The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-02
HOW TRAMPs TRAVEL.
Experiences Of Young Man who Dis
guiscd Himself and Took to the Road.

Experiences of Young Man who Dis
guiscd Himself and Took to the Road.
| OF the states in the western district,
think that Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Colorado Washington. and
part OF California are the best for
tramps. Illinois is thought especially
well of by vagabonds because of its
good railroads. The Illinois Central,
for instance, is known the country
over as the best for journey south,
and i have known tramps to travel
from New York city to Chicago, and go
south by this line rather than start
from New York direct for New Orleans
The &c. B. & O." is also great "snap;'
in fact, so much so that, when / was
on the road, it was called "the buns
line" In Nebraska where the 20"
becomes the "B & NJ. r." the lines are
more tightly drawn, and it behooves n
roadster to take to the trucks il he is
anxious to make good time
Truck-riding is necessary almost
everywhere west of the Mississippi. OF
course one can "fool around" freight
trains, but he is liable to be knocked
off when the train is at full speed, and
unless this occurs on the desert, or
where the ground is rather soft, it may
prove dangerous. l once attempted to
ride n freight" on the Southern Pa
cific road, and 1t was the hardest ex-
| perience / ever encountered. i hung
on to the side of cattle-car in order
to keep out of the brakeman's way, but
he eventually found me, and ordered
me to get up on top. There / was made
to turnmy pockets inside out to con-
vince him that had no money. Being
angered that could not give him a
| dime he said: "Well, hit the gravel! l
can't carry you on this train" told
him would never hit the gravel un-
less he stopped the train. "You won't,
eh!' he said; "well, now, we'll see."
So he chased me over his train for
here and there, and found that
was quite able to elude him as long
as he alone followed me; but soon
the Con" appeared, and then the
chase began in earnest They finally
pressed so near that was compelled to
climb down the side of cattle-car.
They then tantalized me by splitting
and swearing. Finally the Con. Z"
climbed down also, and stepped on my
fingers, SO had to let go. Fortunate
ly, the train was slackening it's speed
just then,-I really think the engineer
had hand in the matter, for he is
usually good fellow-and / got off
safely enough. But 1 had to ''drill''
twenty miles that afternoon without a
bite to eat or drink of water. In the
far west after that experience l always
made use of the trucks.
The usual time for eastern
and western tramps TO start south is in
October. During this month large
squads of vagabonds will be found
travelling toward "Orleans." 1 once
was on an Illinois Central freight-train
when seventy-three tramps We're fellow
passengers and nearly every one was
bound for either Florida or Louisiana
Century.
in early England the town-crier
was employed to give notice of an ap-
preaching wedding, and after the cere-
mony he was sent through the streets
with the important intelligence. AT a
latter day the proclamation of the
banns, still kept up, took the place OF
the crier, and the register in the vcstry
was proof of the legality of the cere,
mony.
No; think she is dreadfully man
nish in her manners" Wears stand
ing collars and four-in-hund ties and
"She dresses well enough, but she car
say good-by in a minute. Inter Ocean
Garter says the clergymen have al
endorsed comic opera" "Yes. Every