61. At the age of nine, I used to shine shoes in bars and cabarets. 62. Growing numbers of children are forced to work to support their families, many of them shining shoes, begging, and even selling toilet paper on the streets. 63. He shined shoes, sold newspapers and worked as a laborer, carrying sides of beef in a meat-packing plant before taking up boxing. 64. He was shining shoes nightly in bars to bring home money. 65. Many children leave school to earn a living shining shoes or shouting out bus destinations at stations. 66. Most survive in marginal jobs -- shining shoes, peddling chewing gum on street corners -- or sneak into the United States in search of work. 67. Not bad for a boy who grew up selling oranges and shining shoes to help support his family. 68. The Brooklyn kid started out the old-school way, shining shoes in a mob social club. 69. The fifth of seven children, Sosa took to the streets to shine shoes and wash cars to help support the family. 70. They weave carpets, shine shoes, beg, whatever they can to earn a little money. |