The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-27
IN THE PAWN SHOP.
A LITTLE GIRLS MISSION AND HOW
SHE PERFORMED 1T.


His Unfortunate Observation-Disclosures.
Are Way Town"-"Doin' of IL Arip."
Heavy Interest Charged
In the afternoon Of one of the coolest DAVIS
last week little mite of a girl pulled and
wheezed laboriously up one of the east side
streets. She was remarkable for the artistic
way IN which her face was soled and for
Dig red shawl that was wound about her
Ono end OF IT swept the sidewalk several feet
behind a big basket was on her right arm.
ana that II was much too heavy for her was
proved by the way she hitched it up at fire.
quent intervals. A dirty little boy on the
opposite side of tho street stopped rubbing
his ears long enough to shout
Are you doin' Of it aginr'
The little girl laughed as broadly as her
frozen face would permit, and nodded at the
basket on her arm. In course of time She
had pulled her way up to dingy building
ornamented with three gilt balls above the
heavy door She placed her back against
the door, and by pushing with all her might.
forced it open and slipped behind it, Then
she was in a small, square space. and was
very uncomfortable in a little knot of very
poor persons.
ALI. MANNER OF BUNDLES.
There was a short counter ON one end Of
which stood little desk with tall. ground
glass back that obscured the business done
upon it from tho persons in the stor Just
in front of the other end was Il little inclus
ure like sentry box that was for the use of
customers who were ashamed of being there.
A range of shelves behind the counter that
reached from the floor to the ceiling, was
loaded with all manner of circular bundles
that bore upon their exposed ends little
squares of brown paper. But 10y far the
most prominent thing in the place was II
gigantic safe that stood with gaping doors
near the desk.
a tall, heavily built man, with eyeglasses
and a Hebraic cast of features stood behind
the counter wrangllng with a good natured
Irish woman. In the mans shirt bosom and
on several of his fingers glttered big da-
monds. On the counter between him and the
woman was a pair of girls shoes but slightly
worn, a white skirt and sheet.
Come now; he good natured." she was
saying as the little girl entered, "and give
me 81. Shure, I'll be afther taking them out
again on Saturday. Me man has steady
work now"
II ply mo dose new for two dollar. lose
money of gif you Won dollar, but you vas a
goot customer, ind so toni care"
Then he swept the articles out of sight,
wrote few words on ticket, and passed it
TO the woman, together with a silver 81
"Vell!'
The remark was addressed to a weak old
man with a mass of unkempt gray hair float
ing about his face. He tremblingly drew
from his pocket Il we'll worn silver watch and
u, :,
clerks hand The latter licked open the
cases stuck jewelers. glass in his eye, and
after a minutes inspection, said
Two dollar"
Tho old man bowed
The door opened, letting in q rush of cold
air and n slim young man, who darted into
the little box and raped imperiousy upon
the counter. The clerk hurried to attend to
him, for the proceedings smacked of a dia-
mond transaction This is what it proved to
he. The diamond was large one set in a
ring, and the young man was heard to say
$50, as though he expected to get it, But
among the many rules that govern this bust
ness is one that says the first request must
never be granted This rule was strictly ad-
hered to on this occasion.
'Timonds are way town." said the clerk
And they arc bound to go up again, as
you very well know was the sharp reply
''but if they were down lower than they ever
were before that stone would bring SIS any
where
81 gif you s40.'
make it S45 and let me get out of here"
The clerk made it So, and the young man
hurried out.
OF DAILY OCCURRENCE.
J,,, Of
duced from the volunnous folds of a quilt
big gilt volume, and laid it, together with
the quilt upon the counter The clerk
glanced at them in a cursory way, and asked
"Von tollar"
reply.
"Twclve shillingr
IAN right, sir
Then the hide girl forged slowly up and,
with an effort, raised the basket and set it ON
the counter The clerk lifted the lid and
pulled out pair of fiat irons and well
worn dress.
Me mudder says will ye give seventy-lve
centsN
Forty cents, said the clerk.
Me mudder say, she'll take them out sure
on Saturday, and will ye please do itfn
"Forty cents
The little girl raised herself on her toes and
began Snutiling.
"Fcefty cents,
The little girl burst out into n wild vail
"Feefty five cents and no more.
can right sir, piped the little girl, grow
ing suddenly calm.
Then having done it again, she took her
empty basket on her arm, wound the shawl
about her and walled out
These are few samples of the scenes that
daily occur in the pawn shops. There are So
many of these places in the city that it Is "a