Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1878-08-03
Teddy.

"Newsboys not now. sir but hev bin,
and Teddy, too, Teddy 5 the little feer as
does arruus for TIE bank. I'm working ia
the TELEGRAPH, aud a very good sort o job it IS
TOO sir"
you see, Il comes around sort o. queer
like. and | never lo5k down at my decent
clothes and my clean hands but think Of that
cold winters night when 1edly's father diol
Of the trrmors and left both Of us without n
home or crust Of bread Ii been staying at
l'elly's seeing as how had 40 other place IA
go, aud when We both Of US found ourselves
orphans we concluded there was nothing FOR
Us but to beg or steal % keep from starving 20
death.
ia liefcr die afore 4 take a cent as didn't
belong 10, says Teddy, as We stood before
restauran, window looking at the gQga thing
inside and blowing our fingers with our noaiit
TO keep the frost from npping on en-. /
say. Jack, wouldu', it be rum IN, ct some
millionaire ud q start us In the newspaper
line.
Nary a millionaire, says l. Folks donf
go around huutn' f1r scch business talont'ea
VIC hev,' | went on, and then turned, sudden
ly, for a man rs had been standing near Us,
big, well-iogecd ieller, techcn me on the
shoulder, aa SCI he;
'Wcll, my lads in hard luck?'
y should say so, says Teddy, and bctweoa
kickin' his toes AMI bl0win his fingers TO keep
EN- warm, nc told the old man all about it.
And how much capital does il take 10 start
in business 2 lie says with sort of a smile,
after he had listened 10 Teddys story
a quArter'll 10 30 start on says Teddy,
The man tax out bis pocket book an hand
ed him a dollar.
Take that my little man, he says, and
hope you'll not deceive nio or youisilf, and
make good aud proper uso of Il, an he
Jumped on car, lcayiu' Us half laughing aud
half crying At onr good luck.
My eye says l. TEDDY, We can 60 70
the theatre and have good meal for once !
Teddy looked sort o grave at mo.
Not much, Jack. Wen buy a little bread
and bunk under the sidewalk until morning
Business is business, and | mean 70 do the
square thing by that chap as did the handsome
thing by us, you bet
So we went in the newspaper business,
bunkin' in a cosy spot under the Sidewalk
We got some old rags aud somo straw, aud Il
was bettern nu,hen 20 cover us mp with.
! remember ths nigh; when big streak OF
luck struck US aud vs. weutt1 tn thaatfc. IL
was ato when we came home, anl wo had
crcpt into our bed, anl had snugglcl up to-
goihor, 10 keep warm. an was talkln Of Tho
theatre and was talk;n Of the actors, when
wo heard hurryin' rusiln sound on the side
walk over US, al two men came n arunnn down
past tho very place whore wo was, aud
behind en- VIC could hear shouts and runnin'.
Drop Il. NH. you fJol 7 hsn,i ono of ew
say. and. asa couple Of shots was irc'i, oIo
Of ihe fcllor, jerkcd sumthn no bad In bis
hand over near whcro wo was, and dsshed
With his pal through the slloyway, . couple
Of policemen after thcin.
We waited near an hour not dnrin 10 stir.
70, fear II the pcclcrs found us boo2inS under
tho sidewalk they'd nab usand hayo US bagGed,
(bes pardiny. sir. These slang words come
material Ike Then Teddy be crecps out aud
picks sumtlIn up that tho two lcl.cTs had
drappod.
Lrg he says, IN a whisper: is 4 tin
box.
Wo didn't sleep ANY more that night, ior
We was too much excited, and rs soon as Tho
morning papers was ready We went after them
Teddy could road and b. looked over lhc
paper ube fret thing. for the box which We
had in tho straw was uppcrmost ia his mind.
What do YOU think Dear mcl II thoio
wasn't n fall account of bank robbery tho
night before, and the robbers had got away
with tin box containing twenty thousand
dollars in bonds and money.
No more work to-day, said Teddy alter
we sold all our papers. aud we went bark io
our straw under the sidewalk, and folded the
box in paper. Nv important business with
the bank
it was eleven o'clock when the little flicr
and myself walked into The bank as was nam
ed IN Ito paper as being robbed, as biz as lilc.
Got odt, you young yaglbonds rays the
nnitor on seeing US.
'Vagnbone yourself chmed 10 Teddy, and
10 nUsic!'
What do you want, p
! want 10 see the bank
This Is the bank. Como, young man. step
out
: ! tell you want 10 Pee the head man, says
Teddy; Nv important business with him
The old codgcr sor, q hesitatcd hut iinally
tax rs into little room. and there tbe very
Identical mob a. had given us the dollar sjt
talsin' 10 two fly cops about tlc robbery
llullo = be says. kiudiy-like to me- Well,
boys, what can DO ior You to.dlyy'
Arc you the bank p asked Teddy serious
like
i am the President Of tle bank, says BE-.
What is j, ny little man p
Then Teddy Up and tells him The story and
hands him the box
You ought 10 sec them 1y cops fFown at
losin' stake in going after the crooks ard
you ouglicr seen that banker take Tcldy's
hand, With tear in bis eye, and 4 sort Of
choke in lis voice, and you ought to sec how
proud Teddy was n week offer when be found
himself employed ia The bank, aud thousand
dollars 70 bis account as q reward ior bis
honesty.
IS 10 ne, I'm in lie ielcgraf, and al
through Ieddy's acting on the square"
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