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Show Ban!: Account Belied i Old Man's Appeara.'3 it A woman who does much free-k charity work was accosted on Wa7 street by o bent-over old man stolen sto-len d pencils. Upon having a handful of the si; ln-trada thrust under her nose i opened her handbag and offered i old fellow n dime, remarking: "E the pencil. I do not need it." j Upon further Inspection of the' peddler's rags and his feeble filter fi-lter huge heart outswelled its boo: "Suppose," she said, "I take j Into that bank and start a small ? ings account for you. You are ! ting old and will not be able to s pencils much longer?" j "I have a bank account there, ft' you," was the old man's rejoinder "Well, then," she persisted, "a' me at least to add a few dollar; It." The old man agreed and walked together a half block to; batik. t "Now let me have your book," !1 the woman as they entered the 1 building. As she approached the recci' teller's cage she casually opened' book. Ills account totaled $t,eV- i'lilladelphln Public Ledger. 1 n : |