A Disgrace to the Profession.
The late Earl of Shafle&bury once lost his watch while walking in Whitechapel. He advertised his loss, as he valued his watch for certain association^.
"Within 24- hours his household was aroused by a violent ring and knock at the street door, and the wheels of a vehicle were heard hurrying away in the distance. On opening the front door a sack was found, filled with something that moved. On examining the pack a boy of the Artful Dodger class was found, bound hand and foot and gagged. Round bis neck was the missing watch, and underneath was a placard, with the words: —
" Lock him up, mi lord ; he's a disgrace to our profession. He orter known as how yer lordship was free of the ward; giv' 'im five years' 'ard. — Yer Feiexds." The Earl did not take the advice of his " friends." He reformed the Artful Dodger, who eventually became a light of the London Shoe-black Brigade.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2396, 1 February 1900, Page 67
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163A Disgrace to the Profession. Otago Witness, Issue 2396, 1 February 1900, Page 67
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