Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-12-02
n A N Il l. e SIS.
BY ESTHER sERLE KENNETH.

Slap-slap-sisp!
Now drop that book and 20 to work,
misc"
The child spTang to her feet and frobted
the speaker. Such face as she had
wtn't!-I woh't!-I cont" she
screamed. al w0n't work for you! Ihate
you l wish yea was dead You have
10 right TO strike me. | won't stay here
to be teati III run away"
a tempest of passion shook the ctild's
slight foras 80 that che srembIed from head
to tHst. The Worasn, a tell, browny crea-
ture, caught her by the slender arm, and.
swinging iser clear frum the fool, flung her
heavily into = chair.
'Sone IF that !" she brawled. Hold
your tnngue this instant, you saucy little
minx1 Dnn't yce stir out of that chair till
i tell yoa tol That book-where is III"
The book lay on the floor. The woman
caug6t 1t up and put it in the stove.
There, there's an end of that! Well
sec WHO'S mistress! Now let me find YOU
out Of that seat until give you leave, aud
you'll catch itW
The woman went out and shut the door.
The child was not crying She had not
shed u tear. She sat quite still for mo-
ment, her face glowing with passion, her
hands cieuched, her breath coming in
choking gasPs. Mrs. Brow MS heavy tread
| died away down the passage. She listened
intently. All was still. She slipped from
her seat, took down CLOAK from nail,
wrapped il about her. opered the door,
flew into the yard aud down the street.
On-on she went. The air was full of q
drizz'irg mist, and the Placements were
wet aud slippery. The flying girl did not
heed Away she went, turning CO ners,
darting by people, spTinging over obstacles
her feet seemed hardly to touch the
ground. A miScbievous boy sprang from
a doorstep and held out bis arms. stand
! ing right in her way. But her beadlOng
| spring and wild. white face made him
swerye as they met, and she had flown
| past bim and was gone before he could
turn to lcok at her. The streets through
which 'he sped grew of q different chsrac-
ter. The stores seemed to be all wholesale
warehouses. Teams containing heavy bales
| and boxes were unloading upon the side
walks. There were few ladies 10 be seen
Sailors stood apout in knots, laughing and
| chatting. She made another turn and wat
upon a wharf. She stopped and looked
/ aboui her.
peas and parsley, John! DONE that
child look like cur Naunyf"
She was looking WoDderingly at the blue
water, when those words fell upon her car
1t was fne-looking old lady who uttered
them, and she leaned upon the arm of a
bronzed, bright, handsome face. He gave
Il quick glance OF the .forlorn little figure
of our heroine, nodded. and would have
passed on, bu; the old lady resisted.
81 must speak to her," she said. "Wha
| is your name, child"
Eve"
EVE WHAT"
THAT is all. don't know any Other
name"
The young man laughed amusedly, bu
the old lady regarded the child kindly and
earnestly over the top of her spectaclss -
Little Eve was as grave as judge.
"W no gave you that name :" asked the
old lady.
81. was given to me because ! wa,
brought in tha evening""
Brought where :"
81 can't tell you"
The lady and gentleman regarded the
child wonderingly. There she stood, &
slender little creature abnut ten years old
with dark, grave, pale face peering GU
Of her old closk-hsr email. scarlet mouth
shut with unchildlike frmness, her grsa
dark eyes bent upon the ground.
'Come. mother" said the young man
81 must be on board"
They turned and walked away. Th,
child looked after them grsvsly. Now tha
the glow of passion had faded from bel
face. she vas very beautiful, She had ,
pure, colorless face, white as psrian mar
BILE. with delicate, dark brows, hazel eyes
and rather large bu. eIqusitely colOreG
mouth. She was thin, but did not look
unhealthy. Hers was not the complexion
to which bl,om is natural. The red val
all in her lips.
There Was pile Of cotton. bales upon the
wharf, and the child sat down upon one oil
them. 1t had stopped raining, and the
sun shons out brightly. There wac grea,
deal g',iEg on about her-people travelling
busily bsck and furth-veeseis unloadius,