The Russellville Democrat., 1893-10-19

grip and was arrayed in old but re- spectacle clothes, and had honest but soiled faces They wanted to register, and said very frankly that they had a cent apiece. That was all they had and it was all they would have. They could not work to get money with which to pay their board, aud did not propose to, but they wanted the best room in the house and wanted the same treat meut as the best of the hotels patrons. And they are having it.
 They illustrate what determination and enterprise can do. A month ago small gathering of Chicago reporters and sporting men were discussing the ability of reporters to "work their faces,' and Messrs. Payne and Sydney said that a reporter who could not was no reporter. They of- fered to prove it for 5000, and a prominsnt sport backed them. Money was put uP, the permission Of the employing paper secured aEd ou the 20ta of last month the two scribes begantheir journey under an agreement which permitted each of them to leave Chicago with a good suitofc.othasin his erp aud one cent in his pocket, whicG he was to have when the trip was over They were not to use the name of the paper that employs then, and were not to do any manner of work in order to earn money with which to pay their passage or lodging during one hun dred days, in which time they were to travel not less than 6000 miles.
 They dropped i4to The Times Democrat office last night and began to criticise one of the theatrical at fractions
 "We went there deadhead," " said one of them, smilingly, "just as we came to New Orleans. Oar faces are all we can rely on to take us to the City of Mexico and home to Chi cago via the Pacific coast. 7"
 Then the story came out, and they told briefly their trip so far.
 From Chicago the pair went to Indianapolis, beating their way on the trains and sleeping in the open air when they could not find hotel keeper to take them in for nothing. It was the same story to Cincinnati, Chattanooga, Birmingham, Mont gomery, Mobile and this city. Some of the time they rode on freight cars. Part of the time on the regular trains and in sleepers and part of the time on hand cars and road cyles. They dined with the best people at the hotels, and supped with tramps whom they met on the road. They told the tramps that they had a magical me ans of getting there" and the hotel keepers that they must
 The most eventful ride that they had was in Tennessee. They were stealing a trip on the rear of the tender of freight train, when it was suddenly brought to a stop, and Mir ydney found two revoI- vers in his face. Two resolute- looking young men were behind them. One said Come off that We want you. "
 "Want usG" replied the reporter. "You are mistaken Who are you looking for7"
 ''Never miud, was the reply. "We are after soma escaped negro conviets, and if you can't prove that you are all right you'll have to break stones on the public roads for thirty days anyhow"
 "Now, look here, said Mir, Sydney. Look me in the face. l know that it is about as black as any negro's, but you can see if you try that | n no convict. We are just going on a little iaunt around the world, without money or friends, and If you put us in jail or on the road you'll make us lose our bet !" 'I don't quite know how we did it, said Mir. Sydney last night, but we got those fellows to let us go, and we went on our way re- ioicing.
 At times the two young men, by virtue of their 'cheek" got passage without much trouble, but one train man they met annoyed them a good deal. It was in Mississippi, and they were stealing night ride on the top of freight train A brake man found them on top the car and ] ordered them of They refused to go and were put off at the first stop. It was the same story for several stops, when the train hand 1 gave in and let them finish their trip | in peace At anotherl time they 1 were hauled down from the top of a | sleeper ard told 10 make themselves ] scarce They did, but they were on a vestibuled train, and they perched | themselves, one on each side, on the | steps of the last sleeper, and rode ! that way until daylight. They could | not keep it up in the daytime with | out being detected, and so lay of for l a rest.
 "Ou the whole" said Mir. Payne , last night, five have had a pretty . hard job of 1t, but we are not dis. couraged We are going to win | that money or give up the ghost in rhe attempt. We were delayed at Elamaton Eanr daNs hv the wash ]