Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-07-15

| cunning 10 her aunt's side
,Nothlng, nothing said Miss Rebec.o
WIN little embarrassment in her vo;ca
oome-oont stay here any longer in tbe
oit'ng ctid, unless you both want wpek ):
medicine and Doctors visits.'
-. IL Is not cold, Aunt Rebecea ,lsass "a
,ioiet; and the starlight is so beautifnI
On tne stone pavement. Just let ms wa;,
uh,ii that fiery planet mounts littls biob.
. Du' premptory summons from Colonial
orme himself, who had jus. walked from q
somiorta5le nap before the glowing coal.
hre 10 the library, to a sort of vague ronda,
Us TO where ReSecca and the Young neo.
PIE could possibly be- speedily settled the
:, Never mind, Violet WHISPERED Mr.
tnazeiwood by and by. when your father
mas gone to his room, and Aunt Rebecca is
91ss wv d5s can ba2s ), 4
starlight stroll through the ghosts terrific
ryp '''
Violet gave him an arch glance, as she
tripPed after Aunt Rebecca intp th6 hall
which led to Col. Orme's brilliantly lighted
library.
i wish Charles Hazelwood wouldn't re
main out there said Aunt Rebecca. snx.
inusly He will catch his death cold, and
besides
Besides what, Aunt Rebecca 2
fioief, said the maiden lady, Il wish
you would go down and see if the bouse-
keeper has prepared the eIder-flower wine.
Tor my sore throat, that's good girl. /
believe will 60 up to bed.'
But, anty, il is 40 early
Never mind said Miss Rebec,a who
seemed 10 labor under little difficulty of
aruculaton Il feel rather weary and had
rather retire.
Shall 90 up with you p
Nonsense do you suppose IN afraid of
pack OF ghosts, running about in white
nightgownsl
Violet smiled, and went to execute her
aunt's bebes.s.
Low peacefully the distant bills and yaI.
ieys slept In their snowy mantles that glo-
| rlous December night! 1t reminded one of
lovely painting, executed with brushes
dipped IN liquid pearl, and shaded with
peucl's OF gllmmering silver while darkly
ranged against the black blue horizon the
pine forest and leafiess oak copses stood
IKE embattied armies, silently awaiting
the ougie-call OF day. At least, So thew
seemed to Charles Hazelwood, as he stood
10 the deep recess of the gigantic bay win
dow, nearly hidden by the curtains. the
iadeo Splendor OF whose furnished embroi.
uery carried the mind uncOnsieusly half a
century backward on the stream of time -
But then Charles HazelwOod was in love.
The tall, old-fashioned clock in the hall
was striking twelve, and the COLONY Of
| criekets unter the warm hearth,stone were
falling into dreamy, sleepy sort of ch,rp.
as though they were fairly wearied out,
when Aunt Rebecca emerged from her
| door, treading Oh tipt0e, and carving dim
light IN her hand. Now Aunt Rebecea in
noddIng false curls, lace couture. and eieb.
teen year old style o. dress, was a very diff
erent sort OF parsonage from Aunt Rebec-
ca with her head tied up in silk haudker.
cnlef, her false teeth and curls laid aside.
ana long, white dressing robe envel1pipg
her RANK hgcre; aud the latter was by nv
means the most prepossessing of the two.
! Probably some such consciousness swept
across tho good s3inster's brain. for she
sbuft1 cd with accelerated rapidIty past the
solemn eyes Of the grave old fumiIy Dor,
traits Gu the wall.
i am sure dropped them somewhere
here she murmured, pausing in front o:
the bay window.
How provoking there goes my candle
out; but believe | can find them, bowey-
er; the starlight is SO bright. Msrcy
upon US what is that2 The gho. {! the
ghost"
And Aunt Rebecca fed shrieking down
the corridor, her hands clasped before her
eyes, before which was imprinted the an.
palling vision of tall figure sweeping past
all in white, with a crimson stain AT lis
pallid throat.
The house was aroused into instantaneou.
commotlon-lights flashed into brightness
at the various doors. and an eager circle Of
lnquirers surrounded Aunt Rebecca. who
eVinced strong symptoms of an intention to
60 into Mysteries.
1T glided past me like q gust of wind.
she shrieked, replying at hazard to the
questions rained down upon her, 'aII in
white with that dreadful mark of Jlood
upon her throatl It's warniug-I know
it's warning that haven't got long to
live Oh, what shall do? what shall
dol?
But don't understand what you were
doing out in the Ghosts Corridor at this
time of night? interrupted Col Orme, star
ing at his sister as if not quite certain
whether this were an actual bona fde oc-
currence IN real life, or merely fragmeD-
tary part of his last dream.
We'll, if you must know said Miss Re-
becca, with little hysteric sob, i dropped
my false teeth out there just at dusk. aud !
didn't like to look for them just there with
Niulet and Mr.. Hazelwood standing by, and
so-and So
'Oho, that's it eh p said Colonel Orme,
laughing. Upon my word, sister Becky,
you are rather over particular for a woman
fifty years old p
only forty-nine, Jamesp interjected
Miss Rebecca, with still accent of indig-
nation.
'Bnt the ghost9' inquired young Mr.
Lakewood, who had rather flushed brow
and embarrassed air. Upon which Aunt
kebecca gave way to the combined iDhu-
ences of her brothers kind remark, and
the fright of ghost seeing, and fairly tainted
without further noticel According to the
usual custom of womaukind on such occa.
sions, Colonel Orme and all the other gem
tlemen were hustled out into the ball, while
the victim of the female officials was
deluged with camphor and cologne, st.fied
with burnt feathers aud vigorously treated
with hot flannel.
She's coming to, poor dear creature ?
| woo hhS DAni at OOl- Urine
through cbink in the door, about the
width of wheat straw.
Well, I'm glad of it, Pm sure SAID the
colonel, dolerously rubbing his bands, for
it's as cold as Greenland out here in the
hslll Why-hAllo-is this you. nv little
Violet? What's the matters! You haunt
seen ghost, hopper
NO, papa faltered Violet but
SuODogn ~ thraa adj ,nrp int ba I;h.o
ry, Colonel 0rme, aud will undertake the
task OF explanations. interposed Charles
HazelwoOd, while Violet's cheek grew like
flame.
We'll, may venture to inquire what all
this means p Intercepted the bewlldered
colonel, when The library door was safely