The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-07-11
Az ENGLISH CAST Al.
WHERE TRAMPS GET FOOD AND
LODGING FOE WORK.
josiah Flynt and Companion Wind Up
study of Tramp Life In England by a
Visit to "spike"- Meeting With
Great Friend of Mark Twain.


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Josiah Flvnt. who ha, gwen interest
ina ~trG.e, - tramu Hfa in Germany
and IN fhi, e antrv. las extended his
investigations 10 England He writes a
paper entitled. 1--WE Tfamu. In Eng
land in Century. He and his com
panion, a German student. cylableted a
tour through the provinces with an ex-
uefience in casual" AT Noting Hill,
London. NJ Flvnt writes.
We apueared ar the door AZ tbe ward
about halt past in the evening. A lit
tie window WIS raised. All stepped
forward to state my business. U,ue0n.
sciou>lv leaned against the sill of the
window. which offended the inspector
in charge considerably
whats your name:' h. Numbered
Still leaning IA the sill. gave him NV
name hmestlvenough H enremark-
ed to some person inside that we We're
not accustomed to such places evident
ly. and called out. stand buck, will
YOU" Back stood Hecried out again
Take OF your hat Ny hat came off
instmter Still again: You come in
here as if you Was meeleeonary. You re
not You re a casual % l was as meek
as could well he RYborg was itching TO
grab the inspector With his long arms
The next question WAS as to where we
had slept the night before
straw stack, replied.
"None of your impudence! You slept
out. Why don't You say So: Have YOU
got any money!
A hap emmy, sir.
Hand il in. - In it went. Then l
had to tel my trade. which was that Of
a sailor, and naturally the next question
Was rs t. where Was bound.
TO Anerlky, sir, if l can ever get
there
You re goin to trampit aren't YOU
yes, sir that's my intention. - But
for the life Of me could not see how
was to reach America that way l was
SO frightened that l would have told
him anything he wanted
When he was through with us, kind
hearted attendant took us i'll hand, gave
us some Cruel and bread, bath, clean
night shirts, and then cell apiece, IN
which we slept very we'll
A. there We're only four inmates that
morning we We're needed for the clean
ing up, and So escaped stone breaking
which dreaded exceedingly, and Were
put at various light oeeupatlonS-oi
rather | was, Ryborg was the victim OF
his strength Our breakfast consisted oi
the same dish as our supper OF the night
before was soon busy as general fire
man, >crubber, knife cleaner coal car
rler' dish washer and helper OF my SIS.
ter sufferer Mrs. Murphy, as she wash
ed her task OF towels ana shirts. Al
noon we had pea soup and bread. Ell
Joyed 1t, but Ryborg did not, The poor
fellow was feeling badly, lie had had
to scrub nearly 20 cells and the bend
ing over incident to such feat had
nearly broken his back. AT dinner he
SAID plalntlvely, NFlynt' want to g
home So Go l, replied, but
morning. +" This proved to be the case
but he felt better in the afternoon and
got through comfortably, wheeling near
ly IA ton of stone from some of the cells
to the general pile He earned his
"keep," if ever any poor prisoner did.
fear l was more shiftlesS, for about
the middle of the afternoon the attend