Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-09
SOME QUEER TOURISTS.
rhey Go Abroad a. Cattle ana Rctasn
NJ SWells.

NJ sweils.
While hosts of people look over the
passenger lists Of the lucky ones who
are able to go abroad and envy them
way down In their hearts, there 10 .
class Of men who make frequent trips
across the ocean which would hardly
excite envy, excepting by reason Of
their peculiar privileges. This class 10
humorously called ''cattlc chamber
maids" because Of the fact that those
who belong to II give their attention to
the live cattle that are exported from
this country to Europe. The men who
do this IRE the riffrnff of the world and
when here find 1t difficult to earn more
than enough to keep body and soul to-
gcther. But when they are lucky
enough to get ono Of these chamber.
maid" Jobs they feel like millionalreS,
for they get more money day for the
trip than they could get on shore IN q
week.
There are number of Chicago stock
yards men who do large business ex.
porting cattle. and they always have o
first chance to go out with a cargo. The
average time of these trips from Chi.
cago to London Is about fourteen days
and the price paid the attendants Is $50
In gold. The chambcrmaid Is mt no ex.
pense whatever. lie 10 fed, but, oh,
such feed. 1t Is worse than that Of the
animals he looks after. There Is always
a gang boss and he II Is who dispensea
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. Tho boss stabs
a chunk Of solid fat with the long laD'
died fork, almost n pltchfOrk In fact
and hurls II ut one Of the maids
with some choice specimens Of billings
gate. 1t II caught much ms dog catches
a chunk Of meat In his mouth aud NJ
attention II paid to the liquid grease
which fies In every direction. Tho fa'
pork Ii followed by hunk Of stal'
bread. and drink Of water finishes thu
repast.
but what care these fellows for tn,
fare and the labor going over. The!
know there will be Joy ana pleasur'
when their destination Is reached. Ono
landed In Liverpool or Southampton
they are given their $50 In English gold
this 30 they will spend It in England
and a return ticket good for nlnet!
days from date.
Then ut once begins season Of riot
Gus living. The first thing Is fash.
suit Of clothes and walking stick nm,
then or for London. The old hand
. know better than TO elbow In" tlhcl
money on expensive eating. They hnv
, become familiar with the "coffec pal
, aces" to be found all over Londor
, where they get IN imperial quart o
coffee for one penny ana "bun," cqua
In size to an average loaf Of bread, an
thus for two pennies they buy NIL the
can possibly ent. On certain day
, when they feel like luxurlating. the
, may perhaps spend thrccpencc on som
!, dainty like dozen shrimp, but eve
= with that extravaganza INDUCED
! every twolor three days the $50 will nc
!. last long time and give plenty Of OF
). portunity to soak themselves with "'al
and 'nlf."
These chaps always stay until III
= money IL about gone ana then baC
: they come to Chicago. where the glor
!. Of their London clothes soon become
" dimmed az. they loaf around tho cntt
= pens Mt tho stock yards while waitir
= for another chance to net rs chnmbc
!. maids to drove of cnttlc.-ChicaG
! Chronicle.