The Anaconda standard., 1895-06-06
A LITTLE TRAMPESS
The Girl "HitS the Road" Just Like a
a Thoroughbred.
STORY OF HER ADVENTURES
She Sails Under an Assumed Name
and Doesen't Care Whether
She's Broke or Not-Wants
to Be an Actress.

Butte. June ST. ]. Laughlin. the
clever travelling passenger agent Of the
Wiscosin Central, is in the city, and in
MS travels around town this afternoon
ne ran across 4 somewhat ::rts1 visitor
whose presence here would have es-
caped nnnoticed had /. ~, been for lis
watchful eye. The stranger was a lit
tie l7-year- old girl and Ihe important
feature about her is that she is certain
ly the youlgest IL not The only IrC fes-
sional s'nals tramp in the country.
she is tramp solely from
the strange pleasure she de-
rives from skipping around the
country without a dollar in her pocket.
and she travels under the name of May
Hamilton, out of consideration for the
feelings of her parents, who are very
much opposed to her freakish manner
of going through life. She is connect
ed with some of the best people i'm Cal
ifornia, and the publication of her real
name would create a mild sensation in
that state. Her father and uncle own
two orange groves near Visalia,. which
are the largest and most profitable in
that section, and another uncle owns
the largest hotel in Los Angeles. She
gained her first notoriety by leaving
san Francisco with so cents in her
pocket and taking in the Worlds fair
in all its branches. She returned to
the California metropolis at the close
of the fair and the Chronicle published
two-colum story about her trip. al
though her right name was not used.
ON her return trip from Chicago she
boarded Denver e. Rio Grande train
at blind siding near Leadville and
Mr.. Laughiin happened to be on the
same train.
Tom" is celebrated for his big heart
and winning ways, and the sight of
the weather-beaten and lonesome look
ing girl travelling alone aroused all his
He engaged her in CONVEX
sation, and on. finding that he took an
interest in her she told him her story.
She explained that she had recently
been playing in hard luck. and when
they reached Leadville Laughlin took
compassion on her and bought her a
cloak, as she was very thinly clad and
the weather was extremely cold. This
happened more than a year and a half
ago, and the genial railroad man was
greatly surprised when the little tramp
accosted him on the street here this
afternoon. She informed him that she
was headed for New York, where she
intended to go on the stage, and she
probably left for the East on one of
this evenings trains.
The little girl is as bright as new
silver dollar, and she has abundantly
proved that she can get along any
where and everywhere. While she is
really II years old. she does not look
more than l3, and her childish appear
ance is a great advantage to her in
conductors and other people
with whom she is brought into contact.
She carries two costumes. a neat and
attractive street dress and a tattered
and nondescript garment which she
wears when she is hitting the road"
she win not carry more than 81 at one
time and she is not very particular
she has a cent or not, as her
wits have never failed her, and she has
implicit confidence in her ability to pull
herself out Of any hole, no matter how
desperate il may appear.