Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-02-05

country, expecting to return in one year,
but oh what disappointments have met
" A few weeks after my arrival | was
taken sick, and for one year. God only
knows hrw lived. The dogs at home
Jared better than [. Finally, l recovered
my health, but my garments were reduced
to rags. and money / had none. In this
condition worked my way back into the
country, and commenced operations in the
mines. Days, weeks, months and years, |
continued to labor necessarily, but gained
uothing above a scanty subsistence. In
this manner, | became discouraged. and
many dark thoughts entered my head =
Occasionally would hear from home, and
those letters were far more precious to NE
than gold Oh that had wings and could
fly, how soon would | return.
"In this manner | lived till about two
weeks ago, when | CHANGED to find lump
of gold large enough in value to take me
home. | did not pause to consider, but
dropping my tools, l came directly to this
place, calculating to take the first steamer
for New York. Unfortunately | found
there would not be any chance of leaving
under ten days. Last night while sitting
in the bar room, | was robbed. | had ac>
aidentally fallen asleep on the bench, and
while in this condition my money was taken
from me. | awoke as the thief was leaving
my side, and accused him of the theft, but
he only drew revolver and asserted that
if repeated my words again he would blow
my brains out. | knew the man to be a
professional gambler, and knew where he
lodged. There was no law which could be
brought to bear 10 vindieation Of my rights,
| IN
night he dies Tomorrow there will be
two less. Mary, forgive me, and may God
bless You"
Having given utterance to these words in
scarce audible tone, he arose, wrapped
| an old shawl around his shoulders, extiu-
guished his light and passed from the
J chamber.
A few moments after, he was walking
| briskly along dark street in the direction
of large hotel, before which he paused
ard eazed earnestly around him. 1t was
nearly midnight, yet the streets, hotels and
| gambling heiis were thrGnged with stran-
gers, as a steamer bad that evening landed
large pile Of passengers.
The man to whom we allude, did no.
pause long, but quietly entered the hotel
| and without apparently noticing any per-
| son, though the Office was crowded will
customers and Ioungers, he assembled tht
stairs With the air of one familiar with the
| locality.
The moment, however, that he reached
the landing above, he halted, gazeG along
the narrow hall ard listened attentively =
Then drawing his cloak closely around hin
he crept cautiously forward Again h,
| paused, this time in front of door, and h,
held his ear close to a crevice. In thi
| position he could hear the lahored breathin!
of person apparently asleep, and CAREFUL,
he tried the door. It0pened and he stepped
inside the apartment. Every object wa
shrouded in total darkness, yet the maj
moved forward with bowie knife in BIZ
! hard.
lie stood by the side Of the bed. yet no
a muscle moved or a nerve shook. Hi
lips were compressed, his teeth set, an,
with a firm grasp he held the murderou
weapon
Cautiously he removed dark Lantern
from bis pocket, and turned il so ms to atfur,
him the means of making fatal stroke.-
As the light rested on the features of th
SLEEPER, he started back The movement
awakened the intended victim, who gaze
| wildly upon the intruder.
The knife fell from the would-be assas
sins hard, and he exclaimed:
"My God ! Mary-you here ?"
Aplerclng scream was the response, whal
springing from the bed, the two wer
clasped in each others arms.
This was fortunate as well as unexpect
ed meeting, fer it not only saved the live
OF two persons, but reunited husband ant
wife after a separation of four years
She had despaired of bis return, ant
fearing the worst, had come to seek him
bringing with her sufficient money TO carr,
them both back to New York
The first steamer that sailed from Sa,
Francisco, carried with her two very happ,
persons-Warren and Mary Ingersol.