New-York tribune., 1901-12-23
SIMPLY THE WAY OF A BOY.
THE PASSENGERS SUDDENLY REVISED THEIR
OPINION OF HIS MOVEMENTS.
From The washington Star


From The Washington Star.
When this small boy the Ninth-st car @ wen
into his clothing after his carfare the other pas
gers betrayed little interest IN MN m ne fe
or ten years and it seemed pretty safe TO assume m
that he had the nickel sn for fb P1es 0
paid little no attention to him Inc +bt men, tbeS
Weren't looking at all at the good looking women
in the opposite seats and the women aso s +bet,
didn't know there was such creature as a man
within a hundred miles of them e. haxa his
troubles all hands got to looking him over Every,
body. it would appear. likes TO see small oos IN
The boy pioyed around in the lining Of the right
hief hane into MANY Impossible attitudes as he stood
and wrigged in the aisle and finally atter Terms '
ot of woey oe stun from the Coat turned
IF his oVercoat After almost superhuman difficult
ties in the process of which 1t looked If the BOY
AVIS several times in such a manner that he could
also plentifuiiy wadded In woolen lint belonging to
side by side at the end of the car began TO get get
nervous They pushed back their spectacles and
the thers 9oy sad cohdnctor
The boy gazed "a at bR the r6oh cand
continued his weird exertions to assemble ms fare
He unbuttoned his 9yerc9af by t4e re tn and then
he dug into the right hand pocket OF MS JaCket re
That pocket too seemed fhro1rh 10 % oe ke cat cwing
for the exit Of a bag At length he got to the end
freckled ed features The hand was wedged in SO
tightly that he had about as much trouble IN get.
cluTched another cent when 1t finally made It's ap-
pearance This went into his mouth 10 ION roa L9
other two. At this point the two elderly n men y
coughed violently and scowled at the boy as 0ll IL
done with but the others who were watching the
boys moves looked sympathetic. , -. l,
The boy next began laborious exploration OF ms
right hand knlckerbocker pocket. from which he
produced and restowed in mis- oyereoat pockess
paRS ~aR rusty looking knife two three printed
ceuoid buttons and 50 aGobef at the all
the other passengers except the two elderly men
bTeathed sighs OF relief. but they wanted to read
their papers and yet they couldn't while this boy
was engaged in his eyenttul search with tne
chances about even whether he'd win out or not
Fare. now. there kd!. sand the conduet6T, Or once nee
taekng the boy The boy banded rx MIN bno fhS
rubbing them on his overcoat sleeve. and he SAID
y got the other somewheres-wat minute. mis-
and studied for a moment while the other passen-
gers-except the two elderly men, who looked zero
The boy felt tentatively of his left hand knicker-
bOckers pocket but it @ was plain ,d 70 seg nne {nat b
looked worried. and the sympathetic passengers
tense expression on their faces they regarded
every movement Of the boy with strained almost
back pocket Of his knickerbockers. brought forth
a of f8se ooR of he d and
in a lot of junk was ths other cent, no. ,a, ,,os
distinctly audible. The sympathetic passengers.
men and women, settled themselves back In their
seats and smiled the boy. and two or three OF
them looked as If they wanted TO jump up ana
suggest cheers. The two elderly men coughed Vlo-
ientv again readjusted their spectacles ana began
again their newspapers. ,-.,,.~
change purse from the inside pocket OF ms over
coat dumped the contents-about S2 IN quarters
njckels and dlmes-into his hands and began count
ing It, whereupon the passengers VINO haa .i pefn
rafting for him but moment before lnstdut.Iy
froze and looked at him II they considered nm
q had lot and n boy bound straight Tor state prison
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