Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-08-11

ful indeed to have you sick. God keep and
bless you. Good night
oh, how those last words runG in nv
ears. What would my mother say-h1w
would she fceI-if she knew that her son
was Nicf? 1t was long while before |
could give the word shape and form, but it
cars at last. | could not keep it back
ThiG! HicC! rang in my soul till an ag
Ony was upon me 70 intense that all ether
conceptions of pain were as nothing. The
night passed away in sleeuless, phantom m
making restlessuess; and WHEN the morn
ing came, | arose and walked cut before
my mother or my sister was ~. did not
return until breakfast was ready, and then
| had 50 far overcome all outward signs Of
my distress, that little remark vas made
upon it. But the worm was guawing at
my heart.
That forenoon 7 went with my sister to
meeting, and as | entered the church, |
met the gaze Of Mr.. Eyered IL watched
me sharply and saw marks of pain upon
his face. After the services were over,
saw him in conversation with the tailor. !
noticed how earnestly they spoke-and
once saw the tailor point his finger tow
ards me. lclt sure, then, that all was
discovered!
For mercy sake, Charles, What is the
matter!' cried Lacy, as she caught my
arm.
Hes faint! he's faintn I heard n low,
tsemulous voice say; and on turning | saw
Julia EVered. She was frightened and
that moment came the conviction that she
loved me. But that other thought came
with it; and then I knew she would ere
brg despise me
Sick and faint | hurried away, and to all
the anxious Inquiries of Lucy l only repli-
ed that | was not well. Oh, how misera.
bic felt, for | knew that my employer
had detected the theft. His gaze at me in
the church was proof enough; but his con.
versation with the tailor made it duubly
sure. That afternoon | dared not 60 to
church, and nv mother worried over me.
| IT she would only have let me alrre, |
might have been less miserable: but she
chung close to me, and had to lie to her
the first fa!sehood ever spoke to that noble
woman.
Another night of restless agony and then
| came to the severest part of all. | mast
meet my employer, 1t was late when
descended to the kitchen, and | found my
mother as pale and deathly as death itself.
For the moment forgot my own pain, and
has'ened to her side. She cazed up into
my face with such luyk as l hope may
never see again.
Don't ask me any questions, Charles ,
she said, but p at once to the store. Mr..
Evered wants y U Immediately
could not ask n qucs;ian-I could not
speak. Without breakfast-VithOut wait
ing to see Lucy-I started from the house.
Pe1Yle whom l met guzed at me sharply,
and 'nce | beard the word thief pronounc
ed. On, Eyered had told the story Of nv
crime How could he? NJ. no twas The
tailor who had ID it, for nv employer
: would never have done it. Yet it was
known. ! STOPPED, and suddenly the
thought Of flight occurred to me. Wbv
had | not thought Of it before? Why
should / stay luuger where shame, and
shame only, could be mine? ! turned t.
fee, AID just then my sister came rushing
alter me, with her hair f,atiug willy 10
the morning air and her face was a. pale
as death.
Or, Charles she uttered, 'come with
NE at once. Come, come, cur mother la
| dying"
My sister seized M hand. and hy main
force dragged me away. | reached my
home, knew not how, for my reason bad
| almost left me-. Into the little bedroom
Lucy dragged me. and there lay my mother
stark and cold.
oh, Charles you have killed her" Sob
, bed my si-te" as she threw herself uvon
the bed. She could NOT stand your dis
grace =
One moment ggzeI upon that c,ll pale
form. and then a wild. unearthlv cry broke
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upon the het.
/ Charles? Charles =
/ l started up. ! ielt heavy hand upon
my shoulder, aud again my name was cal.
/ led.
What is the matter Charles? Come
rouse CT. For mercy sake. what ails
! you?
! 1t was Mr.. Egerpd who spike. was
still sitting upon the stool behind the couu
ter, but my head had fallen forward uuor
q pile Of goods that lay heaped Up before
me. Instinctively cast my eyes upon thl
. mnuey-drawcr, ana slowly the truth work
ed its way to my mind. y cold, clammy
sweat was upon my brow, pain in M
limbs, and trembIed like an aspin.
What ails you, Charles :" Mr.. Everet
kindly asked.
My sauI-suah a dream = l nvoluutari
ly gasTed.
We'll, well-ifit's nothing worse thai
that, am glad. But come, want to hav
few words Of conversation with you be
fore you go.'
was fully aroused now. I looked a
the mcney-drawer, though, several times
ere could fully realize that was sale =
The temPter had come, but an angel bat
met and beaten him away. The door
and shutters we're closed, and then m
employer came and sat down by m,
side.
We'll, Charles he commenced, 'Jul
has been telling me this afternoon tina
you wholly support your mother
Yes, SIR trembIing,y answered. M
sist er thus Ear has only been able to sup
port herself, and the rest all comes Q,
me-
But how do you get along? Surely
your salary here is not SUFFICIENT
1T has been sufficient, Sit, to fnd us il
food and fuel. For-fOr clothiDg-I hav
Run in debt, eh?'
Yes, sir but will never do it again
l will 60 ragged, if need be. but l will NO
run 10 debt
'Right-right, my boy! But we will Fl
that all right, now. / have beer thinkir!
for some time Ofincreasing your pay,an1
will do 50 now-nOt only so, but must pu
it back to where first thought of it
and that was three months ago Let
see'
lie turned to Che desk as be spoke ant
made few figures on piece Of paper.
Three dollars week for thirteen week
would be thirty-nine d,llars, he SAID =
win that square you up?'
ooh, yes, sir, aud more, more too
Then you shall have that, and, hereafter
you shall have that amount over, eac!
quarter
He said something more. about maxim
me his head clerk at some time, but | di
not fully understand him. l received tn
! money maid the tailar and when I bai