Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-04-30
MONEY KINGS OF TRAMPS' BOOST.
Two Capitalist rmb Of the ~reripat.tic
Fraternity in psnnsylyania.

Two Z apttat II MEMBERS pI the btfipitetp
Fraternity In Pennsylvania.
Bob Mc,,rr aud Jack Murphy are
tramps OF the most pronounced and
practical tNir, yet they are worth $50,
100 and $1,000 respectively. They are
the crowned heads. - tnspcak. IL what
Is known -, "TIFmlS Roost, the well
established bvouW~ Of their muuIadic
kind in West Goshen township four
miles east of This place, This "rooSt'
was established under squatlrrS V
eighty rights abuHi two yeas ago,
aud. while IL il not a tning -! beauty
in the eyes of the surrounding farmers,
il is tolerated out of u sense of fear,
the inhabitants uf iiat section having
"A thought that, were they Ia rise up
and declare 1t A nuisance and call upon
the strong arm OF the law Ia alate II,
their barns and farh stock might suf
fer damages IN consequence vi then
interference.
So ii has grown and become n rec
ognized iiNtur.. and al no time has il
a less number dodgers than "A score.
and in the motley group at least a
couple of women are sure To assert
their presence. II is located in "A wood,
close TO Il smal! steam, and vying
with the giant oaks. which tower up
a. an evidence Of the fertlly 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 "Trumps' Roost' noted
throughout Chester county.
In the fall season the fallen leaves
are gathered by the tramps aud hun
banded ia the spaces between the
rocks Ia serve them AS soft touches
during the cold nights of winter time.
From rock Ia rock arr laid rails and
other timber. aul these are covered
with branch and shrub. and nn them
a thick layer uf leaves, with flat
stone, Ia hold them fast. AMI ihlsd done
.lic quarters are complete and IN the
good snap" they al" to br found in To
duy.
Bob Mctirc ana Jack Murphy were
Jg.ong the earliest settlers here. and "A
few months I.n Trey wrI" III turn
hunted up hy ir.atIy,s residing in
Philadelphia and 'pid lI" pleasing
Story of same relative al either having
jled AMI lclt iucm respectively the
sums mentioned above. they prompt
liz responded L. the call la 20 Ia the
city and Slgn tn" necessary papers III
the hands of administrators. and Ia
taste of the delicious fruits uf their sud
den windfall, Mr,icr's portion is left
in trust. aud II" i only allowed SO per
week oi III" interest accruIng thereon.
This is mol "a large sum in the eyes al
some, but To "A tramp II cuts quite IA re-
spectacle figure. His fortune did not
serve Ia induce him Ia quit ''Trmps
Roo>t' ar his Fellow %loungcrS. and lac
regularly visits Philadelphia weekly
for his 80 and A. regularly returns Ia
his fellows and divides his income
with them in the purchasing Of cdi
hlc>.
Murphy Was bcqleathcd his fortune
of $1,000 outright, and with no trust
business To hamper his financial opera.
iions. AS a result, his generosity is
disbur>ing il in fine style, and lac is re-
gardcd as being the king bee of tramps
ia all of civilizations wide domain.
Still he is having what is termed =
ROYAL good time, and mis- name will 20
down To posterity as relates to tramps
and tramp life as being a daisy" IN
the fullest measure Of the term.
Among the number who make up
this bacchanalian resort or den Of in.
iquity. as it is called by good people,
there is always one who essays 10 act
the part of the minister. and on Sun
day he gives alleged religious dis.
courses 10 his companions and 10 the
visitors who almost daily put in their
appearance out Of iGie curiosity. But
his stock ol religious knowledge is ~
very short and his iiu1ess generally ~
lacking of tn" proper inspiration for
impartlng il that lii lectures partako
OF the single merit LIat oi brryity.
and all ARE satisfied slun he has done.
''lrmups' RuOst' n one uf louI
places which constitute a circuit of
roosts for these good Tor nothing PEG
pie, the other three being located at
Beatty's burned mill neal Media. at
L~ansdownr, and ia a tumble down
barn near the city Of Chester. All of
these places have IA permanent popu.
lation, though the personagcs change
almost weekly. They boast of their or
ganization and freedom from work,
and To all appearances would entertain
a better mode Of living as a well de-
fined insult. II is no wonder that the
hard working, plodding people Of the
neighborbood no longer marvel at
the placari over the doorway to
''Trainps' Roost,' which reads:
Tramp life is not a failure by a
long shot" West Chester Cor. Plnla.
delphia Times.
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