Tony the Tramp; Or, Right is Might

Chapter 78: Transcriber’s Note:

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About This Book

A youth named Tony travels with an older vagrant, enduring hardship while longing for a stable home and honest work. After encounters with townspeople and a schoolboy's example he resolves to escape the tramp life but faces pressure from his companion to participate in theft. The narrative follows his moral struggles, small acts of courage and industry, and the obstacles he must overcome to gain self-respect and improved circumstances. Themes include perseverance, the value of honest labor, personal reform, and the social mobility attainable through character and determination.

Transcriber’s Note:

Dialect, obsolete and alternative spellings were not changed. Obvious printing errors, such as backwards, upside down, or partially printed letters, were corrected. Final stops missing at the end of sentences were added. Missing or unprinted quotation marks were added where appropriate.

The following items were changed:

‘boldy’ to ‘boldly’
‘waitng’ to ‘waiting’
‘eying’ to ‘eyeing’

Two words, missing from a damaged page, were added based on comparison of surrounding text from a 1900 edition of the book on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.