Connecticut western news., 1890-06-18
MONEY KINGS OF TRAMPS' BOOST.
Two Capitalist Members of the Peripatet
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 Two Ca nit:slist Members of the Peripatetic
 Fraternity in Pennsylvania.
 Bob McGee and Jack Murphy are tramps of the most pronounced and practical type, yet they are worth $2O, 900 and $6, 900 respectively. They are the crowned heads, so to speak, of what Is known as ''Tramps' Roost, the well established bivouae of their nomadic kind in West Goshen township, four miles east of this place. This 'roost' was established under squatter's sover eighty rights about two years ago, and, while it is not 8 thing of beauty in the eyes of the surrounding farmers, it is tolerated out of a sense of fear, the inhabitants of that section having a thought that, were they to rise up and declare it a nuisance and call upon the strong arm of the law to abate it, their barns and farm stock might suf fer damages in consequence of their interference.
 So 1t has grown and become rec ognized fixture, and at no time has 1t a less number lodgers than a score, and in the motley group at least couple of women are sure to assert their presence. 1t Is located in wood, close to a small stream, and wing with the giant oaks, which tower up as an evidence of the fertily of the virgin soil, are great moss covered rocks that in themselves bear witness to the absence of the strides of prog ress and the inertia of the people who have made ''Tranlps' Roost'' noted throughout Chester county.
 In the fall season the fallen leaves are gathered by the tramps and hun banded in the spaces between the rocks to serve them as soft couches during the cold nights of winter time. From rock to rock are laid rails and other timber, and these are covered with branch and shrub, and on them a thick layer of leaves, with fiat stones to hold them fast, and this done the quarters are complete and ill the good shape they are to be found in to- day.
 Bob Melee and Jack Murphy were among the earliest settlers lere, and few months ago they were ill turn hunted up by relatives residing in Philadelphia and told the pleasing story of some relative of either having died and left them respectively the sums mentioned above. They prompt ly responded to the call to go to the city and sign the necessary papers in the hands of administrators, and to taste of the delicious fruits of their sud den windfall. McGee's portion is left in trust, and he is only allowed $1O per week of the interest accruing thereon. This is not large sum ill the eyes of some, but to a tramp 1t cuts quite re- e,,oo+ol1o Ec-,,a He liJ ,,nt serve to induce him to quit 'Tramps' regularly visits Philadelphia weekly his fellows and divides his income bles
 Murphy was bequeathed his fortune l of $6, ,00O outright, and with no trust l business to hamper his financial opera tions. As a result, his generosity is 1 garded as being the king bee of tramps in all of civilizations wide domain. Still he is having what is termed a royal good time, and his name will go down to posterity as relates to tramps and tramp life as being "daisy" in 1 the fullest measure of the term. | A1uOuR GLlo IuulDOT W uO uldk0 up this bacchanalian resort or den of in iquity, as it is called by good people, l there is always one who essays to act the part of the minister, and on Sun day he gives alleged religious dis courses to his companions and to the visitors who almost daily put in their appearance out of idle curiosity. But his stock of religious knowledge is so very short and his fitness generally so lacking of. the proper inspiration for imparting it that his lectures partake of the single merit, that of brevity, and all are satisfied when he has done.
 ''Tramps' Roost" is one of four places which constitute a circuit of roosts for these good for nothing peo- pie, the other three being located at Beatty's burned mill near Media, at Lansdowne, and in tumble down barn near the city of Chester. All of these places have permanent popu- lation, though the personages change almost weekly. They boast of their or ganization and freedom from work, and to all appearances would entertain better mode of living as we'll de- fined insult. It is no wonder that the hard working, plodding people of the neighborhood no longer marvel at the placard over the doorway to ''Tramps' Roost," which reads:
 ''Tramp life is not failure by a long shot. West Chester Cor. Phila- delphia Times.