Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-05-03

tdC6 Hueu6N not ds Iu0 DO5OD vi fehuVlus.
He attempted to sing, but his fine tenor
voice br oke down; he coughed, hemmed,
fourished his handkerchief aud was obliged
to sit down in despair.
The exercises of the evening closed
Harry seized his hat rushed to the entry,
where he took his station an full view of
the door through which Rosalie would
emerge. Her crimson hood appeared in
the doorway, and his teeth chartered in
his bead, but his resolution was mistaken
He made sortie in her direction, knock
ing over little James Brown the barber,
and fearfully mutilating the new cslash of
Miss WIN, the milliner, in the act; but
these were minor affairs, and not worthy of
his notice. He touched the shoulder of
Rosalie.
May I-may-go home with you to-
day-to-uight-this EVENING" stammered
he.
She put her little band within his arm
and they went out together into the star
light. Harry seemed to tread on air The
world was no longer, but thu charmed
paradise Of impossibility, and be dared not
speak least he should break the spell.
The little lady two was strangely silent
and the entire distance 70 the house of
Judge Flanders was passed without word.
At the door Harry would have hidden his
companion good night, bat she retained his
hand and drew him into the parlor aud
there the light of the chandelier fell full on
the face Of the laughing woman, and with
dread dismsy Henry saw that not Resale,
but Mrs. George Flanders herself stood
before him. He had waited on the aunt
and not the niece. He uttered an excla-
nation and started up to retire, but Mrs
Flanders good humoredly retained him.
DON'T 60, Harry she said kindly, you
really did bravely. / am proud of you
knew from the first that you had made a
mistake, but was fearful you would Eever
try again if | denied your escort. Rosalie
will be in soon /; wait for her.
Indeed, ma'am-I--should be happy tc
NOT ton fact, ma'am, believe / am
wanted to home Harry started for the
door backwards, but instead ofchoosing tn at
by which he had entered, he botad ouI
into the dark kitchen and seized the hardls
OF the first door that offered, Mrs, Elan.
ders was following close but before she
could utter single word bis good night
was succeeded Immediately by series Of
thumps and rumblings in the direction Of
the cellar.
The truth burst upon her at once, Hars
~ had taken the cellar door and fallen
down stairs She seized light and few
down the high steps. There lay Harry,
with his head in q trough of ashes and bis
feet automatically elevated over the shell
of neighbDring cupboard. He was con-
| side:ably bruised and stunned, but not
! otherwise injured. Mrs. Flanders would
| have raised him up, but be anticipated
her, and without stopping to shake him.
self, bounded up stairs and made q dive
| tor the outer door, the ashes streaming
| out behind him like cloud Of gray smok g
| The door was opened from without, anC
/ Rosale appeared.
AT sight OF the hatless, smoking Harry
she uttered loud shrek and fell to thu
floor, while our hero dashed over her pros
! trate form and took the track for bone a
q speed unequalled in the annals Of fu-
! races.
Breathless and used up generally, tht
young man reached home, crawled in al
the back window and retired to his bed
which he kept fer three days afterwards
In spite Of all apologies aud hatterinl
courtesies from Mrs. Fanders-in spite o
gentle, afectiODate advances af Rosalit
hersef, Harry Singleton could never b.
tempted to step inside the manei"cn c: ~
Judge; ard R9salie, after waiting twt
v'a-s Tor LARRY 10 make himself agreeabl
to her, gave up the vain hope and became
the wife of substantial widOwer will
four children, which was quite good be
ginning.
Harry went on his way alone, as hi
mother had feared and prOphesied, ant
that exemplary little woman set abou
learning him 70 repair stockings and re
place buttons with commemorate patience
He had studied for the law, had been to
admitted to the bar; and was talente
and rising young man. Being also wealth,
ard handsome, half the ladies in the vii
lage were in love with him, but be CAV
them very wide berth and passed ther
by.
Mr. Singleton dabbled somewhat in pc
itics, and at the early age of thirty, he wa
elected member of Congress.
In celebration of this event gran
supper in his honor WAS given at tn
Whltestown Hotel. OF course, the success,
full candidate must be present, and Ell
quette demanded that he should brinG
lady with him.
The committee of arrangements waite
upon bin to inform him of this fact. and
may well be believed the communicable
filled him with horror. He begged of th
gentlemen to provide him partner if b
must have enc, STIMULATING only that th
lady should not be young lady. In du
course Of time be was informed that
was to attend Mrs. Grubbins, the widO'
of the late DR.. Timothy Grubbins, til
wealthiest, the tnllest and latest woma
in the whole country.
The eventful evening arrived. Mr.. Sill
gleton took Mrs. Grubbins to the hotel
q cbaise. The lady was magnificent
attired, in double shirted tarltOn, wit
ribbons, feathers and fearfully extende
crinoliue.
} Poor Harry the thought of escortir
that giantess into a room filed with peop
made him sweat like one under the Unfit
} ence of powerful dose of ipecachuana
But he was in for 1t, and must get out Il
best way he could.
Mrs. Grubbins, proud and triumphau
) preceded him, breaking the passage al
compelling the lessesr people to yield Il
7 ground.
: just as she arrived on the theshhold
{ 5Bnquetting hall, she dropped her fal
5 and just at that moment the audien
e!ceiving Harry in the back grour
: proposed three cheers for Hon. Mr.. 81
d gleton!'
Harry stopped to reclaim the fan, al
: when the enthusiastic multitude look
: for their champion he was nowhere visib
). Cries ran round the room loud and vel
:, - meht: Mr.. Singletonl Mr.. Singleto
:, where is Mr.. Singleton p and directly n
. Singleton, looking very hot and We
Z much confused, appeared from under t
Il underskirt of Mrs. Grubbins' dress-tf
J. lady having completely submerged :
70 honorable gentleman in the folds Of b
drapery. Gentlemen smiled in th,
e sleeves. and ladies giggled behind tn
10 handkerchiefs Mrs. Grub5iDs look
more regal than ever, and Mr.. Singlet
y leaned against the pillar for support.
20 The announcement of dinner was grt