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wiped out. Educate him, polish him as you may, it will be 

 in him still, and he will love to go off into the old woods at 

 times, to lay around loose for a season, vagabondising among 

 the wild and savage things of the wilderness. It is but 

 indulging the original instincts of our nature. True, he will 

 not relish his savage ways a great while. His old habits 

 will lead him back to civilization, to the luxury of a well- 

 furnished room, the quiet of an easy chair, and the repose 

 of a soft bed. In a word to ' clean up ' and shave and 

 dress, so that when he looks into a glass he will see the 

 shadow of a gentleman." 



