Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-02-19
TRAMPS in ENGLAND.
rbsv Are Made to Work Hard for
q Nights Lodging.
a, Experisace Among the eCasualsr Of
Louden - American Migrants Are
vsritable LORDS Of Crsatlaa BY
COmpor1oOp.

Comparisea.
Josiah Flynt, who has given interest
inc studies on tramp life in Germany
and in this country, has extended hi.
Investigations to England. He write.
= paper entitled 1.-Two Tramps in Eng
land" in the Century. He and his com
nanion, German student, completed
tour through the provinces with an
experience in a casual" ut Noting
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. Nr
whats your namc?" he Numbered.
Still leaning ON the sill, I 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 you'll" Back stood. lie cried out
again: Take of your hat!" My hat
came off instantcr. Still again: "You
come in here like q mccleconary.
You're not; you're q casual" was as
neck 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 before
"Strawstaclf," replied.
"None of your insolcncei 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 I
had to tell my trade, which WINS that of
sailor; and naturally the next ques-
ton was Us to where was bound.
ITO Amcri!ky, sir, if l can ever get
there"
"YOu're goin' to tramp it, aren't your"
Eyes, sir; that's my intcntion;' but
for the life of me could not see how
was to reach America that way. was
so frightened that l would have told
him anything he wanted.
When he was through with us,
kind-hcarted attendant took us in hand,
gave us some cruel and bread, bath,
clean night-shirts, and then D cell
apiece, in which we slept very well.
As there were only four inmates that
morning, we were needed for the clean
ing up. and SO escaped stonc-brcalzing,
which l dreaded exceedingly, and were
put ut various light occupations-or
rather I was. Ryborg was the victim
OF his strength. Our breakfast con-
sisted Of the same dish rs our supper
the night before. l was soon busy as
general fireman, scrubber, knifc-clcan-
er, coal-carrier, dish-washer. and help
or Of my sister-suffcrer, Mrs. Murphy,
as she washed her task of towels and
shirts. At noon we had pca-soup and
bread. enjoyed it, but Ryborg did
not. The poor fellow was feeling badly;
he had had to scrub nearly twenty
cells, and the bending over incident to
such feat had nearly broken his back.
At dinner he said plaintively: .Flynt,
I want to go home" 80 do L." I re-
piled; "but fancy we're wanted here
till Tomorrow morning" This proved
to be the case; but he felt better in the
afternoon, and got through comfort
ably, wheeling nearly q ton of stone
from some OF the cells to the general
pile. He earned his ''keep,"if ever any
poor prisoner did.
l fear was more shiftless, for about
the middle of the afternoon the attend
ant who was with me at the furnace
said: "You might as well rest; just
keep your eyes on the fires, that's ALL"
1t was kind of him; and as I had ut
least earned my pea soup and Cruel,
took his advice. He was kinder to me,
! think, because gave him corn-cob
pipe which he had had to take away from
me the night before. During the day
he had asked me several questions
about it, and said: Its a very de-
cent sort of pipe-coolin-like, you
know"
Doesn't Mark Twain always SMOKE
one o. them pipes7" said he.
"Blest IL / know" said I, "but can
well think It."
I'm . great friend of Mark Twain"
he pursued; IAN I'm a-thinxin' o. get
tin one O. them pipes, jest out of re-
spect for him."
WELL" said I, permit me, in the
name Of your respect, to present you
with my pipe;. besides, you've got it,
anyhow"
On Wednesday morning we were
turned loose with our two ha'pennies.
We were both SO happy that we decid-
ed to get of the road that very day.
We had been tramps for three weeks,
and had walked most of this time fully
fifteen miles day; so we looked up my
friend at the Temple, and in few
hours were respectable again. That
same day took my tramp clothes out
10 the casual ward, and presented them
10 my friend the attendant. had told
him the day before that expected to
ret new ''togs" soon, and he had put in
! plea for my old ones. Good luck to
aim and them.
water for ships Crews
A well-known Austrian engineer, M.
Pflster, is announced as having discov-
red remarkable property in the trunks
II trees, namely, that of retaining the
,alt Of sea water that has filtered