Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-06-05
YOUNG LADY PLAYS
PART OF THE HOBO
VISITS HOME Oh NEIGHBOR IN
GARB OF WEARY WILLIE"
Secures a Hand Out and Comfort
ing Words From Symp5 thetiC
West Sider-PrdCtiC al Joke Plan
ned by a Number of Popular
Young LddiGS-A Clever Stunt.

Hereafter, certain we'll known
resident Of the west side who looks
after the local interests of ''Jawn D's''
concern, will look with suspicion upon
tTamps when they call at his resi-
dence fer hand-out. A good joke
was perpetrated upon the gentleman
Sunday eevning. planned by number
of prominent young ladies, the role
of the tramp being carried out to per-
lection by we'll known young lady
residing on Church street The VIC
tim of the joke will IN the future
study the countenance of those apply
ng to him for aims and make more
careful observations for signs going
to determine III g sex.
During Sunday evening. a few
young ladies conceived the idea of
dressing one of their number in the
garb of tramp for the purpose of
carrying out the joke. They pro-
cured an old, discarded suit of
clothes at the hume of one of the
members of the party and the change
was made.
The Young ladies proceeded to the
home of the intended victim of the
joke. the tramp artist trapping ut a
rear door, while the other young
ladies secluded themselves behind
some shrubbery in the yard to await
developments. The conversation be-
tween the tramp (O AMI the gentle
man ran something. like this:
Tramp: "Would you mind giving
me Bit to eat, I'm hungry and
havn't had anything for two days.
speaking with something of an Irish
brogue.
whats your name?" inqired the
head of the household.
"John Callahan, from Fond du
Lac answered the supposed tramp.
"Would you give me bite?" was
the plea.
"Sure l will. said the sympathetic
gentleman and he proceeded into his
home, informing his wife that young
tramp was at the door, and both began
preparing fine lunch for the wand
erer. The sympathetic gentleman left
the task to his good wife and returned
to the rear door to entertain the
visitor, putting the question
"Can't you find work.
81 had a job at kilbourn, sir,
working on the dam,' said the fair"
visitor, but sure and they laid me off
when the high water came and have
been unable to get a job since"
"Have you place to sleep to-
night?" inquired the big hearted head
of the west side home
81 have not, but l can probably
find some place." answered the
visitor. "You might go down to the
city building and ask for lodging"
said tn. sympathetic gentleman.
"They have pretty good place and
will take good care of you," he add
ed.
By this time, lunch had been pre-
pared that would seem like dream
to the average hcbu. 1t was handed
to the visitor, who had kept we'll in
the shadow in order not to spoil
good joke, the tramp refusing
generous invitation to step inside.
AS the tramp lett, the head of the
household watched, and was quite
positive that he saw the visitor join a
number of young ladies on the lawn.
He was not mistaken in his suspi
cions, although not thoroughly con-
WINGED If it.
A little later, the gentleman walked
down the sidewalk to where he
observed a party of young ladies
making merry on neighbours porch.
Still entertaining the suspicion and
after walking up and down the walk
IN front of the house a couple of
times, he ventured to ask the young
| ladies if they had seen a tramp.
| At this turn in the proceedings. the
girls were little timid least trouble
was in sight and couple of them
remarked that they thought they
would go home. However. they in
formed the caller that they had seen
no tramp. The caller left, but re-
turned little later and voiced the
belief that he had been made victim
of huge joke, adding that he thought
it was just about such joke as Miss
M would be capable Of. He was
assured, however, that he was mis-
taken in his suspicion, for Miss M.
had Just been seen uut riding. The
suspicion was nevertheless not downed
and NJ B. is now fully convinced that
the Sunday evening visitor was none
other than F. M. and he thinks it was
a clever joke.