Telegram-herald., 1891-09-26
AN AMERICAN TRAVELLER
Us Had kstsa 81 the Ex2>sss Of Nasy
~ the Leading netss. shroashs1s
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He Il a great trzse.er, says the Nash
Vile American
There IS a man Ia Nashville who has
Travelled the length and breadth Of the
United States. FRA Maine 20 Mexico,
from New 4oFk - san Francisco, and
did not pay q dime for his psssage, ard
he rode hall ths way II 6rst-elass pas
senger coach. the cher half in box ears
- ''bliDd DagZage#
At present this distinguished traveller
Is registered at the work house
Everybody Ia Nashville knows him,
especially the policeman A reporter
called on the traveller recently and
found him in a mood 10 recite various
"Reminiscences. some Of them of thrill
ing interest.
Is well known In the big cities of the
country as the president. and when the
authorities Of the place hear l am COM
ing On visit they receive me with open
arms, although they don't have u brass
band 20 play martial music and have
me ride in . carriage. The mayor
doesn't maze a sresch Of welcome. but
the address Of tho police Judge is inn
pressive when ne scowls AT me and
jerks cut: Thirty days on the rock pile
There's a secret in getting about the
country ON your face, and even when
it's known some fellows haven't sense
enough To work the racket Every
time leave Nashville rig up "a new
suit, aud get pass To some town about
forty or tifty milessLway. l never fall
in with crowd OF buns, for it's always
best % travel by Yourself
when / start from one town TO an
other generally strike the cannon-ball
trains and find cut what kind of crew
they carry. II it's = good set Of men
ride between the mail-car and tender.
III the trainmen are tough on a fellow
crawl upunder the trucks and hang on.
CT sometimes I get on top Of n passenger
coach aud lie down by the lights Rid
ing the trucks is dangerous, and If .
fellow don't know how it's done he's .
goner. You have To cramp yourself up
IA a peculiar position. hold your feet up
and never move during the ride. Some
times ride the bcslee-rods- That's the
easiest and safest way 70 travel when
you're out on the beat / get plank
with a nail in esch end, so il won't slip,
put II under the rod and straddle it.
When get in the passenger coach l
put up pitiful tale about being an un-
fortunate railroad man and having lost
my papers, and l generally get my
ride.
Il made fifty dollars once, and Ii
was the easiest money that ever CT ne
into my hands Maj. Clarfee was tho
passenger agent of the Atchison, To-
him in Fort Worth, told him / was an
unfortunate and wanted TO get out Of
town. He gave me pass to some
point about thirty miles up the road
and left that night When l went
into the coach who should see but
Mai Clarfec He motioned for me to
have q seat by him, and commenced
asking about me and how / man.
aged to get about Why, major
said, i have Travelled over your road q
thousand times and never paid a cent
or had pass, nor 5eat my way At
this the old man ericxcd up his ears.
for he thought he would catch some ono
Of his conductors at some underhand
trick
''.How do You do itY the major asked
M.
That's q secret said I.
"In give you twenty dollars to put
me on 10 81
"'Make II fifty said T.
"Done,' ard he passed over the
money.
'''Well, major. walk
HE saw I had him and he didn't
kick. bat he cooked his eye and looked
at me long time. When l get hungry
go to the biggest hotel in the city,
give the clerk pitiful song and dance
and | get a square meal. Sometimes
thev take me mp in the diningroon,
and sometimes they give me han9-
out have eaten at the Palmer house
IN Chicago, at the Ponce de Leon in st.
Augustine. at the Fifth Avenue in New
York. and, in fact. the finest hotels in
TIE country On that scheme.
The lie Is checkered one, but
like il, and I guess | viii always be a
bum"