Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-10-05

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alazy horror ofthe troublesome ascent,
ashley stand below, duly gazing upward.
But by Heaven! there is one below us
who is not gazing upward in dulness!-A
The attitude is entreaty and despair it
self 800 -aa
i sprang to my feet end looked over
the edge ofthe mountain. Beginning at
the spot where we stood, an almost per.
pendiculaP pYeeipiee seemed 10 slide down
full 600 feet, and then another peak rose
aloft. leaving between little valley with
about fifty yards Of loose rocks, garlanded
with beautiful verdure. At the momen l..
did not notice rude hunting lodge in
the middle; my whole attention was fas.
tened upon two human beings in that re.
mote place, One ofthem was very tall
gigantic even for Californian, and his
herculanean limbs, arrayed in the finery
OF the hunters ofhis nation bespoke him
at once dangerous neighbor in the time
of feuds. At his feet, in an attitude ofex.
quisite suffering, kneeled young girl,
lovely even in the distance; and so truth.
ful was her posture, that we almost tho't
we heard pleading voice, broken with
sobs and tears. Yet the hunter stood
savage and unmoving, looking contemp.
tuously on her for moment, and then
turning away, walked hastily GU. of the
rayine. 81 5.4aass--e ssa - 81 OF
There is something here for us to do
said Harry. firmly and rapidly. His
words reused me from gaze of wonder
at that singular pantoinime, and hastily
exchanging glances, we seized our rifles,
and descended the mountain in profound
| silence.
Some hours passed before we could
force our way through the thick under
wood down the more gentle slopirg, side
or skirt along the base. Even then,
there was agreat difficulty in searching
for the narrow gorge. At last, however
We found ourselves near the cabin of the
hunter, but our steps were arrested by
huge DOG, the Cerberus Of these regions.
which rushed upon US with howl that
sounded as if the ripple headed monster
of old had opened with every throat at
once. Our business did not allow ofsuch
obstacles, and shot from one of our re.
volvers soon stretched HIM on the ground.
We entered the lodge. In one corner
sat the fair supplant we had seen before,
hiding her face in her hands, and moan
ing to herself that most mournful of all
Spanish EXPLANATIONS. 'Ay de mil, az de
mir She had evidently mistaken our
shot for the return of the Californian
hunter. Harry spoke a few words ofen
or sh,,R NJ a. e
strange voice she started up wiihian in
stinctive scream, and then, to our utter
amazement, clasped each of us in her
arms with ashower of tears, and a bro.
ken cry of half:hysteric Joy. q .7,aaaa
| We drew back at this strange reception
but at the next instant we would have
surrendered a year of our lives to be in
that delicious embrace again. Strange
that we did not feel ii at the time, but
when the O. first establishment wore Off
there fingered an idea of sensation, that
we might have felt and remembered to
the day Of or death. But the girl evi.
IDENTITY did not intend torepeat the salu.
tation. She stood wondering at her re.
pulse as much as we did afierward, but
with better reason. 1t was a common
and innocent token OF friendship among
the warm, open.bearted ser of her coun.
try, and she. poor thing, saw a. fiendin
every stranger. at that time She seem.
| ed about seventeen, and her form exhib.
tied asrare mingling of grace aud voluptu.
Gus synimetery that had before deemed
impossible. All Californian senoritas
possess the latter. but it is united with a
spreading luxuriance of limb, that forms
amagnificent contrast to the sylph like
EairineSs of some other climes. Here,
however, the two were so connected that
it seemed hard to know to what class of
beauty She belonged. AT that time, in
deed, no critical thought entered nv head
saw before me only the Californian
| gla1cing her dark eyes on us in fearful
| hope, and wondered that ] bad ever tho't
the phrase sbillowy bosom ii. 4exs yagart
Suppression. saShe came forward again,
and taking = hand ofeaehs pressed them
between her own sayig enquiringIy, and
with inexpressibfe soEtness Of tones
"Amigos?'' Then, without waiting for
an answer she hurried on. Her father.
she said was wealthy planter near the
Sacramento. river, herself his only child.
A young man, the conn anton of her youth,
had abeen convicted of capital CRIME
and sentenced to death; but a few days
before the execution he had yescaped- and
was supposed 10 be lurking near the
mountains. He had once teen an un-
successful sutton Tor her love, and his
Hight relieved zher. ofla1lload of fear sshe
had always felt Of his character and de-
signs. But, two days since she extended
her evening walk two far, and suddenly
the outlaw stood in her PATH aIqe STOP
ped for nosyainentreaties; they, wouIGs be
useless; bat placed her behind on a swift