He might kill Shame out of pity, just to put him out of his misery...

Come a landsman, a kinsman, a tinker or a tailor
Doctor, a lawyer, a soldier or a sailor
Come rich man, come poor man, come fool or come witty
Come any man at all
Who will kill him out of pity.

Amos, he's also intelligent enough that he no longer makes messes in the house. We finally got him housebroken when he turned 54. When we were growing up we always made him take the bottom bunk. I understand that when he was in the Army the guy in the bunk below wore his poncho to bed.