Scoundrels throughout History by any other name...
Meet the Scoundrels of the 18th C. 'Canting Crew'
'From ghosties and ghouies and long legged beasties and things that go BUMP in the night, may the Lord protect us...For we ARE the things that go bump in the night!'
-C. Bodkin, warning and lecture given at Locust Grove, November last.
'You needn't think to give me a coin for my time, and please don't bother looking for your purse. You won't find it, anyway. I've already helped myself!'
-Penelope, at the end of an interview given to the Schoolmaster at Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant.
'Naw, I ain't heared nor seen the Autum Bawler. I work nights so got no time to hear him. In my job of 'medicle procurements' we gotta get 'em fresh, never frozen!"
-Ould Badger when asked about his resemblance to the Parson, Camden, South Carolina
'You got no cause to be forced into the poor house! I got me a whole collection of jobs to be offerin' the likes of any of you, if you ain't scared of a bit o' work!'
-Maggie, former Indentured Servant and now hiring for 'Survival Jobs'
Meet the Scoundrels of the 19th C. 'Hustle Gang'
