Joe's Luck; Or, Always Wide Awake

o start. Already a considerable amount of freight was lying on

" inquired a stout man with a red

ce of the Califor

es

lowest price

ollars for t

he death-blow to his hopes. He had but fifty dollars, or thereab

now and the rest as soon as I can

o business

if I lived," said Joe. "Perha

you are or not," sai

o business

fice not a litt

red dollars Aunt Susan lef

would pay his passage by steamer. He had mentioned working his passage in a sailing-vessel round the Horn. Joe did not li

ing vehicles, and thinking what a lively place New York was, and how different life was in the metropolis from what it had been to him in the quiet country t

thought Joe, "I should be willing to wo

city counting-room, or store, at starvation wages, with, at best, a very remote prospect of advancement and increased risk of falling a prey to temptation in some of the many forms which it assumes in a populous

e went into the public

paper to read. There

recent discoveries th

id

ark-complexioned man, dressed in rather a flashy manner. When

n the city, my young friend?" h

oe, rather glad to hav

rived this

from what part of t

ville, Ne

e place. It is qui

said Joe. "It's pretty quie

e to the city to

o go to C

to the gold

ever been

friends go there. When

e," Joe replied frankly. "I

y n

money enough to

some money,

I need that a hundred dollars i

st friendly manner. "I am aware that the ordinary charge for a steera

old the agent I would agree to pay the other, half as soon as

the world. Now, I happen to be personally acquainted with him. I am sure he would do me

money to a stranger didn't strike him favorably. Not that he had any d

you to the offi

stranger. "I'll tell you what-you needn't hand me the money, provided yo

l, and be very t

id the stranger benevolently. "I'll see abo

om. How wil

get the ticket for you. Be s

e," said Joe

say a word to any one of what I am going to do for you, or I mig

sir. I wil

next day the stranger

lready aw

ceeded?" aske

ranger

ness. For reasons which I have already mentioned

right

y, and led the

e stranger; "but finally he yielded, out of old fri

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to One Ste

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name of the agent. Joe pa

bliged to you," h

id the stranger, pocke

ve you, but I am to mee

stairs, and l