Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-04-05
AUSTRALIAN TRAMPS
AN IDEAL COUNTRY FOR "WEARY
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 The sssnnaoEners and His Mode of Exis- tsncs-As Rule He "a We'll Informed and Fairly 3EoraI-Fze VIII Work at TInaea Hut Loves His Rest.
 Australia is an ideal country for kramps because Of It's universal hosDi- tality and delightful climate. There ara 10 hardshlps of weather. no dangerous wild beasts to contend with, very few clothes required, and there Is seldom night, up-eountry st least, that a man may. .1ot Eail himself in ais blanket and sleep In comfort.
 The sundoWner. so called because he invariably claims the hospitality e8 3 station 6rauch3 at sundawr-an hour when ae knows le WflI not be turned away empty -handsd-Ls the white tramp e Australia He has so leng been recognized as necessary evil that at most stations | travellers aut'' Is now provided for his special accom- uoGatI0ns and regular ration usually 3 BaaRista= Of four and . poaEd af meat. g served cur 70 every applicant.
 h other places. more demeeratIc, the sH1a8wEar taxes his seat at tha table in the mems quarters. He can always depend uron his supper. bed. and breakfast at any station and he usually steals or bess rom the cook sufficient to make 3 hearty midday meal. # the distances between sta- ticns are too far t9 be travelled tn a z-# -55f# t1 his blanket and camps by the road- side. f the distance be but 8 few miles. he rsFels "a . genuine holiday p3enIes for the day, perhaps. under tha shade of 2 giant g-m tree and arrives at tae station homestead. W#ea alI sas appearance of q long day. $ walk just as the sun s setting
 The Australian tramp $ Of tTpa wholly different rom the ignorant, H5H=brea scum 7f humanity that one meets tn some countries. and from taa whining. professional began of Europe and America.
 as class these tranBs= are vel ln- formed. fairly moral and. as the world gees, honest. THe sunaowner stands apart from t5e rest 01 ais 1ind. Iuas- much as he never pegs for money.
 ae VIII ask Tor 3 2ipefa3 5f tobacco or drink, 3 meal ar . bunk but FoT the coin Of the realm 1a does not Ba- 6I5ian. Ee zs eoassated philosopher. with al tae instincts g aoBIsma1s born. of course. au5er a unla6lzy star, get satisfied TIEb Hls Ioe so long a5 he Is not obliged 70 york. and SO long az the sseuattarss fsed= dlm.
 One ts constantly surprised at tha speeed and manners of those whom one meets cn the road, and 1t is probable that fully oEe-Ehird are men who were born Of gentle parents In 1he tsaH1er countries" Australia being an English colony. the sUnd5wner is usually g native af tAa British Isles. though there $ 3 zBFtak9ias Of other naEanaIi- tIea lH DEgss8r13on to their number #n the eaIoEzzE t is das to the native born Australians to say that they seI. dom urn tramps.
 Although against hIs principles. t must be said. to tEe sendowner's credit that he does s5uet mes work. There are times when even be feels the need Of 9 change.
 At shearing time, when the sheds are full Of jolly szearers and good wages nay be demanded. he will often work for a few weeks; or he may find some other easy way that suits ais fas- Edious fancy.
 With tae proceeds he buys himself a few clothes. Deraans, and knocks down" fspends) the remainder in ths first bush public. Some there are who wander aimlessIy rom oae colony 70 another. ever seeking new paths: others, more metaodical, have q regu- lar route laid 0gs. which takes from two to three yearz t5 cover. Ia this way they do not vistt the same station often enough to be recognized.
 sundowning is t1e outgrowth Of tha boundIess and u1aquaIled hospitality of the Australian bush. The occasional sundown petitioner of the old days. however, has now become an army. To-day the sqUatts- fears this wander Ing tramp, and feeGs bim under protest. knowing well that ny refusing him he runs the risk of having a WooIshed burned down or some of his fat sheen killed.