Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-10-19

which the traveller was rapidly nearing
them. They ranged themselves on each
side of the path, in the deep shadow of a
large tree, and waited silently for the ap-
proach of their victim. At last the sound
of horses hooEs is heard, and another
moment brings him In view. He is ut
ierly unsuspicious of danger-completely
off his guard. In an instant two of the
rufians seize the bride, while the other
two grasp his arms. With a powerful
struggle, he breaks from the strong grasp
of the two who hold his arms, in an in.
slant bis pistols are in his hands, and,
before they could prepare, he fired at the
foremost robber who fell without groan.
He spurred his horse over the dead body.
and gave quick glance around him, and
drawing up his horse against large tree
prepared to defend himself or die. The
robbers, mad with rage and disappoint-
ment, rushed at him with great fury, but,
before they could reach him, another fell
dead, and, throwing his pistol at the head
of the leader, he felled him TO the earth.
The remaining robber gave a shrill whis.
tie, and. seeing the stranger unarmed
grapPled him by the throat and drew him
from his horse, and at that critical mo-
ment his comrades came to the rescue
The traveller was bound and carried to
their encampment, by two of the men,
while the others remained to take care of
their fallen comrades. The whole com.
pany were in great rage when they dis.
covered that their captain was wounded
and two of their comrades killed. 1t was
the first time they had met with such re-
sistance, and they would have instantly
killed our hero if their commander, who
had recovered from the shock he had re-
ceived, had not interposed and saved his
life. He had the exquisite satisfaction of
seeing his noble horse led off by one, and
his portmanteaurihed ofits contents, which
were chiefly gold and silver. The young
girl, whose name was Leila, gave quick
glance at the prisoner, and, drawing near
to her father, she plead hard for his life,
for she knew his death was certain if HE
did not interpose. Her father told her
that it was impossible to spare him; their
law was to spare none. She turned
away with heavy heart, and sat down
by the fire.
The captive noted everything he saw
and heard, and as he thought Leila looked
pityingly at him, he determined, if an op.
portunity offered, to speak 10 her and gain
her sympathy. Their encampment was
in small open glade, the northern bor'
der Of which was washed by bright,
limpid rivuet, and entirely surrounded by
copse Of thick underwood, whose dense
foliage sparkled with the glow of the fire
| fly. Our hero was bound hand and foot,
and leaned against tree brooding over
his situation. His horse was tied to a
young sapling. The banditti, after secu-
ring their prisoner, retired to rest: that
is, threw themselves on the ground, and
in few moments were all asleep. But
there was one in the camp who slept not
the fair Leila. She had spoken to the
captive, and the deep tones of his musical
voice sunk into her heart like the tones of
the Eolean harp. She determined to
rescue him at the peril of her own life
The moon had sunk behind the western
horizon, and deep darkness hung over the
encampment ofthe outlaws. In two hours
the broad glare Of day would be there and
then there would be no hope ofescape.--
Poor Leila she was in sad dilemma.
Ii she saved the stranger, she must either
go with him or die, for she had determin.
ed to live no longer with the outlaws.
They had conversed IN low whisper,
and he employed all his eloquence to per-
suade Leila to fly with him he saw at
glance that she was pure, artless girl,
and the best feelings of his nature revolt
ed at the idea of leaving her with these
desperadoes. He knew that ifthey could
escape, he could place her in a convent
until she chose to leave its walls. The
only obstacle in persuading her was the
thought other father she could not bear
the thought of leaving him, but the captive
overruled all her objections, and told her
he would seek her father and serve him
too, at some future time. She at length
consented to go with him, and, as it was
necessary to use all expedition, they pre-
pared for an immediate departure.
/ Leila quickly and silently cut loose the
thongs that hound his hands and feet, and
then they both moved off in the direction
of his steed. They reached the horse,
and their expedition was nearly ruined by
his eager paving he knew his masters
touch. and was on the brink of neighing
with Joy, but was silenced by one low
word from him. Our hero mounted and
taking the trembling Leila up with him.
they moved slowly along until they were
beyond ear-shot, and then, taking the foot.
path he had been pursuing in the evening"
they sped with the feetness of a deer
across the brush and briar the green sod
few beneath their feet the broad prai-
ries rolled in view; across the broad and