Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-11-07

Figs 10 inform the citizens of Will CountyI
that he has Just opened well seIected;l .
T; OF Drugs and Medicines, Perfumery, Paints, ri
nse-stpfs Sqo &S: yh dg Be BE-. T IGse.-
Before his departure he saw few of his
old pIaymates, who promised to follow
him as soon as possible.
Night found him near a lonely farm
house, to which he proceeded boldly in
pursuit OF a lodging. At first the occu
pant received him coldly, but a chance
expression convincing David that his host
was tory. he affected the same political
creed, and was Immediately warmly wei
| coined.
The royalist produced his cider after
supper, and insisted that David should
JOIN him in his potations; this the young
man did, taking care, however, not TO in
dulge too freely, while the farmer, over.
Joyed to find what be supposed to be
new recruit for his nerry. drank without
stint, and became more and more com.
munIcatiVe. To his horror, David soon
learned that pNrty of royalists, led by a
MAJOR iison, celebrated for his ieryism
and ruthlessness, were to tart early on
the ensuing day on an expedition to seize
and hang the two Bunkers. who had made
themselves particularly obnoxious to the
royalist leaders. David knew enough of
this partisan warfare to be assured tina,
no mercy would be shown to his friends:
he also knew enough of the character of
the ,'laJor TO suspect that strong personal
motive had led 70 the planning of so dis
TAM an expedition, when there were 9th
ers as inviting nearer home. He accor
dinghy set himself to discover from his
halt inebriated companion, the trurb.-
Nor was it long before success crowned
his adroit cross examination.
"Why, you see,' said the host, Il be u.
''eve there's little revenge for slight
received from these fellows sister. mixed
up with the Majors desire to catch the
bunkers The girl is very pretty, they
say, and the Major when he was down
there on visit last year-before the war.
wanted to marry her, out she would have
nothing to sly TO him. Ever since, he has
vowed to make her rue the day. You
rnay depend upon it, he will have her on
his own terms now-thank Heaven!-
there's no law any longer to prevent an
honest loyalist from doing as he pleases
to these rascally rebels. But yonder is
the Msior now.'' suddenly said his host.
starting np-"I will introduce him t. you
at once-a merry fellow you'll find h m
Lord love you, he's as brave as a lion"
David, though Mortified at the diaholi-
cal plot he had heard, saw the necessity
OF assembling in order 10 learn further Of
the tories plans, and find means, if pos
sible to circumvent them. He arose,
therefore, and shook the Majors hand
warmly; he pledged him Immediately in
brimmer, and soon contrived to make
the royalist believe that he was anxious
to join troop and take part against the
rebels. This induced the MAJOR to be
unusually civil, for he wished Io!secure so
athletic recruit himself. 1t was not
long before a bargain had been conelud
ed between the two. David refused, how
ever, to sign the agreement that night; he
pretended that several others of his
friends were dissatisfied and DESTROYS of
joining the royalists; and his object, he
said was to secure commission for him.
self by inducing them to join This temp.
ting bait took; the Major promised him a
commission in his troops in case of sue.
cess, and david signified his intention of
setting forth, after he had taken few
hours rest, in order to loose no time in
gathering his recruits.
The dread of discovery had been con
stantly before our hero during the man
agement of his negotiation, for the reason
that he was well known to many of the
Majors troops, and if any of them had
come. his feigped name would no, have
protected him from detection. He wish
ed to get off that night, as he had plopos
ed;c but to this neither his host or the Ma
Ijor would hear, and he was forced TO re-
main till morning. What was bis an.
guish on rising TO hear that the Major bad
been gone some hours, and was already
on bis way TO Bunkers with bis troops.-
Descending his anxiety, David partook
1 of a hasty breakfast and mounting his
horse rode slowly away. But when oul
| of sight of the house, he struck into a
fierce gallop. which he continued till he
came in sight Of cross.read, where