Show rawn pawn shop reminiscences 1 we pawnbrokers pawn brokers wild a iid tho the veteran who behind the comitor in ia a little office over tho the door of 0 which three gil gilileo 11 ail balls hail had been hanging till they were thoroughly tarnis hatt 11 we pawn pawnbrokers brokers get many glimpses of the jink dark of life unil and no are not no BO merciless either as some folks we uro are you yon sio see that violin I 1 lava kept it over it spur jour hoping boiling the owner will come up stud and claim it ile iio is ial an old id lerman ler nian whose lang niage and upa p ara ticia when ho he was hero would ina in ilicito diaute that lie he wits it gentleman gmt lorann albeit albect a plo poor orone out iio broil violin litre here about tau inn yours years ugo ago since that time ila ho iles pawned and redeemed it on tin average ot of four foar tir ica a your eier poor ioor old fellows I 1 was always glad to sao BOO him return not because I 1 wanted tho the mon ey but beci tUBo of his pleasure 1 loasure mid land ut lit lecove ring his treasure I 1 I 1 have soon seen him bim kiss kias t tho he violin anil and ling it with it beam of 0 joy such so you yon might expect to see aee on tho the face of c a mother who bad found a long lost child the last hit timo time ho he carna came ho he brought a it bund lound 0 Go goetges ethes I 1 il blut i lu t want tho the book lint I 1 ha lat the heart to refuse tho the small email amount ila ho asked on it while waiting ho gazed longingly at tills tho violin shirli lall log on tho the wall where you moo BOO it when he went way there was a mournful ex on kits hm countenance at is a if 1 be know knew it was vaa life his list last farewell to his alil I 1 havo have kept the violin which is id P a valuable ono one and I 1 he hope a he will come back some somo day ilay to claim it I 1 have a n watch in the safe bate the old pawnbroker went on that has ban also been it a constant visitor tor for perhaps twelve coara it belong belongs to a widow when she ahe ural first brought it here she bhe vas very pretty prett yand and well dressed bat time lime suit ali I 1 BUpp a oHO sorrow have left their tc enfil her erat yes eyes lave have grown dim and ani her hair silvery sil verr tho the last list time she sha flamo came rho bho was poorly though deafly attired probably her bar lines have not nat fallen in pleasant a a sent places no wo we 10 lo do not often of ton lr learn tho the history of those who patron izo its iia customers Ons tomora generally keep their troubles to themselves that sealskin was it u beauty when hen it was atta ural first brought hero here it bew belongs longs to tho the wife of a politician lelan uhe the mun man has his hia ups upa and downs but lately I 1 I 1 fancy it has boon all down with him bim tor for nearly all ot of him hi cifes wardrobe is it here bore she bho is a garrulous woman and would relate all of her family tron troubles bles il if I 1 desired to hear thorn them one day any she slid said I 1 I 1 have nothing loft left bl bat ut the dress I 1 have on I 1 told my husband it was time ho he pawned some of his clothes but lie ho informed me that it il was tie c oss a ry lor for him to present ft a respectable lip ip poa pear tinco and that I 1 couba remain in in tho the house bouse when I 1 had did of ull it my elnory 1 A low faw days ago a bank clork clerk married tho the daughter of a highly to re table family tho the young couple received rote ired many wedding presents in eluding some borne v valuable lumblo a silver most moat of which aita was given by the girls girl a family shortly after their marriage ho be got possession of the ilia articles tor for tho the ostensible ton sible purpose of r them in the lack lei for but brought on them hero bero instead cho you youna g man was inning imag beyond his means ile ho soon be came involved in debt anti anil his hia w wife 1 ife jug aug destea disposing I 1 ol of tho the silver in ia order to holp help him oat of his troubles rhon chen ho be was forced to confess that the arti claa ales were disposed disposal of long BRO ago many people believe that the pawn b brokers are patronized patron izad by the poor only b ant ut well known brokers and business men of good standing fro fluently come to pawn watches ilia monde studs and tho the liko like they goner genor ally redeem them after a short abort time end ba for their absence to their friends by stating elating that the articles named are at the jewelers for repair ro pitra A couple of years ago a lady living in a brown itono stono mansion uptown ap town sent rent out oat cards of invitation for a grand party jut but at the last moment liar her hash atul coula not supply funds for tho the enter lain tain ment she bho came hero in h bor 13 if oar car riago 1 bringing r tho the family silver anil and Is levels T ole she he t cone come lot iu herself b but ut sent bent a confidential servant with a note stating stil ting that le ho was author zed by hw hift mistress to obtain a cOrt certain Aill sum of money on the goods tho the demand was large lint bat I 1 know knew the lady and felt sure the things would donld bo be redeemed the tha original pio po gramma was curried carried out ont tho the supper being ordered ori lored from a famous caterer who sup eliod the china silver oto eta and none of her five Lux hundred alrod guests suspected that their hostess kostoss had her pocketbook pocket book staffed full fall of pawn tickets oketa ti new york sao |