New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15
A NEWSBOY
Renaissance
Bv Joseph Lipschitz.
Tribune Junior Forum Reader.

lie had but one paper left But he was
a. busy as bee. running, shouting,
Jumping on and or tho cars. A. soon as
he had disposed Of this last newspaper
and had started toward home 7 overlook
him and tapepd him on tho shoulder
Hello. Harry" said I, cordially, been
10 the seashore?'
Yep" replied Harry. after h. had
turned around in surprise. Had dc swell
est time I'm me life. Gee, but IT wuz
great
We were passing through Madison
Square Park. and. as We often did during
summer evenings, we sat down on
bench. and Harry needed little coaxing
20 tell the story OF his vacation
SAY when me turn came 10 go TO de
country ! spent de busiest eyenin' OF me
lifc gettin' ready. | washed me hands
and me neck. and mos everything, and
gee. dats some Job. And de next morn
i'm I squeezed meself into now shirt
and a stiff collar. Holy smoke. but dem
collars docs rub. Wen, looked jos like
real dude. | did. But | felt orfully
s,trr. and vuz mighty glad none OF de
Gang seen me Well, We wuz happy
bunch dat went to de train, and sat
down on Dc back vcstibule.'
Hero Harry paused; he seemed 10 ne
thinking deeply. lie was often inclined
10 be frank In the expression Of his
hearty. boyish sentiments. After a while
ne continued:
you know" he said slowly. II amt
al "a hon
est and truly, never thought de world
WIZ SO big! Gee when dat train began
10 60, and hills and folds and whole lots
of places where dere wuz no people flew
past lest didn't know what to make or
It, But make out II wuznt prctty-mos
as good as dat great big Central Park,
only lots bigger. And den we passed a
little puddle of water, and dere Nuz bout
tree kids s-swimmin In It, Say. swim
minis great, amt Il? Well, while de
kids I'm de train wuz yelln' and hollorin'
and gittin' gay, Jest couldn't take me
ewes offn dose swell fields wot YOU could
play ball on. aud big hills and nice little
ponds where you could go aswimmin .
Well. We had a corltin' good time when We
got dere, swimmin' in dc ocean, runnin'
in dc woods. psyin' games and hshin'.
And lest bout I o'clock | goes over to dc
sup rintendent and asks him where are
we 10 get dc papers? And wot dye tink
he says? Why. you little scamp. you
amt agoin' to sell no papers for a whole
week!
I'VE had q good supper. and den we III
dc campnres. which We made out OF old
leaves and twigs, and we kids sat round
telln' stories. laughin and singln'. BY
andy all of us kids went to bed, but |
didn't sleep. 'Cuz way up over my head
derc wuz de sky. nice and blue. And de
moon wuz a great big silver ball. And
stars. dere wuz more'n million Of dem.
Not far away heard de ocean a-splashin'
up and a-splashin' up. Thoughts II would
never stop. Dere wuz jest dc softest kind
Of a breeze a-blowin' through dc trees.
Way. way OFF you could jest hear d.
whistle of de railroad train. Gee, II wuZ
so good 7 didn't want 10 sleep. But den
7 don't know no more. cuz ! fell asleep
and when I got up de sun wuz shinin."
The sincerity OF the little newsboy In
depicting his emotions really touched me.
for In reality In a city full OF people there
may be many with a love OF Nature In
their hearts which they cannot always
satisfy.
IL Jest had de SWEETEST week In me life
And when me turn comes roun' next year
you'll see me deere with bells on. Well, so
long"
And so suppose, although Harry is
rushing around Madison Square selling his
papers, he Is waiting to have his turn
come roun'" and then be happy for an
other week.