Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-06-24
A FORTUNATE MISTAKE.

1t was On the evening of the % of May,
in lS5-, that l went TO hear the Russian
Princess StrairervOyce, who at that time
attracted the fashionable world to her con-
certs. | wen. TO hear the princess partly
to kill time, and Partly to hear and see for
myself the marvellous foreigner whose name
was in everybodv's mouth. When | had
reached Her Mfjesty's concert room it was
crowded to its utmost capacity. 1t was so
clt sely wedge1 that one could have studied
anatomy, after fashion. merely from the
impression of ones neighbours bones. At
the close of the concert | was borne along
with the crowd, aud jammed through the
doorway at the risk of breaking every bone
in nv body. Ere could escape from the
thrnng, and while / was Struggling my
shoulders to assure myself that my collar
bone was in its proper position, | felt q
hand clasping my arm, and musical voice
exclaimed:
You good fer nothing / thought had
lost YOU! What frightful crush l do
believe my arm is broken, and my dress
ruined, and all for the Sc ke Of hearing this
Strainervoyce / would not give our
Clara Novello for world of Strainer-
vOyces J"
was on the point Of replying that
agreed with her, but restrained myself,
laughing InHsrdly at the novel position
in which was placed, and wondering who
nv fair companion could be. Evidently
she mIstook me for her brother or possibly
her husband, judging from the familiarity
of her manner for she added, in a symps
thizing tone:
Forgive me, Ralph-your poor head
am sorrv I made YOU come
"Parton me, madam" said /, "but-'
"Oh, nonsense, Ralph - she interrupted
me. You have become half barbarian
since you went tc the Crimea, to permit me
to seat myself, while you stand there as i
we're not your sister, whose ready assis-
tant and attendant-in place of better
you should be-"
Excuse me-" said l, "but--"
"Ralph, shall catch my death of colo
sitting here and such long ride too Pr
Here the lady gave a prsceptibie shiver
do jump in and sit down, or | will
What she would have done 1 did no
wait to hear: but, taking my place beside
her in the brOugham, We were driven of,
| knew not where.
! 81 won't ask you to talk to me, with tina
headache, but want you to listen to me,
began my companion, the moment We star
ted. II wanted to talk to you, coming in
but that little chatter box, Maggie, pre-
vented me from saying a word to you
You remember poor little Lucy Walters
Ralph. Her mother died about two month
| ago, and the poor girl has gone to live will
the Deans. Mr.. and Mrs. Dean have beer
very kind to her, but it is impossible 20
them to do more than shelter her. How
any one can have the heart to wound Lucy
feelings is q mystery to me, and yet every
| occasion that presents itself is seized upOr
by the Wares and Kings to insult her, ever
to comment upon the poor girls father
actions, as if she could have prevented tina
which occurred twenty years ago; and
have seeD Sarah Ware Initiating her walk
regardless Of poor Lucy's tears"
| could not restrain an exclamation o
! disgust as listened to this.
81 knew it would disgust you, deal
Ralph" continued my companion. "Well
the doctor Gays that Lucy will always b
Iame--there can be nothing done for her
have been thinking ever since her moth.
err died, if she had good teacher sh'
might not only in time be independent. bu
achieve a name as an artist. You shoulC
see some of her attempts; she is genius
Ralph. But that would require money
and where is the money to come from p
You know | haven't much, Ralph, but
have determined to do something for oul
old playmate. / can save out of my allow
anee at least thirty pounds, and now if you
will double it, it will do much for Lucy
1 was counting it up the other day, and j
| am correct, it will enable her to attend
the School of Design and take private les.
suns in the art for year; and at the END
Of that time. if Lucy is alive, she will show
| the world what woman can do. When
look at that poor girl, with her rare mind
and her craving for knowledge, ! cannot