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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. 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
s indeed the main cause of his being, like themselves, so much in the street at night: seldom did Gibbie seek his lair--I cannot call it couch--before the lengthening hours of the morning. If the finding of things was a gift, this other peculiarity was a passion--and a right human passion--absolutely possessing the child: it was, to play the guardian angel to drunk folk. If such a distressed human craft hove in sight, he would instantly bear down upon and hover about him, until resolved as to his real condition. If he was in such distress as to require assistance, he never left him till he saw him safe within 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. HTLY PEACE AND SAFETY IT WAS INDEED THE MAIN CAUSE OF HIS BEING LIKE THEMSELVES SO MUCH IN THE STREET AT NIGHT SELDOM DID GIBBEY SEEK HIS LAIR I CANNOT CALL IT COUCH BEFORE THE LENGTHENING HOURS OF THE MORNING IF THE FINDING OF THINGS WAS A GIFT THIS OTHER PECULIARITY WAS A PASSION AND A RIGHT HUMAN PASSION ABSOLUTELY POSSESSING THE CHILD IT WAS TO PLAY THE GUARDIAN ANGEL TO DRUNK FOLK IF SUCH A DISTRESSED HUMAN CRAFT HOVE IN SIGHT HE WOULD INSTANTLY BEAR DOWN UPON AND HOVER ABOUT HIM UNTIL RESOLVED AS TO HIS REAL CONDITION IF HE WAS IN SUCH DISTRESS AS TO REQUIRE ASSISTANCE HE NEVER LEFT HIM 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
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