Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-03-26

They Are Made to Work Hard TOT
q Nights Lodging.

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\, Hxperience Among the "Cssusls %
I.ondon - American Migrants Are
yeritable Lords Of Creation ~
Comparison.
Josiah Flynt, who has given interest
NO studies on tramp life in Germany
md in this country, has extended ms
Investigations to England. He writes
. naper entitled "Two Tramps IN Eng
landn in the Century. He and his com
nanion, a German student, completed
! tour through the provinces with an
in 'casual" at Notting
Hill. London. Mr.. Flynt writes:
We appeared at the door OF the WARD
about half-past seven in the evening. A
little window was raised, and l stepped
forward to state MY business. Uncon-
sciously leaned against the sill OF the
window, which offended the inspector
in charge considerably.
s.Whats your namc?" he thundered.
Still leaning on the sill, ! gave him my
name honestly enough. He then re-
marked to some person inside that we
were not accustomed to such places,
evidently, and called out: Stand back,
will your Back l stood. He cried out
again: Take off your hat" My hat
came off instanter. Still again: "You
come in here like a mccleconary.
You're not; you're q casual" l was as
meek as could well be. Ryborg was
itching to grab the inspector with his
long arms. The next question was as
TO where we had slept the night betore
s.Strawstack," replied.
"Nonc of your insolencel You slept
out-why don't you say so? Have YOU
got any money!"
"A ha'penny, SIR"
Hand it in" In it went. Then l
had to tell my trade, which was that OF
a sailor: and naturally the next ques-
ton was as to where was bound.
ITO Amcri!1y, sir, if l can ever get
there" -.
"You're goin' to tranpit, aren't your
"Yes, sir; that's my intention;' but
for the life of me could not see how
was to reach America that way. was
30 frightened that l would have told
him anything he wanted.
| When he was through with us, q
kind hearted attendant took us in hand,
gave us some cruel and bread, bath,
clean night-shirts, and then cell
apiece, in which we slept very well.
AS there were only four inmates thai
morning, we were needed for the clean
ing up, and so escaped stone-breaking
which dreaded exceedingly, and were
| Il ,<rl,t innc-n
rather was. Ryborg was the victim
of his strength. Our breakfast con
sisted of the same dish as our suppe
the night before. was soon busy a
general fireman, scrubber, lnife-clean
er, coal-carrier, dish-washer, and help
, er of my sister-suffcrer, Mrs. Murphy
as she washed her task of towels an
: shirts. At noon we had pea-soup an
: bread. 1 enjoyed it, but Ryborg di
not. The poor fellow was feeling badly
, he had had to scrub nearly twent
cells, and the bending over incident
, such feat had nearly broken his bacl
! AT dinner he said plaintively: "Flyn
want to 20 home" $50 do l." r.
/ Piled; 'but I fancy we'rc wanted hel
f till tomorrow morning" This prove
to be the case; but he felt better in tt
afternoon, and got through comfor
ably, wheeling nearly a ton OF stor
8 from some of the cells to the gener
: pile. He earned his ''keep,"i if ever al
poor prisoner did.
L fear was more shiftless, for abo'
u the middle of the afternoon the atten
n ant who was with me at the furna
Z. said: "You might as well rest; ju
It keep your eyes on the fires, that's al
j. It was kind of him; and as l had
4 least earned my pea soup and cruel
took his advice. He was kinder to n
= think, because l gave him corn-c
u pipe which he had had to take away fre
a. me the night before. During the d
t. he had asked me several questio
about it, and said: "It's very
cent sort of pipe-coolin-lilke, y
know"
e, doesn't Mark Twain always smo
as one O. them pipes?" said he.
If "Blest if know" said l, "but c
n well think it."
"I'm great friend of Mark Twail
y. he pursued; IAN I'm a-thinlxin' O. 6
80 tin one O. them pipes, jest out OF
lg spect for him."
I'd "Well," said I, "permit me, In
st name Of your respect, to present J
4S with my pipe; besides, you've got
III anyhow"
~ On Wednesday morning we W
u turned loose with our two ha'penni
10 We were both SO happy that we DEF
IS, ed to get off the road that very day.
c., We had been tramps for three wee
Ill and had walked most Of this time fl
fifteen miles day; 80 we looked up
sO friend at the Temple, and in a
~ hours were respectable again. T
I'll same day took my tramp clothes
ng to the casual ward, and presented tt
cd to my friend the attendant. I had
es. him the day before that l expects
n get new ''togs" soon, and he had pu
PC. q plea for my old ones. Good lucl
co him and them.
W. Water for ships Crews
nd A well-known Austrian engineer
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