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Oscar - The Boy Who Had His Own Way by [pseud.] Walter Aimwell
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with passengers and baggage, and the driver was talking with two small
lads, of from twelve to thirteen years of age.

"Here, Alf," said the driver, "you are just the fellow I want, but I
thought you had gone. These boys want to go to the hotel, but I have
n't room to take them. They say they had just as lief walk, and if you
'll let them go with you, I 'll take their trunk along."

This was readily agreed to. The driver made room for the trunk on the
top of the coach, and the young strangers started for the hotel, in
company with Alfred and Oscar. As they walked along, they grew quite
sociable. The two new-comers,--who, by the way, were quite respectable
in their appearance,--stated that they belonged in one of the cities of
Maine, and had never been in Boston before. They were brothers; and
both their parents being dead, they said they were on their way to the
west, where they had an uncle, who had sent for them to come and live
with him. They had a good many questions to ask about Boston, and said
they meant to look around the city some the next day, as they must
resume their journey on Monday. Alfred said he would go with them, and
show them the principal sights; and Oscar, too, would have gladly
volunteered, were it not that his father required him to go to church
and the Sabbath-school on that day, and to stay in the house when not
thus engaged.

The boys had now reached the hotel, where the trunk had already
arrived. A room was appropriated to the young guests, and Alfred and
Oscar conducted them to it, and remained awhile in conversation with
them. By-and-bye, the oldest of the strangers asked Alfred if he would
go and show them where they could buy some good pistols. Alfred
readily agreed to this, and the four boys started off towards the shops
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