The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-12-11


who arr out late a. night % find 4 littie
girl. with one or two papers under her
arm. sohbing IN . doorway Or under =
gas-iamp because she Is afraid a. 70
homs- Ask her what il the matter.
and when she tells you the tale will
sound . familiar that yon scarcely b.
lieyc H. Tell her harshly that that
story = played out aud 70 on your
way. and notice how uncomfortable
you feel when you consider that il j.
barely possible that her tale l. True.
Then sneak back stcalthils. a.
Il You were about % commit
= crime. buy her papers and
give her coin you can always
easily spare and you will sleep better.
A few u the little newsgirIs are well
known % downtown business men.
One little Italian girl. not more than
seven or eight years old. has = pretty
little trick ~ her own. which very often
proves effective in selling paper or
bringing forth the present d coin
The hurried pedestrian on Nassau
street. near Ful On. j. surprised to feel
a soft little han close upon his finger.
and when he looks down pretty but
dirty little face j. turned ~milingly up
70 his. and the child who trots along
beside him Lolding his finger asks
please buy a paper. mister" Even =
rough man dislikes - break away from
the gentle grasp 81 the small finger.
and chs coniiding smile and soft voice
81 the child almost invariably effects
sale Most ~ the newSgirl-. however.
make sales ~ sheer force Of endurance.
They will follow possible customer
for block. walking % closely in front
Of him that Ne can scarcely take step.
and implnriEr him 10 make purchase
II The victim argues that he already
has paper and does not desire du-
plicate. the girl viii say: well. YOU
didn't buy that one II me. mister.
Please buy one Of met
What becomes II the newsgiris i
question almost a. abssru>e A. the prob
lem relative 70 the disappearance Of
pins. One who freqreni- she same To-
calitIe> downtown notices the same
faces year after year. until they sud-
denly disappear entirely from his OBJ
Scryation. and other take their places
But they never seem 10 grow older.
and as their newspaper trade does not
lead 20 advancement. they can not b.
imagined 70 have climbed out Of sight
on the ladder u prosperity. One little
Girl who for several years sold papers
in front ~ Nash 4 Crooks restaurant
in Park Row had sufficient resolution
70 study fe.rgraphy in her spare mo-
menf~. and now she holds position a.
operator in the Western Union build
ing Another new sgiri who came I'M
der the writers notice had one a the
opportunities that are usually offered
only in >uniAy-School books. but she
failed 10 take the right ady anrage Of II.
Her story i not embarrassing:
Abou; five years ago. newspaper
reporter was passing along Park Row.
near Ann street in the aft moon. when
be observed : particularly gloomy small
boy moodily counting few pennies n
the edge n the gutter with bundle u
papers under his arm While he was
thus engaged iepraved and ragged
urchin. several wears older and many
sizes larger. swoopcd down upon him.
seized his pennies and b0lted across
the street toward the Po-t-ofiice The
gloomy. small boy seized him BY the
coat tails or that portion Of his coat
nearest where the tails would have
been II they had not been torn 0tf-and
was waited with him across the street
| through labyrinth OF horses. wagons
l and street cars. screaming meanwhile
1 al the top II hi voice. The depraved
urchin VA - much annoyed by the
| little fellows attentions that h. rro-
cceici 70 confer upon him scientific
thra-hing. and all the other newsbcy~
and girls IN the vicinity became inter
ested and came over 10 observe and adj
mirc But before the thrashing had
been entirely administered a fattercd
dam~el u perhaps ten or twelve years
appeared upon the scene. and. from
the manner ~ the reception. Il was OBJ
yiou< that >he was person Of some
reputation and importance in Affairs Of
a similar nature.
..Wot's the row. she inquired. ell
bowling her WAY toward the center u
the fhrong A score II voices informed
her AZ the sound 0f her voice the de-
PRAYED urchin suddenly ceased his pu-
gilistic operations turned pale and
made violent effort 10 break through
the crowd The battered dam-el
caught sight II him
Take my papers, she cried. hand
ing them TO constituencies small boy.
who az once boltcd and sold them at
Fulton Ferry, 70 his personal aggran-
dixement-
The luckless fighter made several
fruitless efforts 70 get out Of the ring
and then began 20 wall in anticipation
Of his approaching DOOM though he
was older and taller than the avcnger
The little Amazon grasped him ~ the
hair and delivered series Of right
handlers upon his countenance with "a
much fcrvor thar the life-blood STRAINED
from his nose and his bellowing< might
have been heard six miles away. while
the group a small spectators howled
with delight Having punished him
sufficiently. the tatfered damsel let him
20 and turned her attention to his little
victim The gloomy small boy was
gloomier than ever. His nose was also
bleeding. and the little girl who had
avenged him Of his adversary produced
very dirty handkerchief and sent one
of her maids Of honor 70 dip II in the
..Wo, was he lickin' " fcrr" she in