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the details of their discharge of the every-day duties 

 of life, to compare favourably with any other 

 section of mankind. 



I have spoken my mind freely and without fear 

 on an unpopular subject, of which I have taken 

 the especially unpopular side. Battues are against 

 the " spirit of the age," it is said ; so, again, it 

 is said, is the private ownership of land ; so, it 

 may be urged in the future, is the private owner- 

 ship of a watch. Alter our laws if you will. Let 

 all possession of property be illegal, and curtail its 

 rights to the limits of the clothing we have on 

 our backs. Annul all contracts, forbid buying and 

 selling, abolish trade. Take from those who have 

 and give to those who have not, but at least 

 let all who have be tarred with the same brush ; 

 and until our laws be so altered, cease from the 

 hypocrisy and spite which attacks not only the 

 worldly possessions but even the amusements of 

 one class alone. 



