East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-04-02
sleepy, and with pale face.

This last clause was spoken in a
changed tone.
"Why, l did not know that you ever
drank, said Nathan, with much surprise
II don't like to; but had to last
night. They hung on so that l couldn t
get rid Of i" i'
"Ah, Joe, you'd better have taken
my advice last night"
"And how long is it since you have
become so nice?" asked Cooper, with
some irony.
"Only since last evening" kindly re-
piled Nathan, "and even then / became
so only from the plain advice and coun-
sci of another"
But we had some rare sport O,
some-I tell you" And as Cooper thus
spoke, he gave a significant wink, aud
then went to his bench.
Joseph Cooper was only two.and
twenty, and had been an apprentice to
Mr.. Clark until his majority, since which
time he had been at work as ajourneman
Nothing was said on the subject of
the last nights scraps, until near the
middle Of the afternoon. 1t was near
| 3 o'clock, WREN the deputy sheriff en-
tered the chop, aud enquired for Joseph
Cooper
"Where is Cooper" the officer asked
of Nathan Wilder.
That's him at the other end of the
shop, Sir"
"Let's see" resumed the visitor, CLAN.
cling over the paper he held in his hand;
"where were you last night?"
AT home, sir
"You didn't go over to the back vii
lager"
No, sir. I've concluded tn let that
company go without me, hereafter
Good Tn glad to hear of that,
uttered the deputy, emphatcally and
then he went along to where Cooper
was at work.
He spoke with the yourg man, and
the latter turned pale as death There
was much evident begging and praying,
but in vain The officer had come for
Joseph Cooper, and he could not 60
without him. So Joe washed his hands
and put on his coat and hat, and then
with a trembling step, he accompanied
the officer of the law from the shop.
When Nathan went out, after his
days work was done, hc learned the
whole story.
On the night before, party of young
men had gone over to the back village
and had carousal at Billy Mac Wayne's;
and on their return they tore down
fences, and carried away barn doors,
opened barn yards and let the cattle ont
stole watermeons, and several things OF
! like character. News had been received
there that the party were coming, and
they were watched. They were seen
to do these things, and though it was
too dark to distinguish their faces at the
time. yet all who were at Mac Wayne's
were known, and they had been traced
to their mischief
That very evening the party, fourteen
in number, were arraigned before jns
tice, and the complaint was enteret
against them. Poor Cooper pleaded
that he had nothing to do with the work
and while tears rolled down his cheeks
he asserted his innocence.
"You have been seen in the same
company before?" said the justice
"Yes, sir" hesitatingly answered
Cooper.
"And you have known their character
for mischief and disturbance?"
Eyes, sir; but i"
"Never mind, now" interrupted the
justice "No one man in this party
would have gone alone and done such
work. 1t takes gang to make such
doings worth while, and you have beer
a member of that gang for some time
If you would be pure and above sus
picion, you must Js,care what compan,
| you keep
After this, the justice went on to speal
of the many wicked deeds which hac
been done in times past, and which, fo,
the sake of the friends of the perpetra
tors, had been passed over; but these
things could not be overlook now. The
crime may have been sport to the doers
but poor, honest people, had suffered
heavily. A stop should be put TO it,
81, v said the Justice, "can only i'm
pose fine of twenty dollars, and as
think the euormity of the offence de
mands heavier penalty, must com
nit you, tn be tried at the next term o
the Superior Court
Each of them was required to Civ,
bail in the sum of one hundred dollars
Nathan Wilder became bail for Cooper
and Others found bail among their friends
That night Nathan went home a wise
man, and in his heart thanked Mr.
Clark for the counsel he had given
Joseph Cooper went home wiser too
but he was miserable and unhappy. =
HI now saw what evil company haC
done for him, and he wished that he ha.
been wiser before.
Within week, eleven of the guilt,
party went and saw the people who's,
property had been abused, aud not only
confessed their error, and offered tc
make pecnniary restitution, but they
also implored forgivness, and promised
to do so no more. The consequence,
was that at the next term of court nc
complaint appeared against the contrit'
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