The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-13
KING OF BELLEVUE HOSPITAL
81 Cook, HonarCh Of The Tramps, Sent
Up POP the Winter.
MERRIEST HAN IN THE WORLD.
a Weu-Educatod Profession More Numer-
Gus in America than Lawyors-Most Of
Them Educated for The Bar, Pulpit
OF Medicine.
lcoprrlehtea. 1sSe. Tor The Tlmea.l

L." HE merrlcst man in the world
to-day" said q physician COM
nectod with the Board Of
Health, els a man who Will
spend his Christmas-Day In
hospital and eat his Xmas dinner from
the hospital table. His pallOr gladdcns
him; his feeble heart leaps with JOY at
its own weakness; bis QuaVerng limbs
cause his soul 10 experience happiness
OF which he has long despaired. Ills
case is one Of many with whom doctors
have to deal But the newspapers rarely
know about them, though they are in-
tercsting enough.
"This man. the morriest one in tho
world. is 81 Cook, King Of the Tramps.
le has been "a member of his profession
twenty-five years and fits shining Light
for ten. AS King OF Tramps he heads
calling that is truly American. No
other country has the tramp as we have
him here. in Russia the tramp would
soon find himself in Siberia as d suspect
"a travelling insugator. IN Germany
he might meet q similar fate. IN Eng
land there is not room Tor good tramp
ing tour, and other countries nave each
prOhibitOry obstacles.
'In America the tramp has a broad
field for his operations. llo can 60 upon
"a tramp 5000 miles wide ana I.soO miles
long-from North 20 South. Cat-a-cOr-
ncrcd be can take q trip much longer.
He can accommodate himself 10 all sea-
sons and 10 an zones. Dry ATTITUDES can
be visited by him in damp seasons and
cool climes in August. No globc-trotter
with millions in his pocket can Guido tho
tramp in variety. We see him every
where.
MORE TRAAPS THAN LAWYERS.
"As witness that the tramps profess
sion is an alluring one in this country
it may be cited that there arc more
members OF tho tramp profession than
of tho legal one. Massachusetts has
COCO tramps, and that State has fewer
members Of the American Bar Associa-
ton. New York has $500 tramps. and
only few more lawyers. New Jersey
has 1000 more tram s than legal lights.
and as the States get larger and more
thiuly settled the tramp profession in
Crcases.
when ST Cook. King Of the Tramps.
arrived I'm New York City the day be-
fore Thanksgiving he had been on
tramping tour of six months. lie start
ca from Cramps shipyard. where he went
20 see a battle-ship launched, and went
north to Niagara. lie hung around the
Fails for a few weeks, and. then. as the
police were yigilant and Watchful. aud
as he had been ordered 20 move on too
often to be pleasant. he took q step
across 10 Chicago. where he spent only
one day. From there he stole rides AS
far as Nebraska, 10 see tho election
fun. and came back getting home
I'm time for Thanksgiving turkey.
During this time he had enjoyed sew
eral delightful rests in public hotels at
Taxpayers expense. \ hospital home
received him in Detroit for ten days.
Again he rested in Toledo. and again
in Buffalo The last rest was for thirty
DAYS, and though satisfying, as the bed
was a good one and the food plentiful.
though coarse. he was glad 10 move on,
for his window opened on 4 brick court,
and the days were long.
WINTER QUARTERS.
1.-THE preston or winter now faced
him. as Il does every tramp In winter.