Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-03
TRIBUTES TO CONSCIENCE.
Man Who Paid Well for a Purloined
Dinner-Other English Instances.
FROM London Tit-Bits.

Tenderness of conscience, which, 1t Is in
terestins to note, rarely manifests itself
until after the lapse of years. Is not the
monopoly of any one class. Thus the
Times recently contained this advertise
ment: THE chancellor of the exchequer
acknowledges the receipt of pence, 'un-
due overtime pay from a Civil Servant "
and a well-known millionaire sent 200 to
a railway engineer a reminder of the
fact that many years ago, when he was
hungry and long distance away from any
place Of refreshment. he annexed and ate
the engineers dinner without his per-
mission. This misappropriated meal by
the way. is entitled to rank as one of the
most costly on record.
Equally sensitive, though not quite SO
long in operation, was the conscience of
the man who sent one shilling recently to
the fire brigade committee of the London
County Council as payment for the glass
of fire alarm which he mischievously
broke some years ago.
A short time ago the following anonymous
letter containing shillings in stamps was
placed before the Ringwood CHampshire)
Board of Guardians by the workhouse
master: II Dew the gargands for what /
had some time back about bob please
give these stamps to them"
About the same time ]. Brogden, Black
burn confectioner, received a letter bearing
an Isle of Wight postmark. On opening it
explaining that the writer many years ago
had bought A halfpenny worth Of Chocolate
of Mr.. Brogden, for which he had rendered
penny; shilling change was handed
to him instead of a haifpenny, and with
it he promptly decamped. This act of dis
honesty, said the writer, who signed
himself "Absolvi amman meam, had
long preyed on his conscience and there
fore" he added. ito do my duty and the
will of God. 1 enclose postage stamps for
IL pence halfpenny. the amount which / so
wickedly robbed you of in my boyhood.'
About ten years ago resident of Scar
borough dropped four shiilngs in the street
ard had completely forgotten the loss
when he recently received a letter written
in Edinburgh, inclosing five shillings and
stating that the writer had picked UP the
dropped coins and took this means of max
ing tardy reparation.
remarkable story of a persistent con-
science is associated with a sovereign which
was recently received by the superinten-
dent OF the Blackburn Orphanage. The
writer who was anonymous, said that
when he was in great trouble some time
earlier he vowed that he would give five
shillings to the institution If his difficult
ties and anxieties were removed. The
trouble passed away. but he failed to keep
his vow. Later further disaster befell him,
and he vowed that II he escaped a second
time ne would make his five shillings
sovereign, and, he concluded, here Ii
is.
From Blackpooi, too, comes another cuff
Gus story, which may may not have mad
It's origin in the Welsh revival. Five years
ago two youths presented themselves to
the local athletic grounds in order to wit
ness a cricket match. The gatekeeper de-
manded threepence from each as the price
of admission but as they were not pre-
pared to pay this the lads turned
away and, determined not to miss seeing
the game, climbed over the wall into the
grounds. few months ago w b. Cory,
secretary OF the club, received a letter
from the youths fthe envelope bearing
Welsh postmarkl enclosing six stamps by
way of conscience money and making full
confession of their dishonesty,