Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-06-22

one of us will die this morning."
''Hush hush you are nervous, I am
sure yeu are. They are in the house
now. Hark some one knocks at the
stair door. There is scuffle below
may be they are numbering him-hark
that knock again, tits his, and he has es.
capped. Open it quick open it Eliza,
while stand here with this good rifle 20
The door opens, but instead of her father
it is the present leader of the counterfeit
Hessians dressed in his clothes. In
moment Eliza discovered that she had
been deceived, and started back with
bound, and endeayored to gain the top of
the stairway.
"Hold not quite so fast my pretty one,
] must taste the nectar Of those pretty lips
before you 60. You have done consider
able mischief and you must now IN q
measure repay US !" and so saying tlfe
ruffian caught the tender form of the
young girl in his arms, and would have
polluted her lips with touch his, but with
a super human effort she tore herselfaway.
"Sand back, you fend Or" the words
"OIO SS0tCCI1 OuL vi uSI tHOubn UClOEO n
ball from the rifle of Edith had entered his
brain, and he fell senseless at her feet.
At the report of the rifle the old man
burst away from the held of the two ruff
fans, for they had endeavoredt to bind him
to post in the room, and seeing his child
before him he rushed towards her but
before he reached the stairs blow behind
made him reel and stagger to the floor.
"They have killed him! quick, Edith
they have killedhim too!"exclaimed Eliza,
on seeing her father fall
sit is too late now, my beauty" said
one OF the rufians, as he caught hold of
the bosom of her dress and tore il open.
''lt's loo late now,you have done us enough
injury, and 10y my good name we'll make
you pay for it.-Hasn't she rosy lips, Bill?
Ill take her, and you can have the otker
up stairs, but you will have to fight anna
zing hard to get her. She's a perfect She
devil in petticoats. The way she popped
over the old commodore was caution to
all land. sharks. now tell ye. Good girl,
though, and worth getting!"
He had hardly spoken the wo!ds, before
Adam had recovered from the effect of the
blow, was on his feet, and had his hands
grasping tightly round the ruffian's neck.
"Let go your hold, old man, or I'll strike
you hard. tell ye."
As he spoke, the other ruffian raised
the butt Of his rifle in the air, and the
next moment the blood spirited from a
broad wound in the old mans forehead,
and he fell backward to the floor.
"And you take that" said he, striking
Eliza blow with his fist, 'and see if you
can't keep your jaw tight for while"
The fair young girl reeled and fell be-
hind her father without uttering syllable.
As she fell he uttered deep groan-he
was dying.
snow for the one up stairs, and we are
SAFE" said the ruffian, motioning his COM
rade to follow.
Edith had but one rifle loaded, and as
she saw them approach, she determined
to do the most with it.
"Stand back % she exclaimed; | will
shoot the first that comes near"
Her courage and determination made
the two ruffians shrink for moment with
fear.
"She is only woman, Bill" said the
tallest advancing.
''But she has the devil In her eyes, now
IteIlye."
"You are not afraid, are yeu ?--come
on"
Edith's mind was made up--she fired,
and with terrible, yell he fell dead at his
companions feet.
"You have killed him, but not me ?
shouted the fellow, jumping forward and
grasping her hand. Il have all your gold
! they are both dead down stairs, and you
have now got to follow them. But stop
if you say you will freely become my wife,
you shall live-I like your face, and |
think we could agree pretty well. Which
do you prefer--what say you? Speak
quick, I'll have no delay"
s'Sooner than wed wretch like thee,
would prefer to die npon the rack :" re
piled Edith, in calm, clear voice; ''you
are answered, now do with me as you
like"
"You had better think moment Ion
ger my blossom. y
sYOu have my answer already"
"Well, since you are 80 ugly aboit it,
you shall be gratified. After accomplish
ing my purpose, you shall die by the side
of those down stairs-so come along my
blossom ~ and he caught her in his arms,
and polluted her lips with kiss.
He had hardly done so, however,b before
a well-directed blow from behind sent him
Keeling to the corner of the room. In an
instant Edith had recovered herself and
looking up she exclaimed-"Saved! savedl'
and fell PROSTATE at the feet of young
American officer.
Secure that man." said he to the sol
der by bis side, .and he shall be made