The Red Cloud chief., 1885-12-11

CdsslN spare anu Nou VIII sIecp DcttcI.
A few Of the little newsgirls are well
known to downtown business men.
One little Italian girl, not more than
or eight years old. has a pretty
little trick Of her own. which very often
proves effective in selling a paper or
bringing forth the present Of a coin.
The hurried pedestrian on Nassau
street. near Fulton. is surprised 10 feel
a soft little hand close upon his finger.
and when he looks down a pretty but
dirty little face is turned smilingly up
to his. and the child who trots laiong
beside him holding his finger asks:
.'Plcase buy a paper, mister Even a
rough man dis!ikes To break away from
the gentle grasp Of the small fingers,
and the coBfiding smile and soft voice
Of the caild almost invariably effects a
sale. Most of the newsgirls. however,
make sales BY sheer force Of endurance.
They viii follow q possible customer
Cor = block. walking 80 CLOSELY III front
OF him that he can scarcely take a step,
and :%mploring him to make Il purchase.
IL the victim argues that he already
mas 81 paper and does no: desire 4 du-
plicatc. thc girl viii say: well. You
didn't buy that one Of me, mister.
Please buy one Of mel
What becomes Of the newsgirls Is 4
question almost a. abstru-c - the prob
laIn relative 10 :hc disappearance Of
pirAs One who f%rcquents the same To-
ca!nt, downtown notices the same
fac - year after year until they sud-
deilfy disappear entirely from his OBJ
servoaion. and others take their places.
But they never seem to 2row older.
and1 their newspaper trade does not
lead T. advancement. they a not be
imaehird To have climbed out Of sight
90 The ladder Of prosperity. One little
9il Tho for several years sold papers
ia rOlt Of Nash IL Crook. restaurant
in liafk Row mad ,uiiic icnt resolution
To -tMly topography in her pare mo-
m Id. and now she holds a position As
o., .snaor in the Western Union build
IN. Another newsgirl who came I'M
de- ~ writer. notice had one of the
opp0n~ unite, that are usually offered
on ivh Sunday-school books. but she
fai 'Aio take tn. right advantage Of l..
Her otpry is not embarrassing:
hh0it five years ago. a newspaper
rcl,uHcr was passin" along Park Row,
| rearAnn street, in the afternoon. when
ne Observed a particularly gloomy small
bow Doodiiv counting u few pennies at
the DC If the gutter with a bundle Of
paySoes under his arm. While he was
| thus Engaged 4 dcpraved and ragged
urchip. several years older and many
sizco larger. swOoped down upon him.
ee;zod his pennies and bolted across
| thr Erect toward the P~Ost-oflice. The
| giboUy. small boy seized him by the
coat thil,-or that portion of his coat
n, .root where the tails would have
| bctn they had not been torn Off-and
W. ,vsftci with him across the street
th. ouGh a labyrinth of horses. wagons
and rect cars. screaming meanwhile
at the top IF his voice. The deprayed
urehln WAS 50 much annoyed by the
little Bellows attentions that he pro-
cccjoo to confer upon him Il scientific
| thrsO1ing. and all the other newsboys
al 4 0rlS in the vicinity became inter-
estddRnd came owe 10 observe and adj
miro. But before the thrashing had
bern &cntircly administered a tattered
| daun0l ii perhaps ten or twelve years
appe0red upon the scene, and, from
tn Dhnner Of the reception. il was OBJ
| viouoS that she was a person Of some
q IA tion and Importance in affairs Of
asiu ar nature.
'.bt's the ROW." she inquired. ell
BIZ M her way toward the center Of
tn 3rong. a score of voices informed
he-. At the sound of her voice the de-
| pr A. urchin suddenly ceased his pu-
q u C operations. turned pale and
m "a a violent effort TO break through
| thu 4 crowd. The tattered damscl
CT II sight of him.
-Aake NV papers," she cried, hand
inf hem to a conscicnceless small boy.
" io1,t once boltcd and sold them at
ErdtSn Ferry. TO his personal aggran-
| di snent.
II lucklcss fighter made several
n % ess efforts to get out of the ring
aiV0fhcn began to wall i'm anticipation
OF approaching doom. though he
HHldcr and taller than the avenger.
I Io3ittlc Amazon grasped him by the
b and delivered 4 series of right
h ID ers upon his c~ountenancc with So
MT fervor that the lifc-bloOd strcamed
fri his nose and his bellowings might
havG been heard six miles away. while
Il roup of small spectators howlcd
Wit delight. Having punished him
sul Dicntly. the tattcrcd damsel let him
go turned her attention to his little
The gloomy small boy was
2 0obnicr than ever. His nose was also
b q ing, and the little girl who had
a. wcd him of his adversary produced
a ~ dirty handkerchief and sent n
OIL r maids of honor to dip it in the
d. king-fountain.
s1Not was he lickin' We fer:?" she in
CO Pd. tendcrly.
sic-hc stole my-my money"
ssl3cd the little fellow.
c Amazon at once looked ~savagely
a6oDt for the dcpraved urchin. who.
Ching danger past. was Stanching
tufow of blood from his Csc near a
hboring street-lamp. bowling dis
ridk the while and gazed upon by an
ilNfes.ed thron~. Seeing her again
4 tndin~ upon him he screamed.
cykrcd and gave himself up for lost.
Where's the kids money!" de-
He'd the little Amazon. in a terrible
ere It's" cried the culprit. diving
in his pocket. Don't lick me no
NJ I'll give il to You"
(e Amazon counted il and asked
IL mall hoy if it was right. Then
urned to the depravcd urchin and
An If You ever touch that kid again
Sc I | just lie. you. though! I'll lick
i'll they call an ambulance"
s,Hr reporter who witnessed this SAN