Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-03-08
obedience and fra.srnal affection. Blu. it


avHils not
And now. Mrs. Andrews,' continued the
lady, not in the least appearing to notice
the distress and confusion of her over.pious
friend whom che had placed upon the
rack, when Sod comes to make % his
jewels, and says to Mrs. Eldridge, and al
SO to this mother who thought more of
cAurch-goi5g than of her precious little
ones, Where are the children 1 gave you
which do you thiLk will be the most like
~ to say, Hsre they are, not one is
loMi
Have 1 not clearly shown yOu that even
church-going may be perverted into an
sVili That piety may attain and inordi-
nate growth, while charity is dead at the
roOti Spiritual pride la vain conceit of
superior goodness because OF the obser-
vance of certain forms and ceremonies, is
the error into which too many devout re-
ligions fall But God sees not as man
seeth. He looks into the heart, and judy
es bis creatures b. the motives THAI rule
them,
And, as she said this, she arose, the ST.
lent and rebuked Mrs. Andrews, whose
own picture bad been drawn, following her
down to the gay drawing-roous.
BUNDLED Phsrisee beat there beneath the
bosoms of happy maidens, even though
their feet were rising and falling in time
to witch:ng melodies.
Reasons Of not EnIIstlnE.
Sigma OF the Boston Transcript, saws
the following reasons for not going to the
war are believed to be authentic:
1 mae hrnnnhk hu mn I'D
to do nothing, and have done it for thirty
years, and can not think Of changing nv
vocation. therefore pray thee have me
excused.
2. have hereditary horror Of strife
My grandfather ran away at the Battle of
Brandywins. If be had then. and there
been killed my father would not have hid
in the cypress swamp at the battle of New
Orleans. My mother always cautioned me
to be careful hog meddled with edged
tools. cannot 60.
3. am rather delicate; must have O
FIRE in my chamber; cauldn't live in tent
must have my mulled wine at tea; besides
what should do for Holsters, sle and
broiled oystersH Pray have me excused.
4. When | was poor ! could not res
train my patriotism; but some how or othS
er it has not troubled me much Of late
This war has lasted long enough. have
married rich wife. ! cannot 90.
5. Talk not to me about your dulce eli
decOrlm est aprO patriG H0ri. ! have No
notion of it. 1 want none Of your dulces
and decoTuDas. My maxim is, dun ririnaus
UiUaDattS. l bought couple Of trotters last
wsek-cOst me $1,000. Guess l sban't 10
! to the war while the sleighing lasts.
3. cannot deny it, the smell of burnt
gunpowder acts like q cathartic on nv
stomach and bowels. Have me excused
| Immediately.
Z. My heart is with the troops. No
tongue can tell how long to join the ar.
my. But when refer to the subject, my
poor wife goes into Mysteries. "Deares,
Fleezur,' she cries, have you the heart 20
leave your own, your devoted Jerusha Ma.
thilda AnHP aud over she goes, t,ssing up
her arms, AID kicking out her legs, like
all possessed. 1t is irresistible. give
| it up / cannot oppose the wishes of thie
interesting creature. cannot 20.
8. have no time for it. The very few
bours can spare from eating and drink.
ing, smoking and sleeping, give to the
fine arts. War is not one Of these.
would be excused.
9. / should 60, were it not for nv relig
Gus scruples on the subject Of war. Often,
as bave been sitting, all alone in my dis
tIllsry, something within has told me thai
war was wrOng-probably the workings oil
the spirlt-I cannot 60.
10. l have consulted the epirit of ole
Mrs Pitcher, of Lyme, and am assured
that if went, should certainly run away,
aud be shot in my back settlements. o.
course / cannot go.
ii. My mind is in very unsettled state
Upon every Confederate success am al
for secession; and upon every Union victo
~ am for crushing the rebellion at once
If the war was over, think might b,
tempted to volunteer; but / cannot as mat
tiers are at present. When / read the littl,
kilograms as they are brought 10 at the
insurance Office, II the tidings are in favor
of JEFF 1 find myself almost unconsciously
nodding and wiDking significantly at Ma
jor PiGdIer, who goes for secessian and j
the news is unfavOrable to the rebellion
my hand seems, of it's own accord, to grasI
that Of Deacon Blunt. aud the Lord b.
thanked slips out Of my mouth before
know what ! an saying, l must be ex
cused.