The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-09-01
And Here Is the Opinion of a Man
in Seattle Who Never Worked a
Day in His Life and Is Proud of It


Windy Bill" Sawyer has granted me an
interview on work
The bartender at Clancy's told me about
Windy Bill
"'Windy Bill" said Cancys bartender.
is tn fella you're lookn' for He never
worked in his life You'll find him over to
Billy tn Mugs"
the Mugs. here's gent wants to buy you
a drink"
Windy Bills" elbows were hooked over
the bar. His weight was thus evenly divided
between arms and legs. Standing that way
is nearly as easy as lying down.
"Al right said Windy" without turning
his head or changing position. Pass it along
-yousc"
The foaming glass slithcred the length OF
the wet bar. passing from hand TO hand.
Windy drank the beer; then rehooked him
self 20 the bar and resumed his nap.
IL took 10 beers 70 rive, Windy Bills" at
,ention.
Labor day he repeated after me. seepiiy. Ia
bor-tay' So IT is Labor day. to be sure
work he repeated after again. Work.
Certainly The bartender 10 a workinonran, but
q the moment he 10 unoccupied. Just so. .
Shove "a nions--youse. .-.-- .-s.~ =
"Yes, speak as an expert shall oY course
speak OF work only in the abstract You see before
you"-this proudly-"a man who has never worked
with his hands. II Is not because am lazy that |
Il went 10 college once. II may surprise you to
know this. but II is Yes. went to college In that
part OF Illinois which men call Egypt per-
hsps you have been there where they grow
corn.
Il learncd-and forsot-much at college have
not forgotten. however the definition OF inertia 1t
In property OF matter by which II tends preserve
n state OF rest until the matter is impelled 20
ment by force stronger than himself
The secret OF my success is that have always
been able to dodge that force-aways. that is, but
once or that distressful time. more anon"
Windy Bills" voice was sad.
i have brother in Chicago. He is rich. Poor
fool. he is very rich lie says | lazy He does
not know. He suffers from nerves and will send me
no more money have neither money nor nerves.
at 10 silly to work. II Is foolish TO live In
houses and cities. N wIse
would live under fruit trees and walt for the
roe fruit to fsi. Under presen, abnormal
conditions, make the best Of a bad business
and get along nicely without working.
Il am the proprietor OF the Hotel de Sawyer II
is a houseboat on the tide flats built II. . 8.
Foolish man. Then a fit OF restlessness seized
him and he went away. / am never rest
less. came along and took possession OF the house
boat built by anothers labor.
THE tramp OF fiction wears whskers. The tramp
OF fact is generally smooth shaven. That one seem
ingy rifling bit OF knowledge has enabled me TO live
without work
AT the Hotel dc Sawyer | have a razor--not
yards. All the trarlps on the Pacific coast know
They come TO the hotel and they say: Win
Certainly say. but first you must wood
THE incoming tide bears driftwood to my dool
on my doorstep Come. then. to me other housed
wood
Help yourselves, say, and watch them. TIL
My guests stay sometimes long weel
entails no labor. They sleep the floor. Every
"Tramps as class, regard themselves cleve
fact the amount OF labor performed by tramp In
Il come, now. TO the one blot on my oscutcheor
II have said am not restless am not But
but sometimes | did not eat, knew that sonnet
Il fell asleep on n train In Kansas. A brakem
farmhouse. | hungry and wanted to get TO {
glng a ditch.
Finish this ditch he said and will uay yo
~ was hungry. Il was 10 miles to the next tow
had ever been In my life before. And-and-I dug