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Show ; THE CAREFREE HOBO. In this day of government regulation regula-tion of everything, and fear of transgressing trans-gressing some sacred code, the life of the carefree hobo seemsrather at-J at-J tractive. He doesn't have to worry j i about meeting payrolls, nor does he fear a boycott because he can't dis- play a Blue Eagle, j There was a big hoboes' conven'ion j in Chicago a couple of weeks ago, and one philosophical delegate, known only by the name of "Slim," told in a few words the story of a hobo's life. Now the hobo, it must be remembered, is a different character from the common tramp or bum. The hobo travels from place to place, but he is willing to , work, and does work, whenever oppor-i oppor-i tunity offers. The three classes tramp, bum and hobo have been described thus: The tramp is a traveling non-worker; the bum is a stationary non-worker; but the hobo is a traveling worker, who accepts seasonable or temporary employment em-ployment wherever he can get it. But let "Slim" tell about the hobo in his own words. He says: "The hobo may be defined as the j stiff who built the railroads and rides j the rods; who built the highways and hitchhikes; who stacked the wheat and eats stale bread; who mowed the hay! and sleeps on it. About the only sur-1 plus renumeration he ever received for his essential services was his free-' dom, and he will not easily part with it." And, come to think of it, there are some compensations for the hobo's ra- j ther precarious existence. He doesn't' have to dress up in uncomfortable clothes; he doesn't have to conform to a lot of foolish social customs; he, doesn't have to listen to luncheon club 1 orators or other speakers who bore us superior folks stiff. Maybe it's fun to 1 be a hobo, after all. j |