THE SHADOW'S PUNISHMENT,

'TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION.'

BY TOBIAS ACONITE,

THE MAYOR OF HOLE CUM CORNER.

1855

[CHAPTER I.--THE STEWARD.]
[CHAPTER II.--THE VILLAGE ALE-HOUSE.]
[CHAPTER III.--THE AGENT.]
[CHAPTER IV.--THE POOR MAN'S HOME.]
[CHAPTER V.--THE CAPTURE.]
[CHAPTER VI.--THE BEGINNING OF RETRIBUTION.]
[CHAPTER VII.--THE SEAMAN'S STORY.]
[CHAPTER VIII.--THE END OF TWO VICTIMS.]
[CHAPTER IX.--THE AGENT'S PUNISHMENT.]
[CHAPTER X.--RETRIBUTION.]
[CHAPTER XI.--CONCLUSION.]
[POSTSCRIPT.--THE AUTHOR TO THE READER.]


THE EARL'S VICTIMS.


CHAPTER I.