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and his wife look careworn and sorrowful , as they anxiously listen to the earnest conversation of the artisan . " I be main sorry , neighbour Giles , but I can ' t keep Bill any longer ; his example corrupts all my other ' prentices . I have tried hard , as it only wants a year to his time being upbut it won't do ; he seldom comes to workand when
, , he does he is idle , and certain to make a row . More ' s the pity , say I , for he ' s a good workman when he chooses . I have borne with him a long time for your sakes , but now he has taken to drink and poach , he must go . Think what a disgrace it was for the constables to come searching after
one of my ' prentices , and to have Bill taken off in broad day light , and the neighbours all coming to me to learn what he had done . So neighbour Giles , right sorry though I be , the 'dentures must be cancelled , and I only wait for your consent to put them in the fire . " " I suppose I must consent , neighbour Grey , as you took
my boy without a premium , and have learned him a good trade . I ' m very grateful to you , and so is my missus , for all your kindness ; and I feel you can ' t be expected to keep Bill after last week ' s business . But what can we do with him , as he don't mind me or his mother a bit ; and he says he hates work . Can you tell us what to do for the best
with our son , neighbour Grey ? " " Indeed I cannot , as Bill is a lazy scapegrace . I don't like to speak out , because you are in trouble , so telling my mind just now would be like hitting a man when he's down . "
" Do speak out neighbour , for I know all you'd say is in kindness . " " Well then , since you will , I must say , you have made your son what he is by your foolish bringing up , letting him have his own way . When he was at school , you grumbled and complained because he was flogged when he played
truant , and would not learn his book ; and to please master Bill you took him away when he was twelve years old , because he threatened to go to sea , if he was kept at school any longer . You know , neighbour , I then told you , if Bill was my son I 'd have given him a good rope's ending , as a taste of what he miht expect at sea ; I warrant me lad
g , my would not have liked that , and he would have gone to school quiet enough afterwards . But you spared the rod and spoiled the child , took your boy from school , and let him run about , mixing with them that were older and worse
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Sketches Of Character.
and his wife look careworn and sorrowful , as they anxiously listen to the earnest conversation of the artisan . " I be main sorry , neighbour Giles , but I can ' t keep Bill any longer ; his example corrupts all my other ' prentices . I have tried hard , as it only wants a year to his time being upbut it won't do ; he seldom comes to workand when
, , he does he is idle , and certain to make a row . More ' s the pity , say I , for he ' s a good workman when he chooses . I have borne with him a long time for your sakes , but now he has taken to drink and poach , he must go . Think what a disgrace it was for the constables to come searching after
one of my ' prentices , and to have Bill taken off in broad day light , and the neighbours all coming to me to learn what he had done . So neighbour Giles , right sorry though I be , the 'dentures must be cancelled , and I only wait for your consent to put them in the fire . " " I suppose I must consent , neighbour Grey , as you took
my boy without a premium , and have learned him a good trade . I ' m very grateful to you , and so is my missus , for all your kindness ; and I feel you can ' t be expected to keep Bill after last week ' s business . But what can we do with him , as he don't mind me or his mother a bit ; and he says he hates work . Can you tell us what to do for the best
with our son , neighbour Grey ? " " Indeed I cannot , as Bill is a lazy scapegrace . I don't like to speak out , because you are in trouble , so telling my mind just now would be like hitting a man when he's down . "
" Do speak out neighbour , for I know all you'd say is in kindness . " " Well then , since you will , I must say , you have made your son what he is by your foolish bringing up , letting him have his own way . When he was at school , you grumbled and complained because he was flogged when he played
truant , and would not learn his book ; and to please master Bill you took him away when he was twelve years old , because he threatened to go to sea , if he was kept at school any longer . You know , neighbour , I then told you , if Bill was my son I 'd have given him a good rope's ending , as a taste of what he miht expect at sea ; I warrant me lad
g , my would not have liked that , and he would have gone to school quiet enough afterwards . But you spared the rod and spoiled the child , took your boy from school , and let him run about , mixing with them that were older and worse