Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-12-13
ONE KIND OF EMBEzzLE.
MENT.

" I'm
John Perkins and SiIas Tower we're
walking in company. 1t was morning,
and they were on their wsy to hasiness.E
Perkins was g young nan--perhaps eight
and twenty, and Tower Apr Oaching tho
middle age.
'Ah,' said Perkins, iu a tone of fre.rul-
ness, herr comes Matthew Baldwin
The person thus alluded to was at that
TIOment crossing the street, and as he
reached the sidewalk be stopped in front
of our friends. He was a rough clad,
brown-faced man, with q frank. open
GOuntenancs, and he earned his bread by
hard work from day to day.
'GuOd morning SIR said Matthew Bald
win.
MIR. Perkins pursued the lsboring man
with show Of nervousness in his manner,
could you make it convenient to let me
have little money this morning?'
i declare, Matthew, you hit me in a
most unfortunate time.' replied John Per-
kins, laughing. His laugh was business
laugh.
i am sorry, sir said the laboring man.
The bill is only eight dollars, and need
the money very much. If you could con-
trive &c spare me q part Of it
No, no; hold on a few days, Matthew
and you shall have the whole Of 1t. I've
not got it nov. If l don't see you when
/ have it, III send it in to yOu'
Matthew Baldwin turned away with a
reluctant step, aud the two friends pur-
sued their way.
Poor Matthew is disappointed, remark
ed Tower.
Yes, l suppose So responded Per-
| kips.
1 had half mind 20 offer to lend you
the money
On. have the money, but it makes nc
difference replied Perkins.
But. John, you would not keep the poor
man ont Of his money if you could raise j,
for him 2
i don't liks to pay myself Short wa
Perkins reply.
SiIss Tower believed be knew hisfrier d Z
fault and be determined to speak his mind
freely.
Il think he said in a careful, consider
ats way. that you could have paid Mat
thew Baldwin eight dollars If you had
wished. Am rigLtf
If / bad wished to pay away al the
money had with ne or could get,
suppose could. Bus don't like 70 d.
| that
willy not2'
why nut?' repeated Perkins, with ole,
waited eyebrows. Why, because like II
have little MONEY By me-
For whatP
For what ? was the echo. why, there
might be Thousand ih ngs for which
might need money
And for wba: can you need money
mure than to pay an honest debt to 1
hard working. needy man? Now, John
you must pardon me if l speak plaiL-
ly'
Go ahead cried Perkins, with light
laugh.
Then here it u.s. Continued Tower
And what greater emergency can arist
| than the coming of such an application o!
Baldwin made to you? When frieD:
wants to borrow money of me. | am apt L
consider my cwn convenience first bu
when man comes to me for money owe
him, pay it if have IL in my possession
In the first place the money is really ant
truly his, and only have it in keeping fol
him. Matthew Baldwin is Q poor man
working hard to support himself and fami.
ly; and when you hired him you knew be
needed the pay for his work from day e
| day-or, at least from week TO week
! When he had done bis work you owed hin
| eight dollars, and il you had eight dollars
10 your pocket the snm was HE, not yours
and when he asked you for it, and you
told him you could not pay il, you were
acting ont what should call one kind Of
embeZzlement.'
John Perkins laughed.
And pursued Towers, taking no notice
of the interruption, there is another reas,
on why you should have paid him the
money, even though it took your last peu-
ny. You should have done it for your
own good. While man is in debt ht
cannot afford to waste money he needs t.
save if be carries money just fer the sake
Of spending it. Now mark me John. anG
say if do not tell the truth. Ii you haC
made it the fixed rule of your life to uay
all of your debts as soon as they becom,
due, you would never be spending none,
which was not yours This Getermina tioI
put into practice, would free you from al
embarre csssnent, and lead you into the con
| 6dsncc of your fellows. In short, the mar
who never gets iusc debt or, who, if deb
must come, holds the liquIua..ing of tina
debt as of the chiefest necessity, will o,
sure to prosper; and, 10 the end, he viii
not be likely to be called upon to pa
away his last dollar. And now, my deal
fellow, if you want my advice can give i
to yOu.'
Go ahead
DO you go back and pay Matthew Bald
win what you owe him. Go now, befor
you 90 to your work. fit takes the las
dollar 90 and do it. Or, if you have bu
the eight dollars, 60 aud tell him SO ant
ask him to divide with you
i guess must think of it awhile SAT-
Perkins, with another laugh.
AT all events added Tower. you vii
allow me TO speak with you again on tn,
subject
AT thia juncture TWO friends separated
Tower going to his store, while Perkin
pureued hIs way to the machine shoI
Where he earned two dollars and q half
day. This was Monday morning.
On Tuesday morning John Perkins sav
Matthew Baldwin in the street. and b,
avoided him-shrsnk down. a narrow b,
way, 90 % not to meet his poor credi.
tor.
On Wednesday morning John Perkin
saw Matthew Baldwin again, but be wa
not forced to dodge out Of the Wsy. fo
this time the poor lsSoriDg man wa
standing in front Of a physician's of
fee.
On Thursday morning, as John Perkiu
was going 10 bis shop, be saw him in th
street ahead Of him, MattheW Baldwin On
Silas Tower engaged in conversation. Di
r0ctly Baldwin crossed the street and Wer
away, while Tower RsiSad foE Pelkips /