Teddy and Carrots: Two Merchants of Newpaper Row

e whistled a remarkably merry tune, which

ed Teddy if he had any friends in the city, his reply would have be

ed, owing to the fact of his being occupied just at that moment in blacking a customer's boots. But when Teddy had been dragged less than a block on the road to his "dun

bootblack; but, despite the fact that Carrots's face was not cleanly, and that his

st in time to rescue Teddy's stock of newspapers from beneath the feet of

n through the streets like a criminal, when he was startled by hearing a hoarse

at cop's fist?" Carrots asked. Bu

ht up in the country," the bootbla

by you through this thing, 'cause it's all come out er that

in an ordinary tone. Then, glancing around, the policeman noticed

you want, young chap

ag'in' the law to speak to a fellow, is

oy a frien

hy, we're jest like twins. You don't s'pose I'm goin' to see h

YOU WANT, YOUNG CHAP?

you will be arrested before a great while," the officer said, grimly. "You seem to think

ers out er his hands. What kind of a duffer would he be if he hadn't tried to square things? The only trouble is, he didn't have a chance to do any fightin' before

give them an idea of how the police force of the ci

hen a feller's doin' sich a business ez I am, it kee

officer said, with a laugh; and, made bold by this app

re you goin'

station-house

y harm if I walked alongside of him, an'

, so long as you do

t you, 'cause you're a pretty good kind of a man; an' t

pinion, it won't be long before I'm a capta

but I ain't standin' in with the commissioners li

dangerously near the stat

I s'pose there'll have to be a reg'lar trial down to the Tombs, and I'll bring the fellers there to swear you didn't do

y replied, mournfully. "I rec

any sand about you, that's what's the matter. Don't get down in the mouth

u do against a l

x things!" Carrots replied, as if he were positive how the matter might be arranged; yet at the

t reassured

g Carrots would not be able to do very much to hel

have you got?" C

ad jest begun to sell papers when t

ake this; it may come in handy before mornin';" and the

vain to return the money. "You mustn't give your cash

t, no matter what happens. I've got your papers, an' am goin' to sell 'em, so I'll get m

he three had arrived at the door of the station-house, and Carrots,

he sergeant turns out to be an easy kind of a feller, a

riend a bit of kindly advice. "He'll have to go down to the Tombs for trial in the morning, and if you boys can prove that he wasn't really fighting, b

don't do it for nothin' it'll be 'cause my blackin' has run out!" Carrots cried, enthus

re to go up and say anything against Skip Jellison, 'cause he's sich a terrible fighter: guess he can get the best of anybody 'round here in less'n three rounds. I wish I dared to tackle him! I don't b'lieve he can do as much as he makes out."

stitute newsboy was hailed

to now, Carrots?

here when Skip Jellison hit t

on Skip would have been sorry he tackled sich

at all, the way things were. These are

is he

ile

hat sett

that Skip Jellison didn't have any business to run 'round punchin' him jest 'cause h

ng any of his friends capable of doing such a thing, because of the style of reading in which he

king which already nearly covered his face. "I kind er 'lowed we'd get a lot of the fellers, an' go down to court ter-morrer mornin' when he's brought u

his head ve

k it can be

in court? Skip would about knock the head

y it is the fellers 'round here let Skip jump on 'em so! If three or four of us turned to, we could t

ou give him

cause it's got pretty nigh time somethin' was done, or else that feller'll own the whol

several seconds before

e time, Carrots; but I'll see

s acquaintance was lost to view a

r his life 'bout Skip. There ain't any

s purchased by Teddy, and was congratulating himself, Skip Jellison

ts, what is it y

n surprise. "Why, I'm sh

be too smart! You

uffer. What are you dr

oin' to do to help that feller from th

ed him very much. If he'd had hal

Skip said threateningly, as he doubled his

ler 'rested, do you? Well

if you know what's

git jailed; but you can't frighten m

"I'm watchin' you, an' the very first time you go to meddlin' with that feller fr

friendly warnin'," Carrots replied,

dignity befitting one who considers it his mission in