Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-09-27

painting to her seat, when does your affair
with Benson come of?
'Im2udence how dare your was her
answer. fappirg her perfumed handker-
chief in his face. He adroitly caught it 10
his hand
Shall / your most faithful slave, carry
the gage glamour to the signing youth p
Don't you see him?'
NO! see nobody that answers your de-
scription. What can you meanH'
Why, Benson, to be sure You know
you are going to be married to him-every-
body knows that
Well don't. What do you think Of
that p
'Ah, that's all nonsense. But here be
comes himself. And now resign my
charming charge. Well. Benson, you are
an envisble fellow, to be sure. Au re
Uoir
And Dubbing whisked of, and was
soon whirling round the room with a new
partner.
-. ,Ysa .onjeg yourself much, hope, dear
Juta,' observed the youth
'Well-why notf OF course we are all
here for that purpose
Surely. And yet do you know, l rare-
ly feel more oppressed than at one Of these
gay parties
The more fool you she muttered -
But he seemed not to near her remark.
Il always contrast the glare. and glitter
and nOIse-music though it be, as | con-
fess-of such places, with the charming
quiet and converse OF ones own fresije-'
With dowdy vile and a pair IF dip
candles for companions
'Dowdy! Who would ever have dream
ed OF such a thing! You dowdy?
oh, excuse me. could not lie the per-
sor you we're thinking Of
Why? Who else cuUll grace my house
and make my freslde happy? p
Oh. fear, with your serlous tastes, you
will require FIR a Grace, some heavy per>
son TO make You hapry-sOme such ind-
vidaal a. Mss Mur1is0n, for instance see
how the flour shakes under her ponderuus
tread
Aud here shs gave one of her silver
ringing laughs mot a very hearty or
cheerful laugh it is true-perbaps her
laugh was little Bit studied; and she
rather prided herself on it since some in.
cogultu poet had, in some certain verses he
mad sent her, styled it 'Julia's silver music
laugh
Benson was rather nsttled both at the re-
mark and the mirth she expressed. at the
exhibition of one less graciOusly dealt with
by nature than herself He had before no.
ticed this uufavorable feature in Julia e
character.
1t is scarcely charitable he quietly OBJ
served, TO make fun of the infrmities of
others'
.I;f-mity, do you call it? Miss Murdi-
son iufrm why look at her she has the
strength Of a giant, and tbs dimensions
of
Stop, Julia, stop-it is really too bad !
And who asked You for your wise opin-
ion. Mr.. Benson, as to whether it is good
or bad? Who careSF And here her
blue eyes flashed with ire.
i ask your pardon, Mss Julia, for I see
have offended you again
To tell the truth you bore me-
'Ah. Julia, (for | will call you so once
more). fear your heart turns from me l
have dIscerred it before, but shut my eyes
to the fact
We'll, if they are open now to the fact
keep them so-Dubbing, come here you
dance the Schottische don't your
All, charming Julia-with you ally
thing Ard way they went again.
Benson looks rather dumpi>h-'
'Pshaw the brute's got his quiotus,
think
The rooms werc full A whist party oc>
cupied one drawing room, and gay music
resounded from the other. ! hate whist at
tn use crowded evening parties; for there
you cannot give yourself thoroughly M to
the quiet rigor of the game as Mrs Bat
tie termed ii; and 90 | soon found nyeelf
amcng Pie more brilliant aud juvenile por.
ton Of the assembly. A young lady
young you might certainly style her, the
it was obvious, from her flushed manner.
that she had seen many soRsons-sas at
the piano, and sung. with admirable execu-
ton, rphr's recherche song of "A Bird sat
on an Alder Bough.' The notes thrilled
through her beautiful throat, clear and
plittering as diamonds. There was no re-
serve. no b!ushing insipidity in the singer,
she sang in full throated ease,' like the
lark. as she springs, exuItingly, from her
nest into the sky, and pours food of mel
Ody Oh the listeners raVished ear. MUIR
murs Of applause followed the lady, as she
was led from her seat at the instrument, to
make room for another performer and
then it was that / noticed the exquisite
grace, the full, round beauty, the fascnat-
ing manner, Of this beautiful woman
Many admirers seemed to hover round her,
there was one, in especial, whom had no
difficulty in setting down. iD my own mind,
as the favored one.' lie paid all those
little attentions which are so charming 10
a drawing-rOom, or, indeed, anywhere, in
dicatinS polish and manners and though
some French cynic has very cruelty styled
these the hypocrisy of society," they are
very charming, nevertheless, in their
place.
Taking advantage of vacant seat near
to the accomplished singer, l soon became
an unconscious listener to a conversation
going on between her and a beautiful, fair
girl who sat by her side.
1 think could love him myself, said
the fair girl.
Then why dent you propose p
Julia, how cutting you always are. You
know l only jest
There's much truth in jest, love. But
can spare him-thers are many more as
good as he
What. are you refusing still?
My love. no woman of spirit dreams oil
6inging herself away upon the first that Of
fers'
The frst?'
No. not quite the first. confess.
Pray confess a little more. What is the
number of the slain?'
'Pshaw not worth talking about
We'll, there was Benson, you know
! oh. the horrid bore 7
But what good, kind husband he
makes. And what charming wife be has
| got at last
'Dowdyish, isn't she but good kitch-
en- woman, dare say.
oh, she's good in all things, and think
Benson very happy
And very stupid
Then there was DubbiDg.'
'Ah. do stop; Caroline Dubbing was
all heels. Plenty of brass in bis face, but
none in bis pocket. l hate your poor low
eFs'
Then there was