The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-11
BY Burke Jenkins.

| was proud that he could speak 10
me on terms OF perfect equality. for
VAS merely out for a little vacation
stroiI. whereas he was pursuing his
lifework.
You see said he. like all other
vocstions, hoboing has its diss ppoint-
inents. Choicest of these is cbums. It's
hard 10 find a chum that1l stick"
lie frightened his clothes-line belt.
selected grassy knoll beside the
macadam, and tore on an offending
nap from the sole OF a tattered shoe.
| waited.
No sooner do you begin 20 chum up
TO Teller. get used TO his ways. begin
10 think him swell hand-out. no soon
salvation army. or goes 10 work. Dis
gushing say l."
] sympathized
Now. for example. there was Pete.
/ come mighty near loving Pete To
begin with. Pete was Fat. Back to
back on frosty night. Pete equsled
furnace And Jolly he was. too
always uB to some joke or other
,haVin some run as he called it-and
II was most in general al my ex-
pcnse.
Loved freedom. Pete did. tell you.
sure thought had Pete trained for
1 'he profession; but. no. sir, ike the
| ANHA Hllli anu nov hN Ivy
| lhS 10 get even on him with his Jokes
.ast summer Pete and / were still
am0ling down yonder in Gawd's coun-
Try. state o Maine. YOU know. Long
towards late one afternoon We found
cosy haycock by the road with the
! nearest house a full quarte.-mile
away. Bed for the night was o. X
but our larder was leery.
Pete. says !. full OF deceit. as
YOU u see. Pete. M goin' 10 tackle yon
Iomlcile for inner-man refreshment.
I'm hungry
Well SAYS Pete. 'amble away.
Whereupon he curled his highness into
me hay and snored like threshing
machine
Thus left 10 my own devices. as Z,
We're, ] turned up my collar. pulled
my MAJ over my nose. trotted real
PedTt ID 70 the house. and raped
a. The front door. Didn't have long
70 van. tor ! sInelt the country parlor.
. lsnucNS behind the incest Kind OF an
old lady As she stood in the doorWav
( blluHlng 10 make mo ont
Hadim. says in my politsst tone
aud can b" right pleasant on o,.
CASTOR. though say lt as hadn't
oGEh madam says I. I'm a detec
she gave kind of start and iooked
back over her shoulder
M searching. ! hurried mp 10
I say. Tor a desperate murderer lave
20" heard or seen anything Of a very
Ial man wearing wh.skers. two weeks
OF so growth. and very possibly dis
gdlScd a. tramp INerrack-d him in
I N" same kind Of toys up 20 This yeiy
helenborhood. bur this morning 10
Eat" ne tho slip lie couldn't have
20 Tar though. ! think
Shr seemed mightily excited and
car oacH into the darkness behind
David vas tho old man. and right
I husky old cOdcer he was
Describe Your man. saws Le .r.v-
overheard YOU So far
The old fellow looked 20 MIGHTY 20
i rlou~ ana q bit excited. too. rhaf / g,.
Z KIM OF scared. huf fale.s a ioLa I,
I ! plunged and gave % polished ro,ind
! on Of Pefa's general ntout.
] saws he '''
Your man says
q e, Nh,. YES. he answered. IN
/ sheriff Lunscmha. or -hI. hoe com. !,
"nd ~" been hOt-foof a'to- that f.ila,
B Slu'" ne very morning after he mar
t''' d SAILS husband : suppose ,o'i.r,
rs ou''' ' '" az.
Acs. saws swallowing cold. bg,
"-"'ri Tor ANYTHING. can YOU g.y, pa.
~. .ari lcuiars OF the crime"
Thing u" every
SIre. ! know say. ] .br, moan
any further particulars Can You rel