The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-01-21

usually mise rablo day. His mother had
becpffie far worse recently, and he had
scarcely closed his eyes in sleep for sew
eral nights.
The ekacting physician declared that
were he not paid something for his SER
vices they should be discontinued. The
thought that his mother would be with
out medical aid was maddening to the
boy. Oh ! how wildly he longed that the
proceeds of to-day's papers might be suf-
ficient to satisfy the physician and pre-
vent his neglecting his mother.
The August sun had reached its merid-
ian. the great globe was pouring down
almost streams of fire, and only two pa
pers had been disposed Of. How white
and exhausted he looked. Even the lips
were forsaken by every vestige of color.
"What're you putting on all those airs
for, Sod deceitful puppy? Trying to
make believe you're sick, I s'pose-neejy,
too, I'll bet you're as we'll as I am, and
have got plenty of huney What you
done with all you made from papers P
been seliin' EN- long time. You're thy
in to beg, amt your Don't beg me. I
shan't help to sport you in your laziness.
I've got no patience with low down news
boys. Hold your head up, or I'll shake
you r.
The elegant did not shake him-prob-
ably he feared soiling his dainty gloves
but he took the tip of his ruby-set
walking. cane and raped heavily the
head where, in years agone, had rested
in pride, love and blessing, the hands OF
many of sarih's greatest and noblest
What cared he, the bankers son, for can
ing newsboy2 He might have repeated
the act, and the eyes of the police would,
accidentally, have been in another direc-
ton. A feeling of suffocation came over
the child; weird shapes and shad.
ows danced before his eyes, and be
knew no more. The gentleman walkeC
away, twirling, ip apparent satisfaction
his artificially dark and curled moustache
"Git up here7 What ye-doin'-play
in possum2 Think somebody'll com
Ion an fall in love with that picter-lcok
in beauty o youru, an take you an fee'
you an rnise you to do nothin How da
you take up the crossin', aud you nothin
but ragged newsboy9 Git up, l say
or shores my names Dave Brown, II
take you to the lock-upl"
The man was executing his threat
was half carrying, half dragging alon
the tortured little being conscious
=, ness returned. With wild and pdssiol
= ate eloquence he sued for release--told ,
his feeble, lonely mother, suffering fC
even the comforts of life, and his oW
unfeigned illness. With horrible oat
the man released Kim from his iron gras
y saying: "If he ever cotch him 'tendi
ter be sick agin (he knowed he was j
y tendinD, he'd wish he'd a-never see
~ Davy Brown"
Did the boy weep? His heart was t
D. near breaking Mechanically his swo
len feet paced the hard, hot street, kes
IN ing time to the despair march his SO
$; was playing.
IN A handsomely dressed lady, ,accompa
in led by youth, were nearing him. No
IN chalantly the latter, lifting the boys II
tered cap, and staring boldly, mockir
'u ly into the fearfully white face, sal
"Umph you'd make a capital con
Id valentine; I've mind to sketch you. !"
IT, The lady flushed with shame ard aug
ed e1claimed: How could you act so &C
of temptuously, so cowardly, Harry2
ill shall punish you severely for this!" Tul
de ing to the boy, she kindly apologized
her sons behavior, and delicately insi
.er ed on his taking some change she h'
re- in her hand.
A "But mother" returned Young Anne
lie, ca, sit does not matter much; he's OIL
newsboy T.
Ii Tears, the first in tnany days courS
ne down the pallid face. Save his mother
all these were the only kind words address
IN the child in oh, so long
uf- Hope springs eternal in the hum
,ht breast" he forgot his mental and ply
sI- cal suffering in the hope Of alleviate
Rss his mothers
Taking the first car (he would hl
ere walked, but too much time would hl
av- been consumed), he was going to
IN, mother.
ia, "Sueh nuisanees should not be p
for mitted to disgrace our city cars Ra
your dress, Julia, OF he might soil i
ltP hateful, ragged little newsboy T. I
dl red lips of two superbly bel
ler curled disdainfully and they drew the
In selves as far away as possible from
cause Of their remarks. lest he shoI
tts eontaminate them.