Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-11-14
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entious one. His dress was very far from
being fashionable, aitbougit it was tidy
and strong. Z The cloth of his coat, .paBfs
and vest was all of one color, and ssoun
andl wove at home from wool IA at he
sheared from The backs of his own sheep.
The color was gray. and the fabric not
very fine. He wore bright buttons on
the coat and-vest, and-his hat was bell.
crowned and the brim rather broad. His
neck was covered by IA red ha ndanna
handkerchief ab0ye0 which appeared a
high shirt collar of decenily white cotton.
He was now fifty nine years of age, but
ne was hale man. and felt not the mfr.
mites of advanced life The. nose was
the most prominent feature of his faces
his eyes were rather Small, but sba1rpS and
sparkling, especially when he saw a hand.
some woman. Hisforeheadw wa not high,
and his temples were somewhat sunken.
his eyebrows were much anched- and dis
nnctly aPencilled upon his wTinkled brow
ne hairs were long and Somewhat gray.
giving him agyenerabte appearance. and
s exhibiting as some might thinkfsa good
share, o.. ainte llectual power. Long eye
hrows. however, more frequently indicate
age than talent clip addition to the phys
zeal qualities above enumerated Mr..
Richard Fee man was six feet two inch
es tall. and as straight as a candle. Hard
work nor age had bent him over. He
was not. in danger of apoplexy,=for his
head was set )upona long neck, out OF the
reach of such a disease. Such was The
outer man of oncle Dirk, when he visited
The metrgpolis of The Bay State; and such
were his internal long mgs.,s.s -. sio.~
Every day, for more than a week, he
might have been seen, and in fact he was
seen promenading Washington street. and
closely examining The faces of every lady
whom be met, and. gazing on their pecu-
liar forms and motions. He. saw, more
than a Thousand women during his prom.
enade whom he could love, if they would
only stop long enough TO be loved. = But
they passed on, and only cast a glance at
his gray suit and tall, straight. form
Sometimes be saw young ladies smile
and not unirequently. head some loud
Egigging. There, are. certain females
continually in the street, aud uncle Dick
formed quite street acquaintance with
several during his weeks peregrinations;
that is, TO say, he saw. many countenan
ces that looked quite familiar, TO him :
tie was absolutely astonished that he "a W
SO many who ,appeared like old acquain
ces. One afternoon too young ladies met
him, and just as they were passing him,
one said to the other, There's long
gray again., | believe he lives on the
sidewalk
.. Uncle Dicks distinctly heard what
was said, and Immediately turned round
with the precise motion, of grenader.
The girls saw they had arrested his course
and hurried their steps,. III stood mo
ment like statue among living groups,
gazing upon the retreating females. and
but for moment; for be Immediately fol.
lowed in pursuit. His Ions legs, enabled
him soon to overtake the fair offenders,
and before they knew it, he was treaading
close upon their heels. They had not
travelled in this way but a few pNees, be :!
fore one Of them looked round ard saw
the = towering form of uncle Dick directly
behind her. z-''os 1870 "s's - !
Girls, don't be saucy!' exclaimed un.
Gle Dick, poiating his long bony finger
directly into the, eye of The young lady
whose head was turned round, I've seen
fgirls before Icame, 10 Boston, but not
such saucy ones as you are!' 80
>, The girls suddenly started from, the
sidewalk upon acfossing, land were soon
upon the, other side Of The street. leaving
the old. widower Wondering a. their agili.
ty as Wen as at their .impertinence.lS He
did notfolow them farther but stood and
gazed after them until they turned corr
mel, and passedefrom his sight. III,
Little saGcy jadesl' he muttered to him
SELF aud resumed his walk. He had not
proceeded far before he met woman
dles sed IN black. As they passed, the y
looked at each other, aud went on;r but
both SCENE ] TO. haye common impulse,
and turned round to take a, second look
at each other. The, lady seeing him gaz!
ing al her, turned her head and proceed.
ed on. ''',. '-'-' ~ -
Not so did uncle Dick. Standing q
moment in deep thought, and thinking
over how severe,a loss he met with in the
death OF his wife, he strobe off in pursu
Iof the woman who wore the habilampni.
4 of woe. He did no, tread so closely up
or. her heels as, he did upon those of the
girls, but kept at respectable distance
behind her. Twice she looked round
and the tall, gray form was stalking aftei
! Their. The heart the lady in hack flut
ttered in spite of all her efforts to RESTRAIN
lit. Again she turned, her head and tina
same fotn was coming with measure,
5 1steps. 1891 g. -. 3 ..'. - -,
> What can be mean by turning and fol
lowing mel' she: asked herself as She walk
ed along. who can he be! He's SOM
/ l'countTyman. Perhaps he thinks he know
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