Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-02-03
A BOId woman.


Luerstia Grunvill was engaged to be
married to Francis, Duke Of Buckingham
at the time that he fell ia battle, slain by
the hand, 1t was said, Of Cromwell himself
The lady. on receiving the intelligence ot
the dukes death, vowed to avenge it upon
the person Of Cromwell. For three years
she exercised herself in firing with pistols
at mark, and that che might not be terri.
ned BY the appearance of her victim, she
selected for her target Q portrait Of the
usurper and as soon as she thought her
sell perfect. she sought an opportunity to
crafty her revenge. But Cromwell rarely
appeared in public, and when be did, il
was with such caution that few sould aD-
prach him. An occasion at length occur.
red-the city Of London resolved to give a
magnificent banquet in honor of the Pro.
teetor, who, from political motives. deterua.
fDed to make his entrance irto the CITY with
all the splendor OF royalty. Upou this be-
ing made public. the curiosity, Of all ranks
was excited, and the snraged lady resoly.
ed not to lose so favorable an opportupitv
for carrying out her evil design. 1t 90
happened that the procession was sppoin-
ted to pass through the very street in wich
she resided; and balcony, before the FIRST
story OF her house, yielded her full scone
Tor putting her long -neditated design into
e1ect: On the day appointed she seated
herself, with several female ompauions. in
the balcony; end on this occasion-for the
hrst time since her lovers death-she cast
aside Der sable attire, and appeared in
gorgeous apparel. 1t wss not without the
greatest exertion that she concealed the
violent emotion under which she labored !:
and when the increasing pressure of the
crowd indicated the approach Of Cromwell,
ner IeaIIngs became so that she nearly
tainted. However, she recovered, Just a.
the Protector arrived within q few races Of
the balcony. Hastily drawing . OistOl
from under her garment, she deliberately
TOO ann and fired but 0 sudden start,
which the lady who sat next her made On
beholding the weapon, gave Q different d.
rectlon to what was intended, and the ball
Killed tho horse rode by Henry Cromwell,
the Protectors son. The event immediate.
~ arrested the cavslcade, and G. omWell-
at the same time that he cast fierce look
VI indignation toward the balcony-bebeId
. singular spectacle. More than twenty
females might be seen on their kpeos, i'm
Plorlng his mercy with uplifted bands.
while one only stood undaunted in the
midst OF them: and looking down contsnpI-
uouSly on the Protector, exclaimed:
'TyraDt, IL was who dealt the blow ::
ner should l rest satisfied with killing Q
horse instead Of tiger, were not con-
Vincod that before another year is passed
your destiny would be sealed
The multitude, snraged at this fsrosious
ATTEMPT to AssaSsinate the chief person in
the realm, where about to tear Down the
house. when Cromwell cried aloud, with
great coOlness intrepidity:
'Desist, my friends Alas poor woman,
she knows not what she doesi'
So saying, he pursued his course. But
very speedily orders were issued to secure
the person of the offender, and Lueretia
Granville passed her days as the inmate Of
luDstie asylum.