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"I don't, Amarilly, from my own experience," replied John

syine how terrible itas it coot to pay our rent or else git put out, and I was up a stump till

the Boarder said to tackle a pawnshop I didn't hev nuthin' but the

surplus to pawn, and I hated to pawn it on your account"

"I don't care, my child," was the fervent assurance, "where you took it

as long as it helped you in your troubles"

"Well, I was in a pawnshop, and the man was holdin' it up, and the

bishop went by, and when he seen what it was he come in, and asked me

all about it, and I told him He took it worse than you do that I would

pawn it, and to save it he lent me five dollers Course I it it outen hock, and as

able to pay fer it, Bud went arter it Thar was a boy practicin' at the

church next door, and he warn't singin' it right, and Bud he couldn't

keep still noway, so he up and sings the soler, and when the in hearn hi, and hired Bud

in his place He's agoin' to sing to a recital at Grace Church day arter

to-oin' toas the rest of us He may need it souess I'll go outen

the costumin' business now, 'cause I'll be startin' in with Mr Derry

soon"