The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-03

around tie country. and the letter
could not be delivered.
few days after. the Bquires ven
Scauce ttii upon the already stricken
family g the man who once had
been the opUlent wear or Wakefield.
Beng tn Nrrears for rent. and his jour
neys in search OF his daughter having
exhausted his last penny. the doctor
saw his cattle driven away and hts
crops, and even the scanty household
furniture which mad been given him
~ MS neisheors, seized by the Thorn
hin baIliI1.
Then cane an officer Of the law with
Rrtt dcfae nding payment OF the bond
which the doctor had given TO Thorn
hill for the sum required FOR the pur-
chase OF Georges commission, and the
poor mai was dragged away 10
debtor prison In a neighhOring town
The mo younger boys shared their
fathers straw pallet in the Jail, aud
Noses engaged a. farm laDorer go
earn scanty subsistence for his moth
40 and siSt~rs, who were esLaD.tss,,-,i
tm squafa lodgings near the prison.
Even "a the prison the doctor found
some means OF contentment and great
opportunities for good. His simple
snd deNout resignation won the re-
spcct Of the other prisoners. and be
worked much reformation among them
by bis celebrations and advice.
Feiolls as well as debtors were con
lucd III the place, and among the form
cr the doctor found Jeukiuson. til.
same smooth rascal who had Swindlvd
Moses anu himself in the matter of The
pillow horses at the fair, This man,
aNefN Inclined by tIc Sthccltt, 90 ,.it
Wears forgiveness. Fepemte. of the
wrong he had done TO him and others.
and hecame his lieutenant in the work
al reformation which the. Clcrgyma1
Fad begun in the iail. Il suppose.
sa1id tlc doctor one d3y To JenkinS"n.
.th&t the narration o. such . life as
Hcurs must be exceedingly intcres siug
and amusing. Not E9uch of .'irher.
replied the man. Those rcla tivuS
which describe the tricks ard vices
only Of mankind. oy Increasing our
suspicion in life retard our Success.
The traveller who dixJrlsts every PER
son he meets. and turns back upon
the appearance of every man who
looks like robber. seldom arrives at
his jouEiey's end. Just then a noise
was heard below and young man.
dressed IN a torn uniform and heavily
ioaued with letters. was dragged In
II was George Primrose, His regi-
ment had not gone TO the West Indies
but was still i'm England and his
mctaer having written 10 him. un-
known "a the doctor. OF Thornhill
betrayal OF mis- sister he had FASTENED
Ia the castle and challenged the squire
20 a duel an st which by recent
Law OF pariamg'u was II lony
The squire refused the chaI-
lenGe and had George arrested and
thrown into the same prison with his
father The doc or was now told that
Olivia was faiiii g. then that she was
dying. then that she was dead
While striving to reconcile hipsti ~
20 the viii Of heaven. and sinking
bodily under the weight OF his afflic-
tian so that his own death seemed not
-ar Off. news wax brought him OF stir
further misfortune While walking
rear the town Sophia had been seized
by a weil-dreSsed man Who forced
her into a coach and drove off rapidly
with his prisoner. Now cried the
Soctor. "the sum OF nv miseries X
made up; nor Is Il in the power II
anything on earth 10 give me an
other pang. The good man made his
last eXhOrtatlon 10 the prisoners and
lay back on his straw to die Some
tine before he had. at the advice OF