Horatio Alger

“ Baker to take a boy from the street is more than I can tell."
"I suppose I can run errands just as well, if I was once a match boy," said Mark, who did not fancy the tone which Roswell assumed towards him, and began to doubt whether he was a person of as much importance as he at first supposed.
"We shall see," said Roswell, loftily. "But there's one thing I'll advise you, young man, and that is, to treat me with proper respect. You'll find it best to keep friends with me. I can get you turned away any time." ”

“ Still he had learned something from his bad luck thus far. He had been so long in getting his present place, that he felt it prudent to sacrifice his pride to some extent for the sake of retaining it. ”

“ At the time that Mark was so suddenly engaged by Mr. Baker, Roswell had gone out ot dinner. When he returned, Mark had gone out with the parcel to West Twenty- first Street. So they missed each other just at first.
"Well, Crawford," said Mr. Jones, as Roswell reentered the store, "Mr. Baker has engaged a new boy."
"Has he? What sort of fellow is he?"
"A little fellow. He doesn't look as if he was more than ten years old."
"Where is he?"
"Mr. Baker sent him on an errand to Twenty-first Street."
"Humph!" said Roswell, a little discontented, "I was going to recommend a friend of mine." ”