Today we have so-called homeless people who live under bridges or in the woods. But when I was little, in the 1950s, there were real tramps or hobos as well as local characters who drifted around town, scaring horses and little kids like me. I never heard anyone called homeless.
One person in particular wore a suit--he probably had just one--and a necktie and cap, so he was fully dressed, if not exactly decently dressed. His name was Claude Long, which became a local synonym for someone...
Tramps and other characters
One person in particular wore a suit--he probably had just one--and a necktie and cap, so he was fully dressed, if not exactly decently dressed. His name was Claude Long, which became a local synonym for someone...
Tramps and other characters