Penrod

day-school requested the weekly contribution, Penrod, fumbling honestly (at first) in the wrong pockets, managed to look so embarrassed that the gentle lady told him not

cription. In a Drug Emporium, near the church, he purchased a five-cent sack of candy consisting for the most part of the heavily flavoured hoofs of horned cattle, but

nth day by the legal but not the moral authorities. Here, in cozy darkness, he placidly insulted his liver with jaw

into evening clothes and the society of some remarkably painful ladies, next, exhibiting the effects of alcohol on the victim's domestic disposition, the unfortunate man was seen in the act of striking his wife and, subsequent

und again, by which time he had finished his unnatural repast and almost, but no

liance? There was a steadfast rule that he return direct from Sunday-school; and Sunday rules were important, because on that day there was his father, always at home and at hand, perilously ready

f skip and half canter, Penrod made up his mind in what manner he would account for his

out of the window and said her husband was drunk and whipping her and her little girl, and she asked me wouldn't I come in and help hold him. So I went in and tried to get hold of t

happily obviated all occasion for it. A cab from the station drew up in front of the gate, and there descended a troubled l

verybody forgot to put Penrod to the question. It is doubtful, however, if he felt any relief; there may have bee

he stepped from the bathroom into the pink-and-white bedchamber

t Aunt Clara and Cous

appened to look out as they drove up. Aunt Clara t

they goin'

n't k

to make 'em come back home, I guess, will he?" (Uncle John was Aunt Clara's husband, a successful manufacturer of stoves

ret, turning from her mirror. "Uncle John se

fallen. "Then he ha

ized the denial with a pret

loomily, "why did Aunt Clara lo

bout anything except somebody's drin

ted, "you don't K

sles among the children over in Dayton the schools had to be closed. Uncle John got so worried that last night he dreamed about it; and this morning he couldn't stand it any longer and packed them off over here, though he thinks its wicked to

ent downstairs, a new-born hope dying in his b