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Slumber still�察�O deacons and vestrymen�               �Let�察�oh let those feet that are 

swift to wickedness curl up beneath thee� �those palms that are itching for 

the shekels of the ungodly lie clasped beneath thy pillow�               �Sleep is better 

than prayer。; 

     And�察  �indeed�察  �though   it   was   high   morning�察  �sleep   was   still   in   the   air。 

Wrought   upon   at   last   by   the   combined   influences   of   sea   and   sky   and 

atmosphere�察�I succumbed�察�and lay down on one of the boulders of a little 

stony slope that gave upon the sea。           The great Atlantic lay before me�察�not 

yet quite awake�察�but slowly heaving the rhythmical expiration of slumber。 

There was no sail visible in the misty horizon。              There was nothing to do 

but to lie and stare at the unwinking ether。 

     Suddenly  I   became   aware   of   the strong   fumes   of   tobacco。      Turning 

my   head�察  �I   saw   a   pale   blue   smoke   curling   up   from   behind   an   adjacent 

boulder。     Rising�察�and climbing over the intermediate granite�察�I came upon 

a little hollow�察�in which�察�comfortably extended on the mosses and lichens�察�

lay a powerfully´built man。         He was very ragged�察�he was very dirty�察�there 

was a strong suggestion about him of his having too much hair�察�too much 

nail�察�too much   perspiration�察�too much   of those superfluous   excrescences 

and exudations that society and civilization strive to keep under。                  But it 

was noticeable that he had not much of anything else。               It was The Tramp。 

     With that swift severity with which we always visit rebuke upon the 

person who happens to present any one of our vices offensively before us�察�

in   his   own   person�察  �I   was   deeply   indignant   at   his   laziness。 Perhaps   I 

showed it in my manner�察�for he rose to a half´ sitting attitude�察�returned my 



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stare apologetically�察�and made a movement toward knocking the fire from 

his pipe against the granite。 

     ;Shure�察  �sur�察  �and   if   I'd   belaved   that   I   was   trispassin   on   yer   honor's 

grounds�察�it's meself that would hev laid down on the say shore and takin' 

the salt waves for me blankits。           But it's sivinteen miles I've walked this 

blessed noight�察�with nothin' to sustain me�察�and hevin' a mortal wakeness to 

fight wid in me bowels�察�by reason of starvation�察�and only a bit o' baccy 

that the Widdy Maloney gi' me at the cross roads�察�to kape me up entoirley。 

But it was the dark day I left me home in Milwaukee to walk to Boston�察�

and   if   ye'll   oblige   a   lone   man   who   has   left   a   wife   and   six   children   in 

Milwaukee�察  �wid   the   loan   of   twenty´five   cints�察  �furninst   the   time   he   gits 

worruk�察�God'll be good to ye。; 

     It instantly flashed through my mind that the man before me had the 

previous night partaken of the kitchen hospitality of my little cottage�察�two 

miles    away。     That    he   presented    himself    in  the  guise   of   a  distressed 

fisherman�察�mulcted of his wages by an inhuman captain�察�that he had a wife 

lying   sick   of   consumption   in   the   next   village�察  �and   two   children�察  �one   of 

whom was a cripple�察�wandering in the streets of Boston。                   I remembered 

that   this   tremendous   indictment   against   Fortune   touched   the   family�察  �and 

that the distressed   fisherman was   provided with clothes�察 �food�察�and some 

small     change。    The   food    and   small    change    had   disappeared�察    �but   the 

garments for the consumptive wife�察�where were they�拭                 �He had been using 

them for a pillow。 

     I instantly pointed out this fact�察�and charged him with the deception。 

To my surprise�察�he took it quietly�察�and even a little complacently。 

     ;Bedad�察�yer roight�察�ye see�察�sur; ��confidentially���察 �ye see�察�sur�察�until I get 

worrukand it's worruk I'm lukin' forI have to desave now and thin to 

shute the locality。      Ah�察�God save us� �but on the say´coast thay'r that har´ 

rud upon thim that don't belong to the say。; 

     I ventured to suggest that a strong�察�healthy man like him might have 

found work somewhere between Milwaukee and Boston。 

     ;Ah�察�but ye see I got free passage on a freight train�察�and didn't sthop。 

It was in the Aist that I expected to find worruk。; 

     ;Have you any trade�拭─�



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     ;Trade�察�is it�拭    �I'm a brickmaker�察�God knows�察�and many's the lift I've 

had at makin' bricks in Milwaukee。            Shure�察�I've as aisy a hand at it as any 

man。     Maybe yer honor might know of a kill hereabout�拭─�

     Now to my certain knowledge�察�there was not a brick kiln within fifty 

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 spe

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