Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-28
" IS HARD on THE WlsPS.
Bpw the Ncwsboys Are Forced to Begin
the Hard hattie ut Life.

the Hard Battle ut Life.
Poor tiny merchants Of the pave.
who llrst essay to make m honest
penny selling papers i'm the maelstrom
of humanity
Did YOU ever watch their struyglesl
Did you eve note their sorrowsi Did
you ever pause a m' uient and see the
dreadful odds that thy encounter To
me the wonder is tina. they keep up the
| fight and do not back down and perish
in the midst Of their dread initiation.
Perhaps some do. bat many stick il
| out. for the ranks Of the newsboys are
| a lways full to overlooking. and the
fearful innocent lad of today becomes
the sly, intrepid, seasoned gamin of to
morrow
Although the newcomer, |! he have
worthy points. soon finds Il champion
among the seniors or Juniors ofthe pro
fession for your ganin is very apt TO
have "A chivalrous streak in his black
little heart. though there are many de.
void of it he is by no mean welcome
on general principles. for he means an.
other mouth to feed and n tightening
of the reins of competition. Ard SO he
finds himself facing the backs and
shoulders and sharp. terribly sharp, ell
bows of an army. 1t is a fight to get
his wares out to begin with. The way
to the dark cellar Of production Is
choked with contending forces who
fight like rats with teeth and claws.
The middleman who sells on the side.
walk M a slight advance on office rates
is an unknown factor to him. and rs
for the swift wagon speeding up the
avenue a. fast NJ il il were an ambu.
lance land by what right. | should like
to know, but that Of reckless impu-
dence which the police ought to take
In Iand). his unused feet can no more
keep up with il than II It were u hurri.
cane
And. by the way. what imps Of per.
versity they often put at the tails OF
those wagons TO deal out the papers.
How they love to see the midgets tug
ying despairingly behind while they
ride easy and secure. Often | have
seen them lose their papers hundreds
Of sales because it pleased them not 10
sell. and how they would grin and
cnckle with imp like delight rs they
saw the little merchants. brrathless and
fearful. drop by tie wayside! Little
wrricIes' God grant that you get left
in the race for life yourself, and see
how you like it. The way OF the world.
you say' All. Inc, ! believe that you
are right.
But when he gets his papers and
starts ont with timid voice TO find IA
customer the novice finds new troubles
in his path. How big aud gruir and
heartless men are! How they rush along
aud sweep the weak and timid from
their path. And even when a man
says aye. nine times in ten the new boy
gets left behind by some quick imp who
darts IN and intervenes his own paper
between the customer and that Of the
rightful seller. II the customer takes
from the novice the latter is apt to get
a kick or "a cuff from the one who
sought to cheat him that sets his brain
to reeliny. Then others join in Ba
mana skins and even less choice morsels
from the cutters assault the tiedgling.
He is kicked and hustled about by the
bullies Of the pave. His hat Is ruined
or stolen by some brawnier fellow than
he. His clothes are torn and muddied.
| Wen be il for him If his stock Of papers
be not knocked into some puddle Of
dirty water and ruined forever.
Al the best night finds him with half
the paIers nnsold And then IN the
darkness CONES the meanest creature
IN the ratain world-the big. hulking
hiIAwayulan of the liliputian cornmu
nifty IN fellow twice ms big and strong
a. he. who dragS him into ON dark
corner and lay force and blows gets all
his pennies away from him. and leaves
him crying in such bitterness as you
nor | have ever felt. ! honestly believe.
And what redress has her None.
The careless crowd drifts by and pays
no heed TO his tears and misfortunes.
The police would do nothing for him.
What care they, the brutes, for the
wrongs Of infancyf The other boys
laugh at him They have been there
before themselves. and it tickles them
to see some other fellowin the fangs Of
the wolf. And SO the poor lamb bleats
on with no one TO pity or succor him.
caught one Of tiese petty thieves
In the act one night. | almost killed
him. ! was 30 angry. ! almost wish
now that | bad. New York Herald