The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-04
HOMING
Those who Are Used to Chicago No Longer
Migrate for the winter.

Tho tramp are coming back 10 Chicago
to 20 into winter quarters. II used 20 J." Nat
with the approach Of snow and ice ID" tramp
winged his flight with tie Wild duck 90 tlesurny
southland. The tramp would explain III. mi
| grafton 10y saving he did not like ~,uoWhalls
as a steady diet. But the tramp found Nat
while there was plenty OF sunshine aud haliuy
bre'zes during the winter months in the SOUTH
land. yet sunshine and halmy hrec7cs vc'" also
lar from fattsning and that the OPPORTUNITIES
for picking up sustenance during the weary
winter months were much better in a hig city
thanin the South. Alarge proportion Of tranI 3
continue 10 20 South yet With the coming ~
| the first frost, but a constantly Increasing
number each year turn their wandering 'oot-
steps TOW ard the big 0ti.s. Nh.I" a Id IL the
cheap lodging houses NAV lie had Tor a dime
and where IhilanthroI L. citizens with dimes
may be- had on the hOulevards.
The tram = that come TO Chicago ia the winter
DO not remain az a Jermanelt adde's dutina
Easements of deserted buildings and Others
occupy quarters in box cars Oh the side tracks
in the railroad yards. In q yard ia tirh-,
traction engines that were used last winter
BY the trainls a. their home, uIi St."et
decay are also quietly ContiSCat"d by tiHlbIs
| aud uscd until the barn boss drives thrmaWay.
oars aad the traction engines arr cn"orl"-s
snd gloomy. the tramU- walk The streets until
they cal collect III" price OF a bed nj a lodging
house. aud falling 70 raise the necessary amount
they TAX" refuge In the police stations. The
policemen send them downstairs 10 the big
room in trout Of the cells, They spread new;
| papers on the i!our. and then lie down and
sleep peacefully until morning. Every g"uDI-
ine hobo carries n il"c" OF ,opr ard a new-'a-
per. On the rare occl ~ion- when they per-
form their additions they corn to us" my
soap except their own, and they never think
Of Wing down 10 their rr-t At nirlt Wit out
! spreading their newspapers under. them.
| r-ampS know tho vnlla Of paper in kr,itng
ont cold, and sometimes ~ appa~ently thiriy-
clad tramp will have newsnNpors iudiciously
stuffed in his clothing in hen of uud"rWcHr.
The tramp usually dimes IN the winter MOI his
~ n" cheap, saloons IN Clark -tr"ot ard in
lialStead and W"-t Madison -ir""l-. whore
for five ce,t- paid for a large vas" Of beer TOY
are permitted 70 stand IN front q. the lunch
there displayed until the hoaree-ydiccl BON
moves down uIou them and demands Wei.
d'y' tiuk dis Is Do PuulmcT hou.u' How much
pcrwi ions d'y' thiuk yer bought wid d7' i've
IN tho cheap lodging houses the tramps
can find a bed for price v.ryln2 from S
iority Of the cheap lodgirg houses are 10 AID
u cents. In the early Par z ne evening
WIZ Wick % Sor rrSHt fP or ihS o. co irS l@S q tRc R hHffrs,:
priced hotels in Michigan avenue, l. flied
by a miscellaneous crowd. among whom are
hot stove aS possible. A. tn" evening pae,os
on thos" OF ne crowd Who hav" ~ cents seek
their beds. A. 10 o'clock a l'E. r"d,fac"d
tones. Now, youse t"ll"r- w.''- got dc price
get 70 yer holc-. aud yol-N f"lI"rs wo' got Ter
carry ~" havrCr, carry
To carry thchnuncr" mrarst 20 walk the street
Ill night. or until II" vaud'r,r can got enough
money t"iay for 9 bed :" 'hc IN toGrat- vho
have n dime each IN tl'.r packets ris" l%aue0'iiy
from their chairs, 1nd, Cl-'trC -'l Crior glance
about uh'm 70 cal 4ii"r'I"n ~ IL" Iact, i't
mite ieIlcrs, and stroll Of 10 th,ir lult,.
tn" urhaipy ones. "lo i't' 'homs"l',s
elected Ia carry the ''anr"rr are an -%oddcrly
A,,t tfnY. nth I,pF,..-A - l4r flH J .l. ,H..r 4 .r...
faa'ly ~ No. stove ul'il th%clopgccr, Who often
thorty, touches ti"in "l tic Shoulder nd Sn's:
We'll. Young Jelly, II ND,IS" a-GHli 'u 'grrv.
why carry" Then ont iu'o H." night 'l"' 90.
Many tramTs. how ever, -'un, lnhgIrz houses
eNcrl' on 'hc coolest uiglT~. Tho rrtrs .n 30
liv" somehow, no matter how cold Mo weather
may be. though how they d. " b. q rIys't 'r.
They Otter drlg considerable 'iulhiLr into '.e
nests thcv IIillit uIL,r Sidewalks and IN 'lc
~lasrmcrts Of deserted buildings. aud o. I'D
have. They build small f'rs and soru" one ~its
~ md tends the FIRE Will" Tho oth"rs leon.
who sai iy rhc side 81, 'ic 'r6gF ~ OAK raIa.
where tho fra'rht crew had ru' limoT "A-re
sohoolh"oks nster say, -" col" Mind dn'- hl"'
then. poor rhinr' NhN, hen 1T IN thor s'luon
an keen hi-sir warn an hid. his head H. %
b I5Ss G iIGf' WW S' y t,1' S7vu, t y" down q" o1i,osa'rns,
wen II came cold, hut dcre's ~ many gnrs
down da' away dat tr'E,ociiclq H., itaiq.t,o
time. he colder II T. de uui,kcr ~n,uclc nd, Il
say Ter us, Poor man. Wo' shame, AZ IT, ,"nld
crnur Ter frcogo do tuil ~ en- cr ir"u uouf,''
Den dcy coughs up or dime. u uluo tine
dev wui Jest LAY, Won Dig null H. rascal, Wv
don V. g" ter Wink IN dey give u.s. DE- Chilly
NIT Sure. IN d.. slmlncr time. DC chilly .t
Amt IL FUNNY IN In winter time d'y give rs
d" warm smile SIRE. tI". warm !" u"n
W kin alHu2 rIsti" M a few hau'"u's ~ de
col'cst DIV. It's dead eZv 20 rick NJ coal ~
de- railroad traohe. an We Hllu7 IN suW" good
place. er crawl io'o an huiid a Ore IL m" to
SnetCagO fer de winter,