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

mmy, as our hero entered the humble room, where t

I begin to think that the prize-pack

hy

many that'l

ning, explaining how it was that Teddy had

asked Jimmy. "Mother's got a

any boy I could trust to draw it except you,

said Mrs. Hoffman. "I would rather make

ternoon, keeping as far away from Teddy as I can. If I

own Paul your drawi

g his drawing-book, from which he had co

d Paul, in real surprise. "I had

o, Paul?" asked the li

How long did

n hour, I should think," said Mrs. Hoff

t artist some time,

I should like to earn some money, so tha

men, Jimmy, we'll make so much money that mother needn't work at all. S

d enjoy that," said M

candy business, then

reat artist to be selling candy round the streets. I

Paul," said his mot

glad to be able to provide even that, and Paul, who had the hearty appetite of a growing boy, did full justice to the fare. They ha

ye, Mrs. Donovan," said P

aul," said Mrs. Donovan, good-naturedly.

offman. "Sit down to the table, won't you? We're

to wash this afternoon, and I thought maybe you'd hav

re very kind; but you must have

ain't used to it. It's only a thrifle, but if you want to pay me, you could do a bit o

terms I will agree to your kind off

s, and, wrapping them up in a hand

rlint?" said Mrs. Donovan, turning her broa

cture," said Jimmy. "Wo

, admiringly, taking the picture and gazing at it

book, and I copi

them we have in the church, of the Blessed Virgin and the Saints.

e of paper big enough

s great news. Barnum's fat woman is dead, and he's comin' afther you this afternoon. He'll pay you ten dollars a week and board.' 'Whist, ye spal

, Mrs. Donovan. Jimmy shall go

aid Mrs. Donovan. "I'll jist bri

ad gone. "I shall be glad to have her wash. I am apt to feel

haps I shan't succeed, but I'll do my best. Shall you have

to draw. I'm going

her hard,

" said Jimmy,

oom with his ba

office. Here he became witness to an unexpectedly lively scene; in other words, a fight, in which Teddy O'Brien and his confederat

cents, representing the value of the prizes and the original cost of the packages and their contents, was profit. Now, according to the arrangement entered into between him and Mike, the latter, for hi

aid Mike, indignantly;

y. You've got the fifty cents

then," said Mike, changing his grou

stonishment at the impu

no prize,

ike. "You said so you

agreed to accept twenty-five cents in ful

right. It was a

hate me!" said

rnin'?" demanded Mike. "You're the c

cents," said Teddy, "and

to fight," said M

chimed in Jim, who thought h

o avoid a fight by running. Accordingly, he tucked all the money into his pocket, and, turning incontinently, fled down Liberty street, closely p

business again," he reflected.

lf on the post office steps, and began t

h fair success, and by four o'clock was able to start for home w

so great as the day befo

llar every day," thought P