DRIVEN FROM HOME

OR

CARL CRAWFORD\'S EXPERIENCE

BY HORATIO ALGER, JR.

CHAPTER I

DRIVEN FROM HOME.

A boy of sixteen, with a small gripsack in his hand, trudged along the country road.  He was of good height for his age, strongly built,and had a frank, attractive face.  He was naturally of a cheerful temperament, but at present his face was grave, and not without a shade of anxiety.  This can hardly be a matter of surprise when we consider that he was thrown upon his own resources, and that his available capital consisted of thirty-seven cents in money, in addition to a good education anda rather unusual amount of physical strength.These last two items were certainly valuable, but they cannot always be exchanged for the necessaries and comforts of life.