, 1869-12-28
AM0An THE PLEDGES.
A Chapter on PawnbrOkcrA and
People Who PAtron,zc
Them.
Tho Romance 81 Pawn1nR--Mod-
ern We. Ancient Suicide.
What Pledges in the Pawnbrokers'
Windows Represent.


"LaH rawnbreksr*a k.la ot the yoss, teuna -.
monds ~ssy e!ethiax. md ta,tTu.ncats. Monday
i HIS 4 o.. Aueti nesis - "oA
MlD3 norra hare many meanings We use
some With pleasure, and others With pain. We're
joct one, and accept another. One Is 1o@, and
one .s fashionable. Nor are these distinctions ln-
tt1nsic and founded On common senfc; they arc
TOO oiteu fAcuuous-1he children Of snectauon
and fAlte rtide.
So very lew Of uF-except those who have fallen
into the clutches Of The temperance societies OF
The das-nAve An5 hesitation In ga,ing that We
Will pledge out smeetaealtS IN anything ia the
long tead.roll that beginn with ole and ends
with whtsIey. Girls uaT drink to nj with
their liquid e:ea, AID we will gladly
pledge them back with ours; and then,
Boon after, taking advantage OF ttai leisc-
t'ona moment, when tue mother haa gone
10 tie o.net room, when the brother aud
hts Intend have gone ylstlnR, ARD wien the chill
.tren arc II The k!tcaen, with fallersrg rncc a1d
tnrobhlpK he4H, VIC pledge our honors, tnAy the
Lore We ieel IS as eternal az time md "a pure as
dlAu,onds.
All these thlngs one may p1edRe-b,s life, h.s
honor. MD his tTeetheeTts fsce-Aud, serious
busueas a. it all Is, no oue ords au,th ng wrong
In It AL 1he4c pitdReH mRy be As iignuy b10se1
as .ner . ere eolenni5 made, AID no ono needs IL
But let \ man change the object, and plerge his
watch, hts coat, Or thr ring bis Helen gave HIN,
and. II 10 koowa he ioses cssis: he Is t3fed on
Will ainoss Contempt, atd the r1ts, Who con1f1l
pIivate, II ttey DO not pub1c. opinion, hay, with
shutdcs. Ut p4wua in.tGs.''
Cnt7ou1 ara arbitrary dstlnction-to ple4Ee
ones faith anu Truth u propcr, 10 pledge ndile
u ali NrGDR
The necestar5 result ct this IS that |, all rcuecs
aeon tie pa pa*ntAokeks. soa thoss worthy a2ea,
Who're desire IL to bersc hunaulsy. 10 facilitate
the. and 10 rrctno1e the circulation OF mone}, arc
lookru on nl'h contempt. FATHERS tell their
soma to shun ihcp, and yet TIC eoa who eau se~
cure the daughter Of a paanhruker as h.s bnde
Dtna nd
lLea are cast IN f.l+-ssant places, and he will cat
and d,srE veal, and, wnen be aes, his tonhatcae
wilt be Of ste aht1rst Dartle q! Italy, hnu not of
toEc Il eb while bld lest c0-t!y American stone.
Society has it, rsf!nns ptrlud:cts which We ac.
ccpt ain ost M!tnout question, hut which IN umsA
to ccn'e VIII ! quoted against the cousnoo sense
o0se ts tanktnR. aau bahksDR fs se-pec:Ao:o. To
ssosse ~, e. 3 eas aas : pa~aoFok'ss and paTn-
let, which tsQures the crea.e est ab.Ity7 tn.
donb.edly the tstter. i "a for lite bsnker 10 de.
cl'le a. % the nrancai soandness Of ht. customer
.7er! lnlie e:te bu; the riwlhroker IL man
Of all TAT nt+, IN expert IN all lh,ug4 Con-
,'nna. ca:iea on 10 Judge OF pr c'ous etones, he
Hust bc learuc tn tht lore OF the jc %elel II not
a nus!ctaD, he must be Judge OF the quality Of
Instruments Not al opticab, stlll ne decsdeB on
olC5a Rles s>cs. telescopes, and lrtcEpscopeA No
come into bis net. aud he must kuoE something
81 al ihtoEs, ard we're II pernl1t.d, ~ It some
day ruay te+ 10 pAWn wives, be wo11d decide ~ To
heir value Hita the saDe cetta!uty tnst be now
at Il u p1oaahle that his judg neut woald ne Re.
ceive'i Wlthou: muEtnur uLtl II y also psoba3ls
that when the time cane Tor tue eale OF unrs-
Ietmed r4tdRte. neariy all tte.e Hista would be
still On the hands OF tie naSthroEef.
still these mcD, <lth at their powers OF judg-
nent the'r general Information, aud the1I viii
ilEntss TO advance any run. OF money upon sam
cttnt tecuI'tJ. are took+d down upon- SIN, as
according TO Master Adam Saith, the TACT tnat
the occupation ID a disprsctful one Increases Its
pEania, Il Is Ves1 possible that sheJ do not
prumnie
never trew H. @ sia % luxu1y oi T. pssn,ns, is 1ae
lurive Joys Of The backdoor entrance, The pleas
usc Of eompunton win the clrrt, the trial CT WIS,
and .hen the retreat With money, who astert taat
a'i pawrbroA era arc Heure 81, and tta. tneJ s,re
by oppIesssrg the poor and detposltrg the Gen.
like. Now the I4ct IL that proaaoly pretty
Fe;s q cnance, VII oppsess tue peoF:
Doubtless he would prefer TO oppftss the r,ci. but
onlt crrarlts that hare the secfes Of that fails
hack on the poor, and orbEestes them gtieso7sly.
