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miles of that spot�察�and of all unlikely places to find one would have been 

this sandy peninsula�察�given up to the summer residences of a few wealthy 

people。     Yet I could not help admiring the assumption of the scamp�察�who 

knew this fact as well as myself。 But I said�察 �I can give you work for a day 

or two�察─�and�察�bidding him gather up his sick wife's apparel�察�led the way 

across the  downs   to   my  cottage。       At   first   I  think the  offer  took him  by 

surprise�察�and gave him some consternation�察�but he presently recovered his 

spirits�察  �and   almost   instantly   his   speech。   ;Ah�察  �worruk�察  �is   it�拭  �God   be 

praised� �it's meself that's ready and willin'。           'Though maybe   me hand is 

spoilt wid brickmakin'。; 

     I assured him that the work I would give him would require no delicate 

manipulation�察�and so we fared on over the sleepy downs。 But I could not 

help noticing that�察�although an invalid�察�I was a much better pedestrian than 

my companion�察�frequently leaving him behind�察�and that even as a ;tramp�察─�

he was etymologically an impostor。             He had a way of lingering beside the 

fences   we   had   to   climb   over�察  �as   if   to   continue   more   confidentially   the 

history   of   his   misfortunes   and   troubles�察  �which   he   was   delivering   to   me 

during our homeward walk�察�and I noticed that he could seldom resist the 

invitation of a mossy boulder or a tussock of salt grass。               ;Ye see�察�sur�察─�he 

would say�察�suddenly sitting down�察 �it's along uv me misfortunes beginnin' 

in   Milwaukee   that;   and   it   was   not   until   I   was   out   of   hearing   that   he 

would   languidly   gather   his   traps   again   and   saunter   after   me。    When   I 

reached my own garden gate he leaned for a moment over it�察�with both of 

his   powerful arms   extended downward�察 �and   said�察  �Ah�察 �but   it's   a   blessin' 

that Sunday comes to give rest fur the wake and the weary�察�and them as 

walks sivinteen miles to get it。;          Of course I took the hint。          There was 

evidently no work to be had from my friend�察�the Tramp�察�that day。                   Yet his 

countenance brightened as he saw the limited extent of my domain�察 �and 

observed that the garden�察�so called�察�was only a flower´bed about twenty´ 

five by ten。     As he had doubtless before this been utilized�察�to the extent of 



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his capacity�察�in digging�察�he had probably expected that kind of work�察�and I 

daresay I discomfitted him by pointing him to an almost leveled stone wall�察�

about     twenty    feet  long�察  �with   the   remark    that  his   work    would    be   the 

rebuilding   of   that   stone   wall�察  �with   stone   brought   from   the   neighboring 

slopes。 In a few moments he was comfortably provided for in the kitchen�察�

where the cook�察�a woman of his own nativity�察�apparently�察 �chaffed; him 

with a raillery that was to me quite unintelligible。            Yet I noticed that when�察�

at sunset�察�he accompanied Bridget to the spring for water�察�ostentatiously 

flourishing     the   empty    bucket    in  his   hand�察  �when    they   returned    in  the 

gloaming Bridget was carrying the water�察�and my friend�察�the Tramp�察�was 

some paces behind her�察�cheerfully ;colloguing�察─�and picking blackberries。 

     At seven the next morning he started in cheerfully to work。                   At nine�察�

A。 M。�察�he had placed three large stones on the first course in position�察�an 

hour   having   been   spent   in   looking   for   a   pick   and   hammer�察  �and   in   the 

incidental ;chaffing; with Bridget。            At ten o'clock I went to overlook his 

work�察�it   was   a   rash   action�察 �as   it   caused him  to   respectfully  doff his  hat�察�

discontinue his labors�察�and lean back against the fence in cheerful and easy 

conservation。 ;Are you fond uv blackberries�察�Captain�拭─                   �I told him that 

the children were in the habit of getting them from the meadow beyond�察�

hoping to   estop the  suggestion   I knew  was coming。               ;Ah�察 �but�察 �Captain�察�

it's meself that with wanderin' and havin' nothin' to pass me lips but the 

berries   I'd   pick   from   the   hedges��it's   meself   knows   where   to   find   thim。 

Sure�察�it's yer childer�察�and foine boys they are�察�Captain�察�that's besaching me 

to go wid 'em to the place�察�known'st only to meself。;                It is unnecessary to 

say that he triumphed。         After the manner of vagabonds of all degrees�察�he 

had   enlisted   the   women   and   children       on   his   sideand   my   friend�察  �the 

Tramp�察�had his own way。            He departed at eleven and returned at four�察�P。 

