Show NOTHINCj F > THK BIBLE An Aged Mans Vain En and Xn a New York Pavl1Sh pIn p-In a Bowery pawnshop a man shuffled shuf-fled up to one of the clerks with a big bundle which he wanted to pawn The man was old and decrepit His hair and beard were long white and unkempt His clothes were ragged as the wrappings wrap-pings of his bundle Bo laid the bundle down on the countei pulled off tho wrappings and displayed Bible of what is known as the family sort It had i large heavy covers stamped in gilt and looked as if it might bo illustrated with full page steel engravings Whatll you give me on that said he to tho clerk Nothing replied the clerk with the most discouraging accent imaginable imagina-ble and apparently Without even a i glance at the Bible Oh yes you vL3 said the old man Jlease give mo something No answered the clerk not o QHDtBut But Ive got to have it pleaded the old man I havent had anything to eat today Give me 50 cents Nothing to drink von mean said lIe clerk with anoth r glance at thy trembling old man I wont give yon anything We dont take Bibles anyway any-way The clerk turned to taik to a man who wantedto pawn a ring The old man hesitated a minute and then renewed re-newed his effort Well give me 25 cents then II ho said Ive had more than that on this beforeNot Not here II answecl the clerk IS I tell you we dont take Bibles Go on now I nowThe The old man gathered up his Bible and shuffled away The man who was pawning the ring looked on with evident interest He was thinking of the many stories he had heard omen who would pawn the family Bible for drink money and reflecting that here was a pawnbroker pawn-broker whose heart was not as stony as tradition makes believ who had some taint of sentiment if noS of reverence left in him meci j TR thn rnlE6of thJr = I > ulm to tifie tJ m dnsvull the ticket ticketWhat What asked the clerk Thai you dont take Bibles U No with a laugh That was just abluff We take anything But that Bible was worn out and wasnt worth a cent New York San |