Chastising A Tramp

On Taesday evening a tramp called at Mr. Hamrnorsly's, at Traverner's Wooda, and asked for a glass of water, stating that he was so Irangry, and he liad no place to sleep at night. Mr. Hammersly took pity on him, took hini in, gave Mm supper, a beü to sleep in, and breakfast next morning. When he was ieaving, Mr. Hammersly noticed a great improvement in his personal appearance. The night bef ore he was thin and spare; the next morning he was fat and pussy. Suspecting that something might be wrong, Mr. Hammersly proceeded to examine Mr. Tramp critically, and foiuid that he had appropriated to his own use immerous articles of Mr. Hammersley's clothing, which he had put under his own rags, and had stuffed his wallet full of such useful artieles as he could find abont the premisos. Having the dead wood on Mr. Tramp, Mr. Hammersly snatched him into his meat house and i looked him in, and kept him confined j until he went to the woods and cut B big bluek gusa. He then returned to the meat house, unlocked the door, turned out Mr. Tramp, and bid liim oat and run. Tramp obeyed orders with military aliierity, but he had not elevad the door sill bof ore Mr. Hammersly oom j i nienced his part of the performance, giving him the black-gum switch for I every junip for about half a niile. He lajd on the stripes fast and heavy, and better time was never made from Traverner's Woods to Potts' Mili, and never did a tramp get bettnr paid for the abuse of ho.spitah'ty thau Mr. Hammersly gave this thieving rascal. - Easton {Pa.) Star. Mystbhious flres at the East are now attributed to "ashes from a tramp's pipe.'