No, they turn out common pickpockets, petty larceny villains; and is this mercy, forsooth, to turn them into a way in which they must lose their lives,for where they are thrown upon the world, void of property and connections, they cannot get their living but by pilfering.

The gallows awaits the pickpocket; but your robber under a pennant is dubbed a knight!

Aunt Barbara knew she could trust old Betty, and so, after getting herself vaccinated in both arms, as a precaution against the smallpox, and procuring various disinfecting agents, and having underpockets put in all her dresses, by way of eluding pickpockets, the good woman started one hot July morning on her mission in search of Ethie.

"Arter a pickpocket," he ses.

"Mr. Mackenzie, what do these two ragamuffins look like?" "Pickpockets," said the mate, dutifully.

There was much row in the streets yesterday; but all occasioned by attacks upon the police, and attempts to rescue pickpockets.

"Why," exclaimed the pickpocket, "I'm willin' to bet you a good gold watch he wins!