Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-09-06
THE BASHFUL LOVER.

Julia Watson was not only beautiful
GIRL with dark blown hair that would curl
in spite of a comb aud brush. bright hashs
ing ewes that had concealed in their dep.hs
q world of mischief, and plump, cherry
lips that seemed made for temytatiOn-but
she wac the only child Of d wealthy farm
EN- com bination vf charms which are
seldom found. even 10 this country. She
was the tJest of the gallauts far aud near,
many u whom had made desperate efOrt>
70 secure the prize, but So lar IN vaiO.-
Strange to say Of one Of her situation-it
is different irom our usual observation
she was neither naughty NOR ooquettish !;
she wore no shield OF cool disdaIn to repel
approach, nor did che invite the attention
Of suitOrs, only to triumph in their rejec-
ton. She was fond of fun and frolic, full
of such innocent mischiePs as are merely
provocative of good humored gaiety-but
she never tridsd with honest afection.-
Hor unsuccessful admirers. With a single
exception, were ever warmest in her
praise, a tribute TO her character worth
volumes of panegyric. The exception was
q dandyish fortune hunter, who was will
ling to take the charming girl as an en-
cumbranCe upon her fathers broad acres,
and who fancied that the w0rdy cloud of
incense he poured at her feet would hide
his selfish design his discontinue. when
be saw that this disguise was penetrated,
vented itself 10 O volley of abuse which
served only to make its author more ridic-
ulous.
Julia was two years beyond her teens,
and still blOomed, an unplucked flower, in
her fathers dwelling. In answer TO all
raillery on the subject, she declared her
intention of cliDging to that respectable
sisterhood yclept old maids ; and the an
nouncement was of course always received
with q smile of incredulity
There lived in the ueighborhood, young
farne. whose parents were both dead, and
who kept open the paternal mansion, thru
the assistance Of an Anticipated cOiored do
nestle, an heirloom in the family. After
receiving in his boyhood ell the polish
which could be bestowed upon a rising ge-
Mus in the village school, he had gone to
| Studying nature in the fields; in other
words, his active youth had been passed
| in the cultivation of the soil, and he at
tanned Q sturdy manhood, noble speci.
men o. what industry, self-reliance, hon
esty towards men, and reverence towards
God, can produce out Of our fallen human
! ity. His face was embrOwDed by many
! Q harvest sun, but it still wore that geDia
smile so attractive to children, which nC
hypocrisy can initiate. His hand wal
hard, but it was ever open to the poor des'
oIate stranger, and the afflicted neighbOI
who sought his grasp loved It's very rough
ness, aud 1t was such strong hand II
cling to.
William Harrington had reached hi
twenty fifth year, and was still unmarried
Many an aspiring damsel had set her csp
but he refused to be caught; al last, by
the given common consent Of all the gos
sips Of the place, he had been selected as {
suitable bridegroom for our heroine. Hat
his kind friends, who thus voted him {
bride, known how ardently be loved th'
object of their choice, they would hav'
wondered still more at his prolonged bach
elorship The truth was, William cOOlC
not summon sufficient courage to declare
his love. Although he had no skill 10 tht
polished small talk of modern craving
rooms. he could still appear in society &
very good advantage, save in company with
the girl he loved. Then his presence o.
mind always forsoOk him i; his strikinglJ
handsome figure became by his carriage
rude and clumsy; his two hands seemed
one too many, and his tongue lost the DOW
or Of utterance.
julia was not insensible to the attach.
ment she had Inspired, nor to the difider q
which stood i the way of its declaration
Through all the granite, she had the gooC
sense to discover the heart of gold but {
certain maideDly modssty prevented be-