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The Vicar of WaMeid. 3:
and was welcomed by the family, who (hook
him heartily by the hand: while little Dick
officiousiy reached him a chair.
I was pleated with the poor man's friend-
ship tor two reatons; because I knew that he
wanted mine, and I knew him to be friendly
as far as he was able. He was known in out
neighbourhood by the character of the poor
Gentleman that would do no good when he
was young, though he was not yet thirty.
He would at intervals talk with great good
senle; but in general he was fondest of the
company of children, whom he used to cals
harmless little men. He was famous, I found,
for tinging them ballads, and telling them
stories; and seldom went out without some-
thing in his pockets for them , a piece of gin-
ger-bread, or an halfpenny whisfle. He ge-
nerally came for a sew days into our neigh-
bourhood once a year, and lived upon the
neighbours holpitalitv. He sate down to
supper among us, and my wife was not tea-
ring of her gooseberry wine. The tale went
round; he sung us old songs, and gave the
children the story of the Buck os Beverland,
with the hisfory os Patient Grissel, the adven-
tures of Catikin, and then Fair Rotamoud's
bower. Our cock, which always crew at ele-
ven, now told us it was time for repose; but
an unforeseen difficulty slatted about lodging
thesfranger: all our beds were already taken
up, and it was too late to. send him to the
next ale-house. In this dilemma, little Dick
offered him his part of the bed, if his brother
pdoies
and was welcomed by the family, who (hook
him heartily by the hand: while little Dick
officiousiy reached him a chair.
I was pleated with the poor man's friend-
ship tor two reatons; because I knew that he
wanted mine, and I knew him to be friendly
as far as he was able. He was known in out
neighbourhood by the character of the poor
Gentleman that would do no good when he
was young, though he was not yet thirty.
He would at intervals talk with great good
senle; but in general he was fondest of the
company of children, whom he used to cals
harmless little men. He was famous, I found,
for tinging them ballads, and telling them
stories; and seldom went out without some-
thing in his pockets for them , a piece of gin-
ger-bread, or an halfpenny whisfle. He ge-
nerally came for a sew days into our neigh-
bourhood once a year, and lived upon the
neighbours holpitalitv. He sate down to
supper among us, and my wife was not tea-
ring of her gooseberry wine. The tale went
round; he sung us old songs, and gave the
children the story of the Buck os Beverland,
with the hisfory os Patient Grissel, the adven-
tures of Catikin, and then Fair Rotamoud's
bower. Our cock, which always crew at ele-
ven, now told us it was time for repose; but
an unforeseen difficulty slatted about lodging
thesfranger: all our beds were already taken
up, and it was too late to. send him to the
next ale-house. In this dilemma, little Dick
offered him his part of the bed, if his brother
pdoies