Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-30
GREET %pEDDlERs.

|srsEET p%EDDLERs'
IT,. and a Lame Boy support
'' Urls. rather Enthusiastically
Re 4 aces aces like the cherubs on
Ia .n'( old master, stood last
b s al, vsr of Seventh and
ros They stood there at
(ree,s .tternoon. They were
y s''S there at 10 O'Clock at
|, ceiling newspapers.
|sn one hurrying citizen
E |ap at them and to drop a
% n the white outstretched
e e o " of the girls was
'e He Her companions were
: smallest one seemed to sell
e s, She was a plump but
I1;minutive thing, even for
kind of thick red hood sur
n that was wonderfully
|aoo lirht and would
'nody of the fabulous Little
g Hood. She toyed with her
'oners as if she hardly un-
y" -! she had them, but when
a1e q sale she scampered de-
'.ur the street to the oppo-
.nd reached the money she
M to the oldest girl, who
I H. if necessary and then
i;ngIing coins into her own
,r.oId. who had possession
y otl,er corners, did the same,
va selate and considerable
ID manner, as though her
% With the proceeding was
.oor three hours after chill
messed to be in bed that the
.5iglled her gray shawl around
lad the others to her in q
amer. as becoming a person
,ass was considerable.
q made 60 cents profits and
ne now," she said.
e walked up Chestnut street
here, leaning against the
Of the Continental Hotel,
lame boy, hardly 10 years
ID several papers in his hand,
NOT sold out. He. like the
placed what money he had
hand.
four walked down Ninth
Gust on the south side, and
oast three or four doors I'M
cAel a dingy little house,
atrance Of which was the
reenbaum, Tailor"
st girl unlocked the door
j entered, for they We're
| sisters.
was the father asleep. He
Of the time, and he has
ra and earned no money, &C
lie story of Mary, the oldest
We than two years.
only two bed rooms in the
c boy went to sleep in one
us father. The three sis
! the other.
Of this singular family, as
~ to one of her newspaper
w!o was inquisitive enough
/. is one that is told only in
where nobody knows or
anybody else.
has been selling
past two years, and her
&c, the lame boy, and her
sister Sarah have been help
he little folks have been
do this to support their
themselves. Their mother
ly five nights ago that 4-year-
as taken out to help in the
re money had to be made,
med, TO pay for medicine
FOR the father.
e about soc profits on an
said. Papa takes the
Y night. l make the break
and dinner. Then
noon we go out. Papa goes
.ely day, Some man calls
L he goes out to see his
.enbaum's tailor sign appears
the kind that doesn't signify.
al article Of furniture in the
shop on the first floor is a
u table, such us tailors use.
nj the only indication that
a business place. On this
Greenbaum spreads the
lie cooks at the small stove,
re some Old chairs and stools
nsa family to sit on.
yesterday afternoon, just
5 time to go out and get the
three little girls and the
ere busy scrubbing the foo1
2d doing q general cleaning
afernal GreenEaum, the lit.
!, mad gone out with one O
who had called for him.
wed Mary enough money tc
stock of papers and the
contented.-P
A Tough INDIAN.
what an Indian can stand
S to, L may tell of an Incl
happened during the winte7
them. Townr1o ovopipu ~