A history of vagrants and vagrancy, and beggars and begging; . most of his naturaldisadvantages. Here, for example, was Sam Discoll, the jolly Tramp. The Perfessor put him through aregular course of training; taught him manypert sayings, jokes and complimentary speeches for farmers wives anddaughters, such, Ah, mum, I had a wife once, and a good wife, too, andnearly as handsome as you, though youd hardly think it of a poor Tramplike me ; or, Ah, well! a smile from youd be as good as a square meal fora man any day; or, I caught a bad cold last night, maam, sleeping in at eld with the gate open
A history of vagrants and vagrancy, and beggars and begging; . most of his naturaldisadvantages. Here, for example, was Sam Discoll, the jolly Tramp. The Perfessor put him through aregular course of training; taught him manypert sayings, jokes and complimentary speeches for farmers wives anddaughters, such, Ah, mum, I had a wife once, and a good wife, too, andnearly as handsome as you, though youd hardly think it of a poor Tramplike me ; or, Ah, well! a smile from youd be as good as a square meal fora man any day; or, I caught a bad cold last night, maam, sleeping in at eld with the gate open and the grass not aired, and such like stuff. Samhad been a deck-hand on a North Eiver barge, and once thought he mightbecome President of the United States; he now hopes he may have a clam-cart of his own some day. There was Bill Gouch ; the Perfessor saw hehad the natural talent for a bully, and gently trained his mind to distinguishthe right objects for bullying; but still he would make mistakes now andthen, and come home with a black eye in
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