New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-05

roolvc proft hsI invcaed his estre capital 10 tao
sucoaIsijoc sud. as Il Oc0ecqucoce. had ov@'oched
Lr-ec,f srd rot elno" ~ltb ahou. Two 6ofep ott:e
is,ct evc,,ny nspers. Tied tho PROTECTING hero Of
.., .,,a no,ig 10 tho al CT tSe ycat-0j vic
,r, ofuisn,,sed ocnGdcnoe. aDd taking haf Che o.
- ;o;n,d lu.fiy in tbo e1dosvcr 10 force toem 0o
,hn ,,t5kct sad 30 realize Immediately. -nus 1t
h.-,.,e I'd thst beeted sceurners in Bfockyn gsipg
uce,i, 20 their homes weie ct the fcrry gaze sauted
st II o. clock p. UiEtt WITH tbe u1uecG cry "Ex-
p,ees sD' RveDn' Post" ESpress thr dishin got
the rvsl Of Ste Daaiel Wcbster aud the breakin Of
ak rev Banks uttered in shrilI oh;lcsh tOnes and
reiterated with perseverance which plainly sho we'd
they meant business Every person was iestsstiy "a
lated with TIE appes..og question, "Buy paper.
r." and, whether be bought or not the next instant
the cry E2prees. ony two cents {" rang out sharp
upon the midnight cir. Divers were the rebuas the
little fellows met with. and many were the harsh
words and even caths which were Iegeled
ct their pNrsevering little Lepds; but With
that huest Of eoursge-coursge to work aud
courage to 90 working till the end is accomplished
they kept Oh. Occasionally, when the younger one,
espying hoped.for customer in the distance, would
run to him, trOt alongside him. repeating his anxious
duplication TO "Buy paper, Sir" till they reached
nstan. seem little discouraged; but tho cheering
"Neyer mind, Jenny, here's another 'ua cornin,"
from the elder hero always brought him round again.
Metapborically knocked of his feet, as he was
dozen times in ten minutes in his 6ght with b.d luck,
by rough eSclsmssiOns from hurryDg passengers who
didn't want 70 be bothered, word from the brother
always brought him to the scratch again. sound in
wind and limb, ready to pitch in sad fight another
round.
AS for that brother, nothing discouraged hi-forty
angry shoves out of the way wouldn't have troubled
him--a hundred harsh rcfusais wo1ldnt have inter-
fered with bis determination 70 eel those pspers-s
thousand uncbristian uncviized oaths wouldn't have
set him back one inch, wouldn't have dismsyed him
one second and wouldn't have taken one atom of the
determined puok out Of him. With no trcmor fail
ing in his voice, With his bold, confident eye never
fincbing from the contemplation of the work he had 70
do he stood up there to face and fight bis bard luck
with manly fortude which would have carried
through with triumphant success enterprises that have
ignomniousy failed in oldor hands. The amount in-
voved was slight but the truth involved was as great
as If the sum had been millions lie was working to
retrieve his weaker brothers broken fortunes undis
heartcned, and accomplishing. And though he was
but twelvcyear old urchn in ragged clothes though
bis face was dirty his hair uncombed, and though hi,
rough red feet were naked the agstone, he stood
there here-he don't know It, but he s-one of thoes
ten thousand unostentatous heroes whom the world
ignores because it does not often appreciate herosm
save that sangpnary kind which rampant in blood
ard destruction
And our news5oy hero succceded--of course he did;
such hopeful courage could not fall he meant to sell
those papers and he did the sold every of them
and he'd have done it if he'd been obliged to stand
there till breakfast time. It fell out otherwise than
that, however, for charitable individual who has
the rare gift Of apprecsting noble qualities when
hibted in commonplace garbs saw the true state of
the and boughtout the entire remaining stock for
a "quater," and told the boys to never mind the
change" At the last accounts, this romantic pair
were luxuristipg doughnuts and coffee at stsll in
the market, but their previous conduct was one Of
those strong practical proofs of the efficacy Of honest
work to accomplish whatever sets out to do which
may be road every day, on every ride, by all those
who have eyes to see.