Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-01-08

q | shall feel very much honored," said
the stranger. =" Meanwhile let me carry
your basket"
1t was wild and lovely walk, winding
among moss garlanded trees, and hollows
sweet with the aromatic incense of dying
leaves. Jessie could not help admiring
the chiyalric manners ard polished courtesy
OF her companion, and he was more than
pleased with the blooming loveliness ard
giriish dignity of his young guide.
A few adrOit questions about Hardwiche
Hall and its neighborhood, sufficed to draw
irom Jessie a spirited abstract of the
character of the Ilardwiche agent, and the
impositiops he was wont to practice upon
the tenants and neighbOrs, as we'll as an
arch description OF the "characters -
thcreabouts. Then he continued to learn
all about Jessie's little school and her ailing
mother, and he smiled to himself, in the
twilight, to observe the pride of her mien,
when she alluded to the high position from
which unforeseen reverses had caused her
mother to descend
Them" she said, suddenly pausiDg.
WITH q feeling as if she had been almost
too communicative, if we could only
cross yonder lawn, the gates are close by,
but We shall have to so q quarter of a mile
round"
why ?" asked the stranger.
Mr.. Talcott will not allow travellers to
cross here he says it is private property"
Il funcy | shall dare Mr. Talcott's
wrath" said the gentleman laughing, as
he pushed open the wire gate that defended
the forbidden space. at is perfectly alb
surd to make people GO quarter of a mile
81 RI g.
They had scarcely entered the enclosure,
when an unlocked for obstacle presented
itself in the shape of the redoub table Tai
colt himself, who was prowling over the
grounds on the ga riUe for tresspassers.
" Halloo. herel - growled be; "jrst turn
| back if you please. This isn't the public
thOrOughfare."
The stranger held Jessie's arm under his
own little tighter as if to repress her
evident inclination to beat a retreat -
He was disposed to maintain his position.
don't see any reasonable cause why
we shouldn't @ ahead" he said pertina-
ciously. There is a path here, and |
supposed it was made to walk on"
Not for you," said the agent contempt~
uously, q so 60 back as fast as you can r'
- Is 1t possible that people are made to
travel a circuitOus and unpleasant route.
for no other earthly reason than your ca
price, sir 7" asked the gentleman, looking
down ut the shriveiled little man, from the
attitude of his six feet, with kind OF
laughing scOrn. Did it never occur tn
you, my friend, that others bad rights and
conyeuiences as well as y0urself?"
Can't help their rights-nothing to
me- snarled the agent, planting himself
obstinately in the path. Il forbid all
| passing here :"
But suppose Everard Hardwiche NAV
have the privilege of crossing his own
land ?" persisted the stranger, still present.
| ing the half contemptuous smile that had
! from the beginning Of the interview made
! the agent SO uncomfortable
iaicott grew, not exactly pele, but yellow
with Consideration.
" Mir. Hardwieho, sir, did not know
we did not expect"
:" No-l know you didn't my good man
| Be so kind as to step aside, and allow me
| to pass with the lady. Miss Jessie, DOM
forget that | need your services few min
| utes yet. When we reach the house will
| prolong my walk to the cottage Nay,
| don't shrink away from me-are we not to
| be very good frieuds?"
. The qrettiest girl l ever saw in my
life, was his internal comment, as he a
length parted from her at the little gate
| where " burning bushes J" and dark greer
icy were trained together with all WON
! ans taste.