Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-11-17
Ailg,ing for a husband.
Msdsne - vho ,s,;s.. ., ch.,

= = = AbVVi dkdinSg dlluTemente. Sh6
prlisosd3 herself upon her great insensibility,
ana ner proion0d Indifference had repulsed
al those gailahts who had volunteered to
otier their addresses. The country was
'er ner veritable retreat; she stunned re.
nni"ns. and was only happy 10 Solitude
Inc cparms Of a chosen circle, the pleas
utes OF fhe world, bad for her 40 attrac-
ton; ana her faVorite recreation was that
9. aeRnegs amusement worthy Of unfeeliug
Ste was accustomed every pleasant dav
TO STATION herself at the extremity of the
lonely island of Chalon, and there, with
her book in one band and her line in the
other. her time was passed in fishing, read.
ing or dreaming.
Z a lover who had always been intimida-
ted by hericeolness, and who had never
veptured on spoken or written decla-
ration, surprised her at her favorite
pnrsoit one day. when be had come to the
island ts5F enjoying q swimming bath.
He observed her q long time without die
cOvery, and busted himself with thinking
how be might turn TO his advantage this
lonely amusement of angling. His re-
veries were so deep and 20 fortunate that
be at last hit upon the desired plaza
rovei expedient indeed-yet they were al
ways more successful with such women as
pretend to be invulnerable
The next day our amorous hero return
ed to the island, studied the ground, made
his arrangements, and when Madame
- had resumed her accustomed place
he slipped away to remote and retired
shelter, and after divesting bimselfuf his
clothing. he entered the stream. An ex-
cellent swimmer and skilliul diver, he
trusted to his equatic talents for the sue
cess Of his enterprise. He swan to the
end Of the island with the greatest orecau.
ton, favored by the chance Of the bank
and bushes which hung their foliage above
the water. In his lips was note folded
ant sealed, and on arriving near the spot
where Madame - was sitting, be
made dive, and lightly eeizing the hook,
be attached it to his letter.
Madame --. perceiving the move
ment of her line, supposed that fish was
biting.
The young man had retired as be came :;
be had doubled the cape which extended
out 10 the water separating them from each
other, ard had regained his spot without
the least noise in bis passage under the
w,llnws. The deed was done.
Madame -- pulled in her line and
what was her surprise to observe dandling
upon the hook, not the expected "shiuer,"
but an unexpected letter.
This was. however, trihing; but her sur
prise became stupefactiuu when, detachipp
the transixed billet, she read u2on it-her
name.
So. then. this letter which she had fshed
Up was addressed to her.
This was somewhat miraculous. She
was afraid. Her troubled glance scruti-
niZed the surrounding space, but there
was nothing to be seen or heard all
was still and lonely, both on land and wat
er.
She quilted her seat, but tnok away the
letter. As soon as she was alone and clos.
eted with herself, and as soon as the pa Der
was dry-a paper perfectly water proof and
written upon with indellible Ipk-hhe
uDsealed the letter and commenced its oe>
rusal.
essl declaration of love !" cried she at the
hrBt words. What insolence I"
Still the insolenee had cDme to her in
such an extraordinary msnner that her
curiosity would not suffer her to treat this
letter as she had so many others-pitiless-
~ burn it without reading.
NO-she read it quite through The
lover, who dated this letter from the bot.
tom of the river. bad skilltulIy adopted the
allegory, and Introduced himself as a gro.
tesoue inbabitant Of the waters. The
fable was gracefully managed, and with
the testing tone which he had adopted
was mingled true, serious. ardent sen.
timent, expressed with beauty and eIo.
queuce.
The next day Madame returned
to the iSIscd, not without emotion and O
trace OF fear.
she threw out her line with tremb.
ling hand, and shuddered as momen,
after she perceived moveu ent Of the
hook.
Is it fish? Is it letter. 1t was let
ter.
Madame was no believer IN mag
ic-still there was something strange and
SUPERNATURAL 10 all this.
She had an idea of throwing the letter
back in the stream. bnt relinquished il
The mOst stubbOrn aud haughiy woman ID
always disarmed in face OF the rnystery
which captivates her imagination.
The second letter was more tender, more
passionate, more charming than the first
Madame read it several times and
could not help thinking about the delight
iul merDan that wrote such bewitching let.
ters. -s ..-e.. .-E
DC the subsequent day she attached
her line to the bank, and left it swim-
miOg in the water, while she withdrew t
a landing place on the extremity of the
! island. She watched tor lung time, bu,
saw nothing. She returned to the place
! withdrew tue line-snd there was the let
| ter.
This time answer was requested. 1t wa
rather premature, vet the audacious re,
quest obtsi ped full success. The reply
was written after sUme hesitation, aud thu
hook dropped into the stream, charged
| with a letter that was intended to ssy
nothing, and affect a sort of bandiuagt
which was, nevertheless, q bulletin
of vict0ry gained over the hard sever.
" Of woman until then unapprOacha.
Die. } ss 80 s-.. ..a
4 Madame bad too much threwd
ness not to guess that her mysterious cor
respondent employed instead Of magic
the art of q skIllful diver. Scruo pile
easily understood retained her from tina
portion OF the bank where she was sur
that the diver would emerge from the wa:
| eF. ...s Gao. .F.-s ..a.
! But this game of letters amused her,
First it pleased her intellect, and her curl
osity became so lively that she wrote
! let us give up this TESTING. which ba
pleased me for the moment, but should con
tinue no L'nger. and come with your apollo
gies to Ghaloo." = -sosE
The liver answered:
| Yes, il you will add Hope"
"H Oniy word il rpeeesaarv IN decid
/ you. be il So"
And the word was written.
| The young man appeared. and was not
loser. The gilt of pleasing belonged to hi
person as much as his style. and be hai
made such rapid progress under water, the
1t was easy to comI lete his conquest O
land. They were married.