Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XXIX, Number 22, 31 May 1890 — Our English Column. [ARTICLE]

Our English Column.

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In *hc ,;rea: n:ie* ■ f ihe *■. r"«J ean t>c fou.n<j, :hou , anf;* m s and »tho carn Thcir Iwn» in :he *:ree*s. Man> o t ihem rjcw*;-at<r*. andare| ra]lC(J >. (>:*:cr. Ur.ce I'hiJ heard shcir «.hnll vou cv at all hoi;r*> of :hc ciay, j t r r :ht' of ihe:r new-par<'rs Ncar.> a- r i ?hem are vcr> vcur.. I ha\c nevr«!va;cr- 'r >;n !i:t> feil * 4 r.< t rn:/re than Ci t K: ;.ear- ' ' S r i.i.';n,e I wi!l tt!i > ■-/<} j:k rr al>.>o: c«* newhn:))*: Nu: r. "m I am «;oir. : j :e.i >oi, a!>>ut anoiher ve: t i :rct: h •>'< « a..e<: "boot bUfk>.' Thtv tarn i>ictr !i-. hy £oinfcuiy and<!own :he »;r-.«:s m*; i»eo| !e b ><>''< - ar<l shcx><. when :«"-? > arc W3n!cd. N? t tw.ir> ' t "»ee the <>t a >< hoo! h >c. i'i ! tnu< h < i vrha: thcy iearn «>n ti.'. >:rcet> 19 f»ad. \'et, take thtm a«! t';cr, the> arc \cry nu:<h lilee o:h«.r l>o>s, on!y tht> ha\e '.>> !«»ok >har;. ; • nnies <jr they woulel - cat, nor any ,jf>od r»la( e to s!ec;> in. An«l now for a >tory °r tw«> al>out Ui- * b!n< ks "Shmt% sir ? And a br»ght, manl) 1< -k.i..: lad t.t nine ycars >te;.f>e<l up t > « in the (irand ( entral I)«.pf t. New \ ork. and lookin,; uj> «r.t > hi- t»<v vsi:h his hrown cyes a>kcd. ' Shine, >:r ? "I want m> -*hi»es p .!i>hcd,' >aid thc Kcntlcman "'l htn. 1 w :'ul l>c to shinc them, sir," re;-!i». '1 th<» boy. "I I.ive 1 lime t ■ < at« h thc iia tm.ore and (»hio tr.un . 3 "No ti/ue h> losc, I ' fci v vju a jol> bcforc it pi.!is <>ut. ' "(\rtain of it ?" "Ycs. sir. Sh.ill I »hinc ?' "Yo. ' Ar.d im two sc« onds the b<)ot blatk was down t»n his kneen, and putting his bo\ int« plaee was at \\crk. "I)un't lct me i;et bft," said thc gentleman. "1 won'l, Mr,' rcplied thc bry, as he worked both brushc* vcrv rapully. "What'> >■ 11r name ?" "I'aul K.iy." •is your father livn.g ?" "No, sir, he. is dcad- no one but mother, I, and thc < hildrcn. The train is> xoing, sir." I he gentlenian rca< hcd his hanel in his po< ket, and out a silver ha!f do!lar handc<i it to the f>ny, who pulled out a lot ol rhangc, and began to < ount out the amount. l'he gentleman move<l off toward the train, f«armg he woukl get leū. licforc thc littlc l'ellow <(uild i;et to him thc train movcd out. Two ycars ;»ltcr this the samc gcntleman wcnt to New York on bu-i--ness. He had thc little boothlaek and his t\»rty f«vc ccnts» han^e As he \vandcrcd i.p thc s:rett thc sccond day aftei his arrival, a lad walkcd up to him .uul >.nd ; "\Yere you ever herc l>ct'v<re ¥' "Ycs, bubbv," was the reply. "\Yhen ?" t ' i boy asked. "AlhhU tw y.ars ago. M u Did nt I your shoes at thc (»rand Centra! l)epot?" "Some bov iiid." "Well, I am the Ik>), sir, and I owe you forty five cents. I tricd to to thc train, l>wt I could'nt-~-hor.cstly, I could'nt—and herc is your money. I was afraid I would never see you I did'nt intend to keep your money; M and this t » b.»y pull cd out a lot of change, at.d, taking fbrty-fivc ccnts, handed ii to the gentlcman. i'he gentleuvan was so plcascd with little Paul, th*t he adopted him and cducated hiro, a*d thc little boot-black grcw up to bc a rich gentleman, very upnght and honorable. Here is ant ther pleasant litt!e story about thc boot-b!acks, showing what kind hearts sonie of thcra havc, in taking carc of anmuls that cannot uke care of themselves, and that a great many bad boys would *tone to death. Thc story is , C.\KINC. FOK A SKK ihh;. i In a narro* street in rhibdelphia therc stands thc wall of ene of the stores a box, over whieh a tattered Amcrican and in whieh, ( on a »oft bed ot shavirgs, lies a poor little u yaller" dog, badly hurt„ Bv>th of his legs were broken by t>eing run ovcr by a watering cart. The poor little ' •nimal wis not without his triends in tnis his time of troub!e There ts in thc neighborhood of the street a lot ol ! news-boys and boot-blacks, who arc not the cleanest or always thc most otder!y of God's creatures. But there is a greatdeml of good tn the breasts of thcse : young gamins, whieli »shown their care of this poor, brokcn lcggcd dog. Here ia the laogufgc in whkh one cf them told the story : I M Yes, we sawthe poor liule whc?p' git run ovtr, and the man # what owncd him was in a wigon t and right off, 1

:V>ūt to wba* w2s ihe rsa;;cr 1 hen u* !clltn pu ke<i him cp, ar.<i gM a bo*. ae* «t up fcc rouid Uv an' ihen we aH rhocked in aod zot a honedor:or to ft* his ,# Ho«r rnu<h did you havt 10 pay the d <lor T he donc it for a* eheap, >1;!« «e had'rt mueh cash. He oniy us a qt;artCT. He $aid it *d be ene d >'Ur tar ar,v b«xl) e'se." "How is the d' g foroing on oow T k 'i >r. wel!! He ean most walk. We ali m and gits him a httie every ds>, and a ,'ot o' meae, anei he knr*« js ai?, and 1 j2ae« he 'īi fce ali r, jw j.rtt'y vx>n. I dont know 1.'- ii t«» when he we l, h .l I ik.now i? I had :ev: t>roken, I'd :<e '<>rr,d/''(jy to take cart u' oe iike »e t v,it care o that d-v " Y«>u wiii the word in ihi- < :>, and may noi know what it mejr.s T'he dic:ii>rary *js - a i>! .i ar.d i;nru'.y (h !d in tne >:rcets. One wh > ha» n one tj :ace f»roptr r.#re of it. and tjer.d"? a : l r> !r:;c arounrl the ff.tr-. arc "*arr.!r. " :r. Ho .-.iu!u.