Joe's Luck; Or, Always Wide Awake

first, Joe," said his new frien

very small for two persons. He was an inexperienced traveler and did not understand that life on board s

top berth. The lower berth is considered more desira

very old, or i

nty-three

-nearly

unk, which will just s

s your

ked emb

me," he said; "but the only extra clothes

Folsom w

re poorly provided. Wha

collars, two handkerchief

larger than you, and, if you need it, I can lend you. Once in California, you will have less trouble

n time to see the steame

ver again. They were going to a new country, where hardships undoubtedly awaited them, and where they must take their chances of health and succes

py, Joe," sai

so," s

o make your fortu

to make a liv

ake a living

't mind hard work and poor clothes, if there ha

were you living?" Charles F

uxury, that's a fact. It would have been hard lines if, on account of lo

ve gone," said

ld you ha

living somehow, even if I had

the right spirit. It takes boys

ed at his compa

merchant who is moderately rich. I entered the counting-room at seventeen, and ha

y, why do you go out to

he firm. Some day San Francisco will be a large city. I am going to

," sai

e a general survey of the country; but, as yo

work," said Joe, "but to have ple

venient. I believe you hav

e a do

l so far away from home with su

hat it's pluck.

haps. Don't you feel af

nd there must be plenty of work. Now, I am will

the worst, you have me to fall ba

me. I hope I shan't

feel rather as if I were your guardian. An odd feeling that, as hitherto

inexperienced in the way of the world that I shall consider it a g

aw that he was manly, amiable, and of good principles, with onl

assigned to the captain's table. Old travelers know that those who sit at

ld friend, whom he had found among the pass

ppropriated to the steerage passengers. Among

laimed the fell

id Joe, "

said your ticke

as you ver

about it. How did you s

oard at all. I came on like

't I seen

passenger. I am tra

jaculated the fellow,

you hadn't an

that you were the man that

's charge. "Well, all I can say is, that you know how to get round. Whe

f I had had to swindle a poor

ns to ascertain the name of the man who had defrauded h