Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-07-14

never reached her. But the Majors letter
came safely to hand, and was taken to him
by John. To do Mrs Snow justice, it was
by accident she happened to be in the vil~
Iage store where the pOst-office was located,
when Johns letter came for Sallv,an was
given to her by the postmaster. When she
got home che threw it into the fire with its
seal unbroken; she had her own code of
right and wrong, and adhered to it faith
| fully. She believed It was right for her to
take Sally's destiny into her own hands
she knew what Sally wanted better than
Sally did herself. The Major belonged to
the highest family in the country. The
| Brewers owned the most woodland, and
! lived in square, very ari stocratic man
| sion, which stood by itself FIVE miles out of
| Bingham To overcome the proverbial in
| accessibility of the family by an alliance
with the gOOdnatured Major was an act
worthy the Efforts of the proud Mrs, Snow.
The Shows we're really Nobody-open-
mouthed, easy, iHdlfeEent toblaee, and
Ignorant. The old woman herself had
been humble dress-maker; but ability,
courage, and strong will had made a place
for her in Bingham. Sally, alas though
| handsome, agreeable, and lively, was a
terrible little plebean, and gave no indica-
ton of the strength of character which her
mother possessed. The year broke out
John Cutter fell in love with her at the
danclng-school, and she returned his pas
SION A shy, rustic coultship went on,
which was only discovered by the sharp
! eyes Of her mother,
Although John was only an apprentice
In the Bingham ship yard, Sally had a
| vague faith that things would come out
right somehow, and then they would be
| happy years hence With this idea she suf-
fered herself to be led by her mother in ref.
erence to the Major, who was an older &C
| quaintance than John, and whose inter
I course with the family was unknown to his
OWE relations. Though over thirty, the
Major was still without profession. or any
business whatever. The day he rode over
to Mr.. SHOWS to get his signature to some
paper regarding the sale of land, definite
! purpose came into his head for the first
time, and that purpose was TO fall in love
with Sally. He was adroitly aided by her
mother, who entrarped him far more than
Sally did, WHO received his attentions pas
siVely.
| AT the commencement of the war. he
| obtained through the family influence.
staff appointment, with the rank of Lieu
tenant, and John Cutter enlisted in the
ranks. Without seeing much service.
Brewer was reported to q captaincv, and
! then was made MajO while john only
attained to the dignity of being occasional
ly mounted Orderly. CHARGE brought
Major Brewer and John in continual con.
tact; from the beginning they had been a..
tached to the same post
Soon after Maj. Brewer received Mrs.
Suow's letter he had slight attack of
| jaundice, upon which he obtained months
leave, on the medical directors certificate,
! and went home, and in about months
time from the day when Sally coutenpla-
ted the two roads, he stopped before the
garden gate TO fasten his horse. 1t WIS in
the middle o[O1t0ber, fire burned on the
hearth, and Mrs. Snow was before it Gu
gagged in making fall garments. She was
alone, for Sally had 6 ne down to the VII
lage sho7pirg
Now thought Mrs. Snow, 'if he looks
as II he drank, I'll give him up But he
| Gid MT look as if be did; he was yellow, his
voice was weak, and he seemed inclined to
! be feeble. Not q word was said at out
| Sally. They talked about the wpr, and
| about Bingham, until she came home, rosy
| and animated, with several bundles. TIE
MsJ gre"inore yellow as be rose to meet
her, and his voice faltered so, that Sally, in
her surprise, gave him quite a cordial vel
GENE. He staid a short time after her ar
rival, and. when lie went away, and it was
doubtful when be should be able to come
| again, he felt so miserably.
He'll be at home long time said Mrs.
Snow, prophetically.
What ais him Z? asked Sally.
Hes ccnsumptive. | reckon; they'll all
! get sick, sooner or later
SILLY thought of John. and wondered
whether he was sick. He must be. for
none of his friends in the village have
heard from him for long time. She sigh
| ed.
What are you signing for asked Mrs.
Snow.
For the soldiers
The whole of mp
For one,' answered Sally boldly.
Irs of no use. His SI3 month, and
| his being taught that he is a machine, has
| demoraIized him before this
Sally said no more; she was not capable
! Of warning with her mother.
The next day the Major came in car
rage, and asked Sally to 90 out 20 ride with
him; she objected on account Of the cburn>
ming.
Go right sl)ng, Sally-I'll attend to it,
| her mother said.
So she went. The Major was so poorly
that he asked her to relieve him from the
fatigue Of driving, which she consented to
| do. and guided the horse skillfully; but not
so skiilfully as he guided the conversation,
IN which she could not help feeling iuteres.
ted. He was so meak, this warrior, so de-
| ferential, and withal so grateful, that she
could not resist the hattery of his manner
Besides, was she not the favored one of all
Bingham? There had not been beau in
| town for a twelve-month-the war had
| stripped the country, and the girls had
been minus every thing in the way of
amusement. Who can blame Sally for
| yielding to the pressure of circumstances?
Mrs. Snow played her part 60 we'll that
| the wedding dress was brought, and prep.
aratiOns for the wedding commenced, and
| Sally bewildered into an acquiescence
which left no hope for John Cutter. No
sooner, however, was the wedding-day sci
than Sally, owing to the contrariety of the
mind, began to be occupied and luled with
the dreams of what might yet happen be-
tween the now and then of the marriage
day, which would tnrn the Major into
myth, aud the day into an impossibility.-
But the wedding came off, and on the
twPnty-eighth day of his leave the Major
was on his way to his post. snd Sally
resumed the life she had left the day he
came home, without comprebending any
great change in her destiny. Mr.. Snow
often said, Really 2 when he looked at her.
and Mrs. Snow silently wondered at her
quietness and indifference.
A few bottles of old Rye were opened
on the occasion Of the Majors return. The
congratulations were, in proportion to the
drinks, numerous. and John Cutter heard
of them. When the Major first saw John
he looked at him as if he expected he
would say something of his visit TO Bing-
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