The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-01
SEASON FOR TRANRS.
WEARY WILLIE BEGINS TO SCAN
THE SUNNY SKIES.

Exodus from the City Bsgias-From
nov Until Late In the Fan the Care
lee. wandersr. WIN BAsk Ia Nature.
Clories-
I'm the spring a young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts OF love- Yes
but In the spring the hoboes' fancies
seriously turn to expectations OF good
square country meals. begged from hon
est housewives by means OF pitiful
tales-for In the spring the bum" OF
winter becomes the tramp OF summer.
and then II is that he hits the road"
says the Kansas City Star. The season
OF the year Is now at hand when that
irresponsible. homeless wanderer. the
tramp. slips out from his winter quar-
tiers among the barrels In the dingy.
smoky. and dirt-begrimed saloon in
the slum districts In the city and heads
for the highways Of the country. to
revel in vagabond freedom until the
cold winds OF autumn send him scud-
ding like a ship before a gale back 90
the city again. Soon the highways and
byways will be full OF "hoboes," and
the farmers dogs whet their teeth
anew and begin a ceaseless warfare on
these knights OF the read" The win
ter season has countless terrors for the
tramp. Il makes existence difficult
Driven 10 desperation by want. tss
tramp often becomes a dangerous thief.
and he does not hesitate TO commit any
crime In the catalogue from house
breaking to highway robbery and muir
der. But the sunshine OF summer
transform the tramp into listless.
shiftless wayfarer. sets him adrlit. II
Il were always summer-if cold winds
never blew and SHOWS never fell. the
tramp would be supremely happy. This
world. In fact. would be his paradise
A tramp whose system has been fed all
winter on stale beer and an occasional
hand out" or gift Of food. is not proof
agaist spring fever It gets into his
system somehow and fills him with
restless discomfort His ship Is moor
ed In no domestic harbor and no tender
ties Of affection bind him to one spot.
Spring fills him with soul-consuming
passion TO wander. anywhere In any
cline. When a tramps blood begins
to quicken with that impulse TO ram
bic. he is generally so feeble from en-
forced fasting during the winter that
he is In danger OF being blown hither
and thither by the proyerblal winds Of
March. Spring fever may kindle the
fires % his imagination. but Il can not
give him strength to trudge many
weary miles along country highways.
His first move in the spring is to get
ready for the road by making a house
toulouse canvass for noutishing food.
This is why the sorry faces Of Weary
| Waggles' and Dusty Rhodes" appear
al the kitchen doors OF city homes Oft
ener now than at any other time Of the
year. 4 weeks persistent foraglng puts
| the tramp In strong enough physical
condition to strike out for the country.
by this time the gigantic oyerwhelm-
ing desire Of going has mastered him
completely and he goes forth armed
with a stout stick In one hand and the
traditional tomato can In the other. 20
take what the gods may send There
is no absolute certainty as TO where the
tramp will get his next meal when he
breaks away from his winter quarters.
lie may drift into an unacceptable
neighborhood and be compelled 10 sleep
In the open air. but even II he should.
II would be 20 him a more agreeable
bed than he could find In the city.
which. 10 his way Of thinking. exists
for the sole purpose Of maintaining a
police department Every tramp lives
IN the hope that tomorrow will brine
food. drink and raimcnt Micawbor
was never more confident OF something
good turning up. The tramp HES him
self away 10 the country with empty
pocket lie comes back 10 the city
without getting any earthly possession
/ Tie can only boast Of having eyaded
country town marshals and Of defeat.
ing an endless procession ot dogs OF
doubtful temper. And that's an the
battle The little money he manages
TO beg during the summer tour Is spent
Tor drink 4 tramp who saves the
money he bcgs is looked upon with sus-
picion in fact be Is considered a men,
ace TO the fraternity The AVERAGE
specimen OF trampd1m considers
money good for only one thing 10 pur-
chase whisky.