The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-04
A HELPING HAND.
How the Newsboys Lend it to Their
Blind Comrades.
From. the Ne,c York Times

From the Ne,C York Times
All the milk Of human kindness is not to
be found in the hearts of the great and pros
porous. Down among the little gamins of
Newspaper-row exists a charity as sweet
and springing from as pure motives as IS
any carried on by the great incorporated
institutions and societies which grace this
city. II the busy throng which crowd that
thoroughfare had time to notice anything
they would see several times each day some
poor, blind, unfortunate being led through
the intricacies of the crowd by one OF
those groteSque, ragged urclins, whose
cry of alas terdishun" is heard there
from sunrise until long after darkness set
ties down.
By following pair of this sort the other
day the reporter became convinced that the
street gamins, who, some moral ts say, are
the bursting seed whence Criminals grow,
have gentle, noble impulses, which would,
if properly nurtured, bring them to better
things. The boy was the regulation galnin
ragged, dirty, with pinched features, but
withal as merry as a cricket The blind
man looked like what he was--a poor OUT
cast, perhaps made SO by his infirmity.
Through the crowd the boy led him down
into tho delivery room of one Of the daily
papers, and, after placing him in position
in the ne of "Gewsiesn waiting for the
next edition to come off the press he ran
out. A. the door he was stopped, and under
the potent influence of a bit of silver stepped
into doorway and submitted to a little
questioning.
"Whos de blind Teller? Why, dat's
Blind Charlie. Is be me farder! Nav.
He's a poor bloke wot lives down here on
Park row. Sos e kin git de coin ter live
ON 9 has to sell papers. Wot wus l leadin'
i'm fer? Does yer tiDk he could git tro' de
crowd hisself without any eyese Does |
tink Pm good to lead him9 Nav. Why,
any Dewsy'ud help Charlie or any Of der
blind fellers volts in der bisness. Is dere
odders like Charlie! Dere's tree or four of
'em wnt lives down ERE on Park row and
gifts up early likes we do. Den dey comes
out onter de street. and any newsy wot sees
'em III lead 'em TO de office fer papers.
When dey gets stock 'nuther newsy who
has stand near where de blind Teller
locates III lead i'm dere. When he sells out
'nuther newsy who sees i'm III lea i'm back
and so dey scrapes along. We'se all w Him
ter help EN-, except der Dagos, and dey's
too mean ter help anybody"
Inquiry of the delivery clerks proved the
boys statement to bs true. There are half
dozen blind newSboys, or rather newsmen,
in this city no owe the fact that they are
not sent to the workhouse simply to the
kind ess of their little coworkers. As the
DOY SQlu. LlO news eo'' ali Know IUeLn, anu
whenever they sea one of the unforJunates
wanting to get to the newspal er offices for
a stock or at the newspaper Office wanting
to get to a favorite corner some "en-
bryonic criminal" always volunteers as
guide.
Another incident showing the generous
impulses of these outdoor waits 1t occurred
just in front of the Times building the other
evening.
Hello, Stumpy,n said one gamin as he
met another, "have yer fed yet"
Nav" replied Stumpy. 81 guess dis is de
eve don't eat"
'No coinp asked the other.
"Nixey red, was the response. 81 owed
Gimpey IA cents and paid him SOS q could
git some Shoes"
''How's yer appetite" was the next
query.
"Oh, dere's never any trouble on dat line"
was the laconic response.
'Well, Stump" said the little fellow, 81
tell yer. got 90 cents and l was going to
have a scrumptious feed; but / reckol I'll
have to let Del's slide ter night. Let's ad
journ ter de beanery."
lie took Stump's arm and the two walked
Off The beauty of the act was that it was
done without the least condescension, but
with frank, I-may- be-there-myself-some-
day ar that was delightful.