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one side of a long white table�察�the other side�察�which was nearest 

to the wall�察�was occupied by a party�察�or rather family�察�consisting 

of a grimy´looking man�察�somewhat under the middle size�察�dressed in 

faded velveteens�察�and wearing a leather apron ´ a rather pretty´

looking woman�察�but sun´burnt�察�and meanly dressed�察�and two ragged 

children�察�a boy and girl�察�about four or five years old。  The man 

sat with his eyes fixed upon the table�察�supporting his chin with 

both his hands�察�the woman�察�who was next him�察�sat quite still�察�save 

that occasionally she turned a glance upon her husband with eyes 

that appeared to have been lately crying。  The children had none of 

the vivacity so general at their age。  A more disconsolate family I 

had never seen�察�a mug�察�which�察�when filled�察�might contain half a 

pint�察�stood empty before them�察�a very disconsolate party indeed。



'House��' said I�察�'House��' and then�察�as nobody appeared�察�I cried 

again as loud as I could�察�'House� �do you hear me�察�House��'



'What's your pleasure�察�young man��' said an elderly woman�察�who now 

made her appearance from a side apartment。



'To taste your ale��' said I。



'How much��' said the woman�察�stretching out her hand towards the 

empty mug upon the table。



'The largest measure´full in your house��' said I�察�putting back her 

hand gently。  'This is not the season for half´pint mugs。'



'As you will�察�young man��' said the landlady�察�and presently brought 

in an earthen pitcher which might contain about three pints�察�and 

which foamed and frothed withal。



'Will this pay for it��' said I�察�putting down sixpence。



'I have to return you a penny��' said the landlady�察�putting her hand 

into her pocket。



'I want no change��' said I�察�flourishing my hand with an air。



'As you please�察�young gentleman��' said the landlady�察�and then�察�

making a kind of curtsey�察�she again retired to the side apartment。



'Here is your health�察�sir��' said I to the grimy´looking man�察�as I 

raised the pitcher to my lips。



The tinker�察�for such I supposed him to be�察�without altering his 

posture�察�raised his eyes�察�looked at me for a moment�察�gave a slight 

nod�察�and then once more fixed his eyes upon the table。  I took a 

draught of the ale�察�which I found excellent�察�'Won't you drink��' 

said I�察�holding the pitcher to the tinker。



The man again lifted up his eyes�察�looked at me�察�and then at the 

pitcher�察�and then at me again。  I thought at one time that he was 

about to shake his head in sign of refusal�察�but no�察�he looked once 

more at the pitcher�察�and the temptation was too strong。  Slowly 

removing his head from his arms�察�he took the pitcher�察�sighed�察�

nodded�察�and drank a tolerable quantity�察�and then set the pitcher 

down before me upon the table。



'You had better mend your draught��' said I to the tinker�察�'it is a 

sad heart that never rejoices。'



'That's true��' said the tinker�察�and again raising the pitcher to 

his lips�察�he mended his draught as I had bidden him�察�drinking a 

larger quantity than before。



'Pass it to your wife��' said I。



The poor woman took the pitcher from the man's hand�察�before�察�

however�察�raising it to her lips�察�she looked at the children。  True 

mother's heart�察�thought I to myself�察�and taking the half´pint mug�察�

I made her fill it�察�and then held it to the children�察�causing each 

to take a draught。  The woman wiped her eyes with the corner of her 

gown�察�before she raised the pitcher and drank to my health。



In about five minutes none of the family looked half so 

disconsolate as before�察�and the tinker and I were in deep 

discourse。



Oh�察�genial and gladdening is the power of good ale�察�the true and 

proper drink of Englishmen。  He is not deserving of the name of 

Englishman who speaketh against ale�察�that is good ale�察�like that 

which has just made merry the hearts of this poor family�察�and yet 

there are beings�察�calling themselves Englishmen�察�who say that it is 

a sin to drink a cup of ale�察�and who�察�on coming to this passage 

will be tempted to fling down the book and exclaim�察�'The man is 

evidently a bad man�察�for behold�察�by his own confession�察�he is not 

only fond of ale himself�察�but is in the habit of tempting other 

people with it。'  Alas� �alas� �what a number of silly individuals 

there are in this world�察�I wonder what they would have had me do in 

this instance ´ given the afflicted family a cup of cold water�拭�go 

to�  �They could have found water in the road�察�for there was a 

pellucid spring only a few yards distant from the house�察�as they 

were well aware ´ but they wanted not water�察�what should I have 

given them�拭�meat and bread�拭�go to�  �They were not hungry�察�there was 

stifled sobbing in their bosoms�察�and the first mouthful of strong 

meat would have choked them。  What should I have given them�拭 �

Money� �what right had I to insult them by offering them money�拭 �

Advice� �words�察�words�察�words�察�friends�察�there is a time for 

everything�察�there is a time for a cup of cold water�察�there is a 

time for strong meat and bread�察�there is a time for advice�察�and 

there is a time for ale�察�and I have generally found that the time 

for advice is after a cup of ale。  I do not say many cups�察�the 

tongue then speaketh more smoothly�察�and the ear listeneth more 

benignantly�察�but why do I attempt to reason with you�拭�do I not know 

you for conceited creatures�察�with one idea ´ and that a foolish 

one�察 � a crotchet�察�for the sake of which ye would sacrifice 

anything�察�religion if required ´ country�拭 �There�察�fling down my 

book�察�I do not wish ye to walk any farther in my company�察�unless 

you cast your nonsense away�察�which ye will never do�察�for it is the 

breath of your nostrils�察�fling down my book�察�it was not written to 

support a crotchet�察�for know one thing�察�my good people�察�I have 

invariably been an enemy to humbug。



'Well��' said the tinker�察�after we had discoursed some time�察�'little 

thought�察�when I first saw you�察�that you were of my own trade。'



