The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-04

cral years. Two wero macAinlsts ana
ouu g.. ,tt4 maAe4. luty aa.a tnal 'ne5
n.lh.U ..t t.NH rl.l ll-lt, dhu every
ono looked out l,r Ais own sruD.
AltD iIMLs.
ler see. said lle uau NnO was sewing,
L have bc.u bo.uug out. Those en- my
cl0illa outside. 1 tO0k uay OF ter
Vaau up. AS ureuy tough luch We rave
nowadays. the queer la scarce, and
Grub alul none too easy. 1 don't guess
tns feuOWs near amy O.ner city cAcepL
ols one can make out at all Inis here
town ls pretty easy il yer knows how TO
wOiK ll ler See there aint 10 chain-
-anss or WOrk-uOua,a Aho there ls IN
Olner places.
IAo meu all declared they were willing
90 Nork, "a they could gtt anything 10
10. out close questioning elected the fact
that they iau not made any strenuous
cACrts 10 procure employment.
camp 40. .. which Was similar to Camp
No. i, ln Ils construction, was tompO-
Ially deserted, lls inhabitants being out
lorl-lug. Several old cans OF water We're
sIttln, around the door, while a. dirty and
battered cOuec-pOt STAT upon the snIol-
dering ashes Of fire. The neighbOrins
bushes were covered with pieces of old
clothing recently washed, while I'm "a tin
plate ou stump near The nut was ana
unfinished dinner Cl sweet potatoes and
pork.
CAMP 80 O.
Camp No. 3 was the NEST aristOcratic
Of al tho habitatious which We visited.
It was small deserted cabin, and five
knights OF tho road now have post fssiOn
of it. The interior was papcrcd with tho
cOiO.ed supplements of Sunday papers.
Zach OF these men Wo found armed with
usly looking knives Around the walls OF
the hut were benches which the tramps
used for beds. This tough cOterie had a.
bulldog for their companion who look
ed l6 vicious and a5 tough as his mas
ters. Near the door rested 10 pair of oars
while boat was in plain view upon the
river bank. This the men used for cross
ing tho James when they desire 10 carry
their laWlc-s excursion into Manchester
and Chesterfield county. At night the
men of Camp 40. amuse themselves by
playing cards or checkers. one OF them
had made from "a rough piece of wood "a
very pretty checFer-board which he had
decorated with al kinds or artistic cary
4 VENDETTA.
Between Camps Nos. 1 and there is
evidently very bad blood. During my con-
v-lsltIon with the latter they frequently
alluded 90 the former as Bloody English
suckers and intimated u desire TO square
accounts with them. An old Crudge evi-
deutly exists between them and q war TO
% tho hiit is not The most Impossible
thing that may happen among the tramps
Camp SO. 4 consisted Of n few stones
piled around % largo river boulder so as
10 form a circle. ln tho middle Of this
was CO. fire over which stood the only in
ha5iiant Of THIS camp His name was
Charlie 81 Walker. He told n sad story
that had about DC the genuine RIM, OF
distress. While bis clothes We're tho worse
for wear stlll his face was that OF a
gentleman. and his speech indicated erst-
while refinement and education. He said
ID. Ha. d I.Hn. o.
ago. and commenced life as q bank clerk
He next became q trained nurse and
drflcd 10 this country. Well, IL was the
old story a strange land. no money. and
no friends. Things went from bad to
worse until sheer necessity forced Walter
20 take 10 tho road 10 beg for his living
lie showed me q letter written to him
from England by his sister. Miss Ida L.
Naikef t. was dated "carsley villa.
January 90. 1891" II asked after
home The letter was written upon fine
paper ana In a clear neat and intelligent
hand.
Tie poor fellow said that he had come
down 90 hls present low condition "
degrees. and thai now he was ashamed 10
write nome.
Continuing my tour Of inspection. 7
visited all Of the camps where / found
very much the same state OF aWafrs
Above Haxall station Just across the
canal IN mont OF MAJOR James III.
IOoleys residence. ana beyond tho new
City Water Works, the camps are numer-
ous. and all ot them are hlled with
tramns.
Yesterday morning FIVE new toughs
from Baltimore arrived. and took pes
session of Camp No 10.
THE OTHER FELLOW.
When asked about tho recent hold-ups
in the city, every man was willing 20
swear that It was thu men OF the other
camps who were doing g.
found one fellow IN Camp No. 3 who
had been O soldier in the United states
Army. He enlisted In Chicago and
served at Fort Sheridan. In the Fifteenth
Infantry. lie got his discharge and took
10 tramDng.
l was reliably informed that the county
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