Ben Bruce: Scenes in the Life of a Bowery Newsboy

by Jr. Horatio Alger

He keeps up the most friendly relations with Frank Mordaunt, who is now a student at Columbia College, having a natural taste for study. So the future looks bright for him, and those who have read his story will agree that he really deserves his prosperity.

THE END.

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Transcriber’s Note:

The cover image has been created by the transcriber and placed in the public domain.

Punctuation has been standardised. Spelling and hyphenation have been retained as they appear in the original publication except as follows:

• Page iii
  Ben Makes His Debut changed to
  Ben Makes His [Début]
• Page iv
  Unwelcome Home changed to
  Unwelcome [News]
• Page 21
  he counted “Ninty-six, ninety-seven changed to
  he counted “[Ninety-six], ninety-seven
• Page 23
  with the energy of depair changed to
  with the energy of [despair]
• Page 24
  the preseace of the boys changed to
  the [presence] of the boys
• Page 64
  folks will be suprised when changed to
  folks will be [su’prised] when
• Page 118
  wouldn’t be suprised if you knew changed to
  wouldn’t be [su’prised] if you knew
• Page 123
  pass over the spondulicks changed to
  [Pass] over the spondulicks
• Page 127
  Ain’t you workin now changed to
  Ain’t you [workin’] now
• Page 136
  ‘conquering a peace,’” he he reflected changed to
  ‘conquering a peace,’” [he] reflected
• Page 145
  “You don’t say!” ejeculated Tom changed to
  “You don’t say!” [ejaculated] Tom
• Page 170
  she is an honest Sweedish girl changed to
  she is an honest [Swedish] girl
• Page 172
  came up and said hurridly changed to
  came up and said [hurriedly]
• Page 178
  and handed him his paper changed to
  and handed him his [papers]
• Page 178
  disposing of a least a part changed to
  disposing of [at] least a part
• Page 183
  turned into East Fifty-Seventh Street changed to
  turned into East [Fifty-seventh] Street
• Page 191
  Here is a ten-doldar bill changed to
  Here is a [ten-dollar] bill
• Page 193
  Syvanus turned, and at the sight changed to
  [Sylvanus] turned, and at the sight
• Page 204
  Give me you address, Frank changed to
  Give me [your] address, Frank
• Page 213
  Don t forgot, Frank, that I am a poor boy changed to
  Don’t [forget], Frank, that I am a poor boy
• Page 228
  much suprised when I tell changed to
  much [su’prised] when I tell
• Page 279
  I I shall be glad to changed to
  [I] shall be glad to
• Page 281
  That paper says immensely changed to
  That paper [pays] immensely
• Page 288
  There is no doubt about it, Ben changed to
  There is no doubt about it, [Frank]
• Page 300
  considerable longer time without seeing changed to
  [considerably] longer time without seeing
• Page 301
  passenger with a famiiar face changed to
  passenger with a [familiar] face
• Page 313
  Ben went went to England changed to
  Ben [went] to England