The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-09-14

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butterflies and abeetles, once ;tlM pride OF
ssoqImae enthusiastic: IN atural5s z]lut >now
wlth:' theiH< z gayrWlngs 7bgqlen and ,crum?:
ped, W as diSSp}lq}X ?e9d9 y.:co .r,l
Can old, white haired .,1n,p,sa left them
were tear az, n his eyes as he parted with
>them. They are, Of no possib bic value, but
I couldn't refuse him small loan on
them; '"Ih;at was Years ago; and + hard
| ly look for him back again, Shut he may
come, . land then he led the way farther
back, and took from "a: case, alrselN Lu-
1du 81; Bible apq opened: it: ;Bhe vel;
stated that It was printed at Frankfort
on-theMain. Bound in woodens covers.
which Were' covered with faded leather,
once finely embossed with delicate pat
terms, now almost Jobliterated;> only one
quaint brass clasp left, it's yellow leaves
Fexhaling a faint misty: od6r, the old
book locked prize folison1e collector Of
/ old tones. o:Several more: moder1r Bibles
Kept 1t companMc; with their records, Of
births and deaths and marriages.
,.,..e A Chinese Weapon. i,
From a case of guns the old man took
an ancient tirearm: ''This is an old Chi
300 Years old" The queeriy Shaped
bd sI9 F n e%Fe baSQ aSEG3 F 5%4
fcrsS f a aad at t s wtr ana
number Of Chinese characters, inlaid ia
gold! ~. >:!a.:I n>:;.:1
II The: back part1of the shop looked very
IA like ,thf regulation. :m@en:s: f1lrnish-
! iihS store. with its assortment Of ,hqber2
dashery, coats, trousers. hats, thinks and
dress slit Cases. At one. cid was the
+ priN:ute office, carefulty' screened from the
store; where those who swislpd,. could
ma he, their, transa ctions III prlyat8..&
Upstairs were ,founA al manper of fur
n|tqre. and clothing An old ia shiiQne1
ddf Ss ffame i 81 tn Mth h'k x9 fa Of
golden leaves, with queer litt1e drawers
and unexpected 1hidins' places. aid 4 IL
braryY .tnble il> dail1N old, oak, :ifoeked
strangely tout>-of. place beside the ''parlor
furnltlnre, in; cheap Yeleer: and SNOWY
byoca t Rcp t}f EFeHRT f2Sh st 3E nS
Pmah5: humble homes, but the bt|oktT' said
/ that these didn't always; Indicate; want
Reoplc: MOVE :sway, or. 'hreak up d1oilse-
keeping for time, and instead ofU&tor-
ing, their goods they leave the1nt in pawn
f ana obfa' Rsi small AL Sgm Ct t M99eS upon
they can be redeemed: i~'' i ~.
! "A oIoCh OIL nlCyC1eS.
!:,,Heer?.',,. said tn; pyqprietQrr opening
1.-THE 11tlan: who is hara:n mp LEAVES His BIZ
cycle and the, roemI shewetls an ,assoyt-
! me4tc OF bicyclesoof all ,grndes* from 1.-THE:
latest thing in QAainlesS ;Whrels to3. the
ol!-style. high Wheeled sort.
In another room. packed AWAY in
n3othbails and camphpE: We're the: stores
%2FS S Of s g 81 w SaS5cn we eSnfS
Of fortune, and in the glass cases might
be seen examples Of feminine fashions
tor the last ten years:tos9';l' 'stH'
NMost- of these. dresses 'weic Nett here
'hy dressn1a kers,T said he "A great
the me; 471 hfii ba4asf .With9! paving
to- do"Tn nlHhy eaAes } eRt viii 1'' brint
|. the !drassy here" leavet, it,=inypan>i,. and
send the ticket to, the: ownere ~ hpsecan
reqcG ST! It # sne Wishes: But, come, his
1 d he %&nf ?ESE f. {a sths5
'|'thest. i:f'heft. beneath TISSUE ljhper: laid
Ethe sold'Toftls tof,.a r0hee- bga Ut iful2 wed.
pdlpg gown. .Rmt lthe yeHew tint or sthc
| AeayN satin: and the. fohwellby il acc,and
f f6eE{e f 6n yf5 S told thatt thad hee
{Se ataty {d $S, 2S f%5
gloves, > that; had completed 1fhf Eridal
array of some. fair vSiHL w]so ; little
thonsht on her we1lNnst day, of it's tina]
:AH1iix BaBy,'s Outfit,
No. can't tell you the story Of that
it was sad one, but it isn't thu onfVy cnc
OF the kind that Wa have had had Aet-ra ID
here. is something more pitiful still; and
EbS H |th rs t3ek the:gd dtlq amallarlf think
d ds9{ 1zf{ts a s8q? s%S5A{ a Sx, WIFI
f{{ShSs S5{wFS tfS }S9g &2fe tRat had
things. '<These haven't beeR herkT 50
~xety sleng,' said the; pawifbr6l ~ and
the'rNoman maya Gomez back Yes,.ishe
WAS; MealthNj. once, sshul, ,,the.ttrn of.rfor-
tqne ;l MXhfleel broAght her TO- this,siaand
LED tbs M93{y dSNaSta}ys again,x!,I 10
}'deiite made to 'f1siiss ifivi6fate, e aid
Ply LIE sfirprfgeH to k 1Hfo}W The
flpeaple we accommodate, @peofIe " the
best din g 1dnssth 1aity11oNho
leave here some valued article to bridge
over temporary need. Sooner or later,
it seems to me. everyone is bound to
come to me" -Evening Wisconsin, Mil
waukee.
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