Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-27
TIE CRIMSON SHAWL.

did not get my break fast. l Twas pleas
ed to be Off nded with my coffee, because
II was not well settled, and my toast was
burned, and my egg overdone, and treat
ed the whole break fast as it deserved, and
left 1t to 90 to 1.-THE receptacle Of things
| lost upon earth
did not feel like writing. | might have
| been savage enough for criticism, but
| nothing in green OF gold, glttered up"n
my ta"le. and |, therefore. read tire MORN
| ing papers, and tried to read mammoth
| serial IN mammoth monthly, and tailed,
| perhaps, because DO nat belong to the
mammoth genus, aud then l went to get
| luncheon.
1t was twelve O'Clock and was vulgar
ly hungry. Such hunger has not struck
my nerves for six months. / went into
! Is on Broadway; prefer waiting a
| long time for brhil there, rather than
have another cooks culinary comforts on
! the instant.
| had read the morning papers, and had
| nothing to do but look around me, and |
made good use Of my eyes. Right oppo
site me sat a lady. She drew my eyes as q
| loadstone draws steel; had never seen
! her like before and | am sure | shall never
! see her like again. She had such grand
! eyes, they burned in their blackness, and
| their long lashes lay upon her cheek like
q broad silken fringe. Her hair was dark
and lay in rich masses over her forehead
and beside her face. Her cheek burned
with deep rose color and her full lips
| We'd with her cheeks in happy rivalry
! Her nose was entirely pretty, but what its
style was or is, never could determine.
| Her face made me forget her dress for
awhile, but when its excess of beauty fa-
! tigued me. | looked at her shawl Itwa
a heavy crimson grape aud must have cost
| FIVE hundred dollars in PekiD, Maxim, or
! Cant, n. Her dress was green mnire an
! tique; her bonnet green velvet, with GRIM
! son feathers and Strings, and bows and
| flowers. She burned with crimson, and
/ burned herself into my heart as l gaz4d.
/ Presently the waiter took her dinner to
! her.
thought who is this lady? Il she
maid or wife? Where does she live {?
| Shall | ever see her again The idea that
| should never see her again struck chill
/ to nay heart, as if l were DeVe again o zee
the sun, wbfS he went dowA stms night
mid piles Of crushed gold"
! Not see her again! Never more feast
! ny eyes on this warm and glowing beauy,
| this soul full form, instinct with inrelh
! gence, with sympathy hnd love! l could
as soon think OF living in some dungeon,
! where the light OF day could never reach
me. And, then, how mean | seemed to
myself bound to Il table, waiting for nv
luncheon. l could follow tie lady if /
had only eaten my lunch. | was very
hungry, 0. reader mine and romance had
net yet overpowered my appetite.
If tho uruVr iuy waiter yCrIl1 pniv briru
ing hroil. The Lady ate l7isuriv, but one
| by one. the oysters disappeared. and mine
! did not COM. ] became feverish with i'm
I latiencs. My pulse rose, my heart beat
/ like trip hammer.
| just as the beautiful ole finished her
/ dinner and was picking up her check with
her ungloved fingers. the waiter sat before
| me a superb broil, with toast, and pickles
without yerdigris, a roll and butter unds
! my never-a,lIug bottle of Sauterue.
oked at the appetZing lunch, but it was
a glance Of contempt; the eyes of my soul
followed the lady. What folly to resign
| her tor an oyster trcil.
| My haun'nass for life depends on nv Iis.
! covering who was my charmer. She was
! paying her bill; l left my uutastsd hroll,
! aud hurried to the counter with my check.
! She was Tassing out Of the door, when Mr..
- discovered that my money was a
! 5 nth American piece, the value of which
was uncertain. 1t was all the change !
| had, and ! might want to go 10 the omni-
! bus, if the lady took one; was getting dis
tracted with haste aud impatieuce.
Call it anything !" said l. Give me
sxbence
! got my change in a moment, anG made
| two steps to the doOr, knocked down the
| little negro opening it, and bolted into the
street l,uked in every direction. At a
| distance down Broadway, | saw that shawl.
! This lady was IN u Jersey ferry omnibus.
| and must wait t,r the next one. could
not tch the departed one. After a vIl-
| lanious leng tn of time, | found myself em-
barked in Jersey ferry omnibus How
! those hOrses crspt, how everything ran
! against US, and how we got entengied in
! COrtlandt street, and bad to wait an hour
| as il seemed to me. | never once thought
that her omnibus might have Leen hinde,.
! ed exactly in the same way.
When cot to the ferry, the boat was
! just twelve inches from the shore aud
! when reached the edge OF the wharf it
was about twelve feet. ! saw the crimson
shawl close by the cabin door.
! The next boat came in directly. and
went on board, ard walked the cabin to
| hurry the steam-engine. ! only hurried
myself.
When / reached the Jersey side, went,
as if by instinct, to the Newark depot The
lady was passing out Of the door of the la
dies rom. Caught at last" said to my
self
The cars were just starting; l put nv
hand in my pncket-O, horror of horrors I!
my pOcket>boo was gone, MY pocket had
been picked / could not go! The tell
rung-the cars started. Il will give the
conductor my seal ring-my watch, any,
thing for security" thought |. l caught
the iron railing of the cars and swung nv
self in just as the motion had become too
rapid for sane man to attempt anything
of the kind.
took my seat, and mechanically put my
hand in my pocket My pocket-book was
sale By some strange mischanee. ! had
put it in tho left pocket, and by an acct
dent, equally singular, my left hand bad
suugnt it there, l paid my fare and sat
within sight of the crimson shawl all the
way to Newark. The time of transit SEEM
ed about two minutes and half. When
we reached the depot close carriage was
waiting. The lady was handed into it by
gentleman with very black and lumiu-
Gus beard. He looked fine match for
the superb creature beside him.
termed to driver Of one Of the pub
lie vehicles. IL want to engage your team.
said |. Here is dollar; follow that car
riage end keep in sight Of it," l jumped
in, and the Jehu clambered on to hIs box,
and off We went.
We drove two miles. Then the carriage
stopped at a handsome house.
dumped down, saying, II want to make
an inquiry"
rang the bell and a servant came.
Does Mr.. James Brown live bere?'