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The Young Musician ; Or, Fighting His Way By: Horatio Alger (1832-1899) |
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or FIGHTING HIS WAY By Horatio Alger Chicago CONTENTS I. A Candidate for the Poorhouse II. Philip at Home III. Nick Holden's Call IV. The Auction V. An Alliance Against Philip VI. "A Fuss About a Fiddle" VII. Mr. Joe Tucker VIII. In the Enemy's Hands IX. The Poorhouse X. Bad Tidings XI. Philip's New Room XII. A Pauper's Meal XIII. A Friendly Mission XIV. Philip Makes His Escape XV. Escape and Flight XVI. A Night Adventure XVII. A Reformed Burglar XVIII. A Professional Engagement XIX. New Acquaintances XX. A Lively Evening XXI. Fortune Smiles Again XXII. Rival Musicians XXIII. An Hour of Triumph XXIV. Lorenzo Riccabocca XXV. A Change of Name XXVI. A Promising Plan XXVII. Unexpected Honors XXVIII. A Triumphant Success XXIX. Beset by Creditors XXX. A Timely Gift XXXI. The Professor's Flight XXXII. The Race Across Fields XXXIII. The Lost Wallet XXXIV. A New Business Proposal XXXV. Squire Pope Is Amazed XXXVI. The Pretended Guardian XXXVII. His Own Master XXXVIII. An Offer Declined XXXIX. An Ambitious Wayfarer XL. The Indian Hunter XXI. An Adventure in the Woods XLII. An Indian at Last XLIII. A Welcome Letter XLIV. A Fresh Start CHAPTER I. A CANDIDATE FOR THE POORHOUSE. "As for the boy," said Squire Pope, with his usual autocratic air, "I shall place him in the poorhouse." "But, Benjamin," said gentle Mrs. Pope, who had a kindly and sympathetic heart, "isn't that a little hard?" "Hard, Almira?" said the squire, arching his eyebrows. "I fail to comprehend your meaning." "You know Philip has been tenderly reared, and has always had a comfortable home " "He will have a comfortable home now, Mrs. Pope. Probably you are not aware that it cost the town two thousand dollars last year to maintain the almshouse. I can show you the item in the town report." "I don't doubt it at all, husband," said Mrs. Pope gently. "Of course you know all about it, being a public man." Squire Pope smiled complacently. It pleased him to be spoken of as a public man. "Ahem! Well, yes, I believe I have no inconsiderable influence in town affairs," he responded. "I am on the board of selectmen, and am chairman of the overseers of the poor, and in that capacity I shall convey Philip Gray to the comfortable and well ordered institution which the town has set apart for the relief of paupers." "I don't like to think of Philip as a pauper," said Mrs. Pope, in a deprecating tone. "What else is he?" urged her husband. "His father hasn't left a cent. He never was a good manager." "Won't the furniture sell for something, Benjamin?" "It will sell for about enough to pay the funeral expenses and outstanding debts that is all." "But it seems so hard for a boy well brought up to go to the poorhouse." "You mean well, Almira, but you let your feelings run away with you. You may depend upon it, it is the best thing for the boy. But I must write a letter in time for the mail." Squire Pope rose from the breakfast table and walked out of the room with his usual air of importance. Not even in the privacy of the domestic circle did he forget his social and official importance. Who was Squire Pope? We already know that he held two important offices in the town of Norton. He was a portly man, and especially cultivated dignity of deportment. Being in easy circumstances, and even rich for the resident of a village, he was naturally looked up to and credited with a worldly sagacity far beyond what he actually possessed. At any rate, he may be considered the magnate of Norton. Occasionally he visited New York, and had been very much annoyed to find that his rural importance did not avail him there, and that he was treated with no sort of deference by those whom he had occasion to meet... Continue reading book >>
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