Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-13
TRAMP IN THE EAST
STONE sRtAkfa AND CLEANER
ne Lsrfiy Labor Master ~nd ~. VAL
- uit--sc.resry g FOOD .ad Ia
c.1nfors.bl.s Bertha

W<&<@4 60 ~t--N - - - - @&t~~@
~ ~ rate payerN sothias esald BE
fzslAer renewed from fzet soDs
Enien@ and thels scieiats trsst .c.sa-
49, bsgter than Do others. sat ''baa 70
ale b>st@ ard. a. . ru,.. London
nni<xzs r2nk xorse than country ones.
- Giles hsing tbs very worss II al.
~ ths shopAeepsrs who eonstitute
afs bard OF gu4rdisns--not Of the
DOR. bar at the ratss-tn that p<<szh Inn
49, upon casu ala atas< Of stone break
knx which no abls-oodled man. 10 nat
G<s hos powsrfni OF ski'ffal--sn6 there
- skifl OF .sxnaeks "a stone breaking.
- n ether things-couid po~slolT per
q rzn in ths time allotted. says the Fall
HAn Gazstte. Hence. a. fzilzre 10
rsrforn TIE tax means being charged
81 low street a. refractory pauper.-
I'D - magistrates never. or hardly
Ger. believe sught the accused
--sasuar says. . nights lodging In the
rscthn strset. Drury Lane. '.H.ssille,-
a ualiy means . nenth's hard labor Ia
p.ntonville prison 10 follow. The
s1an2l ward Of the parish OF 81 prsala
& not far frora main thoroughfare
ai.d l. not open until eight p. Ia On
q : occasion when fate caused me 20
SEX ia shelter had about thirty con-
psnions in misery-su ragged. all
Z ~ and an down 80 heel We were
satiesi into large room. which had.
q eourss. that harsh and chilling
=. Dect common 20 All workhouses
TIE labor mAstrr"-they used 20 Re
es.liesf tramp uasters"-who had adj
nstted us took his seat at table and
e.,fasseneed 20 take our names, etc.
Tas wss the way In which he went
aeyus IL:
'-No~. then. No l. come on. II you
ws s-eomiDs- The man nearest the
bully er.~ied forward. hat in hand
sd BODY bent forward. The very pic
arr OF sbjoctne.s.
What's Jour nane-if you've got
sass-
.-rnnothy snool<s-
-Fine nams that How ola 10 yeu
all yotrrselfg'.
Forty. please. sir
Il don't please What Ers ysrrs
-Nothing"
$50 1 should think. granted Bully.
I'D mai. an entry Of some Kind
-Ebsro did you sleep l.ss nighss''
Nowhere
-S0~hsrsr- repeated Bully. "Aint
Du a-going back ~ ther same placer
10 answer.
Where are you going tor
-Anyv~h~re.-
-Any-wberei Here. that won't do for
ne. You must say where you're going.
n-cn n if's only % make hole In the
~stex- Bully laughed at his own poor
.it snooks nuttered something aud
Eally srots n down
-ffave yer gos any money!
ssNo.-
Then take everything out of Ter
,psckets and pitch EN- into that basket. +"
anting 20 one close By And 30 went
pa khr cxamlnAtlon-
Al Lea came my turn Bully. who
E.s evti<ntly not q bod judge Of men.
- oure discovered that | did not be-
, ~ ~ the hshttual tramp brigade;
I'D sTcorfirgty. In order - agTravate
De. put al additional question-viz.
Are yoa a good hand st picking
pr.<umf"
w.
swell. that's all right Yon'n have
- good xpe1 % Il ,o-fnorrow.-
Nov came The food regular
Tssuper. or inmate. entered. earring
= wooden tray upon which were slices
- broad. and each casual was ordered
- take che slice- This wa our sup
TT Havirt eaten =. We were marched
srto a shed snd were told q undreSs.
y zen each nan Had so walk across =
a
water. The one supply Of water did
t,r tho whole crowd iat some provin-
al unions. notably Melton Mowbray
- Sorthsuptou. he same uncleanly
d n % cleanliness prevailii. and soap
q ere ras not Next Ne were marched
4 80 the dormifory. which i simply a
1-ick f0aroi shed Ike a harn. along
sie ziaes q Which WIRE ranged rows
81 vhat f,oaef like shallow collins.
bit wh.ch !. fron previous exp~rieacs
esined AZ the salvation Ars1F salvage
wharf a. attrrscs. knew - - sleep
~ < banes ~itilout hotton1s except the
4 ,or - bricks In each - shc<e s~as .
grav~ palilss>e er,t one rsi.v oe blanket
A. ~ had left our clothes done up in
blniirs in the bath she'd Il u.ay Re
tItHH| mn iItitf VIC -AtAHtI7I tAae - - -
= ghs thron-i
As rs in ths rsoruiag . bell rang
~ thr tramp raaeter entered wow,
4ten.- b. reared cut .0ut u a. al oi
y,ui Tumble eut No skuikin9 here.
3 Sil % yeisr faattrcsses a3i pas Taur
ehh-ss "a TRIP q -sn. IL forzot - rnen-
an ti,at zach nan had bren given 4
r--ciieetfoa q hcirs with fsx~ aroani
sf.en. srppesed - pc sight SHIRT
~ hen - left ~ 'hasa- over night
Cliskly - ir-<s.d AMI then marched
go ioto ths yar,i sons 81 the rn~r
wers selected ~ cleaners, otbers =,
@fors brraksrs aad others a. csknrr
y exera wss aEnorg he iast Eaeh
uan was bandesi bu1di. ~ short
4 esssss - tarry Fope. aias.st - har.l a.
8rgn. Theee Rere - Be aerarefsa ints
spua vern airrnst a. an~ - ns.s sifit
Tsers was . tire When surh ia4t
~enit haze -renseti - NJ iror-se az -
30 practs.e asti <sf~rishce. Il they a.
ga rzke perfect az ieaat teach o.
erea - psrk ossass. ard - 80 81 q.
~ ~ern h-~i tip - ny b.rot nan
n,~i - arAieTs 'uy 49, Ia me course
a. - dpv.
trr 1iru@r - wrrs $1,000 o~it 81,
cssnc~s ~ hr~sf 800 ere sssd . qesTs<s
r-ees - reolIiv ete~nei Ter suepsr
- sars,.s ~ 49, h~ea .tes.s Thaa -.