The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-11-03

money. In ten minutes there was no
consolation for him. Conscience awOke
from her temporary suffocation and
pointed her finger at him and said:
You are a thief You might as well
have stolen that pocket-book. You've
broken a commandment. Can You ever
show your face in the pulpit again2 I'm
ashamed of you"
The Rev. Mr Pennywise writhed in
torture; he hid lis face in lis handEer-
chief and fairly groaned. Awful
thoughts possessed him. Perhaps this
pocket-book held the little all Of somo
poor widow; perhaps she would suffer
for want Of it, He might now hold in
his hand the bread OF fatherless chill
dren-he who had thought himself 50
good. Men have suffered less re-
morse for murder than did Mr..
Pennywise during that dreadful
period of time which lay between him
and Hopes Corners. At last there they
were. Poor Mr. Pennywise hurried OF
Of the car, totally fOr""tting his travel
ing bag and silk umbr- IA. He incurred
Of the nearest official when he could ct
back to Ogrehill, and was informed that
no train Eu5 the 3 O'Clock ever stopped
there. So there was nothing for it but
20 walk back; for, Of course, lie must
leave the pocket-book at the station
where the poor woman would come to
OOk for it; and down the track Mr.
,'ennywise started, knowing that the sun
would sink below the horizon long before
he could regain Hopes Corners, and
knowing that his Armies mamma ex-
pected him TO tea at $40 o'clock.
Mr.. Pennywise reached the station of
Ogrehill at last. He had walked down
he track in the burning sun. His nose
was scorched, his boots We're white with
dust. He was ready to drop with
fatigue, and his heart ached with re-
morse. 1t was as much as he could
10 to address the station master calmly
and not grovel i'll the dust at his feet
md cry, Here is thief"
However, he did command himself,
md having explained that he had found
the pocket-book in the cars, and that Ls
thought woman in a green shawl
dropped it, placed it in the hands of the
rather dirty individual-who, fancying
him a passenger astray, had at first in
quired what the deuce he wanted-and
begging that he would make sure the
woman got it if she came for it, de-
parted in a wretched frame of mind
He walked Il few yards away from the
station, and then sat down under a tree.
Having done what he could, he was
calmer. And now he remembered that
he had left his travelling bag and UNI
brella in the car. BY tits time they
were-Heaven knew where, and Of
course, his visit to Hopes Corners must
be postponed. He had no collars, no
cuffs, no anything. Besides, he could
not show his wicked face TO pure, true
Annie Snow.
He would take the next train home
He would walk back to the station ar
get a ticket. Slowly he arose. Slow 7
ne entered the wooden building AMI
walked up to the ticlet-of1ice
The first proceeding when one wants
u railway ticket is to pay for it. And 50
Mr.. Pennywise put his hand in his
pocket.
Alas! there was no money there. His
pocket book was gone
Fitting rctribution," said the Rev
Alfred Pennywise. Fitting retr.3u-
ton"
He walked out into the open air again.
He felt in all his pockets. He looked on
the ground.
Il know now" he said to him="f,
lust how that poor woman felt. VT ,ch
that am, deserve it,
l1t SloD't SUN anu ltthtNl CipIi@ I'D
track, not toward Hopes Corners OF
course he must reach home now rs best he
could. 1t would probably take at
least a day and half to do the requis-
ito walking Already he was hungry.
No matter. 1t was his penance.
He accepted it-nOt cheerfully. He
knew he should never be cheerful any
more, but he bowed his head and said
that it was we'll And then he turned
up the bottoms of his pantaloons and
started on his pilgrimage. That night
he took short nap under a hay stack.
The next morning he found some
blackberries by the roadside.
At noon the sole of his right shoe had
worked loose. AT dusk the left one. He
tore his pocket handkerchief in two and
tied them on. 1t had begun to rain by
this time
But we will not harrow up your feelings
any longer. Suffice it to say that about
midnight Mr.. PennywiSe arrived at his
boarding house, penniless, shoeless, and
drenched to the skin, and begged the
frightened servant, in piteous tones for a
cup of tea, and a bite of anything; and
that the next morning he was very i'll.
Just a week from that day, as he sat
in his arm chair, young man desired TO
see him. Being ushered in, he proved
TO be stranger, who blushingly refused
to be seated, and inquired if Mr.. Penuy-
wise had not lost pocket book.
Then, said the youth, this IS yours.
1t was found in the train and lest with
father. who is station-maSter at Ogre
hill. 1t has your name and address in
side. so thought I'd bring it in when [
came. Father says very unhappy
looking kind of Young man, that
looked like minister himself. left it.
But he said woman with green shawl
dropped it. Tina. must have been
mistake. Glad To return it. No trouble;
on, dear, no. Had call 10 make in
this street Good afternoon.
And the boy went of
Mr.. Pennywise examined the pocket
book Ii was the one he had lost 1t
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