His Uncle.
At a ball lecantly a young medical student suddenly catno faca to face with a dear, kind, fatherly-lookiag gentleman, with whitehair and of highly respectable appearance. They both stood transkxed. The same idea flushed abross both of them. " Your face is familiar to me — very familiar — but I can't remember where wo have met so often." However, the friendly impulse was carried out. They shook hands warmly, partook of a friendly glass and departed, still ignorant of euch other's name and occupation. But tho young man was do>erminded to solve the problem, and ho seized on a waiter and wiiid to him—" Toll ma, waiter, whn is that dnf.inguishcd stranger with the long white hairY And the v:aito.r whispered slowly—" Please, air, that's the pawnbroker."
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Otago Witness, Issue 1751, 13 June 1885, Page 27
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127His Uncle. Otago Witness, Issue 1751, 13 June 1885, Page 27
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