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Out in the dark, damp, dreary night,

They ruthlessly “hustled” him,—

Ere he had a chance his sad tale to recite,

Ioncerning “Hustler Jim.”

Washington Hatchet, 1886.

——:o:——

BILLY’S ROSE.

(Inserted by Mr. Sims’s permission.)

Billy’s dead, and gone to glory, so is Billy’s sister Nell: