38 LECTURE III. 



But I must conclude, or I shall tire you. 

 Let me, however, beg of you riot to abandon 

 your snug Fisherman's Home. When the ad- 

 vantages of it are more known, depend upon it 

 a more general and liberal assistance will be 

 afforded it by the inhabitants of this large and 

 prosperous town. Some persons have said to 

 me, " You will do no good amongst these fisher- 

 men they will spend their money in drink and 

 idleness as soon as they get it." Now, I think 

 very differently, and far better, of you. I will 

 never believe that the fine body of men I now 

 see before me are incapable of receiving well- 

 intended and kindly advice, and of acting upon 

 it. I trust and think that this will not be the 

 case. 



I will only add, that in walking about Brighton 

 I occasionally see in those vile receptacles for 

 drunkards, called beer-shops, a paper stuck in 

 the window with these words on it " Best Old 

 Tom here." Now, this Old Tom, as he is called, 

 is a consummate rascal, as I am going to prove 

 to you. You may ask, What has this old gentle- 

 man done to deserve such an epithet? You 

 shall hear. If you form a too intimate acquain- 

 tance with him, he will lead you to poverty, 



