. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. • Skying a Copper. 2 C 402. If the Coach goes at six, piay what time goes the Basket? rJI£ LAST SHILLING* HE was evidently a foreigner, and poor. As I sat at the oppositecorner of the Southgate stage, I took a mental inventory of hiswardrobe. A military cloak much the worse for wear—a blue coat,the worse for tear—a napless hat—a shirt neither white nor brown—apair of mud-C(;lour gloves, open at each thumb—grey trousers tooshort for his legs—and boots too long for his feet. From some words he uropt, I found that he had come direct fr
. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. • Skying a Copper. 2 C 402. If the Coach goes at six, piay what time goes the Basket? rJI£ LAST SHILLING* HE was evidently a foreigner, and poor. As I sat at the oppositecorner of the Southgate stage, I took a mental inventory of hiswardrobe. A military cloak much the worse for wear—a blue coat,the worse for tear—a napless hat—a shirt neither white nor brown—apair of mud-C(;lour gloves, open at each thumb—grey trousers tooshort for his legs—and boots too long for his feet. From some words he uropt, I found that he had come direct fromParis, to undertake the duties of French teacher at an Englishacademy ; and his companion, the English classical usher, had beensent to London, lo meet and conduct him to his suburban destination. Poor devil ! thought I, thou art going into a bitter bad line of busi-ness ; and the hundredth share which I had taken in the boyishpersecutions of my own French master—an emigr^ of the old noblesse—smote violently on my conscience. At Edmonton the coachstopped. The
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