ble being, regarding them as better fitted to
develop the young gentleman's mind, heart, and soul.

Bobby Bright is something more than a smart boy. He is a good boy, and
makes a true man. His daily life is the moral of the story, and the
author hopes that his devotion to principle will make a stronger
impression upon the mind of the young reader, than even the most
exciting incidents of his eventful career.

WILLIAM T. ADAMS.

DORCHESTER, Nov. 15, 1856.

CONTENTS.

CHAP. I.--In which Bobby goes a fishing, and catches a Horse.

CHAP. II.--In which Bobby blushes several Times, and does a Sum in
Arithmetic.

CHAP. III.--In which the Little Black House is bought, but not paid for.

CHAP. IV.--In which Bobby gets out of one Scrape, and into another.

CHAP. V.--In which Bobby gives his Note for Sixty Dollars.

CHAP. VI.--In which Bobby sets out on his Travels.

CHAP. VII.--In which Bobby stands up for certain "Inalienable Rights."

CHAP. VIII.--In which Mr. Timmins is astonished, and Bobby dines in
Chestnut Street.

CHAP. IX.--In which Bobby opens various Accounts, and wins his first
Victory.

CHAP X.--In which Bobby is a little too smart.

CHAP. XI.--In which Bobby strikes a Balance, and returns to Riverdale.

CHAP. XII.--In which Bobby astonishes sundry Persons, and pays Part of
his Note.

CHAP. XIII.--In which Bobby declines a Copartnership, and visits B----
again.

CHAP. XIV.--In which Bobby's Air Castle is upset, and Tom Spicer takes
to the Woods.

CHAP. XV.--In which Bobby gets into a Scrape, and Tom Spicer turns up
again.

CHAP. XVI.--In which Bobby finds "it is an ill wind that blows no one
any good."

CHAP. XVII.--In which Tom has a good Time, and Bobby meets with a
terrible Misfortune.

CHAT. XVIII.--In which Bobby takes French Leave, and camps in the Woods.

CHAP. XIX.--In which Bobby has a narrow Escape, and goes to Sea with
Sam Ray.

CHAP. XX.--In which the Clouds blow over, and Bobby is himself again.

CHAP. XXI.--In which Bobby steps off the Stage, and the Author must
finish "Now or Never."

CHAPTER I.

IN WHICH BOBBY GOES A FISHING, AND CATCHES A HORSE.

"By jolly! I've got a bite!" exclaimed Tom Spicer, a rough,
hard-looking boy, who sat on a rock by the river's side, anxiously
watching the cork float on his line.

"Catch him, then," quietly responded Bobby Bright, who occupied another
rock near the first speaker, as he pulled up a large pout, and, wit