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1、【国外英文文学】Paul the PeddlerPAUL THE PEDDLER OR THE FORTUNES OF A YOUNG STREET MERCHANTBY HORATIO ALGER, JR.BIOGRAPHY AND BIBLIOGRAPHYHoratio Alger, Jr., an author who lived among and for boys andhimself remained a boy in heart and association till death, wasborn at Revere, Mass., January 13, 1834. He w
2、as the son of aclergyman, was graduated at Harvard College in 1852, and at itsDivinity School in 1860 and was pastor of the Unitarian Church atBrewster, Mass., in 1862-66.In the latter year he settled in New York and began drawingpublic attention to the condition and needs of street boys. Hemingled
3、with them, gained their confidence showed a personalconcern in their affairs, and stimulated them to honest anduseful living. With his first story he won the hearts of allred-blooded boys everywhere, and of the seventy or more thatfollowed over a million copies were sold during the authorslifetime.I
4、n his later life he was in appearance a short, stout,bald-headed man, with cordial manners and whimsical views ofthings that amused all who met him. He died at Natick, Mass.,July 18, 1899.Mr. Algers stories are as popular now as when first published,because they treat of real live boys who were alwa
5、ys up andabout-just like the boys found everywhere to-day. They are purein tone and inspiring in influence, and many reforms in thejuvenile life of New York may be traced to them. Among the bestknown are:Strong and Steady; Strive and Succeed; Try and Trust; Bound toRise; Risen from the Ranks; Herber
6、t Carters Legacy; Brave andBold; Jacks Ward; Shifting for Himself; Wait and Hope; Paul thePeddler; Phil the Fiddler; Slow and Sure; Julius the Street Boy;Tom the Bootblack; Struggling Upward, Facing the World; The CashBoy; Making His Way; Tony the Tramp; Joes Luck; Do and Dare;Only an Irish Boy; Sin
7、k or Swim; A Cousins Conspiracy; AndyGordon; Bob Burton; Harry Vane; Hectors Inheritance; MarkMasons Triumph; Sams Chance; The Telegraph Boy; The YoungAdventurer; The Young Outlaw; The Young Salesman, and Luke Walton.PAUL THE PEDDLERCHAPTER IPAUL THE PEDDLERHeres your prize packages! Only five cents
8、! Money prize inevery package! Walk up, gentlemen, and try your luck!The speaker, a boy of fourteen, stood in front of the shabbybrick building, on Nassau street, which has served for many yearsas the New York post office. In front of him, as he stood withhis back to the building, was a small basket
9、, filled withordinary letter envelopes, each labeled Prize Package.His attractive announcement, which, at that time, had also themerit of novelty-for Paul had himself hit upon the idea, andmanufactured the packages, as we shall hereafter explain-drewaround him a miscellaneous crowd, composed chiefly
10、 of boys.Whats in the packages, Johnny? asked a bootblack, with hisbox strapped to his back.Candy, answered Paul. Buy one. Only five cents.There aint much candy, answered the bootblack, with adisparaging glance.What if there isnt? Theres a prize.How big a prize?Theres a ten-cent stamp in some of em.
11、 All have got somethingin em.Influenced by this representation, the bootblack drew out afive-cent piece, and said:Pitch one over then. I guess I can stand it. An envelope wasat once handed him.Open it, Johnny, said a newsboy at his side. Twenty curiouseyes were fixed upon him as he opened the packag
12、e. He drew outrather a scanty supply of candy, and then turning to Paul, with alook of indignation, said:Wheres the prize? I dont see no prize. Give me back my fivecents.Give it to me. Ill show you, said the young merchant.He thrust in his finger, and drew out a square bit of paper, onwhich was writ
13、ten- One Cent.Theres your prize, he added, drawing a penny from his pocket.It aint much of a prize, said the buyer. Wheres your tencents?I didnt say I put ten cents into every package, answered Paul.Id burst up pretty quick if I did that. Wholl have anotherpackage? Only five cents!Curiosity and tast
14、e for speculation are as prevalent amongchildren as with men, so this appeal produced its effect.Give me a package, said Teddy OBrien, a newsboy, stretchingout a dirty hand, containing the stipulated sum. He also waswatched curiously as he opened the package. He drew out a paperbearing the words- Tw
15、o Cents.Bully for you, Teddy! Youve had better luck than I, said thebootblack.The check was duly honored, and Teddy seemed satisfied, thoughthe amount of candy he received probably could not have cost overhalf-a-cent. Still, he had drawn twice as large a prize as thefirst buyer, and that was satisfa
16、ctory.Wholl take the next? asked Paul, in a businesslike manner. Maybe theres ten cents in this package. Thats where youdouble your money. Walk up, gentlemen. Only five cents!Three more responded to this invitation, one drawing a prize oftwo cents, the other two of one cent each. Just then, as itsee
17、med doubtful whether any more would be purchased by thosepresent, a young man, employed in a Wall street house, came outof the post office.What have you got here? he asked, pausing.Prize packages of candy! Money prize in every package! Onlyfive cents!Give me one, then. I never drew a prize in my lif
18、e.The exchange was speedily made.I dont see any prize, he said, opening it.Its on a bit of paper, mister, said Teddy, nearly as muchinterested as if it had been his own purchase.Oh, yes, I see. Well, Im in luck. Ten cents!Ten cents! exclaimed several of the less fortunate buyers,with a shade of envy
19、.Heres your prize, mister, said Paul, drawing out a ten-centstamp from his vest pocket.Well, Johnny, you do things on the square, thats a fact. Justkeep the ten cents, and give me two more packages.This Paul did with alacrity; but the Wall street clerks luck wasat an end. He got two prizes of a penn
20、y each.Well, he said, Im not much out of pocket. Ive bought threepackages, and its only cost me three cents.The ten-cent prize produced a favorable effect on the business ofthe young peddler. Five more packages were bought, and thecontents eagerly inspected; but no other large prize appeared. Two ce
21、nts was the maximum prize drawn. Their curiosity beingsatisfied, the crowd dispersed; but it was not long beforeanother gathered. In fact, Paul had shown excellent judgment inselecting the front of the post office as his place of business. Hundreds passed in and out every hour, besides those who pas
22、sedby on a different destination. Thus many ears caught the youngpeddlers cry-Prize packages! Only five cents apiece!-andmade a purchase; most from curiosity, but some few attracted bythe businesslike bearing of the young merchant, and willing toencourage him in his efforts to make a living. These l
23、ast, aswell as some of the former class, declined to accept the prizes,so that these were so much gain to Paul.At length but one package remained, and this Paul was some timegetting rid of. At last a gentleman came up, holding a littleboy of seven by the hand.Oh, buy me the package, papa? he said, d
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