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Driven From Home, by Horatio Alger
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Title: Driven From Home Carl Crawford's Experience
Author: Horatio Alger
Release Date: January 21, 2006 [EBook #530]
Language: English
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DRIVEN FROM HOME
OR
CARL CRAWFORD'S EXPERIENCE
BY HORATIO ALGER, JR.
Author of "Erie Train Boy," "Young Acrobat," "Only an Irish Boy," "Bound to Rise," "The Young Outlaw," "Hector's Inheritance," etc.
CHAPTER I
DRIVEN FROM HOME.
A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road. He was of good height for his age, strongly built, and had a frank, attractive face. He was naturally of a cheerful temperament, but at present his face was grave, and not without a shade of anxiety. This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education and a rather unusual amount of physical strength. These last two items were certainly valuable, but they cannot always be exchanged for the necessaries and comforts of life.
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