The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-08-29

-esting individual who blew into the
city sometime Friday morning. This
person is none other than Hobo
King, one of the highest ranking OF
ell the dwellers Of Hobodum. He has
personal recommendation from A
No. l, the highest of all hoboes, and
from James Eads Howe, the million
aire hobo, who plays conspicuous
part in all hobo conventions and VINO
showed his disregard for money at
a recent gathering of these disciples
of the cross ties when he presented
to each hobo present collar button
and a pair of socks, which he said
were the most essentials of dress.
But in all seriousness the Hobo
King is a visitor to Greenville. He
has unmistakable evidence with him
in the form of clippings from several
papers along with pictures of him
which appeared in these papers. He
is intelligent looking and used Eng
lish which would do credit to a COL
lege bred man. He makes his living
by writing verses, delivering lectures,
etc. He has recently delivered
number of lectures in Columbia, At
lanta, Spartanburg and other places
and has letters from we'll known men
of each place to show that he is no
fake
How He Started.
Hobo King states that he was born
in Fresno, California and was reared
as q model boy, seldom being allowed
to go beyond the limits of the yard.
But one day he accidentally became
acquainted with the, worst boy IN
Fresno and the acquaintance grew
into friendship. Finally circus came
to town and the sound of the band
wagon and the jokes of the clowns
were more than this model boy could
stand, so he and his friend ran away
with the circus His parents aover-
tised for him, however, and had him
caught and returned to them. But
the spirit of wanderlust was in him
and his stay at home was short. He
and his friend slipped off again and
Walked to Los Angeles, sixty miles
away. where they acquired their first
long pants. They got into some dlf-
ficulty and the police succeeded IN
catching his friend but Hobo King
gave them the slip. The friend is
now a settled married man, by Vlr-
tue of his arrest and return to his
home, but the Hobo King has stuck
fast to his nomadic life, travelling
seven times across the continent ana
once around the globe. He is now
on his eighth trip across the CONT
nent which will be completed when
he reaches New York.
Samples of His Language.
The Hobo King is writing hoDo
dictionary and last night gave some
EXAMPLES of his language which con-
vinced his hearers that a hobo die
tionary is needed if ordinary human
beings are to understand the "boes.
Here are a few samples:
Get a hair cut-get topped and
scratched.
eI had pain in my leg-l had
kink in my gimp.
s'I got dust in my eyes-My peep
ers we're checked full of dust
Hello friend give US a shake OF
YOUR hand-Hello pard, give us tip
of your fves.'
Fifteen nights ago I arrived at
that town on a slow freight rldlng
the cowcatcher-Fifteen moons ago
blew into that berg on John
O'Brien. holding her down on the
pilot
"a fast freight came along and l
pot into a box car but railway de-
tective threw me off-A dicer came
along and l got into the side door
Pullman, but a railway bull d1tcheo
me-
sI picked up a piece of cigar
nipped a grasshopper."
sIt was a half cigar-1t was a
splits -,
81 put a whole cigar in my moutn
and scratched a match-1 put the
fifth finger of a dutchman IN my
orifice and scratched lucifer.
These are but few OF the pic
turesque slang phrases which HoDo
King put his hearers wise to-
His Political Status.
Hobo King was asked about. MS
political creed and replied that ne
was non-committal on the South
Carolina situation. He then reached
into his hip pocket drawing out a
bandana handkerchief, the emblem