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39 Seedy Sam

           Ofcourse,itisnotalwayssobadasthat,butyouknowitoftenis,andIsay’tisamockerytotellamanthathemustnotoverworkhishorse,forwhenabeastisdownrighttiredthere’snothingbutthewhipthatwillkeephislegsa-going;youcan’thelpyourself—youmustputyourwifeandchildrenbeforethehorse;themastersmustlooktothat,wecan’t.Idon’till-usemyhorseforthesakeofit;noneofyoucansayIdo.There’swronglayssomewhere—neveraday’srest,neveraquiethourwiththewifeandchildren.Ioftenfeellikeanoldman,thoughI’monlyforty-five.Youknowhowquicksomeofthegentryaretosuspectusofcheatingandovercharging;why,theystandwiththeirpursesintheirhandscountingitovertoapennyandlookingatusasifwewerepickpockets.Iwishsomeof’emhadgottositonmyboxsixteenhoursadayandgetalivingoutofitandeighteenshillingsbeside,andthatinallweathers;theywouldnotbesouncommonparticularnevertogiveusasixpenceoverortocramalltheluggageinside.Ofcourse,someof’emtipusprettyhandsomenowandthen,orelsewecouldnotlive;butyoucan’tdependuponthat.”

           Themenwhostoodroundmuchapprovedthisspeech,andoneofthemsaid,“Itisdesperatehard,andifamansometimesdoeswhatiswrongitisnowonder,andifhegetsadramtoomuchwho’stoblowhimup?”

           Jerryhadtakennopartinthisconversation,butIneversawhisfacelooksosadbefore.Thegovernorhadstoodwithbothhishandsinhispockets;nowhetookhishandkerchiefoutofhishatandwipedhisforehead

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