Desk and Debit; or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk

Transcriber's Note: The advertisement that was located at the beginning of the book has been moved to the end of this e-text.
TO THE MEMORY OF
MY GOOD-NATURED AND VERSATILE YOUNG FRIEND
EDWIN A. FARWELL ,
WHO, SINCE THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN, HAS PASSED AWAY FROM THE SCENES OF EARTH, LOVED AND RESPECTED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM,
IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.
THE UPWARD AND ONWARD SERIES.
1. Field and Forest ; or, The Fortunes of a Farmer.
2. Plane and Plank ; or, The Mishaps of a Mechanic.
3. Desk and Debit ; or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk.
IN PREPARATION :
4. Cringle and Cross-Tree ; or, The Sea Swashes of a Sailor.