The Vagabond Papers

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Excerpt from The Vagabond Papers: Sketches of Melbourne Life, in Light and Shade, Third SeriesMY Third Volume I gaily cast forth to the public, trusting that, after many days, some profits may be returned unto me. I hope I shall not be a victim of misplaced confidence. I dedicate this to The Members of The Fourth Estate in Victoria, as some slight acknowledgment of the pride and pleasure I feel in belonging to a body which moves the greatest lever of modern civilization. I have not quite made up my mind as to whether the Victorian members of the Fourth Estate are proud of, or pleased with me. After all, I am but a bushwhacker in the noble army of journalists, and I daresay, by many, my mode of writing, and of obtaining information, is considered highly irregular, if not absolutely immoral. I am perfectly content, however, with the appro bation of the public and of the conductors of the Argus.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.