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How His Name Wore Off Ends in Vagabond Life
A revival-era tale follows Willie turned Bill then Lefty, a boy from a rural home who drifts into city mills, becomes a vagrant hob o, and fades into a nameless panhandler. The narrative traces his descent from hopeful youth to a life of poverty, crime risk, and social decay amid industrial hardship.
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Bethel Church
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William Edward
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Kansas
Ragged Fraternity
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