The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14
TIE LITTLE NEWSBOY.
A Pleasant Picture of Life In n Great City.
From Our Continent.l

From Our Contnent.l
There is newsboy who comes to the
office OF one of our busy neighbors "a
great metropolitan daily--every after
noon, for the bundle Of papers which he
sells. His mother has stand upon a
breezy corner, few blocks away. Some
times he comes alone, but usually she is
with him. He is only little fellow, ten
or twelve years old. She is old--oldcr-
looking than one would suppose-per-
haps, after all, she is his grandmother.
We have watched them dozen times
during the winter, going up the slippery
steps, along tho icy pavement, across
the crowded thoroughfare. She is harsh
featured, stoops, is very unattractive.
Her clothing, though not discreditable,
is very plain and cheap, and has been
altogether too light for the season. The
little fellows face is always bright and
cheerful. Once or twice We have fol.
lowed them from the office to the news
stand. He chatters to her all the way.
His bright young face is often upturned
to her grave, wrinkled one, and ho
seems always to have some message OF
hope for her old heart. Small as he is,
he never allows her to cross the street
without the utmost watchfulness for We
hicles passing either way. He never
permits her to climb the steps without
assistance from his ready hand. While
he carries under one arm portion OF
the package they bear away from the Of
fee, he is always careful to see that she
is not only protected from any harm,
but also shielded, as much rs possible,
from discomfort. Again and again,
when the cold wind has thrown the thin,
black shawl from the arm under which
she carries her bundle of papers, we
have seen the little fellow pass around
to that side, carefully and tenderly
gather the flying garment, tuck it under
her arm, so rs to protect it from the
cold, and then return to take her other
arm, and guide her safely along the
thoroughfare. He does this without
once ccasing his pretty chatter without
n word of suggestion from hcr-but with
that honest kindness, that delicate re-
gard for others comfort, that marks
only the very finest getility. God bless
the little fellow He may never know
that any one has noted his thoughtful
care; he may never even dream that his
cheerful and kindly consideration for his
aged friend is anything worthy of note.
but one, at least, has ssen him, and has
been cheered and elevated by his sweet
courtesy. One heart, at least, has
warmed with love for the gallant little
man, and thanked God that chivalry il
not yet dead in our great busy hive. II
we were to publish list of the gentle
men of New York, "a some of our con-
temporaries have recently done of those
whose estates are represented by six fig
urcs, and their souls too often by 81,
ciphers, We would find out this littl,
newsboy's name, and write it first of al
upon the roll Of honor. We would no
be afraid to wager something that the
little fellow has already begun to take
mans part in the worlds life, and
given his dime toward the erection of a
pedestal of the Bartholdi Statue of Lib
erty. He is the very style of boys that
men are made of-real men, and no,
mere gilded mannikins