The morning times., 1896-11-29
SOME MODERN TOURISTS.
They Go Abroad in the Steerage and
Return as Swells.
Chicaao Chronicle.

chicago CHfOHtcte.
While hosts OF people look over the pas
senger lists OF the lucky ones who areabie
To 20 abroad and envy them way down in
their hearts, there is class Of men who
make frequent trips across the ocean which
would hardly excite envy, excepting by
reason OF their peculiar privileges. This
class is humorousiy called the cattle cham
bermaids, because of the fact that those
who belong to it gave their attention to the
iive cattle tnat are export ed rom this coun-
try to Europe. The men who do this are the
riff-raff of the world and who ind it
difficult to earn more than enough to keep
body and soul together. But when they are
lucky enough to get one of these Chamber.
niaiu jobs they ieel IKE nniiionaires, Ior
they get more money day for thetripthan
teey could get on shore in week.
There area number OF chica go stock yards
men who do large business exporting cay
Tie, and they always have gang of fellows
AROUND waiting Tor the first cha nee yu go
out with q cargo. The average time II
these trips from Chicago to London is about
fourteen days and the price paid the at
tendants is S30in gold. The ecslarnber.naidis
at no expense whatever. He is fed but,
oh, such feed. II is worse than That or the
animals he looks after. There is always a
gang boss and ne il is who dispenses the
grub" Ordinarily this is boiled fat pork
and bread, with only water to drink.
The pork comes from the kitchen in
great pot or tub. The boss stahs Z chunk
of solid fat with the long-handled fork al
most pitchfork Ill TACT, and hurls IL ut
one of the maids" with some choice speci-
mems OF bilingsgate. 1t is caught much
as a dog catches a chunk OF meat in lis
mouth, and no attention is paid to the
liquid grease which flies In every di-
rection- The fat pork is followed by a
hunk of stale bread and q drink of water
finishes the repast.
But what care these fellows for the
fare and the labor going over. They know
there viii be joy and pleasure when their
destination is reached. Once landed n
Liverpool or southampton they are gwen
their $50 in English gold, this So they
Will spend ii in England, and a return
ticket good for ninety days from date.
Then at once begins season of riotous
living. The first thing is flashy suit of
clothes and walking stick and then off
for London The old hands know better
than TO ''blO " in their money IN expensive
eating. They have become familiar with
the coffee paIacc::' TO be found all over
London, where they get an imperial quart
of coffee for one penny and ban
equal Ill size to an average loaf Of bread.
and thus for two pennies they buy all they
can possibly eat. On certain days, when
they feel like luNuriating. they may per
maps spenN three pence On some d.lhts Ike
a dozen shrimp. but even with that eN-
uavagance induleed III every two or three
days the $50 Will last long time and give
plenty OF OPP ortunity TO soak themselves
with - 'aif and 'aif.''
these chaps always say until the money
about gone and then back they One to
Chicago, where The giory-of their Lon don
clothes S, OF lecomes din med Is they loaf
around tie cattle pens at the stock yards
while wai'Ing fer aHC ther chance 70 act as
chaIuberniaids TO a drove of cattle.