
looking IA comfortable as you please,
and evidently unsusplcious that any
thing except dinner WAS In store Tor
him. He looked TO me like bad man
10 fool with, but the farmer didn't seem
10 read him that way.
.'Now, then" he said, as he rubbed
his fat hands together. you will stand
up"
.'What flirp" asked the tramp.
10 be kicked ! am going TO boot
you from this spot down to that silver
cd telephone pole
.'Bnt object.
Cant help that As fourth-cIass
postmaster Of the United States OF
America | command you TO arise
III am kicked somebody else will
get hurtn cautioned the tramp AS he
gotn
las one OF the Justices OF the peace
IN and for this county ! command You
10 dispense. said the farmer rs he turn
ed the tramp toward the gate and ad-
ministered u kick.
Next instant he received a left-hand-
or on the nose which knocked him into
confused heap on the grass. and the
tramp got out OF his old coat and pre-
pared for business.
"'rowser, pulverize him. shouted
tho farmer rs he struggled TO his knees
Elm the name 81 the United States
command you TO knock him down.
Towscr advanced. his big II It's doubled
up. but the tramp danced to the righ,
aud the left. aud then sent In one on
the hired mans comnlssary depart
ment which doubled him up. and laid
him among the hollyhocks.
james, Moses make him prisoner"
yelled the old man. rs he plucked u
handful OF grass. and held it TO his
bleeding nose.
The tramp ehuckied. There was fun
ahead
The two boys wero strapping young
fellows. strong enough TO knock down
au OK and they were willing TO go In
As they stripped of the tramp backed
up between two currant bushes, where
they could not flank him, and IA the,
advanced upon him he grinned al
over. lie played with them for min
ule or two, aud then drew lons
breath. made three or four feints, ant
piled them on the grass together
Neither moved TO get up for full two
minutes Meanwhile the tramp restet
aud looked over to me and queried;
You amt one OF the orowdp'
no"
"And don't want mo TO disperssP"
Not particularly"
"All right don't think the Unite,
States and his gang want any thing
more OF me just now, and as have u,
engagement down the road, I'll NOV,
on Whom they got washed up and tn,
bandages on. tell EN- | used TO scral
with the boys in Chicago In days gon,
by. and that | held myself in and 10
'em OF very mild Goodbye. stranger
Ia. tn. old fatty
And he had been gone ten minute
before the postmaster came over 10 m
and whispered,
Did you everw N, Y, Sun.
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