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

dirty, however. Mrs. Heller want
ed to invest 30 cents in a bath, bul
her older sister would not hear oil
it. She said if they cleaned III
they would not look a bit like rail.
readers, and cleanliness would ex-
. pose their sex. So they did not
wash. They did not intend to 90
to Cleveland, but their train car
ried them there. They rode be-
tween bumpers all the way. They
were put off several times, but
through the Kindness of some bet
ter-naiured brakemen they finally
reached Cleveland. They were
unfortunate in getting into the
town late at night. They were ar
rested ! as suspicious characters,
and spent The night in the station
house. This was their hardest
knock, as they related aflerward.
They cried the whole night, The
next morning breakfast was given
them and they were fined 81 each,
which they paid. They were also
warned TO leave town at once. 1t
is unnecessary TO say they took the
advice. Tie 50 fine lett the ex-
chequer almost empty.
Alter a hard ride OF two days The
women finally reached Piltsburg.
They encountered several tramps
on the way, and in order not to
create suspicion The girls were
compelled to accept some tobacco,
which they chewed only 10 make
them sick later. The ride from
Pltlsburg TO Harrisburg was an
eventful one. 1t was a rough one,
and more tramps were met with
than III any other section of the
country. Between Piusburg and
Altoona fully 800 trampS were en-
countered. They were as thick as
flies on the railroad cars. One
er-bearing knight of the road
was SO impertinent as 10 steal Mrs.
Heller's necktie. The two women
and four other tramps were riding
in a car with coke when the ihefl
was committed. One OF the other
tramps knocked the thief down,
and there came near beng a gen
eral fight. The girl tranps did not
have much trouble in gong from
Harrisburg TO Sunbury. They, it
seemed, were the only tramps on
that road From Snnbury to
Wilkesbarre the trip was made in
a coal jimmy without any molesta-
lion on The parl OF the railroaders,
When the women reached the
lovely domlcile of their aged moth
er, the latter cried for help and
asked her neighbOrs TO put the
dirty lramps out. John Dunken
did come to the rescue, and with
club drove the ''tramps" from the
place. The two women went up
the road to il .neighbor's, where
they washed and where a change
of clothes was gwen lhem. When |
they returned TO The mot hers |
house, great wps the old lady's JOY. |
She could not be made to believe |
that the two strangers who were at
her door were her own daughters.
The exploits OF the two women
is the talk of the neigh bors.
Young and stalwart men say they
went through more than they
could go through. Mrs. Griffith
old the story to reporter vest er-
lay. She says the next time she
narries she will insist on her huS-
,and providing her with enough
money TO carry her back home in
ase his residence is taken IN an
,ther State.
81 must say" continued Mrs.
irilIith, "ttat | would not under !
AXE such Il journey again for my
Ife. We had TO put up with a
reat many insults from men. / !
ever had any idea there were so |
lany trar0ps in The country. |
link there are more in Pennsyl-
ania than anywhere else. As q
ain jumper think can compete a
.ith any man. Experience has |
lade Us practical. My sist'r is l
OF as good as | am. | think we a
ouId have made the trip quicker !
ad my sister been able to mount q
lpidly moving Trains. The fact !
nat she wasn't made us miss q
aims. Had we not been able to S
)nyince the brakemen that we
ere some of them we could never
ave made the journey. The |
rakemen were very kind to us"