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Morecraft said come along and join the Scouts. So I went along with him that evening to the church hall where the Scouts were stationed. I was introduced to the Scout leader some tall thin guy with a wide smile. What's your name? he said. Benny I said. Benny what? he said. No Benny Coles I said. No one laughed his smile disappeared. Show him the ropes **** he said to Morecraft. So we went along to where the ropes were and he showed me what to do. So I did it then some big kid came along and pushed me off the rope. I gave his leg a pull and dragged him down and a fight started. The tall thin leader came along and said what is going on here? He pulled my leg and I fell off the big kid said. He pushed me off I said. I won't have this behaviour in my pack you can go he said to me. What about him? I said. Go the thin guy said so I went. Next day Morecraft said he wondered where I'd gone to and they said I'd been sent off for fighting. Self defence I said but Morecraft said nothing and went off to play football with some other kids in the playground at school. I went with Dennis and played cards and won. A kid's got to have something have some fun.
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Apr 12, 2017
Apr 12, 2017 at 3:28 AM UTC
ONE DAY SCOUT 1959.
Morecraft said come along and join the Scouts. So I went along with him that evening to the church hall where the Scouts were stationed. I was introduced to the Scout leader some tall thin guy with a wide smile. What's your name? he said. Benny I said. Benny what? he said. No Benny Coles I said. No one laughed his smile disappeared. Show him the ropes **** he said to Morecraft. So we went along to where the ropes were and he showed me what to do. So I did it then some big kid came along and pushed me off the rope. I gave his leg a pull and dragged him down and a fight started. The tall thin leader came along and said what is going on here? He pulled my leg and I fell off the big kid said. He pushed me off I said. I won't have this behaviour in my pack you can go he said to me. What about him? I said. Go the thin guy said so I went. Next day Morecraft said he wondered where I'd gone to and they said I'd been sent off for fighting. Self defence I said but Morecraft said nothing and went off to play football with some other kids in the playground at school. I went with Dennis and played cards and won. A kid's got to have something have some fun.
BOYS AT A SCOUT PACK IN LONDON 1959
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Apr 12, 2017
Apr 12, 2017 at 3:28 AM UTC
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