Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-08-02

Some time afterwewk xsArrison
himself. having lost a. Ais money,
was put into jail at the instance of
one of his creditors. wea4 WHs enraged
at the scheme he had pedUEeed to for
defrauding them; and there he lay
In the very same room in which
Watty had been deposited. Harri-
sons creditor was ees6 md godly
man, and, like Walter, was an elder
of the church, and the people pitied
him greatly for the lo@1 nO wMs likely
to sustain through the rogue who
had thus cheated so many poor
people. His debt was ESQ, and, to
the wonder and amazement Of all the
inhabitants, he got full payment from
Walter Wylie. whereupon Harrison
was Immediately let out OF prison.
No sooner was 1t known that Wal
ter had paid one debt Of Harrison
than another creditor apprehended
the rogue, and lodged him again In
jatl. He was allowed to lie there for
a considerable time, when Watty
again came forward and paid this
debt also. whereupon he was again
allowed to escape, A third creditor
followed the example of the two 9TH
ers, and the rogue was again COM
mttted to durance. but this time Wat
ty allowed him to remain for longer
time, and then paid the debt, that he
might deal out his punishment In due
proportion.
A fourth time the rogue was ap-
pretended, and a hfth and q sixth
time. and upon each of these occa-
sions he was allowed to remain for
as long q time as Watty thought
might produce as much pain as 1t was
his intention to inflict. Altogether
Harrison had thus lain about eight
months in prison.
His debts we're now all paid, and
the whole sum of $500 exhausted
having been honestly divided among
those creditors whose debts were
just, and who required them for the
support of their wives and children.
No part of the $500 was kept to an
swer the false debt claimed against
Watty. because he had secured him.
SEX against that demand; by getting
designations to the debts he paid,
whereby he might plead lcompensa-
ton against his prosecutor.
Thus had he, in his own quiet way,
saved himself, punished a rogue. and
brought peace and comfort to the
homes of number of deserving men,
whose debts otherwise would never
have been paid.
The wonder produced by this ex-
traordinary proceeding on the part Of
Watty was unparalleled, and, what
nobody could comprehend, they were
surely entitled to wonder at Some
thought the simple creature mod, and
his friends tried to interfere to pre-
vent SO reckless a squanderiHg Of his
means.
Il am surprised. Mr.. Wylfe," said
his clergyman to him one day In the
presence of a number of people who
were collected in the shop-"I am
surprised at this proceeding of yours,
which has spread far and wide
throughout the country. II your mo-
tive be secret, will not ask it from
thee; but, II 1t Is a fair and legiti-
mate question, would make bold to
put it to thee as one of my flock and
an elder of our church."
There is nae secret aboutsit, sir"
replied Watty, with his accustomed
simplicity. I'VE are told to do guild
to them wha hate us. and pay for
them wha despitefully prosecute us. !"
And he leered grotesque look Of
simple ca1olery in the face of the
godly man.
II fear thou misquotest the Holy
Book, Mr.. Wylie," replied the minis
ter. I'VE are asked to pray for our
enemies, not to pay for them"
"Ay, ay!" calculated Watty in sur
prise. "ts 1t possible that the single
letter r. should have cost a puir,
simple body &500?"
The minister stared and the people
wondered, but up to this day none
ever knew why simple Walter Wylie
paid the debts of his enemy Harrison.
The Glasgow Citizen.