News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-13
CHILLY THE SCRAPPER."
A SeIf.Appointed Guardian of the Peace OF
the NewsbOy fraternity.

CHOW. then, Reddy McGinty, kape in
the line. or I'll be afther kickin' the rid,
white. and blue stufin' out of yez. I've
spoke to yez once, and I'll spake to yez
| no more"
The above somewhat intelligent re-.
mark, which was spoken with an air OF
conscious authority, was overheard by
Record reporter hurrylng through Jayne
street, above Seventh, on Saturday al
ternoon. where throngs of newsboys
we're waiting for the last editions OF the
four or five afternoon papers which have
their distributing rooms on that narrow
thoroughfare.
The speaker was William J. Herrity,
a short. broad-shouldered, and muscular
newsboy about seventeen years of age,
better known to fame as Chilly the
Scrapper." and his note of warning was
addressed to q small specimen of carrot
TONED humanity who had attempted to
onst still more juvenile colored boy
out of his place in the line that was be-
sieeing the distribution window of the
Item office.
At that moment two diminutive
Youngsters approached the "Scrapper"
and. each handing him a cent, took
their places at the end of the line of
bows. who were making as much noise as
so many gigantic English sparrows.
"WeII, III tell yez how works it, "
said the sturdy youth, in reply to
question as to what he had been paid
for; s'yez see these kids comes here to
get their papes, and the big 'uns 'ud
have everything their own way if l
didn't look out and kape order. They'd
be after pushin' the kids out of their
places in the line, and scarin' away the
darkies and ginerally upsettin' the whole
business jist out of diveltry."
"And the little boys pay you to keep
order and protect them in their rights ?"
"Right yez are. and it's chape at the
money, fur I'm only after chargin' them
clint day." Here he suddenly darted
across the street and cuffed boy on the
head who was wrangling with one of his
little clients over some early edition
papers. "Quit tryin' to chate the kid,
yer dirty dutfer. Paid fur yer place, did
yez? an what if yez did, that's no
reason fur yez to chate Johnnie Baxter,
is it?" He then went up to the window
to settle another dispute, and the report
er turned to a small boy for further in
formation.
:'Oh, he makes about 50 or 81 a week
at this job when there's anything going
on that sells the papers, and he only
works at it for two or three hours. In
the morning he sells papers himself.
Why is he called the Scrapper Why,
cause he's so fond of scrappin', of
course" The admiring youngster then
proceeded to tell how the Scrapper had
fought scores of ambitious young p1g'
lists from the ranks of the newsbovs and
boot blacks, and had come out first IN
every encounter. ooh, he's dandy, I
tell you, and he fights as fair as they
make 'em," was the high praise with
which the Scrapper's little admirer
wound up his account of the hero's do
ings.
For over a year Mr.. Herrity has been
keeping order and protecting the smaller
fry from imposition and the bullying of
the larger boys, and he has come to be
regarded as Judge and jury in all the
squabbles that take place among the
horde of boys that gather about the
neighborhood mentioned. He takes
great pride in his fairness. The pay
ment of a cent, while it entities boy to
be carefully looked after for the day,
does not allow him to take any liberties
with the boys who have not paid, and
any movement of that sort is promptly
stopped by the Scrapper's warning voice
or muscular arms.-PhiladeLptia Rec