The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-15

apous come things. put not I'm giving -.
For I've monthA 1 averaged between
$50 and $36 a day-and i worked only
about four hours eaoh day at thai.
catching the suckers among the rich
roik ef West Philadelphia as they Went:
down to business In the mornlng and
came back again at night. 1t was the
easiest money / vel made. No Ques-
lions asked, no doubts expressed. n
no chance for me to get an abused look
on my face the whole time.
FINALLY. I got to feeling that Id
worked ar easy mark long enough, I'M
not Wishing to spend six months in
Holmesburg at the invitation OF the po-
lice. I decided to cut out for Harris
burg-it's a good town for grafters OF
all kinds. seeing hat it's the state cap
ital. After that I planned to go to
Chlcago-they're liberal with money
there. seeing they're great buffers. But
I wasn't going any further west-it's
too long between towns when you cross
h Mississippi.
The End Of the Game.
However, I didn't get to Harrisburg.
even, after parting from my pal, and
I'll tell you why. AS I was loafng
about the railroad yards waiting for q
chance to sneak Into a side-door Pull
man-Lord, I'd rather spend a month
in Jail than have to ride in q passen-
6CI SO0Nl1 dHd1Il-x 1SAkE ~ q o0AAo
OF hoboes on their way to the harvest
fields Of the northwest. They were so
dry-they looked withered. I had some
thing OF a thirst or myself, SO I put
up the money for some ointment. we
found a bit Of woods nearby n for
got all about freight trains inc brakes
In the joys of satisfying swallows.
1t was coming on night when l quit ye-
Numbering distinctly; 1t was full day
light when l woke up to find myself
alone. my brace gone. my letter pasted
on sheepslin gone n every dollar of
the $50 l h hadn't spent gone. And that's
how h first year n a halt OF my
retirement came suddenly to an end
What IL Costs to Live.
"Since then I've had many pastimes
none OF them so enjoyable as my first
one-but I've never once had to look
for work, always had a full stomach,
decent enough clothes on my back, o
clean bed, and what's more to a hobo's
liking, plenty of swallow.
You see, living isn't costly for a re-
tired hobo. For Is cents you can get
a Sunday dinner of a bowl of oup
bread and butter, pea or beans. coast
chicken or beef or mutton. a bowl of
coffee and rice or bread or tapioca pud-
ding. Ten cents will buy for breakfast
a bowl of coffee. bread and butter, at
meal and milk, and pork chops or fried
ham or a small steak, and all the por-
lions are good size. Fifteen cents will
get a clean bed. and a dollar and a
half a day will keep you and your
friends In liquor, il your swallow Is
moderate. A hobo never has room for
more than two meals a day-he drinks
too much-so his daily expenses should
not be much more than 81. The re-
tired hobo who cannot make So In a few
hours each day deserves to be put with
the punk buns o see loaf1ng on the
benches in the squares. They're men
who are fit only to beg enough bread to
keep body and soul together, punk
being the hobo's name for bread. Why,
a decent, self respecting hobo would
MT want to be caught dead alongside
a punk bum!
Pocket Peddtina.
ITS wonderful how much coin the
old game of pocket peddling will bring
to a hobo who is crippled. Once In a
while, when I don't feel exactly like
taking to the presentation watch game,
which I'll tell you about later, I get a
card of shirt studs-imitation diamonds
slip into a small retail store thai
doesn't have floor walkers, spot a wom-
an shopper who looks like the kind
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