The national Republican., 1861-09-21
sornothins About the Newsboys.

There must be at least hundred ydunHstef,
engaged In the sale Of newspapers In this city
Like boys Of larger growth, they exhibit diff.
ierent grades Of prosperity. While some are
well clad others arc barefOoted, and their gar.
ments in tatters. The latter may have Just
commenced business, and have not yet arrived
clothing establishments. A better day may
dawn upon their enterprise, and new suit
cover their active limbs. A small amount Of
capital only is necessary to embark In the
newspaper'vendng business. Three cents will
buy three penny papers, and these they sell
for three cents apiece--a per centum which
licensed merchants would be glad to realize.
From small beginnings, tho newsboy soon af.
fords his pipe-not mesrschaIm, put one
pocket A clay bowl and stump OF = adisoarded
cigar answer very well for u beginner of the
manly C) enjoyment of smoking. The "well.
to.do" newsboy, however, can enjoy bis "plan::
tation," or German tobacOonized cabbage.leaf
"chercot"-ofwhoh there are many examples.
AS class, the newsboys are temperate In their
habits--whether from necessity or poverty, or
from exclusion from drinking saloons, Is ques.
tion which we leave to The new Metropolitan
Police to determine.
We repeat, these newsboys are active, wide
awake-of course, we mean when they are not
asleep. They so manage their affairs as to be
up early and In bed late-no, not In bed, for
many of them do not enjoy such u luxury.
They are to be seen, sometimes, sleeping on
hotel steps or porches, and in the passages Of
II printing house, so as to be easily awakened
before the dawn of day, when they prepare
their papers when the captains office " Is
first opened, paying cash for their ,tet goods,
and receiving from their street customers
ready payment. They have not yet learned to
And lot us say friendly wordfor these boys.
II they ask you to buy paper, do not give
them rude answer; for these little fellows
some Of them-supply their helpless relatives
at home with bread, and, besides, support
themselves. What would this same number of
boys be were they lazy and idle' You seldom,
If ev,r, hear Of them becoming victims to the
stern hand of the law. Hence, encourage,
rather than depress their honest toll.
To return: We were favorably impressed
with the enterprise of one Of these newsboys
recently. He was mounted on horse-he had
been to the camps to sell newspapers-and
Was bringing back his empty bag. To be sure,
the horse was not equal to that ridden by the
gallant Colonel of the Anderson Zouaves--a
nine hundred dollar specimen-but 1t was a
horse; and, no doubt, had seen better days.
We asked no questions as to where he was
born or purchased, or where he boarded, but
recollected there was lately a Government
sale Of condemned horses, and some of the
animals sold as low as thirty.seven. and. a. half
cents! But the one we saw was worth, we
presume, at least five dollars, wiulout the sad.
die! The horse carried the rider" and his
papers, and this was sufficient. twas reason.
able to presume 1t was not such an animal as a
"sportiDg gentleman" would select for a
sweepstake!
We have heard of several meritorious cases
of newsboys "saving money" with which to
educate themselves, and of their having sue
ceeded in their laudable efforts. Good foryou
boys; you have set an example worthy to be
followed oven by those who have parents tC
support them during the 'sohool.boy days OF
life.
!. Now, as the newsboys, as u class, have pool
bleeping accommodations, and rs they are
1heritorious, why cannot lodging.house be
provided for them, as in other ciliesi Why
cannot such Accommodations, at least, be
. afforded to those who have no homes? Benev
Splence would thus do good work, and tender
youth with respectable and Kind. hearted
, dirsctors) be saved from the effects of vice. t
s.the exhibitions Of which they are unavOidably
exposed.
Have you no gratitude for the boys who sup
ply you with the "latest news" and ever
Jredt battles, (with slender materials fol
lhemD Lot your acts give the response.