The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-11-20
THAT POCHET-BOOE.

II was the Rev. Alfred Pennywise,
and ne had Just futtered from the
chrvsalis state Of theological student
into the condition of clergyman. He
was a very good young man but, per-
haps. he thought himself even better
than he was. In his secret heart he
was quite certain that there were no
foundations to which the Rev. Alfred
Pennywise could succumb. and he
very nuch despised any n with
whom any temptation had any weight.
| know you will forgive me, Mr..
Peuuvw.se. for telling you this story.
You told it I me doubtless for my in
structiou. ana | should fail N my mis-
sion If I did not attempt to instruct
Others herewith also. Besides, who
viii guess that If IS you? For | can
didIv confess vou have another name
than the one I choose to call you by. Ii
: said it is the Rev. Alfred Pennywise,
! should describe quite another man ;
but it rqS the Rev. Alfred Pennywise,
and il was q long while ago. And he
was a slim young man, with more gold
in his hair than in his pocket, and he
was on the way 20 spend his summer
vacation at the country place hallowea
by the presence of the object OF his al
fectiOn-Niss Annie Snow.
He had been paid what his congrega-
ton chose to consider an adequate
quarters salary. 1t was not much to
begin with, and then there had been
certain bills to be paid, and the small
SUN dvindled down to a smaller still.
By close economy he could spend four
weeks al Hopes Corners, at the cheapest
little hotel there and he might even In
dulge in the awful extravaganza of hlr,
ing q boat. wherein TO row his lady-love
up and down the river, and into hooks
and crannies where the water-liles
grew, and might, perhaps, go with her
to q church picnic, and regale her with
Strawberries. Nay, he UouId do this,
he vowed 10 himself, If he did without
his dinner for a month afterward.
He loved tins little Annie Snow very
much, and ne thought her very good
and very beautiful indeed; but he
could not help i~ndulging IN a pleasant
little DIT Of vanity as he thought about
himself. He certainly was a very good
young man-very COED, indeed. He
was abolt IS GOOD as Young men were
made-iUst about. And this cam into
his mind as he stepped into the train tc
Hopes Corners, and sawtwo young mer
drinking something ct the bar Of the
hotel, and another young man smoking
OF the steps.
He never drank he rev smoked
al! and he could not have beer
entrapped into a filtration with thai
saucy girl leaning over the garden pal
ings, as the young man In the gray
busiIess-suit evidently was. No; ht
was certainly q remarkably good young
man.
He took his seat and looked at the
prospect as the cars flew ont OF the de
pot. He had plenty of room for him
self and his traveling-bag. TIE seal
was On the shady side of the car. II
was very pleasant. Bat this is a world
of change. At the very first station al
this comfort vanished. A crowd o.
people hurried in. The seats were
crammed. Mr.. Pennywise found il
necessary to hoist his bag into the re,
ceptacle over his head, and to make
room" per order of the conductor, fol
a large-boned, middle-aged woman,
with a fat hand-basket redolent o.
onions-(Mr. Pennywise hated onions.
and a small child with a piece Of