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

A soTres pOndent whc read that laugha.
BILE story respecting tie kissing Deacon"
which was published in the Union sOme
weeks SINE, sends Us the following which
is quite rs accel table and Iul as amusing
as the Kis,i"g DtaC,n. We shalI always
be harry 10 ear from cur curresrOUdpn',
or land other man" who can write as we
or tell as good story. lie writes:
The story in the Uni,n reminds me of
Oh a0ecGOte Of Deacun Wheeler. who lived
in the eastern mart of New Hampshire some
wears since. He was an awful piOus man,
AND feared the Lord and hated the devil;
but he had weakness, nevertheless, Ike
the rest e mankind, sui that weakness
was a pretty female face, which the good
deacon was rather fond Of looking at, 10
matter il it vas in tie church or in the
street.
One day Sire Deacon Wheeler left her
house and husband Ter the pun pose If visit
ing a frierd Leaving er ID ldren in the
custody Gf Marcy SIX Lets, gput-l oking
but rather simple girl, who lived in the
family.
The afternoon that Mis-. Wheeler left
the house. the deacon was Ut home doing
some work about the buildings, and vii e
thus employed be heard his your geSt CHI d
CRYING 81 violently that he entered tie
house and proceeded TO the room whore
Nancy was engaged in endcavoriug to
comfort the little enc.
Idon't know how it happened, Lu. while
the two were engaged in stliliug the babe,
the deacon got an arm around Nancy'>
neck aud kissed her, and after the child
WAs quiet, sLe SAT on his kLee, AID
while rbo sat there who should enter the
room but an Old maid, a near beighbJr,
aud the greatest :elker in town.
Nancy gave jump. and the deacon did
the same, but it VAS too late. The old
maid bad seen ercuEh to make out a go, d
story. aud she l.fr the house, almost burst
ing with the Importance If her discovery
The deacon expected tr' uble. add be was
not disappointed. In few days be was
summoned before the church, ard when
he went to the meeting he saw that bis
case was likely to prove Troublesome, for
all the dcac us 10 ked blank, ana tn
sisters whitening.
deacon Wheeler" sait the parson
''yon are charged With hugging and kiss
ing Nancy Skellets, and the church would
fain have You clear your skirts of such q
crime. We expected better things of you,
deacon. We did, indeed. What have you
to say in exter uati' of the cIime?"
Brethren and SISTERS" ssid the deacon,
rising 10 all humiliation, and hanging his
head, Il did kiss Nancy !!
A terrible sensation In church Oae or
two of the sisters nearly iairted with the
excess of emotion. while the brethren
Rroaned in chorus.
But" continued the deacon as snOn as
silence was obtained, "IM0ugM Mat rras
kissing Ms. Uheeler!"
"Oh !" cried the brrthern and sisters, land
concluded to adnrit the plea while they ex
amined Nancy Skellets.
Nancy had heard al that had passed
aud she thought that she saw an opening
for an escape.
Ibid the deacon kiss your" asked the
parson.
"Yes, sir" replied Nancy, with a sim
per.
why did you let himi" Numbered the
minister.
Because" Nancy answered Il thought
! rGs Mrs. Wheeler"
Of course after such testimony as that
the deacon and Nancy were not fir for
the church, 40 they were oxltlIed. The
deacon is still alive. and Macy is the
mother Of half dozen children.