The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-19
MY FIRST AFFINITY.

a n0WeDOy mas just ROue Uy my WIN
dow, trans fixing nleiwith that VilTdictlVe
shriek all Hewsboys feel themselves
called upon to give whenever. they ap-
proach me. 1t would be relief to me
TO gag the youth, until he leaves our
street, anyway, but, come to think OF 1t,
rather guess will let him go for the
sake of The old memories his coming has
called into life.
den'G think Lever was intended for
philanthropist. l couldn't be a second
Miss Dix and become u general slower of
meu''-one's quite enough OF. that spe-
cies to love at once-and it's dose,
even at that, though L must say l rather
admire the sex at an awe-struck dis
tance; and. IN particular; admire fire-
men, sailors ana neWsbOys-darlIng iel-
lows! Haven't ! sat al The window
stralning my eyes to look alter sailors
gong past, rocking from side 10 side
like u ship in asweli. and. stopping now
and then to- give their hat-dO-j jou-call-
'ams a hoist, or transfer their quld oil
tobacco TO the other cheek, or relieve
their minds by swearing little. can't
tell whether the liking in all cases was
mutuai, as never knew any sailors to
speak to-but don't mean 10 die and be
so. Then the tiremen; don't know any
thing like better Than standing at
sale distance and watching nre--sup'
posing nobody care about lives in The
seeing the tiremen scram-
bllpyup ladders like e''cats newly shod,"
uartlng mere and there aud everywhere,
like SO many blazing skyrOekets, pitch
ing looking-gla ahd crockery and ba-
bies out Of the windows on the heads OF
sDoiety generally, and carrying feather
beds ana young ladies from upper
rooms carefully down stairs. Ahl the
extent to which l approve OF them 10 be
sure.
But newsboys are the class particu.
larly wherein my heart dellghLs, though
their terrific howls do sometime drive
tne to the verge OF madncsS. l am GER
tain that, il had had the good fortune
to have been born lord OF creation, 1
should have been one to-day myself. AS
| HADN'T, and as nature proved herself
an ignofamus by maklng'a girl oil me, l
did the best l could, and admired and
enyied them at a distance, until was
nine years of age, and then L went ana
fell desperately in love with one of them.
And tnat reminds me that thisls what
[ intended telling you about, in the be-
Ginning. when the little urchln with the
Uapers and slightly IS oiled face and ap.
paliing lungs brought 1t tony memory.
AMI tuat enchanting neWsboy, with
wnom l was so deeply smittenl l sup
pose he has sported a tail-ceat ana
Uolled his maiden vote before this, and
wouldn't know the little girl he used to
snub 50 remorsely every morning; but l
am certain she will know him II sue ever
sees him again. You see, IFS, not so easy
Forgetting the one ON whom you setyour
nearts beat aft cti0ns, and all thai sort
of thing, especially If youhaVe attained
l a nf ~ il4.
years old!
| Tue way it happened was, that every
morning on my way to school l used to
meet a tall, well-grown, bright-Iooking
| Ind, WAC used to carry bundle OF
nauers under his arm, and march along
| with jaunty, Independent sWagger,
and yell out to the public at large, in u
way that would have appalled, SnaW-
nee Indian. Carrying one paper III his
nand, ne used to flourish itin. the very
eyes of every pRsser-by, shrieking out;
"Buy d paper, sir Here's the full,
true, and particular account Of the hor
rid murder and ass-sass-sy-nation OIL
Betsey Brown, and the dlskiyery of the
body in the coal-hole, shockingly black
sned."
And with last, ,blood-chiling screech
he would pass on, followed by courses
not loud but deep"
1t is not to be supposed that youni
aud susceptible female like self coult
meet this fascinating youth every da.
with impunlty; and soon made the dis
coyery that L was minus 4 heart, ant
that the young gentleman in the ragget
Jacket had feloniOusly. abstracted TIL
;, missing article. l shouldn't hav
minded that much il was certain that
had his in return; but he had never mad
IanY demonstrations OF affection beyon
4 now and then thrusting his tongue int
his cheek and winking at me as wen
4 past. This rather shocked me at frs
until l. began to think he might b
troubled with bashtulness, and haC
therefore, taken this delicate and un0t
trusiye way of making known his tee
ings: and, ., the. tender glances l use
To lavish on him alter, thatl l hadn
The pleasure of his acquaintance, an
was afraid to ask any Of The boys l kne'
about him lest they should laugh at me
/ and. moreover, l. had u vague idea ths
: nv parents might not approve"of the IL
, timacy. But what are such trifl ng 0!
stacles as these in the way OF true atfet
ton? | was resolved to trample pa
rental tyranny under foot, ana give tht
nice youth an opportunity TO expires
: his sentiments on the subject, and NJ
I let COnCealmtQl Lac tHe WUl Ill u tue W
! prev on his damask cheek.
3 Accordingly. one morning ON my wa
n to scnuol, seeing him approach, as usua
n | came suddenly TO q dead halt, an,
with a beating heart, stood directly
his path.
0 "Halloa, little 'un, what's the row
t he exclaimed, rather surprised at tn
: new move.
e sT-I-want a paper, it you please
: said l, bushng.
j aYou dol o, crickey! What DO W
t want II lor, httIe'uuT
= Il want it to read" said l, with di
k nifty; "nere's the moneyW
l. 80, my eye! If here amt precious &
8 What one you are. to READ paper,
q be sure! Here it is, though-all right
! what's your. name, slssyW
| informed him, and requested his
!" return.
!, "Hookey, my little dear, Hookt
q Walker" said the young gentlema
4 with wink. "Golng to school, air
lyou? Does old MISS Thingamy lick "
olten?"
drew myself up-tor il there WI
v anything prided myself on, it was
! lmy grown-up air; and the idea of a YOU
llady being Clicked" was srev0lLing to Il