Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-11-05
DON'T BE AFRAID TO TELL
THE TRUTH.
A story for Boys.

Smash went a pane Of glass in the win.
dow Of a small drug store, as an iron hoop
came bouncing against it. Up jumped the
old gentleman. who sat behind the counter
reading a newspaper. and ran to tho door,
with the intention of catching the offender;
but he was not so quick in his movements
as the unfortunate owner Of the hoop, and
all that MIR. Beebe, the druggist saw, as
he looked out, was pair OF heels flying
around the corner.
"Ycu young rascal" said he, as he shook
his fist in the direction CT the fugitive, lust
let me catch you, that's all J"
But while he is wasting his wrath on air,
let us follow poor Charley Mann flor that
was the window breaker,l as he ran to.
wards his house.
As soon as he caught sight Of his neat
little home, with the clean white musliE
curtains, and face behind them which he
fancied was his mothers, he stopped and
said to himself, This isn't right-pshaw
what was thinking off"
Then turning round, he slowly retraced
his steps towards the druggists.
Mr.. Beebe was not in a very amable
mood when Charley went in. and the hoop
which the latter still held in his hand did
not help to mend matters.
"Are you the boy that broke nv win
?" asked Mr.. Beebe, getting up and
seizing his cane in a very threatening man
uer.
Eyes, sir, and came to say was very
sorry for it, and to know how much must
pay for a new pane of glass"
"You pay for it J" exclaimed Mr.. Beebe,
81 don't believe you ever had as much
morey in your life as would pay for that
| glass."
"I've got two and ninepence, SIR" at the
same time putting the money on the coun-
ter, land I'll work for you, and earn the
rest, il you'll let me-"
"Csn't your father pay for III"
al have no father. sir"
"WelI, can't your mother pay for it 2"
"She is very poor, sir. and should hate
TO ask her for the money"
What made you run away when you
broke the window 7"
"Why, at frst," said Charley hasitat-
iugly. II was afraid ] should get beat
ing"
"What made you come back again,
then p
because felt that was acting like a
coward, and knew mother would be vexed
with me, and thought that had better
do right and run the risk of your cane, than
| do wrong and make mother sorry"
"Don't you call it doing wrong to break
the window ?"
"Yes, sir, because it was careless of me.
| Mother says we are apt to do wrong. and
when we do, we should atone for it; and
don't know what | can do, except to give
you all the money I've got. and try to earn
more"
And poor Charles looked sadly cut Of the
broken window.
Now the fact was, Mr. Beebe was not
| half so cross as he looken; he was very
much pleased with Charley's conduct and
only questioned him.
"What is your name ?" inquired he.
"Charles Mann"
"Where do you live7"
Charles told him.
"what does your mother do'"
"She takes in sewing, when she can get
any, but she has not had any to do for q
long while"
And Charley looked wistfully at the two
and ninepence.
Perhaps she will be angry with you for
giving me that money"
"Oh no sir. l know she had rather /
would"
"How old are you!
Twelve years cid, sir.
Sand what do you do for living ?"
Another wanted me TO 60 to public
school, as long as she could earn money
enough to support us, but this morning she
said she was afraid would have to look
around foi something to do, as she couldn't
get enough work."
"Wsll, Charles, believe I will take you
into my store, until you earn money enough
to pay for the window but / am almos.