Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-01-14

and deadly roamed through her mind
thoughts all unbecoming of angelic woman.
1t seemed as il demon agen; of His San
tan'c Majesty was working in her bosom.
and helping form plans to satisfy her re-
veage.
One night Raymond returned from Wis
It to Almina's rival ct a late hour. Fling
ing himself upon his bed, he was soon lock
ed IN the arms Of Morpheus. An hour had
not passed away ere the door of his cham
Der opened softly, and figure dressed in
the habiliments Of the dead, cautiously
entered the apartment. 1t stepped lightly
to the bed and STOOD beside the unconscious
sleeper
In its erect form, and naughty carriage.
| the person Of Almiua D'Valmont was east
/ ly recognized.
Suddenly the dreamer turned on his pill
I low, and from his lips, the words dear
Augusta" fell audibly. Imagination vas
/ fastening in the land of dreams, aud ideal
/ pictures of bliss passed happily before the
| sleeper.
Little did Raymond think that his be.
ftfayed Alminawas standing besideui1ss bed
| side, in the shape of q ghostiy demon ready
/ to send him all unprepared into eternity,
! in revenge for her wrongs.
! When the words dear Augusta" fell
! from his lips, it seemed as if the ayenger
! could not control herself.
False one" she muttered, "dream on
| Dream Of thy Augusta, and only dream
| for thou hast met her for the last time
Thou art false Thou canst not love truly
on earth, and are all unfit, with the guilt nf
/ thy broken vows fresh upon thy soul, to
enter heaven. Heaven! There is no such
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| their fangs in his hearts blood and laugh
mockingly at his misery !"
! She bent for an instant over the couch,
and drawing forth the silver hlted poign>
ard, raised it high above her head, and
! seemey about to send it unerring t. the
unconscious Raymond's heart Suddenly
her hand fell by her side, and she returned
the weapon to its place. murmuring:
Not now. Thy time is not vet come
| 'Twousd be too great blessing to grant
/ thee, to let thee die in ignorance o. thy
murderer"
She bent forward, and putting her lips
close TO the speakers ear, hissed the word
Revenge" and was gone.
Raymond sprang up in his bed, and gazed
wildly around him. lie saw nothing but
the full moon which was shining in the
! clear heavens, and shedding its mellow ca
! dence throughout the room.
! Twas nothing but a dream" said he,
and turning in his bed he was soon asleep
| "ua liza yes, it was a dream-a fear
| FIJI dream, and one that is doomed to come
| to pass" muttered voice in the hall and
/ gliding noise lessly down the stairs, AlmiGa
! D'Nslmont took her way homeward.
When Raymond awuke on the morning
succeeding the events above chronicled, the
remembrance Of his dream came fresh t.
his mind 1t had been happy, very hap
by dream unit! it was interrupted 10y the
word '.receHgc," which was hissed like a
burning flame into his ear. His thoughts
reverted at once, to AIm'na. He thought
how false he had proved how he had
wronged her. A guilty conscience kept
whispering dolefully in his 5reast-whis-
pering Cf broken vows-of promises NIL
unkept, add his sufferings were hard in
deed tn bear
He saw that he had placed himself in a
very UNI l'asant situation and lis order as
he thought to better his condition, he re-
solved to wed Augusta without delay.
From this time his visits to AImina were
entirely discontinued. He consnled himst If
with the thought that she would soon for
get i'm Though he had we'd her once
l
another, tie superior beauty %! Augusta
Yircenr, combined with her fascinating
manner. entirely won his heart, and he
ceased to think IF Almna D'Vamont.
The rumor which was soon spread about
that Raymond and Augusta were 5 on to
be united in the holy bonds Of wedlock,
caused much talk in u certain C + lie Of the
city. Everyone supposed him t. he engag
Ell TO Amipa. and until tie time when he
deserted her, so well had h s iutri CUES becP
planned ~ one bad reason to suspect the
Contrary. When questioned by his com-
pauions on the subject, he replied that he
had never been engaged to Almina, and
that his intentions TO hGr amounted only to
on unmeaning firtaton.
When AImna Gsoertained that her be-
trayer was soon to be uaited to another, her
hate towards him grew more deadly than
ever In her heart she vowed the union
should never be cOnsummated that she
would dash the cup of bliss from her false
hearted liver just as he was raising it to his
lips,
1t IS said women can be devils as well as
angels. This proverb seemed literally yer.
fled in the case of Alm!Ba. Every emo
ton of love which had dwelt within heI
breast-every feeling of friendship, was
banished now, and in their Place hatred
ana revenge reigned supreme. She was
indeed, different being. She had beer
the queen Of many gay circle ; many G
heart had worshipped devotedly, though
PERHAPS UNDECIDED, at her shrine Bu
now she was missed in the haunts IF pleas
IRE and when friends and kindred me
together around the hearthstone Of the pa
: rental roof, she was absent The tender
e Fo4h Nha ~
treaties of a mother, failed to bring forti
the cause Of her misery. Fond expression
of friendship, brothers. and sisters low,
were alike unheeded. Ranking deep with
in her breast was q load of woe, and he
heart was scaled to all entreaty, by hope
less despair.
The day appointed for the nuptials o
RAYMOND und Augusta at last arrived. !
CAV party had been invited to witness tn,
ceremony, and everything seemed to prom
Use gay and happy occasion.
RAYMOND was in his room engaged in hi
| toilet. and his heart was lightly beating a
! he thought Of the hour now 50 near. Al
I at once his countenance changed, and
saddened look now took the place of forme
smiles What was the reason of tbi
change? Twas surely no time for nelau
chuly then. All, a thought Of that fearful
> dream had flashed across his mind. III
seemed again to hear the fearful word, re
4 venge,' Kissed by demons tongue into HI
ear Suddenly an approaching footste
attracted his attention. He turned Az
D beheId the wronged Almina standing befor
him. She was clothed in no disguise now
but in all her dignity she confronted tn
r trembling eulprit There was q s:rang
meaning in her dark eyes-they glare
with a maniac's wild fury.
= "Almina !" was the orly word that fe
\ from the lips of the astonished Raymond