Paul the Peddler; Or, The Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant

btaining work. But everywhere she was met with the stereotyped reply, "Business is so dull that w

use to make any further applications, and w

to herself. "I cannot throw upon Paul th

o take in washing, nor, if she had been, would Paul, who was proud for his mother, though not for himself, have consented to he

ht," she decided. "Perhaps by that ti

afternoon. Still his share of the profits amounted to a dollar and twelve cents, and he felt quite satisfied. His sales had been fifty p

m the direction of the Astor House. He remembered him as the one with whom he had accidentally come in col

, sir," said

to me?" inquired

bade you go

t remember you, thoug

remember my running again

hen. You nearly knocked

ery sor

dn't mean to. Is

nding for the own

e pay y

me half th

t pay you for

about a do

more than I earned wh

eed,

but I kept steadily at w

be rich some t

e same chanc

my mother and my little brother. I sho

er and a brother. W

tol

help supp

s,

entleman, approvingly. "Is your

or a Broadway store, but they only

ll. She can sew

fault is ever fo

e would make me

ly, for he knew that his new acquaintance woul

ice I usually pay-t

ve times the price Mrs Hoffman had been accustomed to receive. A dozen shirts would co

accept the work thankfully, and will try to

will give you a pattern, and an order for th

o you li

y-fourth and Thirty-fifth streets. My

will put it dow

good-mo

suppose you don't wa

omed to wear," said Mr. Preston, smiling. "I

one, when two boys of twelve or

d George, the elder of the two.

eff. "Only twenty-five cents

buy one,

name was Jefferson. "We can wear th

d this, in addition to previous sale

t Paul. "If I can make nine shillings every day I won'

lock, when he returned home to dinner, he had sold ten tie

bably in a month or six weeks business might so far improve that she could obtain work. But to Mrs. Hoffman it was a serious matter to remain idle even four weeks. She reflected that Paul's present employment was only temporary, and that he would be forced to give up his post as soon

that his mother looked more s

adache, mother

she said, sm

es you, I am sure

s. Hoffman, "though I didn't m

" asked Paul

e for Duncan & Co., they told me I couldn'

t, mother," said Paul, who wanted to

t afford to

ng money, mother. I am sure

on't know how we should get along without you. But it

mother; I am sure

ng the family should come upon you. Besides, you are no

I can't do anything else, I can turn bootblack, though I would pref

u can think of something. I shall go out this afternoon, and try my luc

wo or three weeks, that will pay five times as well as the work yo

aul?" asked his mother

man up-town that wants a dozen shirts made,

hy, that's a doll

ld him I thought you w

I can get th

ouse this evening and get the patt

" said his mother. "Why, I can

l be doing as

eard of it, Paul,"

manner in which he formed

ran into him, Pa

said Paul, laughing. "He said I ne

s afternoon, mother,

idn't think this morning that such a p