The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-10
AT DoNCAsTER.
THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAVELLER.
Here Is a Worthy Successor of the
Late Lamented Daniel Pratt.

From, the NashOiIte American.
He is great traveller.
There is a man in Nashville who has
Travelled the length and breadth of the
United States-from Maine to Mexico, from
New York to San Francisco-and did not
pay dime for his passage, and no rode half
the way in first-class passenger coach, the
other half in box~cars aud as 'bhnd bag
gage"
At present this distinguished traveller is
registered at the work-house
Everyb in Nashville knows him,
especially the policemen. An American re-
porter called on tie traveller yesterday, and
found him in a mood to recite various reni-
niscences, some of them Of thrilling interest.
Il reckon said he, II am aoout as well
known in the big cities of the country as
Little Ben OF grandfather's hat fame, and
when the authorities of the place hear l am
coming on g visit, they receive me with
open arms; although they don't have a
brass band to play martial music and have
me ride in carriage. The mayor DOESN'T
make speech of welcome, but the address
of the police judge is impressive when he
scowls at me and jerks out, Thirty days
on the rock pile
There's secret in getting about the
country on your face; and even when it's
known, some fellows haven't sense eaough
TO work the racket. Every time leave
Nashville | rig up in new suit and get q
pass to some town about forty o. fifty miles
away. l never fall in with a crowd of
buns, for it's always best to travel by your
self
when | start from one town to another
| generally strike the cannon-ball trains
and find out what sort of crew they carry.
If it's good set Of men travel between
the mail car and tender. If the trainneu
are tough on fellow crawl up under the
trucks and hang on, or sometimes l get I'D
on top of a passenger coach and lie down by
the lights. Riding the trucks is dangerous,
and if fellow don't know how it's done he's
a goner. You have to cramp yourself I'D
III peculiar position, hold your feet up and
never move during the ride. Sometimes
ride the brake rods That's the easiest and
safest way to travel when you're out on tho
beat. l get plank with nail in each end
SO 1t won't slip, put it under the rod and
straddle it. When l get in the passenger
coach put up pitiful tale about being an
unfortunate railroad man and having lost
my papers, and l generally get my ride.
II made $50 once and it was the easiest
money that ever came into my hands.
Major Clarfee was the passenger agent of
the Atcnison, Topeka and Santa Fe road,
and | went to him in Fort Worth, told him
l was an unfortunate and | wanted to get
out Of town. He gave me a pass to some
point about thirty miles up the road, and
left that night. When | went into the
coach who should see Tut Major Clarfee.
He motioned TO me to have seat by him,
and commenced asking about me, and how
l managed to get about. why, Major
said, 4 have trave led over your road a
thousand times and never paid a cent or
had pass, nor beat my way At this the
old man pricked up his ears. for he thought
he would catch some one of his conductors
at some underhand trick
How did you do itr the major asked
me.
That's the secret said I.
"'I'll give you 800 to put me on to it
MAKE it $50, said |.
"'Done,' and be passed over the money.
"'Well, major, walk
HE saw l had him and he didn't kick.
but he cooked bis eye aud looked at me a
long time. When l get hungry 1 go to the
biggest hotel in the city, give the clerk
pitiful song and dance, aud [ get a square
meal Sometimes they take me up in the
dinning-room and sometimes they give me
a hand-out have eaten at the Palmer
House in Chicago, at the Ponce de Leon in
So Augustine, at the Fifth Avenue in New
York. aud, in fact, the finest hotels in the |
country on that scueme.
1.-THE life Is a oheckered one, but like il.
and guess | will always be bum"
Nobody can have dyspepsia or buIou,ness If |
they take simmons Liver he gulatOr.