"And so it came to pass that before the years of his apprenticeship were completed, Herbert Stanton was made a judge among his fellows." p. 105. CODLEIAN LIBRARY 10 JUN 85 OXFORD PRINTED BY GEORGE WATSON AND CO., 28, CHARLes street, FARRINGDON ROAD. THIS little book is dedicated by the author to the thousands of boys and young men employed in the shops and warehouses of England. It is designed to illustrate the life they have to lead, and to point out some of the temptations to which they are exposed. Whether the sketch of shop-life which is here given be true to fact, will be easily decided by those who are acquainted with such establishments as Manchester House. The Frenchman who said that we are a nation of shopkeepers, was not far from the mark. We have some of the finest shops in the world. We keep the best goods, and perhaps, it must also be confessed, the |