n sent West which has not improved by the removal. The Society had
never changed the name of a child, and Catholic children had often been
intrusted to Catholic families." * * * * *

"Letter from a newsboy to the Superintendent of the Lodging-house:--

"M----, IND., Nov. 24, 1859.

"'TO MY FRIEND AND BENEFACTOR.--So I take my pen in my hand to let you
know how I am, and how I am getting along; As far as I see, I am well
satisfied with my place; but I took a general look around, and, as far
as I see, all the boys left in M---- are doing well, especially myself,
and I think there is as much fun as in New York, for nuts and apples are
all free. I am much obliged to you, Mr. O'Connor, for the paper you sent
me. I received it last night; I read it last night--something about the
Newsboys' Lodging-house.

"'All the newsboys of New York have a bad name; but we should show
ourselves, and show them, that we are no fools; that we can become as
respectable as any of their countrymen, for some of you poor boys can do
something for your country-for Franklin, Webster, Clay, were poor boys
once, and even Commodore V. C. Perry or Math. C. Perry. But even George
Law, and Vanderbilt, and Astor--some of the richest men of New York--and
Math. and V. C. Perry were nothing but printers, and in the navy on Lake
Erie. And look at Winfield Scott. So now, boys, stand up and let them
see you have got the real stuff in you. Come out here and make
respectable and honorable men, so they can say, there, that boy was once
a newsboy.

"'Now, boys, you all know I have tried everything. I have been a newsboy
and when that got slack, you know I have smashed baggage. I have sold
nuts; I have peddled, I have worked on the rolling billows up the canal.
I was a boot-black; and you know when I sold papers I was at the top of
our profession. I had a good stand of my own, but I found that all would
not do. I could not get along, but I am now going ahead. I have a
first-rate home, ten dollars a month, and my board; and I tell you,
fellows, that is a great deal more than I could scrape up my best times
in New York. We are all on an equality, my boys, out here, so long as we
keep yourselves respectable.

"'Mr. O'Connor, tell Fatty or F. John Pettibone, to send me a Christmas
number of _Frank Leslie's_ and _Harper's Weekly,_ a _Weekly News_ or
some other pictorials to read, especially the _Newsboys' Pictorial,_ if
it