The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-04-04
HELPING ONE ANOTHER.
How the New York NewsbOys Assist Their
Blind Comrades.


How the New York Newsboys Assist ThelP
Blind Comrades.
All the milk of human kindness is
not to be found in the hearts of the
great and prosperous. Down among
the little gamins of Newspaper row
exists charity as sweet and springing |
from as pure motives as is any carried |
on by the great incorporated institu-
tions and societies which grace this |
city. If the busy thrOng which crowd |
that thoroughfare had time to notice |
any thing, 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 urchins whose Cry Of LAS
terdishun'' is heard there from sunrise
until after darkness settles down.
By following pair of this sort the
other day the reporter became con-
vineed that the street gamins, who.
some moralists 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 tho regu-
lation gamin-ragged, dirty, with
pinched features, but withal as merry
as cricket The blind man looked
like what he was-a poor outcast, per-
haps made so by his infrmity. Through
the crowd the boy led him down into
the delivery room of one of the daily
papers, and, after placing him in
position in the line of ''newsies" wait
ing for the next edition to come off the
press, he ran out. At the door he was
stopped, and under the potent infu-
ence of bit of silver stepped into
doorway and submitted to little ques-
tioning.
who's de blind feller? Why dat's
Blind Charley. Is he me farderP Nav.
He's poor blolze wot lives down here
on Park row. Sos e kin git de coin
ter live on he has to sell papers. Wot
wus / leadin' i'm fer? Does yer tink
he could git tro' de crowd hissef wid-
out any eyes? Does I tink I'm good to
lead him? Nav. Why, any newsy
'ud help blind Charlie or any of der
blind fellers wot's in der bisness. Is
dere odders like Charlie? Dere's tree
or four of 'em wot live 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 a stock 'nuther newsy who has a
stand near where de blind felleI
locates IL lead 'em dere. When he
sells out nuther newsy who sees i'm Il
lead i'm back, and so dey scrape along
We'se all willin' ter help 'em, excepI
der Dagos, and dey's too mean ter hell
anybody"
Inquiry of the delivery clerks proved
the boys statement to be true. Ther'
are half dozen blind newsboys, o.
rather newsmen, in this city who ow,
the fact that they are not sent to th'
workhouse simply 20 the kindness o
their little co-workers. As the bo.
said, the ''newsies" all know them, ant
whenever they see one of the unfortu
mates wanting to get to the newspape
offices for stock, or at the newspape
Office wanting to get to a favorit
corner, some embryonic criminal
always volunteers as a guide.
Another incident showing the gen
erous impulses of these outdoor waits
It occurred just in front of the Time
building the other evening.
Hello, Stumpy,' said one gamin a
he met another, "have yer fed Yet?'
Nav" replied Stumpy, 81 gues
dis is de eve don't eat.
mo coin," asked the other.
..Nixey red. was the response.
owed Gimpey fourteen cents and pal
him SOS e could git some shoes"
"How's yer appetiteP" was the nez
query.
go, dere's never any trouble on dS
Line," was the laconic response.
s.Well, Stump" said the little fellow
II tell yer. / got twenty cents and
> was going to have a scrumptious fees
but reckin I'll have to let Del's slid
!, ter-night. Let's adjourn ter {
: beanery."
He took Stump's arm and the tv
walked off. The beauty of the act W;
:, that it was done without the least co
= descension, but with a frank, I-may-b
there-myself-some-day air that was d
! lightful.-N. Y. Times.
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