Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-10-22
A Good DAYS work.

his hands together briskly. and with the
ar OF man VINO felt very much pleas, d
I with himself.
"And so have l." Mrs. Barloy's voice
/ was In lower tone, and less exultant, vet
Indicative of spirit Of peace with itself
i Let us compare notes." said Mr.. Bar
low, IN the confident manner Of one who
knows that triumph will be on his side,
"and see which has done tie best DAVIS
work"
"You, of course" returned the gentle
! hearted wife.
We shall see. Let the history of your
/ days doings precede mine."
NO." said Mrs Barlow, "you shall give
4 the first experience"
"Very well" And full of his subject.
Mr.. Barlow began:
You remember the debt of Warfeld.
about which spoke few days ago ?"
Yes
4 considered IL Desperate have
sold out my Interest at thirty cents on the
dollar when l left home this morning.
I Now the whole claim is secure. | had to
scheme little. 1t was sharp practice -
But the thingis done. l don't believe that
another creditor of Warfield's will get a
third of his claim"
THE next operation" continued Mr..
Barlow, 81 consider quite as good, About
year ago took fifty acres of lard in Erie
! county, for debt, at a valuation of five dol.
lars an acre. l sold it to-day for ten. |
don't think the man knew Just what he was
buying. He called to see me about it, and
| asked ten dollars an acre at venture.
when he promptly laid down one hundred
dollars to bind the bargain. If should
never see him again, / am all right That
is transaction number Two. Number three
is as pleasant to remember. l sold a lot of
goods, almost year out oe date, to a Young
country merchant for cash. He thinks he
has bargain; and perhaps he has but /
would have let them 60 at any time during
the past six months at loss of thirty per
cent. and thought the sale desirable
one."
Now, there is my good days work, Jen
ME, and 1t is one to be proud of l take
some credit to myself for being. upon the
whole, pretty bright sort of a man. and
bound to go through. Let us have your
story now"
The face of Mrs Barlow flushed SLIGHT.
ly. Her husband waited few moments.
and then said:
LET us hear of the yards of stitching
and the piles of good things made"
"No-nothing of that" answered Mrs.
Barlow, with slight veil of feeling cover
ing her pleasant voice. 81 had another
meaning when l spoke of having accom-
plished coed days work. And now. as
my doings will bear no comparison with
yours, l think of declining their rehearsal :"
"a bargain is a bargain, Jennie" said
Mr.. Barlow. 'WOrd keeping is cardinal
virtue. So let your story he told. You
have done good days work in your esti-
nation, for you said so. Go on. am all
attention.
Mrs. Barlow still hesitatod. But after a
little more urging. she began her story of a
good days work. Her voice was little
subdued, and there was an evident Sinking
from the subject about which she felt con.
strained to speak.
u resolved last night" she. said, latter
n pess some hours Of self examination and
self upbraidings, that, l would, for one day
try to possess my soul In patience. And
this day has been the trial day. Shall 90
on?"
Yes, dear Jennie. on" The husbands
buoyauce of tone was gone. In its place
was something tender and passive.
Little EDDY was unusually fretful this
morning, as you will rememper. He seem
ed preverse, | thought-cross, as we call it
| was tempted tospeak harshly two or tire,
times but, remembering my good resou-
ton, l put on the armor of patience, anC
never let him hear tone OF nv voice tina
! was not loving tone. Dear little fellow
When l went to wash him, after break st
| found, Just behind one of his ears, a small
inhamed boil. 1t has made him slight,
feverish and worrysome all day. on
wasn't glad that patience had ruled my
spirit p
cater you went away to the store Mar,
got into one of her bad humors She didn'
want to go to school, to begin with iher
she couldn't find her slate and then he
} shoe pinched her. 1 felt very much an.
noyed but. recalling my good resolution,
met her irritation with calmness, her will
g fulness with patient admonition, her stub
!. born temper with gentle rebuke and so
% conquered. She kissed me and started TO
school with a cheerful countenapce, he
slate IN her satchel, and the pinching sho
- unheeded. And SO l had my reward.
! "But my trials were not over. Some ex
3 ira washing was needed. So called Ell
!. len, and told her that Mary would requir
y a frock and two pair of drawers to b
. washed out, the baby some slips, and yO,
{ some pocket handkerchiefs. a sauey re
: fusal leaped from the girls quick tongue
patience whispered small still voice.
: stifed with an effort, my feelings restrainei
II my speech, and controlled my cOuutenance
e Very calmly, as to all exterior signs, / di,
u look into Ellen's face until she dropped he
!, eyes to the floor in confusion.
"'You must have forgotten yourself,
= said l, with some dignity of manner, We
without sign of irritation. She wa
u BUNDLED at once; confessed the wrong, an,
e begged my pardon. l forgave her. ate
u reproof, and she went back to the kitchen
7 something wiser, think, than when sum
J moned her. The washing | required ha
q been done. and well done and the girl ha
seemed all day as if she were endeavoriu,
= to atone, by kindness and service, for tina
. hasty speech. IF / mistake not, we wer
: both improved by the discipline through
u which we passed.
e "Other trials have had through the Gay
j., Some of them quite as severe as the few
have mentioned but the Armor of patienc
y was whole when the sun went down.
. was able to possess my soul in peace, ant
: the conquest of self has made me happier
!, This is my good days work. 1t may no
! seem much in your eyes.
Mr.. Barlow did not look up nor speak a
Z the voice of his wife grew silent. Sh
&c waited almost minute for his response
Then he bent forward, suddenly, and kisse'
y her. saying, as he did So
- Mine was work, yours battle-min
= success, yours cOnquest-mine easy toll
: ~ yours heroisInl Jennie. dear, since yo
J" have been talking. have thought thus =
.I My good works have soiled my garments
while yours are without stain, and whit
as angel robes. Loving monitor lmay you
. lessen of tonight make me better mar
y Your good days work gives q two fol
81 blessing p
A man whom DR.. johnson once reprove