Word: sackclothed
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...Spring day in 1889, her magnificently equipped carriage rolled up to the dignified Church of St. John the Evangelist. She alighted, dressed in the modern equivalent of sackcloth and ashes, carrying a pail and scrubbing-brush, 'dropped to her knees, scrubbed the tiling, "did penance for her sins...
...went to Nineveh and foretold the destruction of the city. His preaching was so powerful that to his astonishment the whole people immediately repented in sackcloth and ashes. The object of his mission was accomplished with miraculous speed; the destruction, which was to follow a persistence in sin, was avoided and did not take place; but having fore told evil, he was disappointed that it did not come. He was angry with himself and with God, and retired to brood in solitude over the failure of his prophecy. The moral, then, is that of the man who becomes so intent...
...great walking match is finally ended, and spring suits of sackcloth and ashes are now in order for the unfortunate ones who had so much confidence in "Rowell stock" the first of last week...
...there in sackcloth...