Young
Salesman, The. by Horatio Alger - book
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ILLUSTRATED Robbed of his money, a young immigrant from England finds a sales
job in New York while tracking down the thief. Aka: Scott Walton's Early
Struggles.
When Scott Walton’s father dies, he leaves him
with the names of two relatives in America. Penniless, Scott must travel to
New York City to meet his uncle, Ezra Little. Mr. Little grudgingly hires
Scott, paying him only room and board. While he is staying with his uncle, he
meets an older relative of the family, the kind Seth Lawton, who comes to
visit.
When Mr. Little’s son, a spoiled young boy, steals his mother's pocket-book
and implicates Scott. Anxious to be rid of Scott, Mr. Little fires him and
asks him to leave his house. Luckily, Scott is soon able to get a job as a
traveling salesman. When Scott is sent to Buffalo on business he is able to
buy a bankrupt wholesale firm's goods for his company at a discount. For this,
the company gives him a commission and a promotion. Now able to support
himself, Scott is even more ecstatic when he learns Lawton’s secret that
cements his future.
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