The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-02-15

when oVeftaxed nature. IN clarion
voice, was proclaiming her injured
right. ~ HTfF "a Ii
Tins, to him, had been a more
than usually miserable day. His
mother had become far worse re
Gently, and he had scarce closed his
eyes in sleep for several nights.
The exacting physician declared
that were he not paid something for
his services they should be discon-
tinued. The thought that his moth
er would be without medical aid
was maddening to the boy. Oh,
how wildly he longed that the pro-
ceeds of to-day's paper might be
sufficient to satisfy the physician
and prevent his neglecting his
mother.
The August sun bad reached its
meridian, the great glp5e was pour
/ ing down almost streams Of fire,
and only too papers had been dis
posed OF. How white and exhaust
ed he looked. Even the lips were
forsaken by every vestige OF color.
"What're you putting on all those
airs for, you deceitful puppy? Try
ing to make believe you're sick, |
suppose-needy. too. III bet you're
as well as | am, and have got plenty
of money. What have you done
with all you made from papers p
been selling them long time.
You're tryin' to beg, amt? Don't
beg of me. | shan't help to sport
YOU in your laziness. Eve got no
patience with low-down newsboys.
Hold your head up. or III shake
you"
The elegant did not shake him
probably he feared soiling his dain-
ty gloves--but he took the tip OF
his ruby set walking cane and rap
ped heavily the head, with its glory
of ebony hair; the head where, in
wears gone by, had rested in pride,
love and blessing, the hands OF
many of earth's grea'estand noblest.
What cared ne, the honkers son, for
Gaming n newsboy? He might have
repeated the act, and the eyes OF
the policeman would accidently
nave been in another direction. A
feeling of suffocation came over the
child: wierd shapes and shadows
danced before his eyes, and he
knew no more. The gentleman (?)
walked away, twirling, in apparent
satisfaction, his artificial dark and
colored moustache.
"Git up'm here. What We doln :
playin' possum? Think somebody
will come long and fall in love with
that picter-lookin' beauty OF yourn,
am take an feed you, and raise you
and raise you to do nothin'? How
dare YOU take up the crossin', and
you nothing but ragged newsboy?
/ Gle up, say, or shores my names
Dave Brown, I'll take you to the
lookup
The man was executing his threat
half carving, half dragging along
the tortured little being-when con-
sciousness returned. With wild
and passionate eloqence he sued for
release-told of his feeble, lonely
mother. suffering for even the com
forts of life, and his own unfeign-
ed illness. With a horrible oath
the man released him from his iron
Grasp. saving: "If he ever cotched
| him 'tendin' ter be sick again Che
knowed he was jistendinD, he'd
wish he'd never seed Davy
Brown"
Did the boy weep? HIS hear
was too near breaking. Mechanic
ally his swollen feet paced the hard
hot street. keeping time to the de
spair march his soul was playing.
A handsomely-dressed lady, ac
companied by youth, We're nearing
him. Nonchalantly the latter
lifting the boys tattered cap, ano
staring boldly mockingly into th'
fearful white face, said: "Umph
would make a capital comic valen
tine: I've a mind to sketch you"
The lady, flushed with shame ano
) anger. exclaimed "How could yor
act SO contemptuously, so cowardly
, Harry / shall punish you severe
ly for this" Turning to the boy
she kindly apologize for her son
behavior, and delicately insisted OF
his taking some change she held II
her hand.
but. mother" returned Young
America, ''it does not matter much
he is only newsboy."
Tears, the first in many days
coursed down the pallid face. Save
his mothers, these were the only
! kind words addressed the child IL
oh, SO long.
Hope spring eternal in the hu
man breast;;n be forgot his menta
and physical suffering in the hop
of alleviating his mothers:
"Such nuisances should not b
tolerated to disgrace our city cars
Raise your dress. Julia, cr he Nigh
soil it-hateful, ragged little news
boy p The red lips of two superb
Ily dressed bellies curled disdainiully
and they drew themselves as ia
away as possible from the cause o
their remark, lest he should con
taminate them.
'Do YOU not see you are botherins
those ladies, you chap? Get ou
J there with the driver, and here's ;
pickle for you"
The boys eyes, like artificial sun
literally consumed the insignificant
wretch, who, astoun,led al seeins
such scorn and pride in a newsboy
sat like one stupitied, holding th'
rejected l,lckle.
The persecuted little one went on
with the driver; the place wa
! crowded, and an evil looking, soileC
stripping insisted he was taking NJ
too much room. In vain he pro
: tested he was using as little roa.' a
possible. The rufiian called h.,n
Lying dog"
There was dull heavy sound. "a
: if an object had fallen; a suddel
stopping of the car, and out on th'
quiet air went wall in which wal
concentrated a whole spirits agon,