The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-10-12
AT A NEWSbOY'S FUNERAL.
How His Companions Remembered Elm
and His Mother Also.

How His Companions Remembered Elm
and His Mother Also.
1t was one Of the solemn days
along the alley, for another newsboy
had died.
He had not been a prominent mem
Der of the push" and had earned
no title. If he had achieved distinc-
ton in any way, he might have been
called Rubber Neck, Hot Foot"
OF "Sleep Out"
They had known him as Freddie.
He had been accustomed to stand in
line rather meekly and endure more
than his share of the pushing and
scuff1ing. His bundle of papers was
never very large, and as he wasn't
tall enough to talk loudly and
boss around he was never prop
erly respected in the alley until he
died.
Then a heavy grief settled on the
colony, and "Bootsy" Thompson
went about with a wrinkled brow
and was ready to chastise any young
ster who seemed to be cheerful.
1t was suddenly remembered that
Freddie had always been ION the
square," that he had never gone
camping on another kids" corner,
and some recalled the affecting cir
cumstance that he dropped in his
last mick" to help buy flowers
when Fanny was killed by the ca.
BILE a L.
They had seer him around only a
week before, and it was within the
last two days they had heard that
he was very sick,
When a newsboy dies, his COM
rades hold a meeting. Instead of i'm.
itating the conspicuous example OF
their elders and passing resolutions,
they go down into their pockets and
make up a fund.
They held a meeting at $3.50 in the
afternoon. After the spokesman had
announced the news of Freddie's
death he said that every kid
would be expected to "come down
Then the hats were passed, and there
was a steady jingle of red and white
coin. A committee to count up re
ported that 81. 10 had been contrib
uted, at which some of the thought
less ones inclined to yell, for
getting that the occasion was one o.
sorrow. "Overcoat, ""Hawkey" ant
"Cocoanut Charley We're appointed
to buy the floral tribute and take i
to Freddie's home on the West Side
Next morning the three member.
of the committee and a large DO,
wrapped in white paper came int
the Office of the man who was re
garded as the supreme authority o
the newsboy army. He was thu
court of last resort in all scraps,
and a good man to be next to-" S,
they brought the tribute around t.
show it to him.
H untied the string and lifted tn
lid. Within the box vas a huge clus
ter of pink roses with waxen leave
and wire stems, wreathed about b.
stiff hand painted leaves.
"Why, these are artificial flow
ers, said he, and he began to laugh
The committee was silent and az
parently offended. Then "Hawkey'
spoke up: 1--WE got fake flowers be
cause dey was cheaper, but deere a
right, and dc kid wouldn' know d
difference. We fought dey wa
purity enough"
what makes this peculiar SMELL?
The flowers gave out a peculiar alec
holic odor.
Oats perfumery. Fake flower
amt got no smell, so we sprinkled
little perfumery on.
If the man ut the desk had follow
! ed his inclinations, he would hav
roared with laughter. But he ha
too much feeling.
That's very nice, boys, said ht
replacing the lid. "Freddie's mothe
will be glad that you remembers
him. That's right. You give her til
! money that's left, Don't sprinkl