THE DUDE AS A NEWSBOY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2022, 22 June 1885, Page 2

THE DUDE AS A NEWSBOY.

As the usual crowd was surging along Broadwayonemorningrecentlyanelegantiy attired youth in a hat, a silver-crooked cane, and lavender kids, mounted several steps from which a newsboy was selling ' his goods, a'nd picking up -a paper care-' lessly handed him a2dol, bill, "Haven't any change," said the newsboy. " You just stay here and tend to things till 1 come back." As the boy darted away the dude seemed to realise his position, and called out: "Boy, aw! boy!, Why, what do you mean ? ■ Come back—l sjk —aw!" But the newsboy had peaved, and the dudo was left fuming and fretting upon the steps. For a .little time the passers-by picked up their papers and dropped their pennies in the, box, while the dude stood looking innocently up and down the street as if ho were waiting for the coming of a very dear friend. Finally a near-sighted old gentleman came pulling along, taking up a copy of tho " Times"' began pulling out his glasses, while lie held a dime out with his other hand, Tho dude took no notice, and the old gentleman twitched him by the coat and said querulously Change boy! Why don't you give me my .change.. Hurry up!" The dude turned in agony, gritted his teeth, hesitated, and suddenly stooping, quickly got some pennys from the box, ap'd giyiiig ,thehi to the old gentleman, began walking, the steps and .looking, down the street, not for some friend, ,but for that boy, and his lips were moving, but not in prayer.saidan old negro, pointihgtoknillu&ted, .. " what am dis ?" The unfortunate youth turned a glance on his questioner so haughty and .threatening ..that the-old darkey turned hastily away.; Tiiiie passed, the dude stormed, and the people looked wonderingly at him in his rage, h 4 hq could not leave that 2dol. Then an old lady in a big black bonnet and a pair of 'gold-rimmed glasses waddled slowly up uA the stand and topk up a copy of tl]' "Christian Herald," "Who runs tliia stand ?" she asked in a high voice, as her head was bent over her purse, The unfortunate dude looked round in Agony, " Who ruiis tliis stand, I say?" repeated' the lady in a louder tone, as she looked up at the youth, " Madam, the boy will be-J 1 V Oh, you do, do 1 you ?" exclaimed the old lady. " Well, X don't see why folks don't tend thoir own buai-' nesa and not keep other folks waitin' in the cold," "But, madam I'm not—" "Don't tell'me! I never see such a place as thia town, Folks here are the most unaocommodatin'—they want folks to buy, but there it ends, . Well,'why don't you take this, money and give me the ohange?" "Madam," said tho youth loudly and impressively, "I toll you lam not the proprietor of this establishment. Oh, here you are, are you ?" he added suddenly in atone of'soulful satisfaction,. as the news-boy hurried up to him With his mouth full of sandwich; " give me my change," he said, savagely. "Sorry to keep you waitin'," said tho boy coolly; "J. seed you tendin' things and you did it M nice that I tho't I'd take a little smack on something to eat." But the dude was ' , striding down the street arid 'people MW' making way for him in his rage a? though ' he were a madman. And tho pkj who had been gazing from Qne'lo another' ejaculate^;^cjl,' I declare!"