The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-26
If mamma SAYS YES.
Madge and May Will Tramp to
San Francisco.
They Are Typewriters and Would
Like a Backer.
But Mrs. Nation Says "Pshaw
What Nonsense"

Madge Nation aid May Scaton are
two little typewriter girls.
They are cousins and bosom friends.
Each one is fifteen years old, and each
one contributes to the support OF Wild
owed mother
Madgc lives at 1871 Henry street, and Is
employed in u lawyers office at ll6 Mas
sau street. In the room adjoining Law
yer Mullens office. where another type
writer girl attracted the attention of
the whole community not long ago by
being shot to death in IA very suspicious
manner.
May lives in East New York and Just
now is out OF employment.
These girls have decided to walk to
San Francisco and only need two things
to start with The two things needful
are "A financial hacker and mammals
| consent A glance at the situation Is
convincing that they will succeed in Sc
curing the first prerequisite long before
they gain the latter
Their plan originated In this manner:
May spent the last week visiting her
cousin Madge. She returned this morn
Ing. Each has a consuming ambition to
| make more money for her mother. Dur
ing the week they talked over all sorts
of projects TO that end. oftentimes sit.
| ting up in bed to do so when the rest OF
the household was asleep.
| They had talked over all sorts OF
schemes without discovering anything
| promising, until they suddenly came
across the statement In a newspaper
that man named Fred Miller had
walked from Washington to San Fran
cisco and earned $4,000 thereby. Just
what for and BY whom Miller was re
warded for his feat is not clear TO
them. but that does not matter Both
girls jumped up at once.
"That's the ticket" cried May.
AT last" echoed Madge.
interesting man could make $4,000 by
walking to San Francisco. the perform
ance ought to be worth much more It
two pretty girls.
They are both pedestrians. They haC
walked from the Brooklyn Bridge tt
Fourteenth street in Is minutes. and hac
made the trip afoot out TO Mays house
In East New York, in little more thar
an hour.
They looked up San Francisco, ant
were little startled to discover that
Liverpool is to the east of New York
But they figured 1t out that striking
clip, of thirty-hve miles a day, the!
could get there in six months. and 81
they publicly announced that they wer
They fully measured the perlls tina
might beset the path OF two pretty girl
on long tramp like that, but they re
moved all dangers at a sweep by decid
, Ing to go dressed as boys. They confes
that they had never worn boys cloth
and were net sure that thus arrayed the
!, could make the free pace they do u
their own short. loose skirts.
They wrote a large batch Of letters
persons they fancied might be inter
: EMMY notified Mamma Nation. Nov
B mamma Is broad and round and goot
natured and proud OF her two SINAI
girls. her daughter and niece but as 500
scheme she made long German speec
. and tore up the letters. The girls argue
$ but Mrs. Nation was set in her hostii
i occasion May went home this morning
$ WIT" Those kidsi' exclaimed Mrs. Maito
when THE Evening World reporte
'. transcontinental tramps. They e
all sorts of crazy notions In their heads
but you bet you / scare this notion on
10 mighty quick. | tore up their letter
this morning. i told Madge that he
poor old mother needed her around fo
the next five or six years and afte
.na s WaS Soq to san ET mIkf OF mel
e Mrs. Nation shook all over as sh
It laughed and winked at the reporter.
YS4 know nS what saS Mdsse H.
II said to her: walk to San francisco
is II? Well you walk Just as far as Il
rfflce and back again. and be livel
about it-sneak" and she snuck."
n A glimpse long enough for a sketc
:. was had of Miss Madge at her ofi fiSc
VI stou, and muscular girl, and is thorough
/, I'VE are going" she said decided
q 'If we can get hacker. Then. are
e a seconds reflection. she added. wit
e not quite so much decision. IAN
mammals consent
t II is any odds that IA asked that N
re girls IL they keep their word as TO cor
: Siti7ns viii never get further frol
mamma than distance coverable by II
, time between meals.