A history of vagrants and vagrancy, and beggars and begging; . AND BEGGAES AND BEGGING. 659 Sharkey, the lubberly Tramp, was taught to whine ; but he was a difficultsubject to make much of, having no special gift for anything, honest or dis-honest, except robbing small children, which the Perfessor would nevertolerate. George Shime, the unwholesome Tramp, was very effective in the small-pox and yellow fever line of business, and the Perfessor instructed him howto counterfeit all the systems of various disorders, including a hacking coughand Saint Vituss dance. He had once been assistant to an
A history of vagrants and vagrancy, and beggars and begging; . AND BEGGAES AND BEGGING. 659 Sharkey, the lubberly Tramp, was taught to whine ; but he was a difficultsubject to make much of, having no special gift for anything, honest or dis-honest, except robbing small children, which the Perfessor would nevertolerate. George Shime, the unwholesome Tramp, was very effective in the small-pox and yellow fever line of business, and the Perfessor instructed him howto counterfeit all the systems of various disorders, including a hacking coughand Saint Vituss dance. He had once been assistant to an onion and potatobutcher, and had no idea where he was drifting, either here or hereafter. Abner Howe, the abject Tramp, was taught a tale of suffering and mis-fortune, dates and places all complete, that would have melted the heart of afashionable lady. Then there was Sarah Book, Mrs. Tramp, the deserted wife, whose hus-band had run away and left her with four children, three of whom had diedin her arms, while the fourth had done worse, and married a journey
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