Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1893-12-29
HOW TRAMPs TRAVEL.

INV HANlFO hANELs
Eek 9eriences of Young Man Who Dis
gnised 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 ! 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 sc. b. g. 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. a. NJ. R." the lines are
more tightly drawn, and it behooves
roadster to take to the trucks if 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. ! once attempted to
ride freight" on the Southern Pa
cific road, and it was the hardest eX-
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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
dime, he said "Well, hit the gravel! |
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
about fifteen minutes. / lodged
here and there, and found that
was quite able to elude him as long
as he alone followed mt; 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 u, cattle~car.
They then tantalized me by splitting
and swearing. Finally the Con"
climbed down also, and stepped on my
fingers, SO | had to let go, Fortunate
ly, the train was slackening its 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 / had to drill"
twenty miles that afternoon without
bite to eat or drink of water. In the
far west after that experience 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" l once
was on an Illinois Central freight-train
when seventy-three tramps were fellow
passengers and nearly every one was
bound for either Florida or Louisiana.
Century.
in early England the town-crier
vas employed to give notice of an APP
preaching wedding, and after the cere-
llony 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 vestry
was proof of the legality of the cere-
mony,