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Shout Outs: Snooza, Calliope, Fearless, and Dragonfly
Chapter 6
Jack arose early, before any of the other boys in the Lodging House. He shivered as his bare back was exposed to the frigid air of May. He reached in the drawer to the right of his bed and took out a white button down shirt.
Before slipping it over his head, he glanced over at the bed next to him. Chestnut stared up at him from the covers.
"Ya cold, kid?"
"Just a lil, Chestnut." Chestnut smiled and sat up.
"Let's git dere before da rest a dese chumps."
Jack was relieved that Chestnut accepted him. He put the shirt on and stood up. He saw Chestnut go into the washroom, and Jack followed.
There, Jack followed Chestnut in order: bathroom, sink, soap, shaving cream, toothbrush, washcloth, out.
They walked side by side out the door, and into the Brooklyn streets. The fishmongers were coming in through the harbor, and preparing to sell their goods. Women and men alike were awake and full of energy, talking and laughing in the streets.
"Different from Manhattan" Jack thought.
He struggled to keep up with Chestnuts large steps. A few blocks of jogging, they finally reached the Distribution Apparatus.
Chestnut rapidly climbed the steps and rapped on the wooden cover over the window. " Driscoll"
An old man opened it up and grinned, "Chesty, my boy! My! You're here awfully early."
"Well, Driscoll, I got a new friend to teach."
Jack's ears burned. Was he really Chestnut's friend?
"75 for me, and 20 for my little man."
"Alright, Chesty"
Two young boys sneered at Jack from the windows, and spit on his papers before handing them to him. Chestnut saw, and thrust out his chest.
" Oscar! Morris! I would tink dat youse knew betta den ta mess wit me new newsie."
"Oh yes, Chestnut," they said, with reddened faces.
Chestnut smiled down at Jack as he wiped the spittle off with his sleeve, and then handed it to him.
As they walked out of the DO, the other boys came dancing down the street.
"Hey Chestnut, wheah were youse?" a tall boy asked.
"Nothin, Blue, jist taking me newest newsie out."
With that, he gripped Jack's shoulder and led him out.
He never felt prouder in his entire little life.
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Dat was me best day a sellin too," Jack added.
"I bet!" Blink added.
"What happned wit Char dat day?" Race asked.
"She spent da whole day wit Spot. I tink he fancied her, even den."
"Dey was 6 an 4, Jacky!" Race exclaimed.
"Hey!"
Sorry so short.no time..please review..
~Splash~
Shout Outs: Snooza, Calliope, Fearless, and Dragonfly
Chapter 6
Jack arose early, before any of the other boys in the Lodging House. He shivered as his bare back was exposed to the frigid air of May. He reached in the drawer to the right of his bed and took out a white button down shirt.
Before slipping it over his head, he glanced over at the bed next to him. Chestnut stared up at him from the covers.
"Ya cold, kid?"
"Just a lil, Chestnut." Chestnut smiled and sat up.
"Let's git dere before da rest a dese chumps."
Jack was relieved that Chestnut accepted him. He put the shirt on and stood up. He saw Chestnut go into the washroom, and Jack followed.
There, Jack followed Chestnut in order: bathroom, sink, soap, shaving cream, toothbrush, washcloth, out.
They walked side by side out the door, and into the Brooklyn streets. The fishmongers were coming in through the harbor, and preparing to sell their goods. Women and men alike were awake and full of energy, talking and laughing in the streets.
"Different from Manhattan" Jack thought.
He struggled to keep up with Chestnuts large steps. A few blocks of jogging, they finally reached the Distribution Apparatus.
Chestnut rapidly climbed the steps and rapped on the wooden cover over the window. " Driscoll"
An old man opened it up and grinned, "Chesty, my boy! My! You're here awfully early."
"Well, Driscoll, I got a new friend to teach."
Jack's ears burned. Was he really Chestnut's friend?
"75 for me, and 20 for my little man."
"Alright, Chesty"
Two young boys sneered at Jack from the windows, and spit on his papers before handing them to him. Chestnut saw, and thrust out his chest.
" Oscar! Morris! I would tink dat youse knew betta den ta mess wit me new newsie."
"Oh yes, Chestnut," they said, with reddened faces.
Chestnut smiled down at Jack as he wiped the spittle off with his sleeve, and then handed it to him.
As they walked out of the DO, the other boys came dancing down the street.
"Hey Chestnut, wheah were youse?" a tall boy asked.
"Nothin, Blue, jist taking me newest newsie out."
With that, he gripped Jack's shoulder and led him out.
He never felt prouder in his entire little life.
*~*~*~*~*~*
"Dat was me best day a sellin too," Jack added.
"I bet!" Blink added.
"What happned wit Char dat day?" Race asked.
"She spent da whole day wit Spot. I tink he fancied her, even den."
"Dey was 6 an 4, Jacky!" Race exclaimed.
"Hey!"
Sorry so short.no time..please review..
~Splash~