Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-11-18

meet him as had promised /; that the past
week was myth, dream. AsI did 20 .
well known voice sounded upon nv ear.
turned quickly around, the blood recs1ing
rapidly from my brow, cheeks, and lipe.-
Merciful heasensi Walter Mayo was
standing before me. with beautiful. show
ily-dressed woman leaning upon his armi
"Oh, il / could but be away from this
spot !" thought, as terrible faintness
came over me, WAS pride frightened
from her post again "Should 1 give up
there, sink before those cold, criticisinR
eyes? No, no" and with a strong effort. 4
moved on. directly past them. As did
so, Walters gaze fell upon me.
"Ah, there Is Annie" he said. this way
Helen" and going towards me he held ous
his hand.
j drew back. A rapid light shot ffoin
my eyes. My lips quivered, nv uhoie
frame trembled with emotion. / would
not bear his insults, and every word thar
he might speak to me, after the great
wrong be had done, was indeed an Insult.
1 looked disdainfully at his proHersa hard
and turned away -
why, Annie. what is the matter, YOU
are looking as white as death? he exclaim-
ed laying his hand upon my arm. "Why
do You turn away so-what does this
mean :"
Oh, how the tenderness of his voice went
down to my heart, and pleaded with the
stern sentinel pride How it reused nv
quiet dead-my dead that had placed ia
their grayes-the cold, ICY graves, of for
getfullness
And why do you dare to speak to me,
SIR I" ] said, passionately. 81 have no
words to waste on you"
Annie, Annie, cannot believe nv
senses-what is the meaning of this ?"
Your heart is baser than thought, if
you do not know the meaning Let me go.
L have nothing to say to you. | cannot
wish you and your beautiful bride Joy,
even, for in my heart have only curses.
curses for you that is ALL"
bride, bride, Annie, are you mad /
have no bridel'
laughed his words to seorn as he Ut
tered them. "Do not add another false>
hood to the pyramid that you have already
raised said. And yet what could be
the use Of such denial" thought as the
words died away on my lips.
"You shall not go away until you explain
YOURSELF he said, grasping my hand firm.
ly as turned away again.
"Speak, Helen, tell her that l have no
bride, and never hoped to have, but her w
"But," l began, hesitatingly, my voice
growing strange and hollow, "but what did
that mean-ycur marriage-in the paper?"
MY marriage lis it possibe-did that
cursed joke reach your and have you been
crediting it all this while2"
rs it not true? Oh, Walter, Walter"
Sure, Annie, as hope for heaven, it is
not Some malicious person, know not
who, sent the marriage to the paper, and
the first that knew Of it was BY the re-
port that began to circulate among Helen's
and my friends. Oh, if had only known
this and still ought to have known how
it would have been, my poor, dear Annie |!
You sre faint-see, Helen, how white she
is growiug!" taking me in his arms as
though had been an infant, he bore me
rapidly to a carriage, holding me tenderly
to his breast, while passionate regrets and
words of endearment fell from his lips.
We were married at the appointed time
and have 70 wish to die, ont of all the
blessed happiness that surrounds me.