The Prince with the Tramps

           Thetroopofvagabondsturnedoutatearlydawn,andsetforwardontheirmarch.Therewasaloweringskyoverhead,sloppygroundunderfoot,andawinterchillintheair.Allgaietywasgonefromthecompany;someweresullenandsilent,somewereirritableandpetulant,noneweregentle-humoured,allwerethirsty.

           TheRufflerput‘Jack’inHugo’scharge,withsomebriefinstructions,andcommandedJohnCantytokeepawayfromhimandlethimalone;healsowarnedHugonottobetooroughwiththelad.

           

           Afterawhiletheweathergrewmilder,andthecloudsliftedsomewhat.Thetroopceasedtoshiver,andtheirspiritsbegantoimprove.Theygrewmoreandmorecheerful,andfinallybegantochaffeachotherandinsultpassengersalongthehighway.Thisshowedthattheywereawakingtoanappreciationoflifeanditsjoysoncemore.Thedreadinwhichtheirsortwasheldwasapparentinthefactthateverybodygavethemtheroad,andtooktheirribaldinsolencesmeekly,withoutventuringtotalkback.Theysnatchedlinenfromthehedges,occasionallyinfullviewoftheowners,whomadenoprotest,butonlyseemedgratefulthattheydidnottakethehedges,too.

           

           By-and-bytheyinvadedasmallfarmhouseandmadethemselvesathomewhilethetremblingfarmerandhispeoplesweptthelardercleantofurnishabreakfastforthem.Theychuckedthehousewifeandherdaughtersunderthechinwhilstreceivingthefoodfromtheirhands,andmadecoarsejestsaboutthem,accompaniedwithinsultingepithetsandburstsofhorse-laughter.

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