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ging fellows, who never did a day's work in 

 a garden in their lives ; and good care they 

 take to know very little, or nothing at all, 

 if they're questioned. Just to set others on 

 their guard against these scamps, I'll have 

 a say about one I met with that beat all I 

 ever saw of the sort. 



I happened to be giving him something 

 to eat at my door, when the squire was 

 coming by, and asked what he was; and 

 when I said he was wanting work in a gar- 

 den, and was badly off with walking about 

 looking for a place, he told me to send him 

 up to the house. As far as his clothes went, 

 he was indeed badly off ; for if it hadn't been 

 for an old greatcoat to cover his rags, he'd 

 have passed for a scarecrow. Well, the 

 squire had him into an out-house, and had 

 him stript, and gave him some decent clothes, 

 and made quite another man of him; and 

 the butler said he was so grateful, and spoke 

 so pleasant, and told such tales of his hard- 

 ships, and how it was every body's fault but 

 his own that his misfortunes had come from, 

 that they clubbed round in the servants' 

 hall, and gave him six shillings to start 

 with. The squire had a look at him before 



