The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-08

but is healthy appetite a misde
meanor In law?
MY tramp has given me his conf
dence. That should be the first step
Get the confidence of your tramp. He
lost his family and his all In the Cali
fornia earthquake, became despondent
and turned tramp. If anybody had OF.
fered him second family and $4,000
to make new start he would never
have become tramp.
while the cook was out to get a
loaf Of bread and a box Of sardines
my tramp called me his baldheaded
angel
"Have closely scanned his features,
but find nothing of the villainous. His
general attitude is that Of dependency
Seems more despondent since the beeI
gave out, but should policeman boot
him for that?
MY tramp has confided to me that
his ambition could be aroused IL any.
body would board and clothe him fol
three months and take brOtherly in.
terest I'm him.
Bread finished, sardines finished. Is
1t a crime for tramp to eat like a
horse? Perhaps the index to his char.
acter lies In his stomach.
Confession For Weary One.
"Cook has gone to repeat the bread
and sardlne order. Two bottles OF
beer are to be added / suggested a
bottle Of milk, but such a lonesome
look came over the mans face that I
did not insist. 1t may be that a tramp
is first made tramp by driving him
to drink milk.
'"rhe heavy eyebrows of my tramp
denote concentration of thought 1t
may be that he can be induced to
think of flying machines. Has a very
firm jaw. | think If he called at a
house to ask for cold bite he'd stay
right there until he got 1t.
Tramp has given me more of his
confidence. ! didn't expect he would
give me all In minute. He says he's
the tramp that was trying to steal our
garbage pail. He begged my pardon,
and / have told him that such things
can be forgiven.
Tramp suggests that wear a por-
GUS plaster on my bare poll to coax a
new growth Of hair. | would have
knocked any other man down for MAX
Ing such suggestion, but the more
familiar you let tramp become the
better you can study him.
Bread, sardlnes and beer finished
and cook says she'll be hanged IL she
goes for any more. Tramp looks at
me reproachfully, but have suggest
ed that may be induced to buy him
a delicatessen store within few days
He says 1t isn't right to raise tramps
hopes and then freeze him out, and
agree with him.
II conclude from my observations
that the fellow was once Industrious,
sober and took more or less interest in
politics. If the right chord be touched
he can be brought back to this again.
Tramp has just poked me in the
ribs and suggested that we go out and
whoop 'er up and make a night of 1t.
| have declined, but tenderly and gen.
tiy, so as not to hurt his feelings.
Tramp suggests that /, make a
search of the pantry for more eatables.
Begin your study of the tramp by
him. 20 to search"
At this juncture Mrs. Bowser, who
had passed the last half hour on the
basement stairs to listen, made her
sudden appearance In the dining room.
The tramp had just locked Mr.. Bowser
into the pantry and was gathering
things from the sideboard. He made
for the basement door as he saw her,
and Mr.. Bowser came bounding out
rs soon as she could turn the key. He
made after the tramp and ran him out
Of the yard and down the street, but
he was too fat and the tramp too lean.
well, have you concluded your
tramp observations and deductionsY' p
asked Mrs. Bowser as he returned
putting and blowing.
But Mr.. Bowser passed her without
word and went upstairs to bed.