Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-10-05
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With SO full a soul, but some defect ia her
pld quare. with the noblesigrace she ownd
And put it to the foil; but You, o YOU.
80 perfect and so peerless are created
OFT every creatures best i ,ss q
Her beauty and distress more than in.
tterested me- at first, and since that-why
should not confess it?-our conversations
has showed me fresh, noble soul, and
has aciually--not, as was about to say,
made fool of me, but wiser and a hap.
| pier man. s...-,..e.g ..s =
"HaPpier! lmay congratulate you, then
But her old lover. he will of course recov.
er, and he is a Californian. They stab
in the dark" -.
"TIue; but q Californian practices
gratitude as we'll as revenge. / hardly
know which he feels towards US. We
probably saved him from lingering death
but at the same time robbed him of some.
thing morethan life. Let US mention
him no more. He is n dark shadow in
my path, but thank Heaven, behind me.
l fear him, not. Strange that / never
| thought to ask her namel'' q
With this soliloquy, he turned over and
went TO sleep. ses& e3sas 4
The second day gave me no better CD.
Portunity than the first for examing more
minuetly into the character of our fair
friend. Harry was still her constant
cavalier, aRd some time fancied that his
treatment in excluding me might he apt
y termed by the same word. But stu
ated as he was it was point of honor 10
give him exclusive possession Other CON-
panY, esPeciallyas we respected to reach
her home. Still, as occasionally g.anc
ed back, and marked her free, artless
bearing, or heard the musical murmur of
her laugh, ] could hardy help envyiug
Harry, and his place by her side. Toward
the close of the afternoon we left the val.
ley and assembled the FIRST hill beyond
When the summit was gained, faint out
cry of JOY was heard from our campanion
as she pointed to large hacienda, abou,
half mile distant showed that she re.
cognised her home. We stopped &were
almost instantly seen by a struggling slave
who ran to Hacienda, and in q few mo-
ments, a, gray headed old man spured to-
ward US at full speed with crowd of ser.
wants following him. u-e
"My father - yrsaa s-.rsa .-a..zs.
"You have another friend to welcome"
said deep voice at our side, and the tall
form of the outlaw stepped from behind
rock. ,frss ,a.-i--.g -s.r .st5
IL have waited for you here" he con.
tinued, with singular calmness. Your
companions | might have waylaid and
shot down before this but they once spared
and even saved my life, when expected
death from them. / cannot recover you
without injury to them, and now at this
last meeting. come with one request
BY the memory of our childish days, by the
depth ofmy love for you, grant it! Let me
see you alone for the last time-forever!"
hesitated; but s- era.'a
sit cannot be, Herman" murmured
family the girl, 81 SIT must not be," more
authoritively by Harry, decided the mat
ter. 10 o5f .GsieeEa ~ 5.frH8 saf !
"Then, what Ihave to say I will say
before Witnesses" 5z5a.a 4-sss3.:fFfs-
He paused and his fingers worked con
vulslseiy on the barrel Of the Fife upon
which he was leaning. gtD-1 $ ~.
aa"Wby have lefGmy retreat and fol-
lowed you thus, while fever ran in my
veins, and my wounds opened at every
step? Need | tell youl IT'S the same
cause that curbed my proud nature in
boyisb days; the same that drove me forth
the same that gained you but TO lose all.
Need | tell you nowl You shrink, and
we'll you may. Forgive me; the days of
violence have passed, and you will seek
peace from smother. mnst not live to /
this;I have come nowto bid you farewell,
and to terminate the existence " hich tor.
ments me. FAREWELL | commend you
to the Holy Virgin."y ,H5EEGo) ssali
+ He held his hand open toward her for
moment. then suddenly raised his rifle and
fired. j caught her in my arms--deadi /
C A maddened scream actually convulsed
my friend. Hesinsrantly recovered him.
SELF and with frighif1l slowne IS, present.
ed bis rife. and deliberately covered the
outlaws heart. alf8sd gssgssI aida 81 sas }
Sire J" cried he, bearing his broad
bFeast; s.you save me from self murder,
whichIw0Gld be hateful 10 God and in her
sight, gsg lfia e .ssem - ,gss95Toai
ss'faO, replied Harry, lowering bis
weapon, thou satan of fallen angels, i will
not murder YOU Wounded as you are.
yotf shall have an equal chance for life
but We cannot both live. Imagine the
ground to be duly measured he added
with . knocking smile. : - -. -
He took pair Of pistols from his bell
and handed me, one. Ireceiyed il, me-
chemically and gave ito the Californian.
They stood opposite each other. coun. |
ted, and at the last word there was |
single explosion. ss.a -, - -
:, The outlaw held his pistol in the same
position as before. He sitoftereAs ard