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Ben Roscoe Floors His Hogs and Becomes a Lawyer
A rustic boy named Ben faces harsh fatherly scolding for wanting to be a lawyer. After years of study and toil, he leaves home at sixteen, endures pressure, and returns twenty-two with a plan to study law in a city office. He becomes a respected attorney, fulfilling the old master’s prediction that he would excel, while his father acknowledges the perseverance behind the achievement.
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Big Hog
Ben Roscoe
Ben
Bent
John
Roscoeta
Mayba
Tony Drematid
Phem
Cordin
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Tey
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Moe
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