Posted on 11/28/2015 3:57:04 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine
It is likely there will be yards or vacant lots full of folks who try that.
Having some manners will go a lot farther and get a lot fewer people killed. That will separate the good folks who are down on their luck from the ones who aren't so good, at least in the eyes of many.
Jack London was also a lefty Socialist.
Other than that, all I know about hobos I learned from Roger Miller's "Trailers for sale or rent..."
Hobos disliked tramps and bums and frowned up on them severely.
Probably because if some good-hearted citizen was taken advantage of by a tramp or bum, it would ruin it for future hobos who might pass through later.
Reminded me of the Cowboy Code:
1. Live each day with honesty and courage.
2. Take pride in your work. Always do your best.
3. Stay curious. Study hard and learn all you can.
4. Do what has to be done and finish what you start.
5. Be tough, but fair.
6. When you make a promise, keep it.
7. Be clean in thought, word, deed, and dress.
8. Practice tolerance and understanding of others.
9. Be willing to stand up for whatâs right.
10. Be an excellent steward of the land and its animals.
The Leatherman: Connecticut's Wandering Hobo
Since 1862, many have heard the tale of a wandering vagrant who traveled in an endless 365-mile circle between the Connecticut and Hudson rivers. The strange man only spoke with grunts or gestures and dressed in crudely stitched leather from his hat to his shoes. The suit was made of heavy pieces of raw leather estimated to have weighed more than sixty pounds in total. It was a coat of armor the vagrant depended on to protect him from the sometimes harsh New England elements. "Leatherman," as he was dubbed by those who encountered him, would only sleep outside year-round -- and mostly in caves around Connecticut and New York.
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