The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-13

gone Then the girl heard about him
again. II seems that she was moved chiefly
hy the thought that a hoy she had been
so interested In could not be- left la such
a situation Anyway she sent Tor him
and talked 20 him, and had him sent 10
sanitarium. AZ last he was discharged
a. cured and was really quite a different
fellow. lie declared himself entirely IA
love with his benefaciress. much 20 her
distress she wanted him 10 take hold
lei business and make a man Of himself
but he protested that he couldn't get or
here a. everybody knew his record. This
was Just az the close u the Spanish war
and he said there was money 10 D" made
in cuba " he could get there. she had
enough 20 get him there, but not enoush
10 start him IN any enterprise after ne
arrived. 80 she came down here with him
and they pawued this brooch. ] gave
Them 800 on IT, fra beautiful thing.
well the fellow before he went away
protested uniying love for the Girl ana
she declared that she didn't want II, Dut
that she wanted 20 see him make man
OF himself and would always help MIN
and think well Of him. and all that Tie
went to Havana and made a pretty good
strike. getting work with planter and
putting his money into some land that
was going cheap. The planter took
fancy 10 him. and a little Inter he took
fancy 20 the planters daughter lie didn't
v rite home anything about IL. but they
came up here on their wedding trip. He
rad told the little Cuban all about his
reformation. and she wanted 20 thank the
Chicago girl. 80 they called on her. THE
next day the girl came down here. and
cold me she wouldn't ever want the jewel
and I might sell Il. I guess she didn't
ever want q reminder Of the affair"
In the case against which the shop
keeper was leaning he spoke we're two
or three trays Of rlngs, one 81 which was
fiiled with sniitaires. Hem are more ro-
manccs." he said. turning TO them. IAN
engagement rings. Some Of them brought
In By the boys and some by the girls.
though cant see why a glrl should
pawn AN engagement ring. unless she and
Willie nix Il Up beforehand 10 nee the
money for furniture and get che ring out
later. There are rings worth s. there,
and at least one worth a hundred times
that sum The next tray Is fun OF well
ding rings which could doubtless tell
many strange tales II they could speak
just then a negro entered the shop ana
called Tor a watch that WINS Ia the win
dow.
How muchq" he asked.
Ten dollars"
What's 70 WORTH"
six dollars AMI q half"
The colorcd man looked the watch over
carefully. and then laid Il down aud went
out
There's curious trait about the col
ored people =" Taid the keeper. THEY have
become ~ used 70 pawuiug things that
they never seem 70 contemplate perma-
uent ownership Of anything They ask
how much II 10 worth when they buy a.
meaning how much they can get when
they pawn Il again. and that Is the pfi-
mary element. In determining whether
they will purchase II or not"
In another case In the shop we're many
watches. OF all sorts. from a delicate and
ceaty ady's chronometer % a big bgsss-
hound turnip. There was whole row 81
open-faced time pieces. each with girrs
face pho ographtd on the dial There was
nothing % indicate that a desire 20 get
rid OF the face had anything 20 do with
the pawning OF the watch. but such, the
sfoprnan said, was probably the case. Il
never but once said he. knew a man
10 insist on renewing the face and taking
n away with hirn. In that ease II was n
paper-mounted photograph. he took Il ont
~ the back of the case and put Il away
N vest rocket
nnsarler *vetEean boxes." ana other
articles 81 slRnfne@nea ~ the Catholic
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