Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-08-19
ALauehable Love story.

This experience in real life is from
correspondent in Illinois, and is as good DIS
anything we have recently read ::
"Your correspondent has an intimate
friend. Joe -, who was until recently
cashier Of - Bank in the good old State
of Tennessee. Now to Say that Joe was
handsome, accomplished. and withal enter
tanning, would be but to express the opiu-
ion entertained of him by nineteen twen-
tieths Of the fair sex with whom be came
in contact. lie was, TO use Western ex-
preston, a regular heart smasher among
the women" and it may not be improper
to stats Just here, that no one had more
exalted opinion of his capabilities in that
line than the aforesaid Joe himself. AS
he and your correspondent were on the
most ultimate terms imaginable, and ac-
custommed, in the 'haIcyon days u boV>
hood, to unfold to each other al! cur pIqns
and purposes for the future-not emitting
even the delicate Of the heart--I was not
at all'surprised, about year since, to re-
ceiye letter from him, in " hich, after re-
ferring to our past friendship and the con-
fdence with which he had always consult
ed me on any important subject, he assured
me that he now needed my advice on a
matter that very nearly concerned him
self, and in which, perhaps, was involved
bis future happiness aud destiny ], of
course, felt concerned for my friend at this /;
but was somewhat rtlisyed after reading
the allowing; 'And now, dear s., witli-
out giving you time to imagine anything
very horrible, will frankly tell YOU that
] AN in love. Perhaps you will say We'll,
what IL you are? that Is nothing new
But just wait until get through. You
see if it was a common loye-scrape, such
rs We used to have when we were boys.
could get along with it we'll enough. But
this time it is little complicated-a kind
of double affair. Come now, s.. don't
think | am fool, but the fact is, Fanny
l. is the prettyest little creature in the
world. Young. beautiful, and affectionate,
she is everything that could wish and
in shore, love her as never loved Lefore
But then, alas ! she Is poor. Poverty Is
her misfortune. Were rich, this weuld
not weigh feather, but then you know I
am not The other, Mary W, is heaa-
tifu', gay, accGmI lished, and wealthy
The former i love, the latter esteem and
admire. think may say, without being
liable to the charge of vanity, that neither
Of them are Indifferent toward me, but az
offer of marriage on my part would be
readily accepted by either. Now, s.
what shall do? Marry the girl | really
1--we, and be poor devil all my days; or
by forming an alliance with the other, al
once acquire wealth and position? Az
swer mef
did answer him. In my letter, which
pardon me, do not intend to copy here
] expatiated largely upon the blessings o
welded life,' 'coDnubial bliss, 'lOVin!
hearts, and all the other sugar and honey
expressions could remember; and closed
by eo3juring him, as he valued his happi-
ness, to marry the one he loved and a,
for the beautiful aud accompl shed anC
wealthy Mary W, l would come in due
time to marry her myself l heard moth.
ing more from my love pe-pleyed friend f.,
sbDut six months, when he wrote me a.
follows:
Dear s.: ! courted them both (th,
rich one first. aud couldn't get either O
them! Coed bye; IN going to Kansas