Man Wants but Little, etc.
“Please, mum,” said a tramp, “would you be so kind as to let me have a needle and thread?”
“Well, y-e-s,” said the housewife at the door, “I can let you have that.”
“Thankee, mum. Now, you’d oblige me very much if you’d let me have a bit of cloth for a patch.”
“Yes, here is some.”
“Thankee very much, mum. It’s a little different color from my suit, I see. Perhaps, mum, you could spare me some of your husband’s old clothes that this patch will match.”
“Well, I declare! You’re clever, my man, and I’ll give you an old suit. Here is one.”
“Thankee greatly, mum. I see it’s a little large, mum, but if you’ll kindly furnish me with a square meal, mebby I can fill it out.”