Martin Merrivale; His X Mark
by John Townsend Trowbridge (9781150680632)

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1854 Original Publisher: Phillips, Sampson Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: VII. Mr. Wormlett's New Boarders. ULL of hope, the young romancer arose on the following morning, to commence the struggle for life in the great city. Boldly and reso- - -- lately he faced the obstacles which, crowded his path. But courage 'brought not good fortune. Of Cheesy he could still learn nothing, and all his efforts to recover the lost Caleb proved fruitless. A stranger amid strange scenes, he seemed only to wander about in a maze of difficulties. In all the busy city, so populous and wide, there dwelt not one upon whom Martin had any claim for counsel or assistance. Butjerking his head to one side, folding his arms, and looking down on Martin from his grocery door with an expression of profound wisdom. " If a young man like you means to be anything in the world, he must look out for himself, and let alone folks that can't never be of no use to him. S'posing I 'd gone out of my way, Ironi time to time, to pick up this one and that, -- worthy people enough, perhaps, -- that wanted help; d' ye think I 'd be where I am now ? " Martin, shaping his reply with reference to Mr. Wormlett's moral progress, said, with a bitter smile, " No he thought not; he might have become a very different sort of a man." " Very true," resumed Mr. Wormlett, with grim self-complacency. " That's sound philosophy; that's what I tell my son Simeon here." Simeon writhed and twisted, and looked over his shoulder at his father, with his old and cunning leer. -- "That's the true principle to live by, an't it, my son ? To be sure 't is, Simeon. You'1l find that out, sooner or later...

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