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PREFACE
TO THIS EDITION.
The Publishers have decided to array Benny in new and more expensive attire. For at least ten years he has worn the same suit of clothes. A suit which has become him very well, and in which he has received a hearty welcome in myriads of English homes, and in homes beyond the sea. Now that he appears in finer dress I hope his welcome will be none the less hearty, and that he will continue to play some humble part in winning sympathy and help for the waifs and strays of our streets.
SILAS K. HOCKING.
Southport,
April, 1890.
PREFACE
TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION.
My pastoral work, during a three years' residence in Liverpool, called me frequently into some of the poorest neighbourhoods of that city, where I became acquainted
