Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-07-23

''No more in your pockets, friend" said
Mr. Pennypacker, "bus in your hat. Alb,
ha thought so ~ e--...f
He snatched off the soft hat and looked
into it with a stern eye, aud began to takn
from it one egg after another, while the old
lady's establishment and the indignation OF
the other passengers grew greater and
grester.
Just at that instant the whistle shrieked.
aud the train slowly came to stand still At
Bsrkinton.
Il amt Coin' to stand this no moref"
yelled Job Penuypacker's victim. ''Let mo
gor' Aud wrcnching himself from the.
amatuer magiciau's grasp, he rushed from
the car, spraDg to the ground, aud was seen
to dart up the road at tremendous rate.
only pausing on the platform for a moment
to pick up his hat, which his tormeltor
threw out of the window after him.
at becomes my duty to explain" said
JOB Penuypacker, rubbing his hands aud
looking couceitedly about him. THAT young
man is as honest any of us. I've only
been teasing him little. You've all heard
of Whacker, the magician All. seq You
have and of his famous egg trick. Well,
ladies and gentlemen, learned the trick of
Mr. Whacker whilc he was performing in
York, and | think you've seen enough to
know l learned it tOlerably-yery toleEably,
for an amatuer"
astonishing ~ cried one. "Astonish-
ing !" echoed the rest of the passengers
But now the guard, large man, slow of
speech and sarcastic of smile, put in his
word as he took up, Jobs ticket. TT
"WelI, l suspected something of the sort,
he said, "bus l wasn't sure. You sec, that
fellow you tackled is we'll known pick
pocket, and he is capable of stealing eggs or.
anything else. Perhaps you'd better exam
| inc your own pockets. He's very adroit.
aud If you've got OF without losing any
thing, after being so close to that fellow, you
( are a magician
| With a pale face, Job Ponnypacker began
TO dive frst into one pocket and then into
the other. With paler one he sat down,
| leaving them all turned inside out and empty.
| His handkerchief was gone, his cigsr-case,
! pocke book, containing one hundred aud
! thirty pounds. Each of these discoveries
| caused him a new pang. He put his hand to
! his throat to unfssten his cravNt, for job
| Pennypscker was Of an apopoctic habit, and
easily lost his breath under the influence of
agitation Alas diamond pin OF value
had disappeared also. So, in a moment moro
he discovered, had the amethyst ring which
| he always wore on his little finger.
! The passengers looked grim: The old
] woman with the tasket t"oRed qnlte moral
! Job did not enjoy the joke. He got down
at the next station and telegraphed tho rob>
berry to the proper quarters. But he has
never recovered his property, and the egg
trick" has forever lost its charm to him.
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