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solicited alms of me in the street, I deem him 

 an object worthy of relief. After he has given 

 satisfactory answers to your questions, please 

 to relieve him, and place half to the account 

 of yours, T. Duffield." Going direct to 

 the Mayor, the tramp was entertained in the 

 kitchen with cold beef, bread, and ale. Pre- 

 sently the bell rang and the visitor was 

 summoned to the Mayor's presence. Hastily 

 putting the remains of the viands between his 

 skin and jacket (for shirt he had none), he 

 went before his Worship, and was gratified 

 to find that the Sheriff was not there to have 

 his revenge. "The Mayor," says the man in 

 the account of his roguery, " told me he had 

 been rummaging his wardrobe, and had found a 

 few necessaries ; and as he thought they would 

 fit me, I was to try them on there and then. 

 I wished to go out to wash myself first, but 

 all my excuses were unavailing. The good- 

 natured Mayor smiled, and pushed the clothes 

 towards me, telling me to put them on ; and 

 never was there a clown in a show, that acted 

 Billy Button, better equipped than I was, when 

 I got his Worship's cast-off clothes. The 

 following garments constituted the suit given 

 me by the worthy Mayor : A pair of strong 

 shoes, with buckles ; a pair of fine white 

 cotton stockings ; a pair of black breeches. 



