The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-22

New YORK, Dec Zl--ll was a very queer
crowd-in the extreme front were the
nawnbrokers from off the Bowery. Among
them. and around them, were fashionable
women. who looked frightened because
their sables were a little too close TO shah
bv coats, and because their ears. were
shocked by loud voices. 1t was the sale
of society's pawnshop-that is to say, the
pawnshops that society people, properly
enough, is backing. This pawnshOp per-
nits you to get back whatever you pawn
on the installment plan, and all the per-
centage that it asks is a very small one,
so that your hearts blood is not dragged
from YOU, and there is some chance for
the poor But there were 50 many things
not called for. and there had to be a sale.
To be in harmony. this sale took place in
a fashionable auction room on the Fifth
avenue. The day before some beautiful
nictures we're sold, and the newest beauty
firted with the handsomest millionaire,
and there was a mixed odor of violets and
sable while the seats were filled by peo-
ple who at night occupy boxes at the opera
The Four Hundred usually go to this auc-
ton room. but to-day it was the repre-
sentatives Of the four million who were
there.
How the dealers did lean forward to look
AT the diamonds! They were so eager that
they were told to sit down. And such pitt
full diamonds as they were! Good enough
stones. but those in rings were set as you
remember your mothers engagement ring
was Those in brooches were IN the ueep,
old-fashioned way that didn't prlnB oul
The brightness of the stone, put WIllcl
vas thought very smart nifty years as.
There were old-fashioned breastpins, sucIl
as gentlemen used to wear in thelt sC dtls /,
there was founce of Spanish lace-W ,.tt7
dress had 1t trimmed? There Was a tls,t 1
watch with an open face, and on the PACK
was engraved TO the one woman lroil
Him''-who was sheF ,s1,1,,-
Nv neighbor on my right was shaDpy
a,o1an not pleasant to look upon. She
was thin. she was tall her features We're
shsrp and she had that pecullar ar t i
one sees among the people Oh l snee,iofiad
side of never having Deen Sallslletl,
Never having been warm enoug1' nevsr
having had clothes enough, ah9 nS 49,
having had quite enough 10 eaI, ~ io Ia
on a black alpaca dress, mlSeTaple, tI ~
ing black Grape bonnet Whlle snaDoS 7
blue and green shawl was WIapPSu 81
around her, shoulders. Sh ,es Pusnso stool l1
with her showed me closer 10 the NJ, 81,
placed her stool and seated herself 1Ilea
She borrowed my catalogue. S4e eui i 90 "
to herself faint come up yet. one
continued talking, and although ola mos
understand every WORD, 1 ulu leat - ~, ao 80
ssIf ia a got here before the sale COM
Ynenced there'd a been no trouDies pue
when YOU hire out for day. people my
say Gimme a day, put l 20 wS s1st Thai Thai
Rings were sold; watches We're SOY
there were so many wedding rlhss SUI ~
and then, there was chlld lechi ~. ~ ~,
ma string of coral beads with a tiny en-
sneled clasp. / glanced at my heleIooI'
Thinking il was that in whlch she Ha9 80 ~
terested but no; she evidently caIS gu, tiV IL
ing for IT, In a few minutes lels -
tni15cb me on the arm. looked around anu
smiled. She said, Lady, Woulu sv u, " =
afraid to bid on anythingE I0l4 neL
rouidnst and then she asked, II SUR
MA don't 20 right, will you straighten
me?, / promised. Then heard neT say
II had enough to pay for the Iickeu. DuI no
handsom, thing IKE thaS ~ Fashionable
folks will do. .,..oi7. s,T an, not
IN tbs habit of selling dry goods DutLI
IN trie was a hush, and for once the brok-
ers were silent. And / knew, IN s t1lat
ouaer way some inexphcaDle way, tIios t
what my neighbor had come lot vas We Pot
M II vas not a diamond rings It was n0l
a beautiful watch; it was not loHs ~ IT,
chain: IL was only-a mourning yen, ~, %
a second, and Il seemed me- ia, H said,
won't somebody start this! opIlisp t,IDo
aid for 20 cents In a second my meg Iloo "
was on her feet, ana IL Wa oi,t q dollar,
She raised it quarter. He mace ~ d
dollar and a half. She raised II a al.o set
quarter. He maze II wv uS 49,, be, face
heard her say, 81 amt got penny
more am 1 can't get it., .,oo,u rho
lifted NV muff way UP in the ar. 1 ne
o,,ctioneer saw it. and the veil was knock
Cd down to me for two dollars anu d nal al
She looked at me quickly. one saw s,. itsS
smile on my face the sInlle ~, sia sbe resITzed
the truth Grasping my gloN,ss11i, iisn AM, -
her hard rough one, she saId: II W. y, - -
out" But 1 whispered gooa,oyef 6Ss aTI be cen
Of use to somebody in the world. ..,,.
Tho newt morning l went IN 10 pay, my
bill and the cashier SAID 10 ON me 4,as here
when we opened the door, ana she - VIZ" 81
ing for YOU 1t was my trlenu oL ne i 10y 10y
before felt that she was en-.
desire to say "thank YOU Tor eXpeIl p.Is
has taught me that thanks are tnS s0 ~, -
est thing in this world, ana YET MY tss SO y.5
the least. But here she StoQ w. nrsoio,is
starved looking, and with Ine pIS sie, ~
Vol in her hand. After the ordinary thanh
Won. she said to me, You must lei me pay
you the money I've got lazy anu AM re ut .
~ IA bsr II was not necessary, that l
was glad to think had been aple 10 81, liis' nc
her happy. And then she began l,o - ~ ~ vo,,
She said: "It mayn't seem muCh 10 YOU,
hut it's a great deal to me- 1lmeS Las
been hard with me, else this never l s0He
into the .pawnshop. i m aI,eI thoIIe6f
she was my girl And she was rye you
and the other ladies and wore soll i .s
and dresses that ruStled, anu diWsS,yS lIe.1
a nice perfume all around her, she was
pretty when she was a baby, and when wen h l,s
father died some kind people got the SIS
tiers Interested in her, and they took her IN
the school for nothin. An as she was 20
bright and pretty that they taught ner
to play on the piano, an she could play
and talk to the laundress that hVes IN
the same house with u.s. and who comes
from way off across the sea Just as Wen
as she could to me, though the IalS-
widges was different. / always thought
she was going to be teacher, an When
She come home to my poor place, just one
room. l used to think how comtortaDle
we'd be when she got a situation an we
could take a cheap little nat ana ENJOY
ourselves. But no, she said she was go
in to be an actress. 1 don't know how
she managed it. No, I never Went to see
her act Somehow it didn't seem right
to me. But she sent for me once, an
went to a big hotel, an there she was
lookin like a queen, an she told me she
was married, an showed me the picture
OK a handsome young man. An she
wanted TO give me some money, but /
said No my dear, / know jess how fussy
some son-in-laws are, an this one shan't
say that your mothers interferin with
II cOuId aIvvave keen rnvgalf decent hut