The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-01-17


II Al his iert hand stoel, The fuqiemnn.
tGlmita,' the iIaaity of his sI.plinion,
but with poor success. for his mouth
trembed and his eyes sank and his color
came and went IN the people, all OF whom
he knew, passed him with reproachful or
pitying gaze The church and the porch
and the churchyard were all eyes, he was
himself gigantic monument OF shame
Here was a lad found out and convicted
OH the clearest evidence and confession.
he had made fools OF the whole town. here
he was before all. undergoing the sen
tence pronounced upon him by his wor
ship Mr. Carnally; and sentence so sci
dom pronounced Us TO make II an occasion
for wonder, and the offender was not a
gypsy o; vagrom man. or one OF them
selves, but young Ralph Embleton. Of
Norwich Mill and the ofiense was not
robbing or pilfering. or cheating or
smuggling. or beating and striking. but
quite an unusual and even romantic
kind OF offeuse. for which there was no
name even and an offense not falling
within ANY law
Toward The close Of the ringing there
entered the church. walking majestically
through the lane formed by the ristics,
Mr. Cuthbert Carnaby justice OF the
peace. with madam his good lady He
was attirsS In full wig and a purple
coat with laced rutiles laced crnvat.
lowered silk waistcoat, and gold buckles
In his shoes In hts hand he carried q
heavy gold headed stick. and under his
ann he hon his laced hat. his ample
cheeks were red. and red was his double
chin Though his bearing WAS full of au
thority his eyes were kind and when he
saw the boy standing IN the porch he felt
inclined 10 remit the remainder of the
punishment
so Ralph. be said stopping to nd
monisb him THY father was a worthy
man he hath not lived 10 see this But
courage hoy and do tho like no more
Shame attends folly Thou ART young let
tins be lesson After punishment and
repentance cometh forgiveness, SO cheer
up. my lad
Ralph. said his wife. with smile in
her eyes and frown on her brow. Il
could lind II in my heart to tiog thee
soundly but then thou art punished
enough Ghosts indeed and not maid
would go past the castle after dark, tor
fear Of this boy Let us hear no more
about ghosts
She shook her finger-they both shook
their fingers--sbe adjusted her hoop and
entered the church The boys heart felt
lighter, Mr. Sarnaby and madam would
forgive him His worship went on. bear
ing before him his gold headed stick and
walked up the aisle. to his pew. large
room within the chancel. provided with
chairs and cushions, curtains to keep of
the draught. and fireplace for winter
After Mr. Barnaby there walked into
the porch man dressed IN good broad
cloth with white stockings, and shoes
with silver buckles And his coat had
silver buttons which marked him for a
man of substance His cheeks were full
and his face fiery. as II he was one who
although young lived well. aud his eyes
were small and too close together. which
made him look like pig It was Matthew
Humble. Ralph's cousin and guardian
at sight Of him the boys face flushed
md his lips parted but he restrained
himself and said nothing. while the fugle
man gave him an admonitory nudge With
his elbow
The man looked at Ralph from top to
oe, as " examining into the arrange
nents and anxious to see that all was
properly and scientifically carried out
"Ta,ta tar he said with an air Of dis
satisfaction 'What is thisE Call You
this penance2 Where is the candleS Did
is worship say nothing about the candlea
Nothing. replied the fugleman with
shortness
He ought to have carried a candle
Dear me this Is irregular This spoils
al But Ahl-- -bareheaded Tho stood
IL far back as the breadth Of the porch
you'd allo~ so as TO get the full effect
ind to observe the picture from the best
point Of view-'in long white sheet
Ali bareheaded and in q long white sheet
Oh what disgracefrl day These are
things. fugleman, which end In the gal
lows For an Embeton. tool II the old
man can see It what will he think Of the
boy 10 whom be left the mill2 And to beg
pardon"--he smacked his lips with salts
faction--"to beg pardon Of the peoplei
All and to repeat the Lords prayer in the
church--the Lords prayer--in the church
aloud The Lords praycr--in the church
aloud--before all the peopleI AhI Dear
me--dear mel"
He wagged his head. as II he could not
tear himself away from the spectacle of
so much degradation Then be added