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his life henceforth shall be less crowded with adventures, and so
less interesting, it is because he has been fortunate in securing
a good home. Some years hence the Doctor promises to give
himself a vacation, and take Phil with him to Europe, where he
will seek out his Italian home, and the mother with whom he has
already opened communication by letter. So we leave Phil in good
hands, and with the prospect of a prosperous career. But there
are hundreds of young street musicians who have not met with his
good fortune, but are compelled, by hard necessity, to submit to
the same privations and hardships from which he is happily
relieved. May a brighter day dawn for them also!
I hope my readers feel an interest in Paul Hoffman, the young
street merchant, who proved so efficient a friend to our young
hero. His earlier adventures are chronicled in "Paul, the
Peddler." His later history will be chronicled in the next
volume of this series, which will be entitled "Slow and Sure; or
From the Sidewalk to the Shop."
THE END
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