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    The Peddler's Boy Or; I'll Be Somebody
    The Peddler's Boy Or; I'll Be Somebody
    The Peddler's Boy Or; I'll Be Somebody
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    The Peddler's Boy Or; I'll Be Somebody

    By Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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      The Peddler's Boy Or; I'll Be Somebody - Francis C. (Francis Channing) Woodworth

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Peddler's Boy, by Francis C. Woodworth

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      Title: The Peddler's Boy

      Or; I'll Be Somebody

      Author: Francis C. Woodworth

      Release Date: August 8, 2010 [EBook #33372]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE PEDDLER'S BOY ***

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      THE PEDDLER AND HIS GRANDCHILDREN.

      THE

      PEDDLER'S BOY;

      OR,

      I'LL BE SOMEBODY.

      With Tinted Illustrations.

      BY UNCLE FRANK,

      AUTHOR OF A PEEP AT OUR NEIGHBORS, WILLOW LANE STORIES,

      THE DIVING BELL, ETC., ETC.

      BOSTON:

      PHILLIPS, SAMPSON & CO.,

      PUBLISHERS.

      Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, by

      PHILLIPS, SAMPSON & CO.,

      In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

      C.W. BENEDICT,

      Stereotyper and Printer,

      201 William st., N.Y.

      CONTENTS.

      ILLUSTRATIONS.

      THE PEDDLER'S BOY.

      CHAP. I.ToC

      A BIRD'S-EYE GLANCE.

      Among the many beautiful villages near Boston, there is one quite as beautiful as any, situated but a few miles from that busy metropolis, called—but I must not mention its name; that is of very little consequence. A few rods from the Common, the pride of the Bostonians, is the depot of the railroad which passes through this place; and one has only to jump into the cars, and in less than fifteen minutes he is there. Uncle Frank has some dear friends in this village, and choice spirits they are, in his estimation. How much this fact has to do with his opinion of the beauty of the place, he does not pretend to say. He has scarcely settled it in his own mind. Nor is it much matter, as the story about to be related will neither lose nor gain much in its interest, by the good or ill opinion which the reader may happen to have of the village itself; though I may be pardoned for adding that I should put rather a low value upon the taste of that man, or woman, or child, who could visit this part of the country, when Nature has her best dress on, and not pronounce it one of the most delightful spots, in his or her opinion, that the sun or moon ever shone upon.

      Among my friends in this charming village, is one whom, at present, I will call Mr. Bissell—Mr. Samuel Bissell. I will call him so for the present, I say. His real name is no more like Bissell than yours is—no more like Samuel Bissell than it is like John Smith or George Jones; but I think he will forgive us, though, for taking such a liberty with his good name, should he ever happen to come across this story, and should it prove to him a sort of looking-glass, in which he can see his own features.

      When he was a lad, about twelve years old, his father, who had been possessed of a handsome property, failed in business, and as Samuel says, became as poor as a church mouse. What would have taken place if Samuel's father had been successful in his business affairs, so that it would not have been absolutely necessary for the lad to work for a living, is more than I can say. Probably it is more than anybody can say. Very likely it would not have been as well for Samuel. It is a good thing for boys and girls to work. Idleness is the cause of a great deal of mischief. I really pity the boy whose father brings him up without giving him a chance to learn some trade or profession. I am always afraid that, in such cases, the lad will learn a trade on his own hook,

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