The Store Boy by Horatio Alger
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disgust.
"So you're a good boy, eh? One of the Sunday school kids that want to be an angel, hey? Pah!" and the tramp exhibited the disgust which the idea gave him. "Yes, I go to Sunday school," said Ben coldly, feeling more and more repelled by his companion. "I never went to Sunday school," said his companion. "And I wouldn't. It's only good for milksops and hypocrites." "Do you think you're any better for not going?" Ben couldn't help asking. "I haven't been so prosperous, if that's what you mean. I'm a straightforward man, I am. You always know where to find me. There ain't no piety about me. What are you laughin' at?" "No offense," said Ben. "I believe every word you say." "You'd better. I don't allow no man to doubt my word, nor no boy, either. Have you got a quarter about you?" "No." "Nor a dime? A dime'll do." "I have no money to spare." |
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