The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-04-24
OLD GOLD AND SILVER.

19Hit Is Bought by Those Who Fol
low the Business.
$ecentiy reporter sat during hal
an hour in gold refiner's Office an(
sarK about dozen peOple come il
wtkh old gold and silver to sell
LHey represented nearly every con
l5k5pn of life save the more prosper
0Ks+ The counter was screened like
0na IN a bank. BAhind Il stood 4
Keen-eyed young man, who seemed
lVSpO5Iess the ability to determine
ti1H quality Of metal at a glance
I'D young men Of doubtful appear.
ailee entered AN offered for sale Il
gauty b east pin. The clerk glanrpd
at Il and said: "Platpd; don't want
|ltsH The young men left and the
YlFTk turning to me said: I'VE don't
b'essS alensproperty."
The next to enter Was an Old man
who offered an old silver watch for
sale. The clerk took out the move
inert and then tested and weighed
the case. Eighty six cents" said he.
"What !" almost shriekei the old
fellov. "OnIy eighty-six cpLts ?
That's swindle. Give me back that
case. Eighty-six cents for Il silver
watch case, indeed" and he left in
high dudgeOn.
"SiIver watch cases contain so
much alloy, sometimes, that there is
very little silver in them, and we
value jtweIry only for the bullion we
can get out Of it," said the clerk. in
answer to my inQuiring look.
A young lady and a haIf-grown
girl came in. They were both nicely
dressed and seemed to be in good cir
cum1tances, The young lady looked
around m0destIy, and then he,ita.
tlngly drew out of IA handbag an
oxld'zed silver hairpin, a thin brace.
let OF the same material, and still
another little silver trinket.
"What are theS worth, please ?"
she said. passing them to the clerk.
They were soon undergoing the test
of The truth telling acids and scales.
"Fltty-fuur cents. mt'an," said ne.
20, my is that all ," the woman
asked in Il tone showing great disaD.
pointmenl. "lsn't that pin real sill
Yer ?"
Yes. a'am," said the unSenti-
mental clerk, "but it is very light"
"WelI, give me the money" she
said, blushing. 1--WE found so many
pretty things in the stores that we
forgot to save enough money for Car
fare" And tossing the coin which
the clerk gave her into her handbag.
she left.
Nov, there is case" said The
young man. "If she had b ell Of The
same sort rs a good many people she
would have gone to a paWushop.
She probably wouldn't have got an,
more. if az much. as l gave her, but
she could have redeemed them. We
make only actual purchases. We pay
very near full bullion value, and
every thing we buy goes into the
crucibIe; for our customers are chiefly
jewelers..
I'VE often get things in that way
from people who do not want to dis,
grace themselves, as they think. by
going to paWn-~hOp." just then a
seedy old man came in and gave the
clerk lace pin. In a husky voice
ne said he had just fOnnd it.
Don't want it," said the clerk.
Honestly, | found it. Won't you
give me enough to get drink with?"
appealed the "bum."
mo. it's BRASS" replied the cruel
clerk.
"Just my luck" whined the tramp,
as he shuffipd out.
And so they kept going and COM
ing with gold and with druss, each
seeking to convert some old symbol
of pleasant regard or vanity into that
which w0uld procure actual neces.
saries or crafty appetite.
The BUS" Business Explained.
The vehicle that usually runs
from hotel to depot is an omnibus.
One of brave Chas. Us favOrite
~, IL .lI,n