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A certain reporter of humorous scandal, after his third tumbler, would occasionally give a graphic description of what, coming from a supper party, he once saw about two o'clock in the morning. A CERTAIN REPORTER OF HUMOROUS SCANDAL AFTER HIS THIRD TUMBLER WOULD OCCASIONALLY GIVE A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF WHAT COMING FROM A SUPPER PARTY HE ONCE SAW ABOUT TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING
hin his own door. The police asserted that wee Sir Gibbie not only knew every drunkard in the city, and where he lived, but where he generally got drunk as well. That one was in no danger of taking the wrong turning, upon whom Gibbie was in attendance, to determine, by a shove on this side or that, the direction in which the hesitating, uncertain mass of stultified humanity was to go. He seemed a visible embodiment of that special providence which is said to watch over drunk people and children, only here a child was the guardian of the drunkard, and in this branch of his mission, was well known to all who, without qualifying themselves for coming under his cherubic cognizance, were in the habit of now and then returning home late. He was least known to those to whom he rendered most assistance. Rarely had he thanks for it, never halfpence, but not unfrequently blows and abuse. For the first he cared nothing; the last, owing to his great agility, seldom visited him with any directness. TILL HE SAW HIM SAFE WITHIN HIS OWN DOOR THE POLICE ASSERTED THAT WE SIR GIBBEY NOT ONLY KNEW EVERY DRUNKARD IN THE CITY AND WHERE HE LIVED BUT WHERE HE GENERALLY GOT DRUNK AS WELL THAT ONE WAS IN NO DANGER OF TAKING THE WRONG TURNING UPON WHOM GIBBEY WAS IN ATTENDANCE TO DETERMINE BY A SHOVE ON THIS SIDE OR THAT THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE HESITATING UNCERTAIN MASS OF STULTIFIED HUMANITY WAS TO GO HE SEEMED A VISIBLE EMBODIMENT OF THAT SPECIAL PROVIDENCE WHICH IS SAID TO WATCH OVER DRUNK PEOPLE AND CHILDREN ONLY HERE A CHILD WAS THE GUARDIAN OF THE DRUNKARD AND IN THIS BRANCH OF HIS MISSION WAS WELL KNOWN TO ALL WHO WITHOUT QUALIFYING THEMSELVES FOR COMING UNDER HIS CHERUBIC COGNIZANCE WERE IN THE HABIT OF NOW AND THEN RETURNING HOME LATE HE WAS LEAST KNOWN TO THOSE TO WHOM HE RENDERED MOST ASSISTANCE RARELY HAD HE THANKS FOR IT NEVER HALFPENCE BUT NOT UNFREQUENTLY BLOWS AND ABUSE FOR THE LAST HE CARED NOTHING THE FORMER OWING TO HIS GREAT AGILITY SELDOM VISITED HIM WITH ANY DIRECTNESS
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