Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-02-18
Not A Story.

ar. Jones was married. He had been
mrried ling time. ever since he could re.
member almost The frs. Mrs. Jones wa.
pretty school boy love, aud died early
Mr. Jones was inconsolable fer more than
s,x months, and then finding the burden of
nis grief TO be borne alone, decided 10 share
ms regrets with sympathizing feminine
friend. The connection was q happy one
ior many years, but alas for the mutability
OF earthly pleasures, Mr.. Jones was again
widowcr at the age CT forty. and being
extremely lonely, and having habit of
marrying, he offered his broken life and
oereaved affections to Miss Patience Nor,
cross, a mature young lady of thirty.
we have said that MIR. Jones had babit
OF being married, and it had so grown urou
h,m that, had Providence opened the way.
ne would in all probability have followed
up series OF bereavements with success
sson of consultations But 10 selecting Miss
fatience be had bad no regard to compati-
bllitY of temper. He bad never Thought
anythingabuut II. His other marriag es
had been happy accidents, and, 80 far as he
knew or reflected, that was the order of
nature. But Miss Patience had habit
too, and 1t was in accordance with her
name, for 1t was the habit of endurance -
1t was failing that leaned to virtues side.
and beyond it. She lived in the rep,ote
and future. The present with her wa.
never anything but a make shift, a mere
temporary expedient till better times Dis.
tance not only lent enchantment to her oh
Jects OF pursuit, but was absolutely the only
charm to which she Was sensitive. She
really liked MIR. Jones almost I'D TO the
hour OF bis proposal; she meekly tolerated
him ever after.
They were at boarding for q time and
the wife said submis.ively to all her friends
"Oh, yes, it is very comfortable for the
present, until we feel able to keen house"
MIR. Jones after the remark had been reit-
Grated for the fftieth time, asserted that he
was able to keep house To prove thi. h.
engaged and furnished tasteful tenement.
and another year saw Mistress Patience
the patient mistress of her own Preside.
What a pleasant situation said Dame
Gruudy, as she called on a tour of inspec>
ton
Why, yes returned Mrs. Jones; it is
all we can expect In house we hire. If
we were to build we should plan very diff.
erently, of course. And then, YOU know.
one could have the heart to make improve.
n.
Mrs Grundy, hope to live long enough to
have house of my own
MIR. Jones was well to do and good natur
ed. Moreover, he was little obtuse, as
we have seen, and he did not perceive that
something to put up with is, with most of
US, practical necessity. So he said, very
generously, Mrs Jones, in another year
you shall have n house Of your own
am afraid you can not afford 10 build
such a house as | would like
can and will. You shall modify the
rlan yourself, draw new one, if you pre-
fer
Mrs Jones sighed, 1T will take so long
IN building; ard from that hour every
rational enjoyment was deferred until they
should get in their new dwelling. There
were the usual delays and disapointments,
and Mrs Jones' endurance was fully graft
he'd; she was RECALLED with a lingering
sweetness long drawn ou.' At Tenth the
house was bull and furnished, the grounds
laid out and planted. and the wheels of the
new establishment fairly in motion. More.
over y rare good luck, there was very
| iItils to alter and undo most of the arrarp.
nehts were desirable and the experiments
successes.
/ d
nevolently, that we are now IN q condition
to take comfort
If we ever get settled asserted Mrs.
Jones. with sigh.
Well, yeare rolled on and thew ,rere set-
tied. The flowers bloomed and the fruits
ripened. The turf thicker ned into velvet
and the trees grew tall and cast welcome
shade Strangers paused to admire the
premises as they passed, and neigbbors
| paid their various tributes Of envy and
admiration. MIR. Jones smoked his prime
cigars in the back piazza. and grew tn look
portly and contented. Not so with Mrs,
Jones. To all the encomIums lavished ~
on her residence. sh0 replied submissiyely,
Yes, it's pretty place, but we don't know
| who we built 1t for. We have M children
to come after ny, and are just putting Ut
improvements Tor strangers to pull down.
was ever woman so favored of an in
dulSent fortune? Within a year from tbt
utterance of this remark, Mrs. Jones wa,
the happy-nO,the patient mother of real
genuine, glorious baby. Mr. Jones. who
had with difficulty refrained from happi.
ness before, was uncontrullably jubIlan
now. The hey was healthy, and handsom,
ana bright. There was no mistake about
him he was fixed fact, star of the frs
| magnitude. lie had wants, it Ia true fo,
which the fond iather was intensely thank.
tui, Tor to crafty and prevent them was hi,
supreme delight
And the mother7 Alas here were al
mothers cares. anxieties aud eorebodjpgs
Until he was weaned she scarcely left ths
house, or INDUCED in the simplest luxuries
OF diet. Then there WAS the long period o.
teeth cutting, during which her materna
approximations were never appreciated.
Then she lived in fear Of the mea,Ie,
whooping cough and scarlet fever, unit
the young hero met and conquered then
oil. lie grew round and ROSY. and sh,
thin, anxious, but still unalterably patient
AT school she feared be might study tar
much. or too little, and as her fears wer,
pretty equally divided between the two
perils, 1t is presumed he avoided BOTH
Then she had a general misgiving lest b,
should be spoiled, and from too much pet.
ting Mt home become an indolent and use
less member Of society. But though tb,
reader may share her fears in this regard
Master Jones falsified them all. IrduIg-
ence and opportunity seemed to agree with
him. He was ambitious and self-rslinnt
and not EXCEPTIONALLY willful Wien a
last he decided to study for a profession, TIT
mother fitted out his wardrobe with reluct
ant care land his first letter from college wa
moistened with rather more than the full
proportion Of natural tears.
am glad he is doing WELL" she said
IN reply to a remark from her husband
but miss him more than | can tell you
Since we have only one, we could wish b,
could have stsid with us. The ssver
years Of bis student life are very long t
wait
To wait for what?' inquired Mr. Jones
For the good time coming replied hi
wife.
Why, woman, the good time has come
long ago. Can't you see it? We've beef
having it all along
1T may be SO with you, Mr.. Jones, bu,
I have never heen free from anxiety for