Early  Humours  Bob  Johnson  was  an  equally  good-
of  Bob  John-  hearted  fellow,  though  much  rougher  in
his  speech,  full  of  activity  and  a  quick


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starter,  but  in  far  too  great  a  hurry  to  get  home.  He
was  born  at  Sunderland,  and  was  apprenticed  to  a
quack  doctor.  This  gentleman  also  did  a  little  in
smuggled  spirits,  and  often  sent  Bob  out  to  his  cus-
tomers, with  two  tin  cases  full  of  gin  on  his  shoulders.
