Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-26
A BOYS LONG TnIp.
How Boy Tramp Travelled lVOOO
Miles on Twenty-Five Gents.

How . Boy Tramp lraNeleu lV,VVV
Miles on Twenty-Five Gents.
San Francisco Call.
WIN. Carson, better known in local
messenger circles as kid Carson has
just returned from n journey OF about
10000 miles over the principal trans
continental railroad lines Of The United
States.
Young Carson had only - cents in his
pocket when he undertook the task oil
beating the road" aud was emlnehtly
successful In seeing the Worlds fair, as
was his hearts desire. After reaching
Chicago he travelled on to New York
ami from that city he returned TO san
FraHcieco over very errauc route,
arriving in this city few days ago
Carson WIS IN the employ Of the San
Francisco District Messenger company
al kearny and Suffer streets, and can
be seen in the office almost any even
ing Of the week.
Carson is A lad Of small stature but
Of lofty bearing. He told ms story y'ft-
terdny with no small amount OF self
satisfaction which was shown upon his
fairly shape features in forcible expires
sions that spoke louder than words.
Upon the fact that ne is Il San Fran
cisco boy on the sunny side OF II cum
mers) and a thoroughly initiated and
even hardened knight Of the call box, the
boy tramp laid much stress.
II left San Francisco seven months
ago." he commenced, "and made up my
mind fully that / would see Chicago or
bust
Kid declared that he bag never reng
Mark Twaius "Rourhing IT, or even
given nny particular attention to any OF
Bret Harte's works. but he sal he learned
TO put the emphasis on the "or bust
from hearing the expression used Mt
local show Of the thunder ana lightning
kind.
81 had % cents in my pocket when
started ont. for considered that nothing
was between myself and the Worlds fair
which would be half Sd hard to heat as
the Oakland ferry. Finally ] decided 10
save my quarter and wait for the news
paper turhoat.'
Young Carson then told about his ride
from Oakland to Omaha over the Central
Pacific. He was thrown on The blind
baggage" two or three times. Then, fol
lowing the advice Of "Wcary Raggles,'
with lwhiskers filled with break-bcam
dust, he crawled under passenger coach
and made himself comfortable on one Of
the iron beams that secured the mir
brake Carson was a novice ut this sort
Of travelling, and fell to wishing himself
back in San Francisco In the district telc-
graph Office whom the train commenced
To- move Ut q rty-mllcs-gn-hnur rate Of
spccd, He thought that Old Father Time
was surely going to call next OUT at
any moment, but he clung 10 the brake
beam with the teu7ritv of a dying miser
g1sning his bag Of gold
CurOu's tramp companion, the man
with The surplus Of capillary growth.
rather seemed 20 enjoy tho ride. He
sucked M n short clay pine and leaned
back on his pcrlous seat with an air Of
supreme cnntcnuncnt which froze Young
Cnrson's blood and made him dream Of
ihe comfortable pace that never killed a
Fourth street chr horse.
pgdon was reached af'cr series Of
Nic,Ss' tudes and trials which would even
have shaken q full-grown mans confidence
W human nature, and CpNon's first att
temp. TO prove That man Is not altogether
unscltish struck him with nn enrtb0unke
OF surprise. lie requested a square meal
OF Nevada rancher and was told to 20
70 a plnce believed 10 be hotter than the
1000 level Of the Con Virginia mine.
Nercrfheless, the trainmen gave the boy
something TO eat once no while and he
managed 70 reach Omaha n little the
worse OF for flesh but equally light of
Having parted with the companv of tbe
man with The unkcmpt wmslers, Carson
started for Chicago alone II took IN
Young tramp quite = while to make that
part OF bis trip. Ilc was thrown from
the train time and again, and arrested
worked for his meals washing dishes In
the hotels ut the different towns on the
road, and rode the brake beam whom
ever opportunity presented. He finally
Tenehed Chicago, worked as messenger
nog VINE IN lhat city, aud having Wis
the wonders Of Tie exposition, he lcft In
few weeks for New York.
~ was over part Of the distance he
tween me, two great cities that Carson