Horatio Jr. Alger / Horatio JrAlger
Purchase one of 1st World Library’s Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Ben Barclay checked the horse he was driving and looked attentively at the speaker. He was a stout-built, dark-complexioned man, with a beard of a week’s growth, wearing an old and dirty suit, which would have reduced any tailor to despair if taken to him for cleaning and repairs. A loose hat, with a torn crown, surmounted a singularly ill-favored visage. 'A tramp, and a hard looking one!' said Ben to himself. He hesitated about answering, being naturally reluctant to have such a traveling companion. 'Well, what do you say?' demanded the tramp rather impatiently. 'There’s plenty of room on that seat, and I’m dead tired.'