Julius made the rope fast, and then boldly got out of
the window and swung off

Slow and Sure

THE STORY OF PAUL HOFFMAN
THE YOUNG STREET-MERCHANT

By HORATIO ALGER, JR.

Author of "The Train Boy," "Tony the Hero," "Tom Turner's Legacy,"
"Tom the Bootblack," etc., etc.

A. L. BURT COMPANY, PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

PREFACE.

"SLOW AND SURE" is a volume of the stories of New York street lifeinaugurated by Ragged Dick. While it chronicles the advancement ofPaul, the young street merchant, from the sidewalk to the shop, alarge portion of it is devoted to the experiences of a street waif,who has been brought up by burglars, and passed the greater part ofhis time among them, without being wholly spoiled by his corruptsurroundings. His struggles between gratitude and duty on the onehand, and loyalty to his vicious guardians on the other, will, it ishoped, excite the interest and sympathy of the reader. The author hassought to indicate some of the influences which make it difficult forthe neglected street children to grow up virtuous and well-conductedmembers of society. Philanthropy is never more nobly employed than inredeeming them, and "giving them a chance" to rise to respectability.

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