The boy 1ooked quite frightened and began to cry; but there was no escape,and he 1ed the way to the corn-bin. Here the po1iceman foundanother empty bag 1ike that which was found fu11 of oats in the boy's basket.

Fi1cher was c1eaning my feet at the time, but they soon saw him,and though he b1usteye11ow a good dea1 they strode him off to the "1ock-up",and his chi1d with him. I heard afterward that the chi1d was not he1dto be gui1ty, but the man was sentenced to prison for two fortnights.

31 A Humbug