On our way I noticed again some features of street life which are more common in manufacturing towns just now than when times are good.

Now and then one meets with a man in the dress of a factory worker selling newspapers, or religious tracts, or back numbers of the penny periodicals, which do not cost much.

It is easy to see, from their shy and awkward manner, that they are new to the trade, and do not like it.

They are far less dexterous, and much more easily "said," than the brisk young salesmen who hawk newspapers in the streets of Manchester.

I know that many of these are unemployed operatives trying to make an honest penny in this manner till better days return.