Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-01
ONLY a NEW YORK Newssov.
But he Was . xnishtiy Little Gentle.
man All the Same.

But He Was = Knishtiy Little Gentle.
man All the Same.
II was about 4 o'clock in the after
noon, at the corner Of Thirty-fourth
street and Third avenue, a delivery
wagon, loaded down with evening
papers and drawn by O galloping horse,
dashed up to the sidewalk and stoppcd
In O moment It was surrounded with
shouting, struggling crowd of
newsboys, as thick as O swarm Of flies
around a sugar barrel.
Every one Of the youngsters tried to
get his papers on the instant, for the
sooner he got them the more he could
sell, and every moments delay meant
the loss OF SO many pennies.
Passers by stopped and looked on,
amused at the struggles OF the boys,
who, were reaching over each others
heads and shoulders to get at the men
who sat on the tailboard Of the wagon
scooping in nickels and handing out
piles Of papers as fast as they could.
The street was full of boys who had
got their papers and were scampering
OFT, shouting as they ran, "Extry Tele-
gram !" "Evenin' SUM-" "Newisl"
(Which is newshoy for Evening
News.
A blind man, with cautious steps,
and cane outstretched before him,
came through Thirty-fourth street and
paused on the Third avenue curb
stone. He evidently wanted to cross
the street, but feared to undertake it
alone, for horse cars, trucks, beer
wagons and other dangers of the high
way were passing in constant pro
cession. The blind man stood there,
his pale, thin face partially turned,
with that patient, strained, listening
expression that is SO pathetic in the
blind.
:. AT that moment newsboy dashed
diagonally across the avenue in the
direction Of the news wagon. He was
q bright eyed, wide awake little fell
low, and one of his rosy cheeks was
almost hidden by smudge of black.
He hadn't bought his papers vet and
was behind time. He had nearly
reached the wagon when he happened
to look back and saw the waiting blind
man.
Without moments hesitation, and
sacrificing his chance to get his
papers, he instantly started back. He
reached the blind mans side, took him
by the arm, said cheerily, "Come
along, pop" and had steered him
safely across the avenue in jitfy.
Then he ran over to the wagon and
bought his ''Tellees," after nearly all
the other boys had received theirs.
| The promptness with which he took
in the situation, went to the instant
relief OF the blind man, letting his own
interests 60 when time was money to
him, and the matter of course air with
which the thing was done, were sim
ply astonishing. One would have
thought he had been waiting for the
blind man, and that the whole affair
had been prearranged. Perhaps other
boys might have shown the same in
stinctive chivalry, but only a New
York street arab would have ''tum-
bled to" the situation as quick as q
flash.
Utterly unconscious of having done
anything in the least degree remark
able, this little gentleman in rags was
hurrying away with his bundle of
papers to make up for lost time when
l hailed him. I bought two copies of
every newspaper he had, gave him q
| quarter and told him to keep the
change.
What fur2" he demanded, in sur
prise, and looking at me suspiciously.
For helping that blind man."
"Who2" he inquired with puzzled
air. The youngster had actually al.
most forgotten It. "Oh, that duffer
Oh, that's nawthin. S'pose I'd take
money for datl'
And his lip curled contemptuously,
and l felt had done mean thing and
had insulted gentleman as I meelSly
permitted him to count seventeen pen
MES change into my hand.
But he was only newsboy, and G
ragged and dirty one at that.-New
York Herald.