, 1879-05-19
SUNDAY REVERIES.


-, ~, +ha
an o1o "on!an 14s>'teu j." ...,:~..G uu&'a
street ano invited MS consfiout1on to"afoS tcue'
ing her necessities on tne ground 'hnt sne "ae
widow with sixteen d1ssoIote .otpnAas' nv"
maDy!" said the hnanclef. o1teeu' 5our non-
OF, replied the woman. iaen "nal nie 5ou
begging 1or!' saia ne' lna1gnantly' WY uun n.aa
you and yonr sixteen children go anu laRe 91'o
each and stand In the line at the fost-omce ano
take ont certificates Dozens OF people nave 10
hire clerks, or telegraph boys, OF other repeatefs
and here you are with sixteen children-a who.e
fortune-begging on the streets. It's m tmpos1-
tion on the public, and neclectfng OF tue good
gifts Heaven has given to you-that's what 1t Is"
The imperturbabi1ity aud extreme caution
of the average pawnbroker arc proyerbial. On
Saturday a young man Of an experimental and
facetious turn Of mind resolved to astonisn pawn
broker or die in the attempt 80 entering the secret
shrine he, paye the officiating pontiH SO gold
advance me on that:' The pawnhroker tasted,
rang, and weighed the coin, dropped little aqua
FORTS upon It, and replied, - can let you nave
81 on it, ''Four Erebuses!' cried the young
man; ''why, 1t Is worth more '"eils Ses'
answered the pawnbroker, ~ the gold Is good eVi-
IDENTIFY, but it Is very old-fash1oned.-ltW was made
In 1854, and 1sEt worth any more 1nan 'ts "elgnt
ns old metal. Bes ides there are such fluctuations
in gold and silver. I've seen gold up to s6o anu
silver down to 81; how do know but that silver
may 60 up to 2s5 and COLA down to 812 I
can't take any risks in my business like
that, you know. But I'll tell yon- what
I will .do,-sccing 1t is you, don't
mind letting you have s. on 1t, but don't Iet the
bose know, for be has the heart-disease, and the
shock might kill him. " -''Gimme 81, and I'll take
it," said the impetuous youth; but the pawn
broker shook his head SO stcrnly that he knew 1t
was no go and so, picking up his $40 piece he de-
parted. He returned three minutes afterwards,
and, throwing down the same piece; said to the
pawnbroker: s'Say, can you give me two So
creenbacks in change for this:' t'Certafny, sir.
said the pawnbroker calmly, and produced the
notes. *You sweet-scented old idiot, " said the
Young man, as he pouched the bills, t'that's the
same S10-pIece that You wouldn't lend me 81 on
at interest minute ago." II know it, my
fricnd.n said the pawnbroker, tsbut that was
busincss-that was business" =:
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