Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-02-24
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had been solitary hitherto, since her pa
rents died q, The young girl titled, upifs
Void in it. and made her both. better and
happier.,c ID, -, 80 -, -
They read war neEs together, snd traced
on maps the routes Of the armies, EMILY
herself vas scarce more 'exci ted over the
news Of battle than was her frieRds who
fsIIowed with ceaseless anxietys sud daily
prayers the fate Of soldier whom she had
sent, into the field, For q long fine be
seemed 20 be Fortunes, soldier also. He
had been noticed for bis valOF, and promo.
ted from the, rauks; but he bad passed
through all paris unbarmed.l Often Miss
Barclay recalled their frst interyiew--saV
again as for the first time the TALL athletic
fgure-tbe resnl1te mastery face--the
clear, honest eye; perhaps she liked Emily
all the better that those came honest grey
eyes shnOe from under her thoqghtiui fore>
bead. tss1s a.s...r n =
All this time while danger seemed not
to touch Richard KeeBe. she bad D pre-.
sentiment that his DOZEN was coming She
never sp06e of this to Emily, and she child
luiied 70 sense Of security BY bic past i'm.
mnnity frSm harm. wac growing 90 thiDk
of hin cbeertuily. His letters came often.
written in good sPirits, Addressed 10 his
sister. but never withOut some cordial rev
erential, almost tender mention of her
who sent him forth 10 sfght the great eight
IN her stead. Stilithe subtle ssnce which
foretelis coming danger hannsed Miss
Barclay like . phantom. SherscOuld not
luH IT.. ssBEsio 3 a. AEsKn B. grsssAzn&
7aA day came a, last when she opened the
| peper feeling What its contents were befare
she saw tbeWs She read there THAI Rieh-
| ard Keene was dead. The Esaerals bad
been Eepulsed, lesSing their dead. Of Nhem
he was,one iOrsthe enensy &c bury .3Beds S
She read she tidlRgs calmly. She hReW
be had died a. he would have wished. l6F
she recalled his parting words. Her sol.
der was Rone--her stake in fhesWsr Her
hope of.succees seemed 70 have died with
him. She did not feel like weeping She
ecarceIp knew that she feltdt ell 66ly the
odd doll ache that made Der .cIssp .her
hand tight tn her heart reminded her.
She said Of him, still ealmly. ssss 3 s.EosBsy
5r'Isrbust eoto Emily and tell Der chat
1 sent her brother 10 his death ,F2ss
4 bsShe puton her things, and wondered
SaRueiy that she did not weep 90 she saw
hers stlll, e0mpaes5 facsln The glase.I
Emily came % her. IN the same toou, she
amet-@ came in joyful with welcome but
/ started back appalled, .sby the white, 1etilI
face she met. Miss Barclay vent up TO her
end said, yd-eariiy ara = aEs,E 6as5af asssis
lsEmsly, amal you have now he is
sgonei' ssas . = ssa sss fEAl E.lss
= Tbsgirl toaMhum the so news edme with
such fell suddenncss burst tnt0a passion
of grief and then trying 20 c0mfort her,
her frleDd iWept also, and the tears were q
strange sriace. d She took Emily haNe
with ber-sher sister fFanA heBeefarth.-
She might go backsto scbo6i another year,
parhaps=-at present they had need Of each
aother. s'i. - 2slefH ess EEsFa efl s. a-H
r. Hbw dreary the months were which fall
lowed Emily was the frst TO learn resigna.
ton for the loss of fer dead wbs died &C
| glnriSnsiy Kate was haunted forever, az
site had feared sh' would be by the idea
that she had sent him sta shia death =. and
nor even the money or his own assurances
those generous last words of his, could
give her onnfOFt.sa - ElJEge. Is .Eza
Tue summer came-the summer q! g.
bringing bird, song aud blossom. The
lonely salt scented sea breeze rippled the
waves, and shook the pine trees 10 melody,
Frsm afar Miss B Irelay seemed to catch
scent and sound. II reused her wish e
tread ths seaside rncks,, and press he,
careless teatstePs 10 the white sands Of the
beach. They went 20 pleasant. ouie,
! nUok. which as yet. not enough people had
found e. spoil. And there the roses began
to come slowly back to Miss Barclays cheek
and tire lite TO her eyes. She might grou
chesrful again 10 times she thought, il only
her fancy would cease 10 picture one awful
/ CT Il.
ssarchsd with red beams for abe slain, and
found one q Q she knew would never smile
smare. Did they weHna him. Dutilate him
after be was dead J she bad heard such
thiugs-rhe wished sbe could forge
them q 81 gaz ~ s-tl ss sests 81 { q So
70 Walking alone one day, she .cc:rd on
the path hehiRd hea Voicee-Em;lyss enc
sannthersa She turned suddenly We're bs,
senses hased ); Did she odreeEa; De- the
dead walk ?7eShs saws a face over which
| Southern turf must have grown long eeo,
unless it bleaehed white. unburied, on The
ghasty sbattle-6eld. Sight and sen sss fail.
Led her:r For she first time, in her life she
tainted. When she recovered she cav only
tsEmLy The, child spoke eagerly .:ssg
b as a. was my brother eliRa himaslf. He
EAs wounded not dead. They y to,lk hin,
prisoner, and last week he. was, exchanged,
When be came 70 New YsEk be found Ne
were here. and sfnl.08ed, uasn gi.,,,., -.
She had poured she ~ ride into Rakrss "a,
with might and main, bent on making hei
understand the trpth least she might faini
again. But such swoOns do not hapDen
twice in ore day. Missa Barclay. campse.
theuded all noWs andrsWas ,hnnsef aeeio :
ready, With besuFte0nss greehiBg, for him
/ Nhe came down the path--khe treturued
hWarriOr. with the seer scanning bic bread
broWSaua ahDxing Shpwsneay be had cone
| to the fate she bad fe6neasasses. ss,s4
He bad q GHrlOugh to get well 10, ht
,ssid and then he was gaing hack. -
l., Oflcourse ne staid with then slSnss q
| Sea Niew for while, end II COURSE tbey
n1fsed aud ipetted him Dc they oIW6ys O.
theif Feturned braVea.sJ swas saranao how
tasoOD oil she sadness .Wentent of -Katis.
heart. the mechanically out Of her manner
One day be said TO her s'1 iA't's1
sY "a are 300 lind TO me-" s.s7pg Bsa /
eel do oat feelsaEiif 1 O6nld y she .aneuer
I'd .zstHhen IL t.tmemher yhst you ,hav.
suffered and who sent you forth to fRht.sf
he did moi. speak again Tor a. moment
and he 8. ked . strange sq3eelion. Tss.Ist
tgstsMiss Barclay, what ehSalA.g yau think
4 ar 4 mar sns hanest usaus - s6a bowed . no
man deS2i'iy and fsit N BIBvess soSl the
be was her peer. but did not eskb der q
marry hiu because she Wss fich sa6d b
was puor, and be knew ne &trla brand hiu
Ia faffune -h1nSef3" aGis y n . Ea4isssg
Mi-s Barclay blOsheds but she ans1srs,
bPavely. IA I FSt1se
Il should think poorly ofG 1anssA cont
dEaee whom che W8slc - 6piSinn scunld eva