broken  guitar,  and  the  other  with  a  tambourine ;  or,  again
of  two  boys,  with  harp  and  violin.     Their  music,  at  the  best
is   but  worthless,  and   their  voices  have  a  cracked,  harsh,
monotonous  cadence,  but  they  also  possess  a  sadness  which
rarely  fails  to  bring  a  penny  or  two  into  the  outstretched  hat
They  are  dirty,  ragged,  and  more  like  monkeys  than  children
but  they  have  a  wistful  negs  and  weariness  about  their  gaze
and  manner  that  make  one's  heart  ache.     It  is  so  sad  to  see
young  children  condemned  to  such  lives.     They  are  very
young,  the  average  age  being  eight  years,  but  they  do  not
seem  like  children.    You  think  they  are  little  old  men  and
women.
At  all  hours  of  the  day,  and  until  late  at  night,  you  may
hear  their  music  along  the  streets,  and  listen  to  their  sad,
young  voices  going  up  to  the  ear  that  is  always  open  to  them.
