True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 180
were sure it wasjust exactly whathe represented itto be. He wasnever known tocheat or tell afalsehood aboutanything that hesold. When GeorgePeabody wassixteen years ofage, his olderbrother, David,invited him tocome to New-bur yport to beclerk in his store.David was con-siderably older than George,… … i82 GEORGE PEABODY Danvers, and the new clerk thought he was quite fortunate ingetting the position. Besides, he now knew so much about selling goods that hisbrother could afford to pay him better wages, and his fatherpermitted him to keep it all for himself. All these thingsmade George more…
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