M。�察   �with   a   tin  dinner´pail    half   filled。   On    interrogating     the   boys   it 

appeared   that   they   had   had   a   ;bully   time�察─  �but   on   cross´examination   it 

came out that THEY had picked the berries。 From four to six�察�three more 

stones were laid�察�and the arduous labors of the day were over。                  As I stood 

looking at the first course of six stones�察�my friend�察�the Tramp�察�stretched his 

strong arms out to their fullest extent and said�此 �Ay�察�but it's worruk that's 

good for me�察�give me worruk�察�and it's all I'll be askin' fur。; 



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     I ventured to suggest that he had not yet accomplished much。 

     ;Wait   till to´morror。      Ah�察 �but   ye'll see   thin。   It's   me   hand that's   yet 

onaisy wid brick´makin' and sthrange to the shtones。                 An ye'll wait till to´ 

morror�拭─�

     Unfortunately   I   did   not   wait。    An   engagement   took   me   away   at   an 

early   hour�察  �and   when   I   rode   up   to   my   cottage   at   noon   my   eyes   were 

greeted with the astonishing spectacle of my two boys hard at work laying 

the   courses   of   the   stone   wall�察  �assisted   by  Bridget   and   Norah�察  �who   were 

dragging stones from the hillsides�察�while comfortably stretched on the top 

of the wall lay my friend�察�the Tramp�察�quietly overseeing the operation with 

lazy  and humorous   comment。            For  an   instant   I   was   foolishly  indignant�察�

but   he   soon   brought   me   to   my  senses。    ;Shure�察  �sur�察  �it's   only  larnin'   the 

boys the habits uv industhry I wasand may they niver know�察�be the same 

token�察�what it is to worruk fur the bread betune their lips。                 Shure it's but 

makin' 'em think it play I was。           As fur the colleens beyint in the kitchen�察�

sure isn't it betther they was helping your honor here than colloguing with 

themselves inside�拭─�

     Nevertheless�察      �I  thought     it   expedient     to   forbid    henceforth      any 

interruption of servants or children with my friend's ;worruk。; Perhaps it 

was   the   result   of   this   embargo   that   the   next   morning   early   the   Tramp 

wanted to see me。 

     ;And it's sorry I am to say it to ye�察�sur�察─�he began�察 �but it's the handlin' 

of this stun that's desthroyin' me touch at the brick´ makin'�察�and it's better I 

should lave ye and find worruk at me own thrade。                    For it's worruk I am 

nadin'。    It isn't meself�察�Captain�察�to ate the bread of oidleness here。                And 

so good´by to ye�察�and if it's fifty cints ye can be givin' me ontil I'll find a 

killit's God that'll repay ye。; 

     He got the money。          But he got also conditionally a note from me to 

my     next   neighbor�察   �a   wealthy    retired   physician�察    �possessed     of  a  large 

domain�察�a man eminently practical and businesslike in his management of 

it。   He employed many laborers on the sterile waste he called his ;farm�察─�

and it occurred to me that if there really was any work in my friend�察�the 

Tramp�察�which my own indolence and preoccupation had failed to bring out�察�

he was the man to do it。 



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     I   met  him   a   week   after。  It   was   with   some    embarrassment       that  I 

inquired   after   my   friend�察  �the   Tramp。    ;Oh�察  �yes�察─  �he   said�察  �reflectively�察�

;let's   see�此  �he   came   Monday   and   left   me   Thursday。   He   was�察  �I   think�察  �a 

stout�察  �strong   man�察  �a   well´meaning�察  �good´humored   fellow�察  �but   afflicted 

with a most singular variety of diseases。 The first day I put him at work in 

the    stables   he  developed      chills  and   fever   caught    in  the   swamps     of 

Louisiana; 

     ;Excuse me�察─�I said hurriedly�察 �you mean in Milwaukee� ─�

     ;I know what I'm talking about�察─�returned the Doctor�察�testily�察 �he told 

me his whole wretched storyhis escape from the Confederate service�察�the 

attack   upon   him   by   armed   negroes�察  �his   concealment   in   the   bayous   and 

swamps; 

     ;Go on�察�Doctor�察─�I said�察�feebly�察 �you were speaking of his work。; 

     ;Yes。     Well�察 �his   system  was   full   of   malaria�察�the   first day  I   had him 

wrapped up in blankets�察�and dosed with quinine。                 The next day he was 

taken with all the symptoms of cholera morbus�察�and I had to keep him up 

on brandy and capsicum。           Rheumatism set in on the following day�察�and 

incapacitated him for work�察�and I concluded I had better give him a note to 

the director of the City Hospital than keep him here。                As a pathological 

study he was good�察�but as I was looking for a man to help about the stable�察�

I couldn't afford to keep him in both capacities。; 

     As I never could really tell when the Doctor was in joke or in earnest�察�I 

dropped the subject。        And so my friend�察�the Tramp�察�gradually faded from 

my memory�察�not however wit

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