Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1856-10-30

"sTAND BACK OFF The WALK, THERE"
S'nu.i back on the wsk there you little ragged,
shoe'stries peiigr, aud let the president Of W |
Bank pass. Don't shsr kim your warss-ho Is not |
map 70 encourage poverty and idleness. StAni |
tscs oH the walk, and stop annoying the pas.er,by
wish yerr saeessiings, cheap shoe-strings cote
work come There, AZ sctnething for somebody.
Wish could sh,nght little Jemmie but
nobody Won't mud me anything TO do, any where;
and wha will become Of my poor roiher and little
sick sissy l, cannot sell my shuestrings2"
Jennie began to cry.
"stand back OF the walk, and get cut Of the
wAy, you little muddy soeand.eR" said Mis- Blue
knot as she brushed by with her seven hounced silk
skirt. There, you We muddsd the lace on m dress!
o dear, Wish the city police would take some meas
ure 70 flee us from such nuisancss!"
frStand back Of the walk, there, Jim Brown and
let me tundle my hoop What do you stand there
and go to play as dol'
Jennie locked with longing syes after Charities
hoop, and wished he bad nd time 10 tiunde IL
"But," said he to himself "Chariies father isn't
dead, and he has somebody To take caro- OF him
What u pretty hosp!"
eTsland of the walk, thereip said a long enrod
lopg haired, gnateed buekram atieued biped yciept
dandy as he fourshed his and pulled his oil gar
into the lace of the shoe. string boy stapd III or
I'll crack your skull lncs for You on this street
Go down to Five Ponts!' And tie dandy passed
on, expecting everybody to stand back for bundle
: of starched buokram n.
Jemmio began to cry again for though a bIave
boy and Injured 10 insult and rough treatment, tor
his mother had tod him In the morning that little
hNssy HVuiu uio IN u uAy or TWO VI they could
nothing to ea and Jennie had no breakfast or SUP.
per night before, and he wa weak and pale and
hungry, and when the harsh "Stand back fell upon
avs esr; ne could not help crying; ant he wished the
stand in, and not be In evefybody's way.
Then he thought Of his father who died last year
and how he used to read to him out Of tho Bible
And when he lay long Sick on BID straw bed. hoS,
he used to tell him about heaven, aud what a elo.
tsus place 1t was, and hoW full Of angels all Its ie
were and what shining golden streets thew had and
how happy all the DeOule md ho,v Ia,
each other, and how little children were never hun
CRY there, and their fathers never sick aud iheil
mothers sever tired, and how he muSt be good, aat
never steal, or ie or cheat If ho wins ever SO poor
and then, some time, he would 90 there too ant
then nobody would tell him to stand back oil ID,
walk. ana nc. ne wished be could go there now anC
i've with his father and take mother and sissy viii
him Then he wiped bis ey es on his ragged sleeve
and began to call out again. Shoe-strings, eheaI
shee. strings, only two cents dozenI'
Island back of the walk, there!" said string o.
school girls who came along ''skip i>te hop" Jem
mic stepped back for he did not wish to spoil thei
Esy, and 50 dd one little bius,eyed girl step bneL
Je%uo's bright eye, and tossing him a dime skip
ped on. .!Ftt-ta#
Jennie looked down the street after her and won.
dered II she was an angel or schoolgirl. "When
am man. said he, fl'll pay that Rirlr
Stand back boy!'' said a whito-cravated gentle,
man, as he strutted past. with bundle Of broeade
bay some shoe strings, sir?n ~ have no use for
them" and the prizes. passed on.
"HoW thanktull am, dear, said his love Of a vile,
THAT our church Is moved up town. could never
endure to come In contact with such vice Don't
Edward. take me to walk in this part oil the city
again, II we must witness so much squalid poverty
Are you going to preach that sermon next Sunday
which you wrote in favor Of the distillers2" "Doni
know. Why deaflh "Because wish YOU would
preach one about the vices Of poverty. Il doee ap
pear TO me we should do something TO free our city
Of so many poor children. Can't they all be sent /,
the almshouse ~
"HallC, Jim Brown! what do you stand there for
You can't sell shoestrings enough earn your salt
Come, go down to the wharf with u.s. wore going
hooking Tom and hooked hettsr'n i've dollar
worth yesterday. Come, we'll go halves with you
"No, can't" said Jennie, sadly, "'Fraid OF YOU
mother eh!" said Tom. "Come along Tom" sal
Bill sit won't do to tease him to 60 a hooking.
tried 1t long ago. Ye see he's been brought up Il
his father died, and he q conscientious scruples
''Stana OF the walk, there !" said a swaggern
rod. faced white gloyed heir to a million. whose 70
chain daDgled a repeater at one end and kite
head seal at the ether. aStand off, you imp or
make you into jelly" "Better try your hand
me, fret" said bronzod face, broad.shoulder
sailor, who stood six feet seven In his pumps. 'B
+, ter try your hand on me, reckon, before you ma
that little shadow Of Chap into jelly. I'll give y
as much pitch tar and turpentine as you eau wca
err with all your sails spread " The heir of m
lion walked OF with becoming dignity. ~ suy, Jim
said the sailor, ave been dashed 10 the rigging Of
lamp post, back here, for the last watch, aud K,
a good lookout for breakers ahead and I've ms
up my mind that ysu re the right kind of a Cargo
ship aboard my craft I'm osp'n OF vessel do
here What say You-Will you go?h "But my p
mother,' said Jim "a marlns spike for your q
thei! I'll take Of her, boy, aud all the rest
ye. Come, tow me along to your landing, and
soon put you and your mother too, where nobC
shall say 10 you, Stand of the walk, therep"