The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-26
THIS CARLOAD WAS EASY.
Weeping Newsboy who Travels with Per-
petually Broken Heart Works It for SO.

weeping Newsboy who Travels with n Per-
| petually Broken Heart Works 1t for $40.
II all happened on Columbus avenue car
bound as far south as Houston street on
Christmas eve. Between Forty-second and
Nineteenth streets q score or more OF men and
women. laden with all manner OF parcels. got
on and of the car. At Nineteenth street a
young man and woman debarked. leaving.
perhaps. a dozen passengers still aboard. all
men except two. One OF the exceptions was .
young girl. perhaps returning late from work.
and the other was a ragged mite OF boy.
huddled I'D In the southwest corner OF the car.
A few newspapers under one arm Indicated his
| calling.
Between bell-pulls the conductor was softly
whsting on the rear platform. Maybe no.
body In the car realized Just now near II was
to Christmas morning until. just as the car
rounded the lrst curve up Fourteenth street.
the conductor. standing In the doorway with
his watch In his hand. called out chserily:
Merry Christmas. everybody Christmas
is Just one minute old"
The passengers. some OF whom vera
asleep looked dazed for q moment and then
chorused:
Same to you. conductor. and good luck for
next year"
Then the outfit settled back again into their
seats. and the quiet OF the car and the street
was not disturbed by even the sound OF car
gong. until moment later a childs sobbing
directed attention to the urchin away down in
the corner. His head was In his hands. and no
Finally F the conduotor went i' down 70 him and
said; A. ,... , c,
The younester kept on CRYING for awhile.
but finally. under the conductors gentle urging.
"Th' ain't goin' to be no Merry Chris mas fer
me. Lost all me poip money uptown. an now
got T. make good. an 1 can't git me present
Who's Mickey" asked the conductor. willis
int OSo So %R eoa o's'n 70 ''
~. Miek-o.oC, oo-who-who-Mickey Is me
Poor it'll. DEVIL" said the conductor. sym
RRHti6 wah that's hard luck How much
"oh. / don't know" sobbed the urchIn.
much az two plunks. guess" and then there
was fresh outburst. as II the tears were Just
We'll" said the conductor diving down into
a pocket where he didn't put the compahy's
they won't have dad always and maybo then
they'd need help Here's quarter toward
And here's So to make good at the Office"
Sses 9q RIA po5ty old eentsmHn Ss he wsdded
Permit me to help along the fund" said q
firm looking young man in eyeglasses. who
spoke with the accent approved In high social
circles IN boston. rs ne hung TWO nail dollars
The spirit Of giving seemed to catch thu
passengar and every body began TO throw
coins q various denominations toward the
| boy The tears stopped at the sight OF the 81
| bill and for the next few minutes the urchin
was full OF business gathering IN the riches
| flung at him. As nearly "a THE SUN reporter.
who happened TO be on the car, could figure,
the boy must have picked up nearly $40. Just
as the car wns, passing Twelfth street the
| youngstcr looked out OF the window and made
a break for the door. IS he reached the plat
| form he looked back into tho car and shouted:
''You'se gents Is all right but yer dead easy,
| / lost the mum all right. but ferRot TO tell
you'se foun' II again Huy gee, but I'll do
the, elegant eat tomorrow. s. long every-
body"
| He left the car as II he had wings and dis
appeared. Everybody ronred. except the young
man In eyeglasses who remarked:
Il feared that this was charity misplaced and
! regret that we were led TO encourage dis
honesty"
Young man" said the fat chap who had
sleep on thar score. IN bet that Kid will have
tomorrow the first square meal he's had in a
year. and further than that. he share IL with
some OF his friends who need IL as much as he
You never spent money ON Christmas eve toia
better purpose"
Houston street, called the conductor, Car
ahead, plense"