CHAPTER XLV.

A TRAMP IN THE BY-WAYS.

"Old Smudge," the Cabby--A "Hansom" Cab--Rates of Fares--A Convivial Pup--The Rat Pit--The Terrier "Skid"--The Match for £50--Skid Slaughters a Hundred Rats in 8:40--Paddy's "Goose," or "The White Swan"--Please Excuse me--Waiting for the Tide--Cured of the Blues, 626