Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-22

The days came and went; the moon
which bad been but line Of pearl when
Colonel Manners first drew up his horse in
'front.' OF the old gate, was now round and
luminous as silver shield-snd still the
colonel quietly bided his time
que evening, as be sat on the piazza.
hall DOING with a week-old newspaper in
hls hand-Dews was seldom any fresber
than that in Barksdale-tbe door oreped.
and Mr.. Weldon came out with somewhat
disturbed countenance. Squire Harvey.
as be was termed, looked up enauirinyly.
You halnt any darters, Squire 2"
questioned Weldon, wiping his forehead
| with checked pocket handkerchief. and
drawing deep inspiration, which was
neither groar nor sigh, but partook Of the
nature Of b. til,
| mo"
"Well. you are a lucky man-thst rs all
I've got to say" Ha
"Why sui'' ssssse
"Why-here's my Emily has Just said an
up and down No to Zsb. Hawley-cld Dea.
con Hawley's son, up to Hawleyville-the
most torehanded people in the county !
Wonder if she 'spects to marry the Prince
| OF Wales Such farm as Zeb. owps-and
there amt better young fellow in the
| State 70
'That is very imprudent of Emily. PRAY.
what reason dues she allege2" a-s
10, she don't like him she SAYS"
"Shall reason with her little on the
suhject?"
| Il wish you would. Squire" said We'll
don, bringing his closed fist down upon his
knee. 'She's got great respect for YOU.
Know, and maybe you might get her to
! listen to common sense"
| Squire Harvey went into the house.
where Emily was sitting singing a, her
sewing. She moved forward the easy
chair for him, and welcomed him with a
smile.
My dear Emily" said the SQUIRE.
caressingly-for the little girl had some-
how stolen into a very warm corner Of his
heart, try as hard as he would 20 keen her
out-"don'tyou know you have Just done a
yer silly thing?"
Emily blushed like pink szalea Hos
som-she knew in an instant what he
meant. Our little Emily was not like the
city belize who are such adopts at conscious
u,aconsciousaeSs
Now listen to me-" said he, authors
tatively. 81 knew all about your love
affairs, child. Don't look astonished;
have more S, urees of information than YOU
are at all aware Of; and know of your
girlish fancy for Robert Manners. No
tiushing-it really isn't worth while. |
presume you may once have thought you
loved him"
"OHce !" inter- upted Emily, her cheek
now glowing IN goo earnest
flush, hush. my dear-.hese things are
| all past and e ne. Rob Manners is nv
particular friend, and am pretty we'll
posted up as to affairs. You thought be
was wealthy? So he was but times have
changed. He's ruined man, my dear
penniless, beggared! D., you know what
tbe verv foolish for girl who could MARY
rich young farmer like Zebulon Haw-
ley, to waste her affections on poor man ?"
Emily had kept growing white and red
by turns as tie old man proceeded, until
at length, as he paused, she broke forth. in
accents of sobbing energy:
/ Il have but one reply to make, sir-even
to You, who seem so strangely aware of
what bad supposed TO be a secret between
Robert and myself | love him with nv
Which heart and soul, and were he begg,r,
or poorer than beggar, should still love
him just the same ~
The calm, cruel I'D man eyed her oniy-
ering lip and flushed forehead with emo
tinnless gaze.
"All this is very pretty, my dear; very
much like the love>scenes have seen enaG.
ted upon the stage. But you have not vet
heard all Suppose your love was unre-
turned-is there no difference between a
passing fancy and deep earnest affection
such as ZebulOD Hawley feels for YOU ?"
Il do not understand you p said Emily,
willy.
My dear, Robert Manners has ceased
to care for y0u-think of him no more
''lt is not true-I will not believe itp'
said Emily, her eyes flashing indignant
ly.
The I'D man coolly extended the letter
his son had written to him, folded down SO
that the paragra phi describing bis passion
ate attachment to some young girl whose
name was not mentioned, was only visi-
BILE.
al received that letter from him lately;
you see he is already comforting himself for
your absence"
Emily grew pale, and deadly feeling
crept over her heart-the letter fell from
her numb fingers. The old man picked it
up and coolly pocketed it,
mon what do you think ?' SO
ii will never bellows him to be false-no,
not even in the face of such proof as that;
and even were ;tso''-she paused and Gasp
both bands over her aching head-"Bly
love cannot change like summer wind
| shall love him TO the grave, and perchance
beyond its gloomy limits p
She rose and hurried from the room,
sobbing as she went. He might break her
heart, but he could not move the love
which was anchored on 10 its deepest recess
ses.
ClGnel Manners sat silent for a moment
and then muttered between his teeth:
by Jove she is a splendid girl. Bob
was right; and have been brute to tor
ture her thus. There is nothing like cen
viDcing oneself, however And now then
to write to Bob r
Nobody knew why Emily Weldon grew
pale and silent day by day, save herself
and Colonel Manners; but to all eyes it
was plain that she bad altered sadly. In
vain Zeb. Hawley renewed lis addresses;
she would not even listen to them. In vain
Farmer Weldon impIovised little excurs-
lens and pleasant surprises for her-it was
| useless
0ne morning in the golden prime Of
/ August, che came down to breakfast, " hitter
and quieter than ever.
Your seventeenth birthday, my dear"
said her father, laying his brown, knotted
hand on her lily palm. Have yeu for
gotten your old fathers kiss of ereetiDg"
As she stopped to press her cold lips to
bis forehead, Colonel Manners looked smi-
lingiy up.
"a birthday ehi Well my present is to
be here by sunset, and hope Emily VIII
| be pleased with it. -
Poor Emily-her forced smile said palmer
| than words that there wac little left to
please her now.
Just as the red tinge of sunset was
trembling among the geraniums in the
window, the colonel opened the psrlor
door.