The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-02
HELPING ONE ANOTHER.
How the New York Nowsboys Assist Thci
Blind Comrades.


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 u charity as sweet and springiug
from rs pure motives rs 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
heing 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-
vinced 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 the regu-
lation ganin-ragged, dirty, with
pinched features, but withal us merry
as u cricket. The blind man looked
like what he was-a poor outcast, per-
haps made so by his sinfrmity Through
the crowd the boy led him down into
the delivery room of one of the daily
papers, and, after placing him in a
position in the line of "newsiesh wait
ing for the next edition to come off the
press, he ran out AT the door he was
stopped, and under the potent influ-
ence of u bit of silver stepped into
doorway and submitted to q little ques-
tioning.
who's de blind fellerp Why dat's
Blind Charley. Is he me farderp Nav.
He's poor bloke 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 hisself wild.
out any eyes? Does vink I'm good to
lead him? Nav. Why, any newsy
'ud help blind Charlie or any of der
blind fellers wot's in deS bisness. Is
dere odders like CharlieP 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
EN- TO de Office fer papers. When dey
gets stock 'nuther newsy who has D
stand near where de blind fellel
locates IL lead 'em dere. When he
sells out nuther newsy who sees i'm II
lead i'm back, and sodey scrape along.
We'se all willin' ter help 'em, except
der Dagos, and dey's too mean ter helr
anybody"
Inquiry of the delivery clerks proved
the boys statement to be true. There
are a half dozen blind newsboys, OF
rather newsmen, in this city who owe
the fact that they are not sent to the
workhouse simply to the kindness ol
their little 'co-workers. As the boy
said. the ''newsies' all know them, and
whenever they see one of the unfortu-
mates wanting to get to the newspaper
offices for a stock, or ut the newspaper
office wanting to get to favorite
corner, some "embryonic criminal
always volunteers as u guide.
Another incident showing the gen.
erous impulses of these outdoor waits.
1t occurred just in front of the Times
building the other evening.
Hello, Stumpy," said one gamin as
he met another, "have yer fed yet?"
Nav" replied Stumpy, Il guess
dis is de eve don't cat"
mo coin" asked the other.
''NiXeY red" was the response. al
owed Gimpey fourteen cents and paid
him SOS e could git some shoes"
"How's yer appetite?" was the next
query.
so, dere's never any trouble on dat
line" was the laconic response.
"Well, Stump" said the little fellow,
~ tell yer. got twenty cents and
was going to have scrumptious feed,
but | reclSin I'll have to let Del's slide
ter-night. Let's adjourn ter de
beanery."
He took Stump's arm and the two
walked Off The beauty of the act was
that it was done without the least con-
descension, but with frank. I-may-be-
e-myself-some-day air that was de-
liphtful Y Times