The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-07-18

carried small TASK hllled VIII
water and a little bread and cheese
The other carried a little drieC
beet. The first nights trip was {
comfortable one, but The mex
morning there was trouble. Wher
the women took out their lunch
con The sheep wanted to dine with
them. The tramps could eat but
little. The sheep would scramble
on top Of them and try and snatch
the food from their hands. The
women managed to hold on to
their little water bottle, however
and This was their sustenance till
they reached Chicago.
On the second day Mrs. Heller
was squeezed so closely 10y the
sheep that she tainted, but her sis.
ter soon revived her with a it'll
water from the bottle. Before the
train pulled up in the Chicago
stock yards the tramps managed
to escape from the car. They were
pursued by one of the brakemen
who threatened 10 hand them over
to The special officer.
Mrs. Griffith pleaded with him
and produced her brakeman's card
! Ohe one formerly carried hy her
husband) and they were allowed
TO go. They walked from The stock
yard into the city, distance of
eight miles. All the money they
had between them was $5.40. They
resolved 10 hold on TO This as long
as possible. Both were near fam
ishing from hunger. They resolV-
ed TO beg rather than spend their
little savings. They accordingly
made j. tour Of the kitchens on IA
fashionable street ana soon sue
ceeded in getting all they wanted
to eat AT one place, However,
they ere asked to 60 TO the cellar
and chop a little wood for what
vIIualS they received. At first
they refused, but when the man Of
The house threatened to have them
arrested they consented. Mrs.
Griffith, the stronger of the two,
cut the wood, while Mrs. Heller
sal down and rested.
Mrs. Heller found that it would
be necessary to buy new pair Of
trousers. When she pat her hus-
band's trousers on they were not in
the best condition, and the hard
ride in The sheep ear had muulat-
ed them considerably. Mrs. Grif-
filth, however, protested. She said
new paIr would cost at least SO,
and This would take the biggest
part OF their reserve fund. Enter
Ing on business street The two
lramps esLied load of coal. They
enquired as TO its owner. He was
a matchmaker up on the third
floor. He would pay Is cents TO
carry the load up. The tramps
tackled The job and took the 70 |
cents. They then went to a He |
brew clothing store and purchased |
a pair OF trousers for $l.7j.
That night the pair slept in a
lime Lox. They woke early and
bright the next morning, and, after
begging their breakfast, started
for the railroad. There was no
sheep cars. They boarded "A car
loaded with lumber, but were de-
Iected by a brakeman and were
Dul off before The train started.
They then waited the coming OF
night. When darkness came they
boarded car loaded with water
pipe hree feel in diameter. They
,rawled into pipe, but were al
most scared TO death upon dlscov-
erlng two other tramps safely
odged inside. The iramps kicked
against The new cnmerS, and the I
women concluded il was best TO
,acate, although they regretted
'ery much to do so, as the chances
we're that they could have steady {
un 10 Cincinnati, TO which city |
he car was billed. They were |
from the pipe, when /
me of the men tramps said: I
well stay in. We are all tramps, r
nd ought to live in common !
motherhood F; but remember, keep /
Iuiel.'
The girls promised TO 10 so, and
he fast freight whilled along to-
ward the Pork City. The girls di- 1
1ded The food they had begged c
With the other two tramDs, and The q
alter felt grateful. The male |
ramps were printers, and one of |
hem was very MI. He was Icing G
ursed by his companion. The
Irl tramps put on a bold front [
nd asiOnished the comps" The G
alter said they had been on the G
Dad nine years and had Travelled i
n every State in the Union. The /
iris said they were old railroaders e
nd had stolen rides on every road I
n the country, Mexico and South s
america. The tvpos awarded r
heir companions the take" n
The train pulled up ia Cincin- 3
aii after being two days and three r
lights on The road. All the tramps I
nt out in safety, but they we're 4
cry hungry, their supply Of food [
living out un the second day OF 5
heir journey. The girl tramps
I'd their companions good bye and
tarled on a begging tour. An old C
ldy kindly looked af!er their &
rants, aud they were refreshed a
1r another ride. They were very q