The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-09
IN AN ENGLISH CASUAL
TRAMPS MADE TO WORK HARD
FOR A NIGHTS LODGING.
Josiah Flynt and a Companion Wind
Up Their Study of Tramp Life In
England by Visit to a "Spike."

interesting studies on tramp
e life in Germany and IN this
country, has extended his in
vestisations to England. He writes a
paper entitled 1.-TWO Tramps IN Eng
land" in the Century. He and his
companion, German student, com"
pleted q tour through the provinces
with an experience in ''casual :t
Noting Hill, London. Mr.. tlynt
writes:
We appeared at the door Of the
ward about half-past seven IN the
evening. a little window was raised,
and I stepped forward to state my
business. Uncopsciously l leaned
against the sill Of the window, which
offended tie inspector IN charge con-
siderablv.
"What's your name:" he thundered.
Still leaning on the sill, I gave him
my name honestly enough. He then
remarked to some person inside that
we we're not accustomed to such
places, evidently, and called out,
STAND back, will you!' Back l
stood. He cried out again, "Take Oft
your hat!" My hat came off lnstanter.
Still again: You come in here as If
you was meeleeonary. You're not ;
you're a casual 1 was as meek as
could we'll be. Byborg 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 yon got any money!
ga ha'penuy, sir.
"IIand it in" In it went. Then ]
had to tell my trade. which was that
Of a sailor; AMI naturally the next
question was as to where I was bound.
''To Ameriky, sir, if can ever get
there"
"You're goin' to tramp it. aren't
you?'
eyes, sir; that's my intention )"
but for the life of me I could not see
how ] Was to reach America that way.
1 was 50 frightened that I would have
told him anything he wanted.
When he was through with US, e.
kind-hearted attendant took us in
hand, gave US some Cruel and bread,
bath, clean night-shirts. and then a
cell apiece, in which we slept very
we'll.
As there were only four inmates
that morning, we were needed for the
cleaning up, and so escaped stone
breaking, which I dreaded exceeding
Iy, and were put at various light oc'
cupations-or rather I Was. Ryborg
was the victim Of his strength. Our
breakfast consisted Of the same dish
as our supper of the night before.
was soon busy as general fireman,
scrubber, knife-cleaner, coal-carrier,
dish washer, and helper Of my sister
sufferer, Mrs. Murphy, as she washed
her task of towels and shirts. At noon
we had pea-soup and bread. I enjoyed
it, but Ryborg did not. The poor
fellow was feeling badly; he had had
to scrub nearly twenty cells, and the
bending over incident tc such feat
had nearly broken his back. At din
ner he said plainti7ely, "Flynt, want
to 90 home" $50 do l." replied
'sbut I fancy we're wanted here til
tomorrow morning" This proved tc
be the case; but he felt better in the
afternoon, and got through comfort
ably, wheeling nearly ton Of stone
from some of the cells to the genera
pile. He earned his ''keep" if AM
poor prisoner did.
1 fear I was more shiftless, for
about the middle of the afternoon the
attendant who was with me at the
furnace said: "You might as vel
rest; just keep your eye on the fires,
that's all" 1t was kind Of him; an
as had at least earned my pea-souE
and Cruel, took his advice. He wa:
kinder to me, T think, because I gave
him corn-cob pipe which he had haf
to take away from me the night be
fore. During the day he had asked
me several questions about 1t, and
said, "It's a very decent sort of pip
-cool1n' like, you know"
doesn't Mark Twain always smoke
one O. them pipes?' said he.
':Blest if ! know" said /; "but cal
we'll think it.
"pm great friend Of Mari
Twain" he pursued; "an' I'm a-thlnk
in O gettin; one O. them pipes, jes
out of respect for him.
"Well," said I, ':Lermit me, in tn
name of your respect, to present yot
with my pipe; besides, you've got it
anyhow. He thanked me profusely
and promised to keep it forever
Later in the day he reported it to b
just as I had said, Sort o coolln
like" And he was good friend t
me all the rest of my stay in the Not
ting Hill station.
On Wednesday morning we wer
turned loose with our two ha'penuies
We were both so happy that we de
cided to get off the road that yer,
day.
We had been tramps for thre
weeks, and had walked most Of thl
time fully fifteen miles day so W
looked up my friend at the Temple
an7 ir a few hours were respectabl
agaip. That same day 1 took M
tramp clothes out to the causal waro
and presented them to my friend til
attendant. I had told him the da,
before that 1 expected to get ne'
"to9s" soon, and he ha put in q pie,
for my old ones. Cool luck to hin
ana them.