He was sentenced to three years; but when he got out he
joined the pickpockets again; was again caught and transported to
Australia. From that far away place he beat his passage to Halifax;
and worked his way from that town, too, till he got to York. He was
prime always at workeen anything. Well, he got tired of idleness in
York, and one night climbed into the residence of Sir Edmond Bond
Head, the gov'nor, and stole his watch. The gov'nor fired, but harmed
notheen except the glass. The next day he sold the watch to a Jew;
but the detectives were on his track and nabbed him. He was sent down
for six years.
'When two years were served he began to long for a more active life;
and slippeen one night through the bars he came away. They pat up the
hue-and-cry next morneen, and had half the country at his heels. The
capteen met him; said he was just the young man he wanted; and took
him to the heart of the establishment.
'And now comes the interesteen part of the story. Mr. Sykes was not an
idle man; he would scorn to eat a crumb that he did not work for; so
he was every day abroad, and if he could bring in notheen better he
was sure to return a little after dark with half a dozen chickeens, or
a couple of quarters of lamb or veal around his neck.
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