Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-11-10
The DCaCOn'S Mistake.

A sorres pObdent who read that laugha.
bic story resptct'ng tie Kissing Deacon, ;"
which vas PUBLISHED in the UNION some
weeks sine, sends Us the following which
is quite as acceI table and Iull as amusing
as the Kis,ing Dtac, n. We shal always
be happy To ear from cur cCrresCOudsn',
or land other mao" who can write as we
or tell as gurG q story. lie writes:
The story in the Union reminds me of
an a1ecGOte Of Deacon Wheeler. who lived
in the eastern mart Of New Hampshire some
years since. He was an awful pious man.
and feared the Lord and hated the devil;
but be had a weakness, nevertheless, Ike
the Test e mankind, fni that weakness
was a pretty female face, which the good
deacon was rather fond Of looking at, 10
matter if it vas in the church Ur 10 the
street
Que day Mrs Deacon Wheeler left her
house and husband fer the pun pose If visit
ing frierd Leaving Ter ID ldren in the
custody Of Marcy SIX Lets, gpot-l ukiug
bot rather simple girl, who lived in the
family.
The afternoon that Mis-. Vince ,er left
the house. the deacon was ut home doing
s0me work about the buildings. and vii e
thus employed be heard his your gest CHI
crying 50 violently that he entered tie
house and proceeded to the room whore
Nancy was engaged in endcavuriug to
comfort the little enc.
Idon't know how it happened, tut while
the two were engaged in stlilug the babe,
the deacon got an arm around Nancy's
neck and kissed her, and after the ch
was quiet, ste sat on his kree, ard
while che sat there who should enter the
room hut an Old maid near beighbor,
and the greatest .slker in town.
Nancy gave jump, and the deacon did
the same, but it Was too late The old
maid bad seen ercUEh 10 make ont a eoud
story. aud she LIT the house, almost burst.
ing with the Importance If her discovery.
The deacon expected trr uble, end be was
not disappointed. In few days be was
summoned before the church, ard when
he went to the meeting he saw that his
case Uas likely TO prove Troublesome, for
all the dCac us 10 ked blank, aud ths
sisters wirberiug.
Deacon Wheeler" sait the parson
'you are charged With hugging and kiss
ing Nancy Skellsts, and the church would
tain have You clear your skirts of such
crime. We expected better things of YOU,
deacon. We did, indeed. What have you
to say in exteruati, of the ciime?"
Brethren ard SISTERS" ssid the deacon,
rising 10 all humiliation, and hanging his
head, Il did kiss Nancy p
A terrible sensation in church. Oae or
two of the si-ters nearly iairted with the
excess of emotion. while the brethren
groRned in chorus.
But" continued the deacon az soon as
silence WINS obtained, IHoUgt Mat tras
kissing Mrs.. Hheeler'"
"Oh !" cried the brethren and sisters, and
concluded to admit the plea " hile they ex,
Gmined Nancy Skellets.
Nancy had heard al that had passed ,
aud she thought that she saw an opening
for an escape.
did the deacon kiss your" asked the
parsnn.
YES, sir" replied Nancy, with a sim
per.
why did you let him!" Numbered the
minister.
Because" Nancy answered II thought
/ rGs Mrs. WheeLer!"
Of course after such testimony as that
the deacon aud Nancy were not fir for
the church, an they were oxGtlled. The
deacon is still alive, and Macy is the
mother Of half dozen children.