The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-12-01
BUSINESS MAN HAS
A NOVEL EXPERIENCE

AS retired Wednesday night | was
wondering how the next day would be
appreciated by individuals in different
walks of life. | knew, of course, that
some would have sumptuous Thanks
giving dinners, and others would not
be as fortunate, ] at last thought of
the tramps and wondered how they
would succeed in getting something of
a feast on Thanksgiving day. Well,
the only way to find out was to try it
for myself. Eating the pudding, is
the testing thereof" so disguised
myself as a tramp and started out in
search of food
At 9 80 a. m. called at the door of
most prominent city official, but as |
heard some loud talking inside that did
not have the right tone, putting my
self in the tramp's shoes, | thought |
had better move on and call later, so |
called at real estate dealers home,
and as asked for something to eat
The lady of the house said that they
were torn up, so that their Thanks
giving would be somewhat slim, but
she did not turn me away, she made
me warm cup of coffee and gave me
bread and butter made into a cheese
sandwich, and served it on plate. |
thought that was good starter, and
at 1910 called at the residence of a
prominent physician and as | asked
for something to eat | received the
answer, 81 don't think so, and the
door was slammed in the poor tramp's
face, | then called at a business
mans home close by and received the
same reply, but not quite so hard
treatment. To call once at some places
in HOOD River would be enough for me
If were really tramp, and it was
fortunate for me there were no dogs
that would bite more than beef steak.
The next call was at the home of
well there were two boys sitting in
the kitchen by the stove waiting for
the Turkey to brown, and as the
mother camesto the door, the question
was asked for bite to eat, she re-
piled, 81 guess not, and shut the
door. | thought as she did so that she
was not thinking how thankful she
| should be that it was not one of her
boys who was asking for bread at the
door of some mothers home in far
off city.
BY this time | had mustered up
enough courage to tackle the city
official again. Well, the mysterious
sounds that heard previous must
have had some effect on him, for as
| asked for something to eat, the
answer was short and to the point, in
deep bass voice. "No sir, as if he
We're trying to put the 20. t." to
some ordinance that did not strike his
fancy. certainly cleared out of there
just the same as any tramp would do.
BY ithis time it was after ten o'clock
and called at the residence of an old
time merchant, What difference.
Mrs. said, most certainly, I'll
give you something to eat, ;" as | asked
the usual question. She invited me in
the house and wanted me to wait until
she could make me some hot coffee,
and offered me all the imilk | could
drink As | knew that had big
day ahead of me to call at so many
homes where II desired to test the
generosity of the Hood River folk,
told her not to trouble too much, and
especially knew that she was busy
little woman anyway, so accepted a
lunch in paper that was good enough
and large enough, for two or three
hungry men. Bread and butter with