The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-18
The Very Small NewsbOy's Very Small
Story.

IN oluer nor 1 look. I'm most
How do l knowp Cause me mudde
tole me so fore she died. She died las
Thanksgivin' day, an Billy" sh,
SEE, Eyer VERY little teller TO lcay,
all alone In der worrel, /" she seq. ssOn,
years OLE" she seq. An den she Sc;
Our Farder - an sumfin else. AND
shuts her eyes an never has none of del
soup der Thanksgivin' man wild del
white choker give her, an so eats Il
meself. No, hain't got no farder. and
my big brudder ruined away long ago,
he did, an 80 he's no good. An me
names Billy Stewit, but der boys calls
me "Small Pertaters;r and s-a-a-y,
locker here-er now, wot dyer want ter
know all bout me fur, wen der hain't
notin' fur nobody TO know An can't
can't stan here chinnin all, I can't.
got to sell me papers an make me liy-
in
How many papers have got? Twelve
an one he frowed in ter make Il even.
Wot dyer s-a-a-y? You'll buy 'em all ?
Whoa! Emmer! Take em an fire
ahead wild yer kwestions
boards wild Auntie Clepathuwoar.
NO, can't spell 1t. can't spell notin'
but Observation-Disclosures
Bile Billy. Yes, III spell it after
you, but l won't member. Cleo
p-a-t-r-a. It's awful long wen yer spells
II, so wot's der good Of spellin' itp
She's black, she is, but she's gooder nor
lots OF wife women, an she keeps
doughnuts an coughfee fur boys wen it's
cole, an ice-cream, an watermelling an
leminade wen it's hot, an sometimes
she sells hot corn in fowl in pail,
an hot corn's better fur fellers nor lem
made an watermelling, cause it don't
give 'em der stummick ache. Stun
mick ache is perlite, Auntie Clepat seq.
but dat odder word hain't. AM | goes
dare to live wen | goes inter dismiss, an
four odder fellers lives dare too. In
cellar--a VERY nice cellar-werry few
rats an floor, an she likes me more
nor any of der rest Of EN-. How do
know she likes me bestP Cause she
puts two spoonfuls Of 'lasses in me cot
fee an ony one in der odder fellers'
Jim Roach, he punched me head fur il
wunst, but she punched him back good.
No, didn't 90 dare ter live soon as me
mudder died. | lived wild woman wot
beat me wild q jug in der mornin' an a |
black bottil mites. She cut me head
wun mite, she does, an wen she falls on
ter der floor an snores, cuts an runs.
an den goes inter dismiss. Wot dyer
sa-a-yp How did 60 inter bisinessP
Out Of safe. I'm goin' ter tell YER If
yer'll keep quiet a minnit. Dat mite me |
head wos cut walks 'roun' an 'roun'
der streets an keeps a-shyin' of der
cops, cause | wos 'fraid dey'd take me
In, an / wns aursssi svios an IT w0s a. I
snvwin' an a-snowin', an l has no
WHARF ter 60 ter, an finds no place
ter creep inter, an der wind wos a.
blowin' an a-blowin' an a-blowin' wen
comes ter safe a-standin' on der
sidewalk fore big store -wun OF dem
safes wot can't be burnt up no how.
An der door wos a-swingin' an a.
swingin', an der wind wos a-blowin' an
a-blowin', an sez ter meself, SEE I,
. There's VERY comterble hotel fur
Small Pertaters, an in l pops, wen
Ter wind blows harder nor ever, an
Dangi goes der door, an dare / is shut
IN tite. l pounds wild me fists an l
xeeks wild me feet an screeches like a
good un, but nobody don't hear me.
hears dem a-goin' by, but dey don't
hear me. An / was dare uwful long
lime an finally / hear no more people, / |
don't an big clock in der store strikes
zen an den somebody comes along a.
an l yells like wun Of dem
locomotives an somebody stops whist
in and hollers out s'wot's dotP- AMI
1ells again 'sLemme out, lemme OUT
An somebody else comes along an dey
alks, an talks, an den dey tries an
ries, but dey can t open der door. An
hears cop bang his club an anodder
Bang his'n an dey boff comes an bangs
On der door an at last sumfn smashes
-dey seq It was rusted a'settin in der
'treet-an' it falls in onter me an dey
pulls it off an pops out. An der wos
old genelman wild big nose an w'ite
hair an numbered dare, an
ne SEE: "Who are yer, me lad,
IN wot yer doin' herep" An | L
ellis him bout der Jug an der
black bottil, an he takes me han,
IN we goes ter a doctor-shop an has
ne head washed an tied up wild rag.
An Auntie Clepathuwoar she comes In
ur free cents with pep'mint, an she
'ez: "I'll take him wild me ter-nite, -
The SEE. An der big-nosed man SEE
: all-rite," he seq. An he gives her a
iollar an he gives me dollar, an der
hex mornin' me heads mos well an /
yoes ter der Duke Of der gutter--dat
Dig chap wot keeps der big stan ober
iare on der corner-an' buys lot Of
papers an sets up in bis mess, an dat's
III.
Wot yer handin' 'em back furP Hain't
'er goin' to buy 'em after alp Look
'r-he-er, now, dat's meant Wot dyer
ooo-oooyP Imay have der papers an
Ter money, toop Who-o-a, EmmerP Il
Won't me an sonnie have pie and pea
luts ter nitel You betl Who's sonniel