The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-04-06

devourng bowl of soup and large slices of
bread. There could be no doubt about it, the
urchin was hungry.
''Taste good?" asked the reporter.
The lad merely nodded.
"Pretty hungry, ell ?"
Don't looks like it?'
"When did you eat last ?"
ebay before Yesterday"
"What do you do for living ?'
81 steals now and then"
"What do you steal?'
''Most anythin' l can git me hans on.''
''Isn't this rather unusual ?" asked the
reporter Of Agent Sweeney, who was standing by.
"No not particularly. We often have these
small chaps come in and announce in the most
candid manner when questioned that thieying
forms their chief means Of support. We take
in all the stray waits that come to us for assist
ance are brought to us by the newsboys, who
know that we will look after them The Police
Court, too, furnishes us with a great many, who
are arrested for their first offense and whom the
court is desirous of giving chance to reform
before sending them to the reform school. We
take them and clothe, board, and lodge them
until we able to place them out with people
who will treat them kindly Or we get them
places in Offices and business houses during the
day and keep them here at night, so that we can
watch over and give them a little schooling for
few cents day.
''Perhaps you noticed day or so ago an ac-
count OF two small colored boys whom L was
compelled to send before Judge Miller as l
could do nothing with them whatever. One was
sent to the Reform School, the other returned to
his one relative, an aunt from whom he had pill
| fered $5 and spent it in ndulging himself in one
| good, fair feed as he termed it. Then he
came to me with pitiful tale of having no home
| and nowhere to sleep Those were the most
vicious boys have ever met with. They fought
| all along the line of march to the Police Court,
kicking and biting at every passer-by within
reach of foot or tooth. They were naturally de-
PRAYED.
''This, however, was only one of the numerous
similar cases, With the boys who sell papers or
black boots it is rather different. Many of them
are as truthful and manly little fellows as you
will find in families of the better classes There
exists spirit of honor among them, and it is
rarely, indeed, that of them is ever dis
honest in dealing with u.s. Many of them are
| anxious to better their condition, and not few
are hard workers at the simple courses of in
structons we give them every evening. For
| these lads we endeavor to do all within our
power, fostering their ambitions and securing
them positions when possible. Among the boys
sent lis from the Police Court we seldom find "a
anewsboy. OF course the newsboys are not angels
by any means. Yet, as say, they take pride in be-
ing square, as they term it, and this root of hon
esy planted in their breasts is often the quality
that saves them from becoming members of the
| criminal Glass;
The hungry-looking lad had paused during
Mr.. Sweeney's conversation, and sat, chin in
hand, listening attentively.
''You kin bet travels on the square, " he
| remarked
SIS that so? Why you just admitted you
stole for livingn
"Well, that's different / don't take nothin'
from those | knows"
''But isn't it wrong to steal from anybody Z"
a IN a1 Ia M
"Well, perhaps" continued Mr. Sweeney,
''we can do something with this lad. He claims
to deal honestly with his companions, and that
fact may work out his salvation.n
"Where did you learn to steal ~ asked the
reporter of the lad.
Pap learned me-"
"Where is he now ~
''Dead.n
''Where is your mother %
''She's dead, too ''
''Where's you home 2"
A dsdainful smile played upon his hard, sui
len features.
''Aint got no home.n
The boys feet were bare and the reporter in
quired if he had came to the home in that con-
dition.
''No, We took them from him" Mr.. Sweeney
said, "to prevent him running away. You see
we have several times brought these boys here
and after having fed them they would develop
a strong tendency to escape, as if they feared
we meant to do them an injury. So we have
hit upon this scheme to keep them with us until
we can discover whether it is possible to do any
thing toward their reformation. To make it
attractive for them we give an entertainment
every Monday night on platform we have
erected.n
''How many inmates have you at present 20
asked the reporter
''About seventy now, but more are coming
in every day, and before the month is over we
will have perhaps one hundred"
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