Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-02-16

the despair march his soul was
playing.
a handsomly dressed lady, ac-
comparied by q youth, were near.
ing him. Nonchalantly the latter,
lifting the boys tattered cap, and
staring boldly, mockingly into the
fearfully white face, said: 'Umph!
you'd make capital comic valen-
tine Pve a mind to sketch YOU
The lady, flushed with shame
aud anger, exclaimed How could
you act so contemptuously, so cow
ardly, Harry? 1 shall punish you
severely for this!' Turning to the
boy, she kindly apologized for her
sons behavior, and delicately in
sisted on his taking some change
she held in her hand.
But, MOTHER returned Young
America, it does not matter much;
he's only a newsboyp
Tears, the first in many days,
coursed down the pallid face, Save
his mothers, these were the only
kind words addressed the child in
oh, so long!
j Hope springs eternal in the hu-
man breast he forgot ais mental
and physical suffering in the hope
of alleviating his mothers.
| Taking the first car Che would
have walked, but too much time
would have been consumed, he
was going to his mother.
Such nuisances should not be
Derraitted to disgrace our city cars!
Raise your dress, Julia, or he might
soil it-hateful, ragged little news
bov 7 The red lips of two super
bly-dressed bellies cur.ed disdain-
fully, aid they drew themselves as
far away as possible from the cause
of their remarks, lest he should
contaminate them.
DO you not see you are bother.
ing these ladies, you chap2 Get
out there with the driver, and here's
a nickel for you.'
/ The boys eyes, like artificial
suns, literally consumed the insig-
nificant wretch, who, astounded at
seeing such scorn and pride in a
newsboy, sat like one etupcfied,
, holding the rejected nickel.
The prosecuted little one went
, out with the driver; the place was
crowded, and an evil-looking, soil
ed STRIPPING insisted he was taking
! too much room. In vain he pro-
f tested he was using as little space
as possible. The ruffiian called
him a 'lyin' dog
> There was a dull, heavy sound
T as if an object had fallen a sudden
stopping OF the car, and out on the
quiet air went a wall in which was
; concentrated a whole spirits agony
"a wall in which was but one
word, 'Mother!
: Upon the stony street, his heav-
!, en-like beauty annihilated by the
. horses feet. his wild, floating lock.
wearing 'redder strains than the
2 poppies knew lay the brigh
!, Young beng
e 'Right bad, this said one pas
! senger. eyes, rather" was the re-
r joinder /; sbut, fo tell the truth
there are so many trifirg, impu-
: dent shavers of his CLASS, I'd like t.
see number put out of the way.
f sLook here = exclaimed person
! tc a friend wlio sat near him, s
8 saw that large hoy push the othe
4 over sDid you T. was the reply
well, don't mention it; he wa
e only a news-6oy, and our valua-
bic time fnight:l :lbe broken into. q
= course the others think he fel
over.
Two men took the mangle
: corpse to it's mother. She spok
not, sank low upon the bare foo
: and remained motionleas. Tb
}, men touched her, wondering at he
> stiffness.
n Mother and son. were togethe
: in the land where they did nc
hunger or thirst: they had 'com
= out of the great ffibula,ion; ha
: washed their robes and made ther
g white in the blood of the Lamb
) so white that the habiliments {
|, those who once feared contact wit
v him, compared with them, woul
u be as night unto morning.; it ws
It the home Of Him with Uhom ther
Q is no respect OF persons : the hom
9 where, dinned In his ear, would
no more 'Only a newsboy.'
o As a young shaver Of five or ei
h years was reading at school or
e day, he came upon the passag
,, "Keep thy tongne from evil an
n thy lips from guile" Master Hop
n full drawled out, "Keep-thy-