Newspaper

Saturday, August 21st 2010

On my walk home from the local Farmer's Market, I passed a young girl sitting on the sidewalk selling newspapers. She looked quite bored as she was located in a more quiet area away from the busy foot traffic.

"How much?" I asked.

"50 cents". She answered shyly.

"Ok, I'd like to buy one." I said as I handed her the 3 quarters I had in my pocket leftover from my fruit & veggie treasure finds. As I walked away, I regretted not giving her a dollar at least. Should I go back? No, that might be a little strange. It's not like she was asking for money- I thought to myself.

I'm thinking I might even read the newspaper (it's been ages since I have looked at one!). Maybe next week the girl will move closer to the market where she could sell hundreds- if she wants to sell that many :)

Peace :)