Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-06-04

I ieT me uuTscIt III ignorance OF tne TACT
am about to disclose-~ ould have been the
forfeiture Of ny ticket Of leave, hundred
.ashes, and employment on the road in
irons. As it is. dread the Majors wrath;
but cherish hope that you will endeavor
TO appease it, if your advocacy he only a
return for the brief amusement afforded
I your beautiful children
"'You are convict?' said, indignant.
". my hand on the bell rope.
Madam he said, with an expression
of ccuntenance which moved me TO pity, in
spite of indignation, hear me one nc
ment'
ga convicted felon, how dared you en-
ter my drawing room as visitor?' l asked.
my anger again getting the better Of all
my other feelings
1.-THE Major, madam said the stranger,
requested me to be at at his house at the
hour when | presented myself; and he
hade me wait if he were from home when
| called. The Major wishes to know who
! was the person who received from me a
diamond necklace which belonged TO the
Marchioness of Darlington, and came into
my possession al state ball some four or
five years ago-a state ball at which ! had
the honor Of being present. Now, madam.
when the orderly who opened the frGnt
door informed me that the Major was not
ut home, but that you were. that indumita
| BILE impndence which so often carried me
! into the drawing rooms Of the aristpcracy
! OF oar country, took possession of me; and
warmed as ] was with generous WINE
! inst sufficiently to give me courage-I de-
! termined to tread once more on a lady's
! carpet, and enter into conversation with
her. That much l felt the Major would
| forgive me; and therefore requested the
! orderly to announce a gentleman. Indeed,
madam, shall make the forgiveness of the
! liberties have taken in this room the con.
dition Of my giving that information which
! shall restore to the Marchioness of Dor
rington the gem o: which deprived her
gem which is still unpledged, and in the
possession of one who will restore it on ap-
| phcation. accompanied by letter in my
handwriting
Again kept silence.
Madam " he exclaimed, somewhat i'm
passionedly, and rather proudly, 1 am no
other man than Darlington, the illustriuus
pickpocket; and this is the hand which in
its day has gently plucked from ladies of
rank and wealth, jewels which realized in
all upwards of thirty-6ve thousand pounds
irrespective Of those which were in my pos
sessi under lock ard key, when fortune
turned her back upon me-
Darlington, the pickpocket, Having
hearl so much Of this man and his exploits
(although, of course, l had never seen
him. | could not help regarding him with
curiosity, so much 50 that | could scarcely
be angry with him any longer.
Madam he continued, Il have ted
you that l1nged to satisfy myself whether
that skill which rendered me so iIlustriuus
IN Europe. still remained to me in this
country after fveycars of descutde can
conscientinusly say that am just as per-
feet in the art, that the touch is Just as soft.
and the nerve rs steady a. when | sat in
the dress circle at Drury Lane or Convent
Garden
81 do rot understand you, Mr.. Barring.
ton replied. | could not help saying
Mister
but you will, madam, in one moment.
Where are your keys?'
! - telt IN my pocket, in which fancied
| they were, ard discovered that they we're
/ gone.
land yonr thimbIe and pencil case.
and your smelling salts. They are here !
/ (Ile drew them from his coat p0cket)
/ Ny anger was again aroused. 1t was
indeed thouehf. "a frigb,ful liberty for a
convict t. practice bis skill upon me, and
I put lis hand III the yocket Of my DRESS
/ sut b-fcre ! could request him to leave the
room aid the house, be spoke asain; and
! a sun as | heard his voice and Looked in
his face, | was modified, and against my
/ will, as it were, obliged to listen 10 him.
"'Ab. madam he sighed, such is the
! change that comes over the affairs Of men !
/ Th'ra was 4 lime when the ladies boosted
! of having been robbed by Darlington -
Many whom had never robbed gave il
cut that l had dane 50 Simply that they
! might be talked about. Alas such is the
! wGGkness of poor human nature that some
4 people care not by what means they asso-
ciate their lanes with the name Of any
celebrity. ] was in power then, not in
/ bondage. Darlington has my diamond
earrings" once exclaimed the old Countess
! Of kettlcbank, 2lasping her hands. Her
lsdyship's statement was not true. Her
diamonds were paste, and she knew it, and
| caused them to he returned to her. Had
1 you not pair of very small pearl drops in
/ your ears this morning. madam
I" placed my hands on my ears, and dis
covered that the drops were gone. Again
my anger returned, aud said:
How dared you, sir, place your fingers
on my face?'
Upon my sacred word and honor, mad
am he replied, placing his hand over hi,
left breast and bowling, | did nothing Of
the kind The ear is the most sensitive
part of the human body to the touch o.
another person. Had | touched your ear
my hope Of having these drops in nv waist
coat pocket would have been gone. 1t wa!
the springs only that | touched. and the
drops fell into the palm Of my left hand.
He placed the earrings on the table, anC
made me very low bow.
"'And when did you deprive me o
them p | asked him.
When l was discoursirg on florticul-
ture, you had occasion several times TO in
cline your head towards your charmin,
children, and gently reprove them for in
terrupting me. 1t was Oh enc Of those oc
GasiOns that the deed was quickly done
The dear children were the unconscious
confedeTates in my crime-if crime yo,
still consider it-since have told you, anC
spoke the truth, that it was not for th,
sake of gain but simply to satisfy passion
ate curiosity 1t was as delicate and a
difficult sn operation as any | ever per
formed in the whole course Of nv profes
sional career
6 There was peculiar quaintness 0
humor and Of action thrown into thi
speech; | could net refrain from laughing
But, to my great satisfaction, the illusriou
piekpocket did not join in the laugh Ii
regarded me with look Of extrem7 humil
ity. and maintained a respectable silence
, which was shortly broken by loud knock
ing at the outer door 1t was the Major
who suddenly remembering his appoint
ment with Darlington. had contrived t
make his escape from Government House
in order to keep it. The Major scenes
, rather surprised to find Darlington in m
drawing room hut he was in such a hurry
and so anxious, that he said nothing on tn
uhiact