The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-20
TEIiiifBLE RETENGE n.
How "a Purse-proud Pnwnbroker wn. Pa.
tshcd Tor his sins.

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stone cold! tell you
fudgc ana nons'nsc'' said my friend. lie
Rector Offering me Il cheap Cigar. don't ina.
li,veilU
You must believe I'll swear 1t! ] suil. Try.
ing TO light my cigar.
Tell me how it happened then. It. strange"
ne replied
Well. you 500. I had sold tho man my o1
hard and close at his bargains. ! onrc tried
remember. to &c, him to buy standing erop.
us IT wero-to make him adyanee som"'hineon
o sTnb"G' to %o ds nG p ss s s.a %" month
ways is against de conscience That eot Ia
wall vear oftcr vear Meahach bon, ,.o,,,n.
,.,.'s 20 ~ ~ 49,, - ~, ~ ~ -'U'ns
house he had thirteen children he bocainca
vestryman; he joined the Union League Cluo,
and went into politics and all that sort of thingi
but he always kept the old stand with the gold
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p"l'S lus, '''c s''ne' anu was oii n"nu W.ehe'ei
The richer he grew. tho closer bargains Ia
used to drive He got 1t down SO fneat last that
a man was hardly sure OF being able to make
|
But tho thing that rilod me was the airs The
fellow mt on One dnv | met him ON Eiuh
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avenue ""'N,hs WIN '"c "oNc'noI' nc WIN
dressed worry fine, in n largo diamond ring and
breastpin. | looked ut tho fellow. and he eat
me- dead. L said to myself That man il
doomed | went to my room and thought fot
nm hour how to revenge myself. A. length IN
on u plan but there was ono terrible ulsiacvi
my plan required lhg sum Of ton. dollar. -,
il grave. You had better stop there-uncss
I did not chang my rlan. You don't know
idea in q speech Of William NJ. EyaLts.'
docs not draw"
It's like your sermons" ] said testify. for1
hnte skeptic. " tell YOU got the money
How did you do II, asked the Rector
l earned IT, replied Iuiei,y. c
mhe Rcet9r drow long breath and reHec'nG
vent such an absurd story. How did you do ~.
went round and saw jack hc@ on" u
Isaidto him jack must have ten dollars
Ja"k heard my story. IN tel you how l9Fi
down the street with mc.7
Now" he said, stretching out hi hand.
What" said !. tllnt rakish looking monu.
ment with 2 Mexican lat onf Thank YOU, sirI
what! cried The hector, ~
| meant in p9hlir. | said. II yon wish "a
press "A glass Of Inc Oli Fort upon me
Go on; 20 on with your story said Tia
Rector hurriedly.
We'll! - continued. Jack Taught a my fright.
don't mean that ovcrgrown thing hd
said, but that sweet. modest building he-
side 1t. whrrc YOU see tho words. The SrV.
written just 20 in that door. run up stairs IN
To hg room; Nou u ma some paper th"rei
III down aud write put what good for-notling
fellow you are; th"h take u IN 10 Wis looking
man AT "A big desk, ana 20 down stairs and get
yo!T ten dollars
did Just as Jack said, and got my ton
dollar. But YOU mustn't tell any ono about n
nay dear iricnl. Promise me That. II would
spoil my trade.
Will not. shid the Rector. What dld YOU
do then
went back to my room. took of my vest,
hnttoned my coat round my neck. and went
alter JACK. As soon A. had lound nm wa
walked 10 my friend The rawnbrokei :. Wa
found Mc-harh in an III humor.
So Dcrc ish too many holes in dish blanket hd
was saying To- "a poor customer who was trying
10 negotiate lpnn.
M"shach | cried, interrupting him., I'm
!. in hurry. IXe brought you II vest made for