The Tombstone., 1885-06-16
ONLY NEWS2OY DYING UNhNOHN AND TN-
 SCNG. The Story of a Brave-Heart- ed Lad Whose Strength
 Failed at Last Followed to His Grave By a Delegation ot the New
 York NeWsboys,

way from the k:ngs County tosp:tai t2 he IL" K Ily Cr"ss crmctary at : atbush his morning. THere were no Ean ison" .slriases, uu long string of hacks, ou'y he hearsr cnntsin rg a sma'l pain coffin -.linwei Gy solitary c"s2h. But the n"urnin, was j1-t as sincere as at the 4rgest ani m"s, imposin. fuHeral. Anh was nnt cunfin7,i ,n the tnur boys who cconraaied ihe body oi ,hcif dearest trend to nj; resting p,ace. A hundred Gear,s were tone. 1 Jy grief. \ haa. lr-i faces were wcg wIth tears.
 "ll's on'y s newsboy," sail police man. Trnc. only newShny.a q wsif from ,hs streets "f ths great city. But na .,hilsn'iropi.i was ever kia3sr so friend more true, n" soldier hrAv.r thau
 LITTLE ri>NfltT.
 Erely rew-boy about the otii;es of Nsw Yoin's great 'urna!s knew ani lowed him. Al owed him drb; of gratitude ioi the many good deed. Le has, done in his humble way.
 Little Joe first appeared oa inc streets nf New York two years ago. He Was small aud slight With great brcwn eyes and pinched lips that always wore smile. Where he c.me from nob1dy knew and few cared. His parents. he said, were dead and he bsi nn friends. 1t was a hard life. Up at ! o'clock in the morning after s.eeIiag in drv goods box or an alley, he worked stead fly,
 TII. LATE AT SI5HT. He was missed at iirs.. Big boys st0'c c hls papers CT crowded him osi, of n warm place at night, but he never com plainci. The tears would swell up iu his eyes bu, were quickly brushed away and new start braveIy made. Such conduc, won him friends, and after & little no other dared to play tricks upon little Joe. His friends he remembered, and his enemies he forgava. Some days he had especially good luck. Kind hearted people pitied the little fellow and bought papers, whether they wanted them or not. But he was too generous to save money en nugh even for q nights lodging. Every boy who got s.ack" knew he was sure to get enough to buy supper as long as i Joe had penny.
 Bd. the hard work and exPoSEre bs- gan 10 tell on h!s weak cohstitGtion. He kept growing thinner snd thinner, i!'i there Nas scarcely n CGEIe of flesh ca his little body. rsc sAIn of his face was drawn closer and closer, but the plea san, lock never faded away. He waS
 UxCaMPLAiSING To THE LAST.
 Two weeks agn he awo!:e one moTn- ing alter working hari selling extras, V 100 weak 10 move. IIe tried his best t" cet upon lis feet. but It Was T vain B. t.mpt. The via! force was gone.
 .(yhere is !tl. J"e2' was tte cniveT sa! iuouiry. Nnaady had s"cn him since the preylous night. Finally he Was found !a a secluded Corner and i good nxtured liackmsn was persuadcd to tt,l:e him to the hospital in tlatbushr where he said he once lived. Every day me of the boys went to see him. on 5 ,turday a newsb"y who had ahuse'! him at first and Iear..ef to love him afterwards, fouai him sitting up in his cot, hia little blue veinel hand stretched our upon the cov'riet.
 II was afraid you wasn't corn;hs IJerry," l. said with some difficulty" "l Wanted 70 see you once more 80 much. guess It will ue the Inst time, Jerry, i"l T feel awful veal, to day. Nor. Jerry when die l want you to bs good foI
 ns sake. Tel tLe boys -"
 But his message WAS never completed Little Joe WAS dead. His sleep v1s calm and beaut!fsl. The trouble an' anxiety ca his wan face had disappeared Bat ,Le expression Was sti.i there. Ere: in death he smilcd.
 T. was sad news that Jerry bore back to his friends that day. They feared the end was near and were waiting fol him with anxious hearts. When they saw his stained face they knew ths little Joe was dead. No. word wa said They felt as If they were in ih' presence of death itself. Their hearts