The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-10-19
AT A NEWsBOY'S FUNERAL,
How His Companions Remembered Hi
and His Mother Also.

How His Companions Remembered Him
and His Mother Also.
1t was ono 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"
or "Sleep Out"
They had known him as Freddie.
He had been accustomed to stand in
line rather meakly and endure more
than his share of the pushing and
scutfling. 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 nick to help buy flowers
when "Tanny' was killed by the ca,
bic car.
They had seen 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 CON-
rades holda meeting. Instead of i'm
itating tho conspicuous example of
their elders and passing resolutions,
they go down into their pockets and
make up g fund.
They held 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 $7.13 had been contrib
uted, at which some of the thought
less ones were inclined to yell, for
getting that the occasion was one O.
sorrow. "Overcoat, ""Hawkey" an(
"Cocoanut Charley" were 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 tn
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,
He untied the string and lifted tn
lid. Within the box was a huge clus
ter of pink roses with waXen leave
} and wire stems, wroathed about b
> stiff hand painted leaves.
~'Why, these are artificial flow
ers," said he, and he began to laugh
! The committee was silent and al
parently offended. Then "Hawkey
spoke up: 1--WE got fake flowers be
? cause dey was cheaper, but deere a
right, and de kid wouldn' know d
difference We fought dey WE
purity enough"
What makes this peculiar smell?
! The flowers gave out a peculiar alc'
holic odor.
t Oats perfumery Fake flower
, amt got no smell, SO we sprinkled
i little perfumery on.
q If the man ut the desk had follov
g ed his inclinations, he would ha,
! roared with laughter But he ho
too much feeling
That's very nice, boys, said b
y replacing the lid "Freddie's moth'
g will be glad that you remembers
e him. That's right. You give her IL
b money that's left Don't sprink