Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-05
PICTURESQUE TOURISTS
Unit rella Artists and Their Varied
Accomplishments
SUPREME INDIFFERENCE TO STYLES
A Camp Ia the " osds-A Typical ban
qast-ThOaEhts al Msther-other
fsregrtaatins Profsssisaais-
their Restless NAYS.

There are manv kinds of tourists.
Tourists who travel IN lnxury ana ease,
and these xho travel IA box ears aud on
foot. Much has been written about
the traveller VINO starts out with every
thing provided, VINO knows just where
he Is gong, what hotel he IS 10 stop at,
and who has servants TO lug his bag
gage and tend 10 rs every want. There
are valuable books OF travel produced
bv this class from which ali CLEAN n
great deal Of information ana learn
considerable about foreign countries.
But Il Is the class which 90 sklmmerlng
over fhe country IN the = blue line, or
leisureiy count the ties on the railroad
tracks Inat tnis article will notice. We
see them, men In the prime OF life. who
seem TO have no other object III living
than TO slmlessly wander about the
country, friendless, homeless, penni-
less. Two rich specimens OF
this order of roadsters were seen
the other night. On their backs
were strapped equipments Tor mending
umbrellas. Fragments or umbrellas
which sometime or other mad done ser
wee for the fasrest maid or the richest
man, but how sadly changed. From
the high position once occupied the
remnants 90 To mend the parachute OF
Farmer Jones or Neighbor Brown, one
hying N California and the other III
Maine, until the pieces are scattered To
every point OF the compass. But OF
the lIl1erants who use umbrella mend
ing Is n means of going from one place
to andther--it is not meant by this
that they pay their fare-oh. no. They
expent the proceeds of their labor IN
laying IN supply or matches, coffee,
provisions ana
s'Joiii fie alton Water"
One is short and the other is tall.
They are like brothers, where one goes
the other IS sure to be found. Their
clothing is tsttered, faded and worn,
but ID fills the bril. The coat, some.
time Or other, was made for fat man.
aud the pants for tall, lean man.
The short man wears the largest coat
and the longest pants. The trouser:
on the tall man are much too short and
the eige Of his coat comes up to the
middle OF his back. These little lrregu-
larities make no difference. however
and in their way the pair enjoy them
selves. No one knows them. No one
cares for them. But once they
had . mother who loved them
who carefully watched over
them. nursed and Cherished them.
Where il she now? Is she dead? II
che has not passed "Jordan's RIVER"
does she not sometimes think of her
boy-always . boy TO the mother-and
wonder " here he is? Yes; and in spite
of his rags and other Objectionable Tea.
lures ne would always be dear to her
always welcome. And these two plod
ding pilgrims? When they seek tine
shade of tree beside the railroad
track, to rest their weary limbs. is II
not possible that their memory carrie:
them back to their boyhood days? To
days when their prospects were bright
when their life was happier? And q.
they think of what they are and what
they might have been-tears come tC
their eyes, but they are hastily brushed
away. IL Is too late III life to make
another start Thus they think. and Il
direct their thoughts in other channels
one pulls An old TIN can from q greasy
grip, while the other gathers twig:
with which to start fire. Water il
QipRt0 kQullllS StEc8ll
near by, and from the depths of the
coat tail pocket of the little man i:
brought a sack of coffee. II is moi
ground, but they prefer II IN this condi
ton. The kernels are dumped into the
water. and over the fire which ha:
been started the coffee Is left to boil
Dry bread and coffee complete the ban
quet. After the repast 4 couple ol
black clay pipes and the
stumps of Good and BAD Cigars
picked up in the last city, help to pitch
the tramps into . hign state of comfort
They smoke and then indoIently doze
III II Is near night, they do not attempt
TO 60 further, but SIT and exchange ex
periences, which are rife with romance
and hazardous undertakings, each try
ing to Guido the other, until, with the
earth for their mattress and the broad
canopy of heaven for covering, the,
fall asleep. Day in and day out this 4
the history of their life. When they
die. their graves are unmarked and un
cared for. These are not the only
tourists who travel i'm this way. Mer
without any particular calling go t
and fro. BARRIERS. moulders, cigar
makers, bakers and confectIoner
make ND the list of tradesmen who
are continually on the 10. But Their,
- another trade to add. The printe
must not go unnoticed. There is not
trade IN the world where the journey
men are SO clannish. Thousands wis
are members of this fraternity are
Always on the Road.
They personally know the editors of nj
the largest newspapers and pubiica
tons They are we'll posted on politics
can give you a course IN political econ
omy, quote Shakespeare, Milton, Dick
ems, Bulwer, Byron, tell you all abou
Demostheues, Pope, Socrates, tall
spcut the history of the world from
Adam down, recite the exploits of Ma
poleon, and know considerable abou
The different nations of the globe. Ii
the winter. ike the birds, they q
south, asd in the summer come north
The printers trade u especially sdap
ted for travelling. The work in all off
ces j. done in Just the same manner
go that q compositer is just as much =
home IN the New York World
office as he is in the composing
room of the
Rocky Mountain Howler.
The printer who makes tour or
"plush'i IL an object Of derIsi0n untl
be can confine himself strictly =
drilling" or the "blue line sleeper"
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