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The Smallweed Family

           ItMAYbeaverygoodsortofpenitenceinavagabond,whohaswastedthebesttimeofhislife,togobackthentodecentpeoplethatheneverwasacredittoandliveuponthem,butit’snotmysort.Thebestkindofamendsthenforhavinggoneawayistokeepaway,inmyopinion.""Butnaturalaffection,Mr.George,"hintsGrandfatherSmallweed."Fortwogoodnames,hey?"saysMr.George,shakinghisheadandstillcomposedlysmoking."No.That’snotmysorteither."GrandfatherSmallweedhasbeengraduallyslidingdowninhischairsincehislastadjustmentandisnowabundleofclotheswithavoiceinitcallingforJudy.Thathouri,appearing,shakeshimupintheusualmannerandischargedbytheoldgentlemantoremainnearhim.Forheseemscharyofputtinghisvisitortothetroubleofrepeatinghislateattentions."Ha!"heobserveswhenheisintrimagain."Ifyoucouldhavetracedoutthecaptain,Mr.George,itwouldhavebeenthemakingofyou.Ifwhenyoufirstcamehere,inconsequenceofouradvertisementinthenewspaperswhenIsay’our,’I’malludingtotheadvertisementsofmyfriendinthecity,andoneortwootherswhoembarktheircapitalinthesameway,andaresofriendlytowardsmeassometimestogivemealiftwithmylittlepittanceifatthattimeyoucouldhavehelpedus,Mr.George,itwouldhavebeenthemakingofyou.""Iwaswillingenoughtobe’made,’asyoucallit,"saysMr.

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