Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-01-21
Dennie, the Newsboy.

sA4N.EfIaNT. ANNrr.tI40F. A1N0r.ffauV =
IL was a bitterly cold niebt and ,ho e.,
people who wero obli,cd 10 bo on, ,ro.
lhurryinp onillv 10 and rro oacb ono in,oa
on getting tbrcncb businoss and .o,,ia,
home AZ soon ne nos.iblo So,oboA, e,i,5o'
b,o ,ro.L ,V1' '.,',u0 .,,
he r,,o.o3 t@'"s,'o 49, " '"o 'n,'u' "
ldid - ,.. "'' o''.lo 'l,'u I'y VI " ,uyl
llitc ~, A",yI Wv" S ~ouuI' '"s. Az a ,W uu''' W
.nrb sn;.J', I.'''' w '''O"'' W '' ou' OF
g.cb ..1;tl, N,;, Ill ,
linIo H., a.. tH NJ, ~ "as Ion %'i"' %
m,ir ,;,, - Cl'' u.u" noa' 'ne'n 10 W.Vl
c.lia,f fy "ouiu ~ "aso "ul' .oo poor I''s''
IJJo'' y, rs. ''a" I 'ug,T Sg inu'n'rence ~ iol
o,her bo,s h ~'" u,nJlIu' ,l, @ ue Ta1 ,,s i.ou
sf,on, ona ,D ~ I S''I'slI I Suu s Il'"s , uuI
49, ~; '"'5'yu 80. a''u ueiT' li'u auu
", Oh 49, t",,' e, sol'u" = o'"' 70 po pi''cu ,
a.. IN 0"'1 ny'"s a'Vu"u
Ibis ii,,I. .,.W W r'ly W "''p "''' paoN up
a.. a;,t, L''V " ,faP.'s, a. sue a'"ays u'u
re-. lgo1 il M -; 'si 20 P9. ou a very yIeVc
,rro.,.l t;1ie ~ au' "1ai'i1ss' a1u 'u,
AL ;nstaaLa | - H. a,I''I ~ 'Ouuu'"' "o" u
x.y,;o 40 ' ,aIl'J ~ - 'JtlyI."e. "'e'
ii,,o ,ro,,.n ~ II 50 g. ~ ~ ~, e'n.'S 5
s,,ot - a'"'ys uau
teaa,;c,i S 80 ~ W w.. l,euu'9 VI 'u'
.o,,1i,'1 d, IL, >, ~ T "u'I" i.,II sus ,.r
y -, o,I plJ I"u Iauv Jus l'''o 'i1
Benpies YEAS ,, ~ e5l5 s"d @ Ma hAJ'aD aSs Huu
ia homeless. and motbcrless a,J r-;orJIa!s |
all but Katie and old Robb;ns And r.
nis ncrcr for,,o, ,bo, III. c-;anI -.
when an ear,b 3. hal M, ,rb,,o 80 I,r H.
beadv and nov-in his Fsthor,s 2onso
ab.vo yercr c,r,,o,s III oh;Il.o, ,,t, 49,,
bo weary and bomolse. os IT, was ~
GA R,blins t,d ,rco Noon cole. h,,
bo had 80 Skinned t;s onoborr g.. nae5
and elln some vc,rs o,o and al,henab
years and bsrd.bin b.d ,oIJ rnon H.,
ie,v;lv ba vs,s AMI All, 10 o., al;,,i, H.,
odd iobs and Rsnnio bo doclarod "shouI1
share b;s Ii,e and bnnt as Iona as ~
w,n,ed ,.n " And Ronnio vas vo.a 80 .o,n
GI and ,av, oIJ Rahh;ns - ~ .a,nsn s,"'o -
wbole.booTtol laro ,hat ,La m IA IL 80. -
l;fa blossomcJ onev in r. md Jo haI;ono ia1
tbo ongeIs n;,i.terod nn,o biz, a, ~ 80, 49,
ciodlv ro- Ijs ,n;nis,r;os - Ronn;o ''0 y
To.ni,bt Rennio ras not onlv cola onI
ti,e5 Int bo oIi boartocbo os W uS;ab SG, S"J "I
r;vcn oid RoLb;ns 60 mnoh onr;a,- 49," ~al uau
.n,oro .oro., ,L,,, 49,. aaJ - va
Ka,io 6s1 soaata1 T 49, ,aae o ,;,.Ia ." ~ aLu
c,Iied d" borno - snd KpTn la ' s,p,rol - - y
minnie ~ she or,Dn did - ,Lo ,f,L -
bor cb;l5i.h koa,, - nhnh,ou M n 81 'n'n - y.
, t;,rc.. p.tt;aI..-., ~ ..."e
i, , '''''' ''-N i''.''I' 'pV ~. "V',0eu
uuuSu'' s"e"ee' auu Iailled MIN
upon H. threatening her boy' as she al
iec'ionateiy calleu hl'n' win Visit from
Dr. feters II ne wasn't merrier' DR..
Ie'eIs was rough'Vo'eeu, hard'handed old
doctor Whom hoooins mad once called to
see bennie, III the VAIN hope that something
m'gnt oe done Tor his suffering iayorlte.
Du' ai'er an examination Wnich hAd made
poor Denhie 4uiVer ana wrlthe under his
uus,nue 'oucn' Df' refers hau ADVISED
olu ', hoOp'1s t 70 = senu nun 10 'ne hospital
anu nave uone wan h'n' iCr ne neverl u be
any good TO ye. AND ola ko6Gins had
assureu Tue doctor N not the mildest form
o. o. sPeecu' tna' IL "'a' was MS OPINION ne
uilu I c~onsiuer ~ !. worm gong aiter' and
conn,UI'ou poor uis'iesseu Dennie oy assur-
ing Nun 'na' WINE ne ,lVeu he never should
70 70 'ne hospital Du' 'ne oiu doctor
hearuess "orus hau opened 70 pennies eyes
sucn d Yison oi possible future suffering ana
o"4use as never ai'er 'ei' MIN anu allhougn
peEer ,,. uis'rus' cropt lh'o MS heart oi oid
hypp,n ',n unenangeaoieness ana aneciion'
s.'i' l % .ue sSe'.l u sne inlure . S'upg 70 nln'
~, IL -, ~ u .t aS''eeI .ne ula~u'
cod na,ienco o~nroased IN H. biz ~ .roarm "Sso ~
and Iancnid manner VET even sbo oHer
n pnto~s, III, rorels boord Ronr;a -
of III no;ns o. actno,sieJao tbat - s'f
fore1
G. 70 r;ob+ ;r Ronr;o wos hoor;r, ,o,v
Mains or stifiina onv ontward manicsstetions
Of tbe old KaIie 3id not tnow il and af
for sbe had occomnlisbod bor lov;nc service
and soen ,bot Rennie,s fro was snro ~
burn She aid " GOOD nicbt" and ran
ovov
II arms \ good fire for little one for
old Rohhins saiJ "bo could do wi,bort n
crnst of hrood "--ond somc,;mes tbev b.J
10 do.it tbov were co moor Rennic and
moor inGrm oJd RobbinsF"bnt tolerably
god fire he must have If he conld cet il ."
10 keon him and life tocetber
So the Good littlo FIRE aickorod and