an unskilled man who made ten dollars a week in the
rush seasons and five in the dull, it all depended upon his
age and the number he had dependent upon him. An un~
married man could save, if he did not drink, and if he was
absolutely selfish -- that is, if he paid no heed to the
demands of his old parents, or of his little brothers and
sisters, or of any other relatives he might have, as well as
of the members of his union, and his chums, and the
people who might be starving to death next door.

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