Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-02
A 1RAMp STORY.
"Denver Pete" Gives ~. last Dollar To
an Acquaintance 81 Ills Youth

"Denver Pete" Gives His Last Dollar To
an Acquaintance Of Ills Youth.
The day VS. even moc than usually
prolific of Migrants. and at II o'clock
y. IN. the big ram pasture IN the mar
of the station was packed with unfort.
nnates 81 all sorts aud ages. There
were red shifted and heavy booted fcl-
lows from the lumber country robust,
bearded men. who scented disgistcd at
their ~ luck Thorc wern old men
aud young ones, alike ragged aud hun.
cry looking. and thry crowded one and
al around the big stove as though They
never expected TO see another Among
the unkcmpt and IN smelling herd
thcm were some striking characters.
"ncnver Pete. a big. muscular man,
with a face like that OF Bill sykes, aud
voice that might bc llkencd 10 the
rasping Of a double edged file, ut IN a
chair with hiscap down over his eyes
aud both hands pushed dccp In lbs
Trousers pockets
lie wis talking about the Christ
masses he had when boy, Of a little
brick house he remembered way back
Ia Ohio state when the door of the
tramp room opened Tor tho entrance oi
ncw guest he was a youngSier, this
newcomer Thcrc wasn't a hair on his
fncc. and the clotle. he wore evidenced
that he had not been tr,mping II hong.
Tho lad looked at the crowd aronnl
him. aud then turning TO the TALLER
asked II there were amy beds A hoar.e
laugh from the old timers. In which
the officers joined. told that beds were
not among tho Injuries of life Ia tramp.
dom. The door closed. and the boy
found himself heir to the softcst spot
he could find on the iioor. lie was
picking his way through the rccunbont
vags To a far corner Of the place when
the voice " "Donvcr Pete bndc him
stop
Come herr. your'
The stranger drew near ~ though
expecting some new gibc ut his iulsiort.
une
"Wherc'r ye from
~ came FROM Hardin county, o.,
and worked m n commi..ion homo am
Robert street until two months AGO
Then got sick. / was Just let out Of
the hospital and haven't any money,
80 had 10 come here"
"Whrr.'. vour folksp
"At Kenton. o.
"Ablo 10 worl, now. mint youF'
"Yc., 1 am going ,o xprk N. soon ma
1 can got somrthin.. Ia dos
"Fycr been ,rnmpln' beforr
,,No slr-
"slut up and let folks slecp. can't
youlr YELLED n voico frnm acro.. ,he
room.
go 10 Jcrioho,a resnonded the
aue~tioncr. al tho same lin. tnklng
from n pocl,ct inside hi. shlrt n yroasy
leather wallet lilo drov forth n iIv.
dollar bill crimplel and torn, ON tbe
edges. and handed II TO the younsstrr
with the re,nnrt.
SEQ her pnrd s,,e.s Won mini
used 10 bummin'. Their nin't mo bed,
Ler. no,l,i,i I,,t lo,,.,s anI t,..l
boards at thnt. They don't serve break
fast r.g'lnr mn tho nine, mini vonr
s,yle nolow u.r,'s n hin yon q,
ont and teIi tho hotel kecper tho lody.
ipgs aln't i'm ia the mark Tho av,'lI
keen you throuvh tbe w.els and tb.n
y. Kin lool, fora lobr
"But mnyb, / cant cut ono y,yht
AWAY. . broke m tho Other
"lyell mebbo go cnn't INT try Nv
mother used ,er teu ma ti,ors Vs.,
noth,n, Ike irwin II Jl1n't novor 40
ma much ,ncJ I'M, vo,, 49, w., ~, Jo
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