The shortest way TO opl,:ess The poof Is 70 lake
Noald he pieaRa1t, were II possible, to gaze into
the heart ol The grim Hebrew PaWnn1picl, ADD
tee whether, weeh he alloss q Carlstkn only
| Of me tsibe., the osertosow .! the tenples, the
1.sts 1sses o ho sae Is 1ss tue ne eousss Ss
meat Of the Ghetto, the curious gaguents
| that had to be worn, and the O.trac!en
llom society. Ard does the Hebrew boy, when
-
rnent whicn mels with The rains, And
escapes lrom the vain clas2 Of its pos
the outttretcnea nsnds Of his 500, have the
| ealue lee1t gs and still cherish 1fyeuRes II 80,
| We had be.ier Know Il, and o. on our guard. Bu',
s Ct tns dfa,a Is no g.
| bib1e, but psOnt anyhow. Aud 3ou take everF
kdu,t male ln Amcslcs, excluding atl .dlots, on
ra,htr nssc . large p,oht tnan q stna'l one :" be
viii replr Bet seem outtclycs, thlnk would. e
| Tneu il you ark him 10 take dr.ut 1t he will
acce rt, un1eta he bclotaf TO the tempera1es, and
then hr NIL maze his rrents Just cnoagu larger
axe good 10 hin the drinks nt has i0A,.
For there arc Two rules IN tais world which are
Iii Who can taIe ndyan'agc OF tue Necessities ol
| Ali VINO cannot, abusc those who ea3; In othcr
Tprdg, they lalk 0t .our gt1pes-
! As * quetce Of The atsoye, It may I've Observed
that reiscn Who takes advantage ot tue neccsa!,
tics Ct Ohers nj, his LIE, ,bnt E1o tine to time gives
,GiEasc % %rar:ses, il caiea : M pa,anfn1aoi.,. and and
Children invited to 1o.toV his example and give
u4ay what death !Oroldt them TO xeep.
ros a's 'e5 eissnIc % aiisS a ana he oes
pake = per cent a ! We eau do Is to respect hin
aseats - Is % 4scn "a, - re person ,ss mike!
III tDeletttg re!FoD, nnd hts estahitshmt ut IS IT
! Interesting = ace. aud toc people Aho profess Il
dsshAe him wuu!a be xerf RlHn TO hare a descrp
s tus woea He j. sa;
tie lrner haucts, the coAulo.rA remote from, tu,
tup, where tie aat. ~osk Is wrought. the door
ta,,s mat Etill eeao TO the orphan.
, i:om Tue a,1s her sy.ns m.tar5 ga.s ia
ID il ore long eMh.sse. easca no: ~ ansu cold ito.
a1d reln Iace anu ret cJts lore token rn.s sou
! tad fed ard The h'ood srd's which reu!dl o1e 0
tne sura that 1ss 10 save ia astliuv, ctse,i eu'
"Heal,es~ ~tercb. as Least You cAlno: rein+e O.
psn, p1ssina ase sa to ne oo s'
{ How theJ you'd be teappoiuted. there ar
60 D'uessasds' cnaubess shc.c. Tasre ~
y '1s as, no Que nosns ns' .sa 19oT no By
: tsasos. ,;,,.; InS 5onng MAJ Who commits sEic,d
b Would }hat he st'll nset, that youn4 mau wit
4 TtI!d features aud marble brow, with clothes ea
quttiteiy Ecat but worn thread oatc. whn II 80 I
public place Iut pistol TO Ills head, tAClat Get
n1xless TO The rtouno. wseh an examination "a
/, madc he ln.nslaplJ bad In the len poc:ct Of ni
d | coat package Of letters. tnrch Ield. vet Elt
: History Of 8 AteeEah1e Life" These we're pahllsh
cd IN the pspsrs The girls w-ot, anil socially tt
!nlts ~" nsa wt,s;ea then: but shs vert nos: ;.
tsc n mns.saea,on n g, ecSsnx ns.se,1 70 rnn5 f.
y with 5ouDg wonans prospects to marc her IL
:: ters 10 ! discarded lover punished
!. Yes, tteJ dnl tome fh'rRs hesscr III the o.
e days- Certainly they were better In their Fucide
i. there vas more iicallty. more imagination .
o them Sow.a-tats 3oung fe1tox. instead I
nakleg his dna. bow to the Eorli 10 sone pleasit
-, Place, wfcIe there - air aed snn, aud vel
- Uletled Runer }0ok,nR ont 1skss ome pisetssia
e E tneaAiuE potion, goes to room Ia hote'. glts
rensr, ana ni the % nes. moraas put. N If.h q 4
10 tho trouble ot standing oh chair and iookin
over the tra1son, to the great eKposure Of Et
hut IN hss vess pocket you md psxnoro1cr
: ticket, and. therefore, yoa can learn tne uA:ne
$ tho 1AaS il'crd d he hAn or Garth. -