Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-10-20


instantly attracted his attention.
oh, bless the little black eyed fury p
commented he with sort of lazy enjoy
ment of the angry phrases over which biz
eyes roved, she'll be revenged," will
She
She has heard that l am about to marry
for money-she will make me feel her re,
sentiment. although she has long ceased to
love me ! What does the dear little FIRE
brand mean? Crn it be that she intends
to write an account of my manifold fllrta
tons to Lily? Well she may do so-but |
shall take particular pains that no such ed
flying episode reaches my bride elect. No,
Mademoiselle Sara, l may safely defy your
| wrath ~
And he tossed the note carelessly upou
the fire watching it shrink into a blaze
with half open, lustrous eyes, like those of
q serpent!
Cyril Thorpe had laid his plans skill,
fully, and of that fact be was then fully
aware.
If our readers could have had peep in
20 Lily brakes boudoir on the wedding
morning, just six weeks after that Deem
Der night. they would have bebeld a scene
OF regal magn fcencr. One daor opeped
INTO an elegant morning room, all decora
ted with white flowers. where, upon long
table, draped with white satin, blazed a
gorgeous array Of wedding presents, in
pearl and gold. and rare, costly Iaces-
another gave half peep of the fiutterinp
crowd OF blooming brIdesmaides, eagerly
waiting tor the last ornaments to be CLASH
ed round Lily's fair throat and arms. And
Mrs. Drake. mother. like, was crying and
smiling IN the same breath, while Colonel
Drake, fat, portly individual, " hose white
gloves were TOO tight by sevsral sizes, kept
shouting out intimating that the carriages
were waiting. and that he could not see the
use Of such delays!
"This way, love, through the room
where the bridal gifts are" said Mrs
Drake when at length all was in readi-
ness
by the way how very strange that your
Uncle CoIvin's present has not arrived.
should not wonder if he means to be here
himself, and was delayed. Miss Rachael
wharton says she wouldn't be a bit SUR
prised II he seat deed, settling the whole
property on you, Lily-she's heard of such
things before now"
And Cyril Thorpe, as he stenned for.
ward, handsomer and more graceful than
ever, to offer bis arm to his bride, caught
the last sentence. 1t gave his worldly
heart joyous tbrob, for money was CVIiI
Thorpe's idol!
1be wedding with all its parnphernalia
ct orange blossoms, frating ribbons. and
misty clouds of white tulle was over and
the reception followed. The spacious rooms
were fairly oVerhuwed with the tide of
iashl"n, sparkling in jewels, and rustling
IN m1're antique aud velvets. and the whis-
pereo comments everywhere had but rne
burden, Mr.. Thorps's e'e.arce of manner
and his young wIfe's girlish grace!
Suddenly there was stir and hustle
throughout the apartments, following close
Cd vehement ring at the door bella
clear merry voice rtveberated above aII
softer accents, and Mrs. Thrope sprang for.
ward, exclsiming:
My Uncle CoIvin %
No one else, my dear, e1acuiate1i n |
stout little man, with cheeks ike winter |
roses, although his hair was sprink ed with
grey, who came forward with y ung lady
IN brown travelling dress hanging Oh his |
arm. Was afraid should be too late TO
wish you joy, Lily Mr. Thrnpe, let me
cong. Won sir l assure you 10 ordi.
nary business should have detained me.
but the tact is, I've been having a wedding
OF my own, this morning! Let me intro
duce nv wife, Mrs Grant Colvin ~
LILY had grown very pale-she was not
mercenary, hut when one has been brought
up from childhood in the expectation of |
wealth It requires considerable degree of
to see it transferred into anotb- |
er Channel! But her pallOr was rosy bloom
compared to the ashen hue on her BRIDE
grooU's cheek, az he recognized under the
bridal fOwers in Mrs. Culvin's bonnet tbe
black eyes of the sighted "gov-
Press
As bis cold hand touched hers, she said
IN voice audible to HIM al me:
IL am revensed did l not tell you it !
should be so"
Sarah Colvin bad never louked lovelier
than in that hour. She was sati,fed-ber
nano had dashed the brimming cup away !
rom her false lovers iips-to attain that |
'ho she was quite willing to be an old
mans darling.
AOd Cyril Thorpe, like many another
'chem'ng villain. after having married for
money discovered that be had made an arch
mistake!
BIG RIVERS In the memoranda of Dr.
breckinr'dge's travels 10 Europe some IF
Teen years aga, the following anecdote oc-
ours:
A gentlemaD-like and we'll informed Eng
ishman, who was in the stage coach with
me, and VITO found out / was an American
ltter cI"tIng on the greatness, the beauties,
me majesty, IN short, of this no5lest of
tbus:
Dir. 1t may seem almost incredible to
you out 1t Is nevertheless true, that this
Oroolgious stream is, from it's mouth to its
source. not much, i! at all, short of one
hundred miles long =
looked steadfastly in his face-to see If
ne Jested; but the gravity of deep convic-
ton was upon it. Indeed John Bull never
ests. Alter composing myself a moment
slowly responded:
Perhaps. sir you have never heard of
The ObiO river?'
i think have
Perhaps of the Missouri
i think so; though not sure.'
Certainly Of the Mississippi
On yes. yes.'
We'll, sir, man will descend the Ohio,
q steamboat of the largest class, q thou
and miles
OF what cir? how many sir p
A thousand miles; and there he will
meet another steamboat cf the same class,
which has come twelve hundred miles down
Town the Missouri, and then. after going
lite er hundred miles more down the Mis-
issip2i-he may see that hcod OF waters
lisemb'gue by fifty channels into the
ea'
bad made up my mind to be consider.
ID cheat; 20 ] went cslmly and empLat-
nallU thFnuOh tho atakoCraDs A.