Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-05-30


plisbed. and had fiatterers without mum.
bers' $" that che could do many things
with IMMUNITY that would not have been
: orerl''"ked in girls less admired. She
deceived many as to her true sentiments
( for George A!cott. Her lover cared little
for this; hui he really was annoyed at he
severe things which often come to his
ears as having heen said of him by KATE.
He was too proud to demonstrate, but he
showed by his manner how much he was
hurt. Al such times, by few conces
sions, Kate would restore him TO good
humor; but perhaps on the very next day.
she would Commit her old fault again.
"Ah! Kate. you are found out at last,
sly as yom have been," said one of her
companions to her. "You are engaged
to George AIcmt-you needn't curl YOUR
lip for you can't deceive me any longer
! had it from his own sister,"
Now if there was any one who Kate
wished to conceal her engagement from.
it WIS from this gossippfng girl, who had
often annoyed her excessively BY trying
TO pry into her affairs. She knew if Car.
oTine Wharton once became acquainted
Of her engagement, the news would he
Common topic everywhere before night.
Thinking of this, Kate, without exactly
denying her engagement, began to rid.
cule George Alcott, and did il SO bitterly
and so effectually that Miss Wharton was
convinced she had been misinformed.
Il k"oU it is not true" said the gossip,
on that very evening, in a large circle of
listeners. ''You should have heard what
fun Kate made Of George Alcott, how she
mimicked his voice, and quizzed his bow,
and immitaied his way of shutir g his
eyes, just like mole. as she said--you
know he is short sighted. And now only
think no later than this morning, Mr.,
Alcott's sister told me they were engag
ed--how could she be so regardless Of
the truth?--but then, you know. the Al
colts would all give their little fingers to
bring about the match"
Just at that instant, unperceived BIZ the
speaker, George Alcott imselfunexpect
eddy entered the room. His face became
livid when be heard his mistress's abuse
of himself thus freely commented on--
but he actually trembIed with passion
when Caroline Wharton proceeded to
charge his sister wisk4a. wanton false
hood. His first impulse was to break
intO the group,to defend his sisters fame,
and then to renounce forever all claims
to Hates hand. But, after moments
reflection, he felt he could not control
himself sufficiently for this; and, aware
that violence of tone or gesture would
only make him laughing stock, he
turned n his heel and left the apartmP nt.'
Once in his own room. however, he
became ca mer. Yet his Indignation
against Kate did not decrease. for this
last insult was The drop that made the
cup run over, He felt that he had borne
much from her---noie, indeed than a
h'gh<p riied man ought--but his love
which announced TO idulatry, had constant
ly invented excuses Tor her bmherto. Now
however. the long accommodating con
vlction that, with such woman he could
never be happy, forced itself Irresistably
upon him. mo, must he loved by one,
who will never make a Jest of mel shall
cease to respecI her ifshe can MOCK me.
he said; ''henceforh, Kate, though once
SO dear; you and must be only distant
acquaintance. Even if could forgive
you tha injury to re, cannot overlook
the insult to my sister,"
He did not write to Kate that evening,
but he waited until the next day in order
tina. he might not be hasty; when being
more than ever assured Of the necessity
ofthis course of conduct, he penned her
a long letter, IN which after telling her
how much her habit or ridicuing him
and those he loved had annoyed him dur
ing their long acquaintance, he had con.
cluded by narrating tbs last instance of
her fata! practice, and the manner in
which ii crme 10 his ears.
"After having acted thus, "he said, 81
an convinced that you do not love me. at
least not as must be loved by the woman
who is-to be my wife. My feelings for
you have always been such that could
not have turned you into ridicule. But
all that Is over. lam firmly convinced
that could never be happy with sat r.
ical wife. Farewell
George AIcoit was true to his word;
and about two years after united himself
to an amiable, engage G young lady, OF
sound common sense and useful acquire.
ments. Kate is still unmarried and will
probably remain so.
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