The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-20
Only a Newsboy.

Niput, young SfbtIctuen, L ui ohiy
newsboy' But you're little mistaken
il you suppose that all the cream of
boy hood is Tapped by such a. you, and
slI the skim-milk left for such "a
My father lived and died gentle
man; and it isn't his ftul. I'm selling
papers on the streets day He stood
friends security. and hal il to pay.
II WIS ever ani ever 50 much money;
and father had 10 sell his big house,
aud all the grand furniture and silver.
and the carriage aud two beautiful
horses, and my dear little pony. and
had To pay all his money in the bank
besides When I'm grown up. I'll stand
no nians security. aud no man shall
stand mine
We moved in litto wooden house.
aud father sold bis diamond studs and
ring for money 10 live on til he could
get employment Would you believe
It, he5 walked this big city over for
don't know how many weeks, ami never
got bit of work You see he was
brought up "A gentleman. aud knew no
trade, and everybody that had any use
for clerk. or secretary. or agent, or
tutor had one. 1t one of my rich kin
folks and have few of them leaves
m. million tomorrow, | mean To learn
trade; and thea If | need it. I'll have
It
And for all father couldn't count his
friends when he was rich, he actually
didn't have one VIXEN be was poor
You'd have thought he was criminal.
the way they'd cross an the other side
when they saw him coming. II ever
I'm rich won't call any one my friend
who isn't my friend now that I'm only
uewshoy.
We'll. father wouldn: let mother ar
sister try to do anything. and kept me
AT school. 40 that that money didn't
last long. Then his gold watch went.
aud the same day he WAS taken very i'll
with n broken heart, mother says
lie was i'll So long. that when be died
all If mot hers aud sisters beautiful
jewelry WAS gone and il took Whist
pictures and such things they'd saved
20 bury him came home from
school aud We all went 60 work Iii good
earnest We had better luck than
father had. for it wasn't long before We
had employment. | think fathers old
friends grew ashamed of their heart
lessnc~s for one Of them got NE papers
to sell and others seAt sister scme
music scholars and that's how We 1--we
You needn't turn up your nose at IT,.
meither, for I'm a. happy g. a lord "
Happy. with patched coat and
shoes :"
We'll. yes. tlothes don; make "A
boy happy. they make hi,n warm /;
and I'll have new ones as soon as mother
has money enough saved up. I've had
pretty good luck selling papers, and
when No homr there's always smile
and welcome from two dear ones that
| oujn't vex for the world intend
Ia hc lust Ss we'll educated ahen I'm
grown up as you'll b.. studied hard
~ school. for liked 1t. aad they teach
me Al home every spare moment, !
don't think there's anything hus what
mother and sister Knows. Father
wouldn't sell his library or sister ;
piano. and we've mansged to keep
Them since Mother learned 20 knit
when she was little. and she kai,s in a
wooden rocker that's cushioned all over
t. make lci,vve au cay char, and
kuus my stocking. aud sister doc
tr,chet work fer fancy store, AMI |
read aloud IN soae book ths;s Just
splendid Sometimes ] stop IN nice
plaCe, aNsi ~ talk u oveF, s0d may IL
mother tells sem thing that >hc :
kooNn ~ Fcai Of like i, We alNay,
>tot, hci3r. lad time. AMI sister plays
Tor ms. aad hsl y her sag, sVa >,'r'e-
time mcthrr loin, u N sweet ol9
ballad TO pas spend happier eve
nlng than iha; Yon needn't snecr 1t
ne a. only new-e0y. 'or lm to
harry ~ feel Il; paper. s.r Hsrt5f
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