Show A tramps maxims I 1 in rn the hip pocket of an old vagrant pulled in by the police the other night was a memorandum book gook full fall of his hia own writing with pencil and some of his philosophy is good enough td be preserved his first paragraph reads bad back whiskey because it jt is offered ed free la Is like getting id ire the way of bullets purchased by an hn enemy A second reads honesty i the bet bea policy b but t some folks are satisfied with second best it is harato hard to be iio lio h onest neston on an empty stoma stomach bh A third runs A dry plank under a rainproof shed Is better than a feather bed in iii jail jall kind hind and find one annoyed by mhd jailor bringing ringing Jb in a square breakfast A A fourth fourthia sa Y 8 bay pay as you go if you anything any thing to pay with dont go if you are forced to go record every indebtedness and let your heirs settle the bills the fifth explains we should have charity for alii alli when the winter winds blow cold and drear we bags should pty the poor fellows in india who are having weather A sixth is recorded politeness costs nothing but it Is riot expected that you will wake a man up at midnight to ashper ask permission to go through his henhouse 4 it rt is more courteous to let him eni enjoy his needed repose the seventh and last was noted down as follows 1 f when you pick up an apple coredo not find fault because it is not the apple itself but be satisfied with the grade of descent do not be ashamed of your occupation we cannot all be lords nor can we all be vagrants As I 1 cannot be a it lord I 1 should not lament at being A a vagrant va rant be truthful and out en 11 that is tell cm em you are a chicago fire lire sufferer bund puff berer keep able hours or some will get your sour plank first be hp hopeful che cheerful erful and good ing wont wout cure a sore heel detroit free press sept 12 |