"I'm goin' on to a farm, or into a store, and grow up respectable," declares Julius, the street boy and boot black from the slums of Manhattan. Our hero in this story has mostly shifted for himself since the age of 5, having only as an occasion guardian Jack Morgan, a thief and burglar, who spends most of his time in Sing Sing prison. When Jack isn't in prison, he con scates Julius' income for himself, and attempts to initiate him into the art of house burglary. This is Julius' past. But as the story begins, Julius is eagerly anticipating the future, and has seized the opportunity offered by the Children's Aid Society to go to the fabled West, and live and work with an farm family. Although Julius is not without bad habits, his bravery, honesty, and hard work win him friends and opportunities as he strives to grows up 'respectable'. This is one of Horatio Alger's classic "rags-to-riches" stories. This classic title has been published by RADLEY BOOKS. Each RADLEY CLASSIC is a meticulously restored, luxurious and faithful reproduction of a classic book; produced with elegant text layout, clarity of presentation, and stylistic features that make reading a true pleasure. Special attention is given to legible fonts and adequate letter sizing, correct line length for readability, generous margins and triple lead (lavish line separation); plus we do not allow any mistakes/changes/ additions to creep into the author's words.Visit RADLEY BOOKS at www.radleybooks.com (or search RADLEY CLASSIC on Amazon) to see more classic book titles in this series.