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Show He Knew His Business. The elderly woman was walking I along with a young woman, evidently ' her daughter, and a young man. Ai Dewsboy persistently asked the young i man to buy a paper. "G'wn and buy one. I want to sell ! out and git home to my maw! She's; by herself." The boy hung on until j he was dismissed by a negative nod. j Then he approached the elderly woman. ! "You buy one," he said. ! "No; I can't read," said the woman,' with a smile. "I'm a German." ' The young man was approached i again. "You kin read. Go ahead ana buy one. You kin read it to her." "No; my eyes are bad. I can't see very well." But the newsboy was determined to1 make a sale. "Well, buy one for your girl," indicating the younger woman, I "she's got pretty eyes!" And needless I to say, he made the sale. Indianapolis News. |