Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-03-04

are full Of them! Here, hand then
over to the old lady, some one. One
two, three four-six- "a DOZEN
He ought to b. ashamed Of him
SELF cried one If the passengers.
cts perfectly dreadful exclaimed
another "a woman.
II eel cold chi]s ali over when
think Of it," sobbed the old lady.
Put him out" yelled a chorus
I'VE don't want thieves here
II haven't taken solitary egg
said the young man, evidently tremb
ling. This here fellow is the devil
that s what he is. Well, find more
eggs in my pockets will you %
"No more in your pockets, friend,
said Mr.. Prnnypacker, but your hat
All, ha, thought So"
He snatchcd off the soft hat and
looked into it with stern eye, and
began 10 take from its crown one after
another, while the old lady's astonish.
ment and the in llgnation of the other
passengers grew greater, and the con
ductor looked on with much interest
Just at this moment the brakeman
opened the door and shouted:
"Hack,-en--Sank u
The whistle shrieked the car slowly
came to a standstiI.
Il amt going to stand this no more
yelled Job Pennypacker's victim.
"Lemme CO. and wrnching himself
from the amateur magician's grasp he
rushed from the car, sprang to the
ground and was ssen to dart up the
road at tremendous rate, only paus
ing on the platform to pick up his hat
which his tormentor threw out OF the
window after him.
The whistle screamed again, and the
train sped on
at becon IS my duty to explain, "
said Job Pennypacker, rubbing his
hands looNing conceitedly about him
self. THAT young man is as honest AS
any of US. You've all heard of Whack-
er, the magician All. l see you have
and of his famous egg trick"
"Well, la lies and gentleman, I
learned that trick of Mr.. Whacker
when he was performing in New York
and | think you have seen enough to
know that learned it tolerabIy-very
tolerabIe for an ametuer."
"Astonish.ns +
"Astonls hing y echoed the rest of
the passengers, But now the conluc-
tor large man, slow of speech and
sarcastic Of smilA, pat in his word as
AS h. took Jobs ticket.
"WeIl suspected 50 nething of the
sort, he said, "brt WASH sure You
see, that fellow you tackled is well
known plckpockeE, and he ls capable
stealing eggs or anything else. Per-
haps you hui better examine your own
pockets. He is very adroit; and if
you We got off without losing anything,
after being so close that fellow, you are
a magician"
With 4 pale face, Job Pennypacker
began to dive first into one pocket, and
then into the others. With paler
face he sat down, leaving them turned
inside out and empty. HIS handker.
chief was gone, his cigar case, his pock-
9 book containing several hundred dol
lars; each Of these discoveries caused
him new pang. He puI his hand to
his throat to loosen his cravat, for Job
Pennypacker was Of an apoplectlc hsb-
it, and easily lost his breath under the
influence Of agitation. Alas, a diamond
pin of value had disappeared also. So,
in Il moment more he discovered that
the amethyst ring which he always
wore upon his little finger, was gone.
The passengers laughed again; this
time in chorus The old woman
with the basket shook like u jelly in
her effort to be polite, and to restrain
her chuckIes. The conducto or roared
on one platform and the brakeman on
the other.
Job alone did not enjoy the joke
He got down at the next station and
telegraphed the robbery to the proper
quarters. But he has never recovered
his property, and the egg trick has
forever lost its charms to him .-Er.
A spirit wrapper-the paper round
a bottle of whiskey.
Il ok1