he was astounded. " Shocking ! " he exclaimed.
"Shocking ! And of a Sunday morning ! A pretty
sight ! Eigh ! eigh ! Get outa that, you bleeding
nuisances!"

Of course it was a shocking sight. I was shocked
myself. And I should not care to have my own
daughter pollute her eyes with such a sight, or come
within half a mile of it; but and there we were,
and there you are, and but is all that can be said.

The policeman passed on, and back we clustered,
like flies around a honey jar. For was there not
that wonderful thing, a breakfast, awaiting us ? We
could not have clustered more persistently and des
perately had they been giving away million-dollar
bank-notes. Some were already off to sleep, when
back came the policeman and away we scattered,
only to return again as soon as the coast was clear.

At half-past seven a little door opened, and a Sal
vation Army soldier stuck out his head. " Ayn t
no sense blockin the wy up that wy," he said.
"Those as as tickets cawn come hin now, an
those as asn t cawn t come hin till nine."

Oh, that breakfast! Nine o clock ! An hour and
a half longer ! The men who held tickets were
greatly envied. They were permitted to go inside,
have a wash, and sit down and rest until break
fast, while we waited for the same breakfast on the
street. The tickets had been distributed the pre-

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