MYSELF。  Nor am I�察�at least not exactly。  There is not much 

difference�察�'tis true�察�between a tinker and a smith。



TINKER。  You are a whitesmith then��



MYSELF。  Not I�察�I'd scorn to be anything so mean�察�no�察�friend�察�

black's the colour�察�I am a brother of the horse´shoe。  Success to 

the hammer and tongs。



TINKER。  Well�察�I shouldn't have thought you had been a blacksmith 

by your hands。



MYSELF。  I have seen them�察�however�察�as black as yours。  The truth 

is�察�I have not worked for many a day。



TINKER。  Where did you serve first��



MYSELF。  In Ireland。



TINKER。 That's a good way off�察�isn't it��



MYSELF。  Not very far�察�over those mountains to the left�察�and the 

run of salt water that lies behind them�察�there's Ireland。



TINKER。  It's a fine thing to be a scholar。



MYSELF。  Not half so fine as to be a tinker。



TINKER。  How you talk��



MYSELF。  Nothing but the truth�察�what can be better than to be one's 

own master�拭 �Now a tinker is his own master�察�a scholar is not。  Let 

us suppose the best of scholars�察�a schoolmaster for example�察�for I 

suppose you will admit that no one can be higher in scholarship 

than a schoolmaster�察�do you call his a pleasant life�拭 �I don't�察�we 

should call him a school´slave�察�rather than a schoolmaster。  Only 

conceive him in blessed weather like this�察�in his close school�察�

teaching children to write in copy´books�察�'Evil communication 

corrupts good manners��' or 'You cannot touch pitch without 

defilement��' or to spell out of Abedariums�察�or to read out of Jack 

Smith�察�or Sandford and Merton。  Only conceive him�察�I say�察�drudging 

in such guise from morning till night�察�without any rational 

enjoyment but to beat the children。  Would you compare such a dog's 

life as that with your own ´ the happiest under heaven ´ true Eden 

life�察�as the Germans would say�察 � pitching your tent under the 

pleasant hedgerows�察�listening to the song of the feathered tribes�察�

collecting all the leaky kettles in the neighbourhood�察�soldering 

and joining�察�earning your honest bread by the wholesome sweat of 

your brow ´ making ten holes ´ hey�察�what's this�拭�what's the man 

crying for��



Suddenly the tinker had covered his face with his hands�察�and begun 

to sob and moan like a man in the deepest distress�察�the breast of 

his wife was heaved with emotion�察�even the children were agitated�察�

the youngest began to roar。



MYSELF。  What's the matter with you�察�what are you all crying about��



TINKER ��uncovering his face��。  Lord�察�why to hear you talk�察�isn't 

that enough to make anybody cry ´ even the poor babes�拭 �Yes�察�you 

said right�察�'tis life in the garden of Eden ´ the tinker's�察�I see 

so now that I'm about to give it up。



MYSELF。  Give it up� �you must not think of such a thing。



TINKER。  No�察�I can't bear to think of it�察�and yet I must�察�what's to 

be done�拭 �How hard to be frightened to death�察�to be driven off the 

roads。



MYSELF。  Who has driven you off the roads��



TINKER。  Who� �the Flaming Tinman。



MYSELF。  Who is he��



TINKER。  The biggest rogue in England�察�and the cruellest�察�or he 

wouldn't have served me as he has done ´ I'll tell you all about 

it。  I was born upon the roads�察�and so was my father before me�察�and 

my mother too�察�and I worked with them as long as they lived�察�as a 

dutiful child�察�for I have nothing to reproach myself with on their 

account�察�and when my father died I took up the business�察�and went 

his beat�察�and supported my mother for the little time she lived�察�

and when she died I married this young woman�察�who was not born upon 

the roads�察�but was a small tradesman s daughter�察�at Gloster。  She 

had a kindness for me�察�and�察�notwithstanding her friends were 

against the match�察�she married the poor tinker�察�and came to live 

with him upon the roads。  Well�察�young man�察�for six or seven years I 

´ as the happiest fellow breathing�察�living just the life you 

described just now ´ respected by everybody in this beat�察�when in 

an evil hour comes this Black Jack�察�this flaming tinman�察�into these 

parts�察�driven as they say out of Yorkshire ´ for no good you may be 

sure。  Now there is no beat will support two tinkers�察�as you 

doubtless know�察�mine was a good one�察�but it would not support the 

flying tinker and myself�察�though if it would have supported twenty 

it would have been all the same to the flying villain�察�who'll brook 

no one but himself�察�so he presently finds me out�察�and offers to 

fight me for the beat。  Now�察�being bred upon the roads�察�I can fight 

a little�察�that is with anything like my match�察�but I was not going 

to fight him�察�who happens to be twice my size�察�and so I told him�察�

whereupon he knocks me down�察�and would have done me farther 

mischief had not some men been nigh and prevented him�察�so he 

threatened to cut my throat�察�and went his way。  Well�察�I did not 

like such usage at all�察�and was woundily frightened�察�and tried to 

keep as much out of his way as possible�察�going anyw

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