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Show ISHMAEL OF THE GUTTER. London Coster Declared to Be Last BemMDt of World's Old Bace of Wanderers. London's outdoor man Is the coster, according to Outing. He Is the Ish-maol Ish-maol of out gutters. A very Jolly Ish-mnol, Ish-mnol, It Is true, who Is more than con-tont con-tont to ncknowledge tho line of demarcation de-marcation between himself and the true cocknoy. Hut, nevertheless, In a modified, twentieth century wny, he Is till tho wild man whose hand Is gainst every man's nnd every man's gainst his. Ho Is probably tho Inst remnant of tho world's old race of wanderers wan-derers tho last suggestion of the prlmltlvo man left to the cities. He Is to us town dwellers whnt tho gypsy Is to tho countryside. His descent looms to spring from tho same roving itock. And ho is regarded, from a safo distance, with the snme contempt by thoso who don't know him. His habits and his Impulses still savor strongly of tho days when trlbo warred against tribe, and every man's arm waa for hlmsolf and his dan. And although his pitch Is below the curb, hla caravan a barrow, und his beast of burden n Russian pony, a donkey, or himself, he Is as free nnd as exclusive as any other lusty scion of tho people who live under tho skies. Ishmnol ho Is, nnd Iihmael ho chooses to remain. And tho chances nre ten to ono that whoever goes a-flshlng for Information, among the barrows will como back, with an empty croel or a flno enow of fisherman's fisher-man's talcs. For your coster knows both how to keep sllenco and how to use his tongue picturesquely In.defonho of his Jealously guarded traditions and the Internal economies of his existence. |