Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-01-05
The Preserving Rache1o--


or, ia other words, had failed TO come 20
time, and one day bis heart was lacerated
by receiving an envelope Of cards. an
nCuncing that the delightful Lucy was
about 10 become Mrs. Jimmerson Crooks.
1t was terrible blow to Peter, but be
staggered up from it and still loved the ob.
Ject OF bis early passions-at q distsnce.-
Mrs. JiDmersOn Crooks revealed in the
delights Of matrimony, leading Fashion, her
husband, and Peter at q dista nce-by ths
nose Tor tye years, at the end Of which
time mr.. dImmerson Crooks choose 10 de-
part for another sphere, leaving Mrs. jim.
nerson alone to mourn her duty.
Once more Peters heart sprung uo1from
the duet and ashes, and looked forward 20
the time when the allotted period Of mourns
ing should be over, and be could opouf
fourth the peut up agonies Of Eve years,
and ask compensation 10 the hard Of the
fair widow. One Year thought Peter, Il
surely enough Of time. will give her one
yeaf. MoDti and month rOllod nRnx until
be could stand It no longer. "A siokish
misgising Of the evil of delay drove him to
precipitate the asking. When the tenth
month came be sought the widow st her
home, and with all the ardof of Q long
peDt up love poured forth bis tale. The
widow heard him-heard him calmly unto
the very end, and then, with her delicately
perfumed handkerchief pressed to he blush.
ing cheeks told Peter that she had only
the week before promised her hand % DR.,
Stickleback; and oh why did not her dear
friend speak before?
A second time was Peters heart torn
into minute fragments, q second time was
he sent into the world to admire-at n
distance.
Time speed on, and once more Peter be.
gan to encourage hope. Perhaps Strick-
leback might die; he certainly had an so-
oplectic look; and sure enough Peters pers
haps turned out certainty, and Mrs;
Doctor Theodosius Stickleback was once
more q moHrner. Peter bad learned too
bitterly the dangers Of delay to suffer any
such cause to stand this time between
himself and success. lie would not give
the widow year, nor not ten month";
nay not even six, but the third month be
would 60 to her with his tale Of love de-
ferreG; and 80 he did. We must TRANSCRIPTS
the widows own words when the question
was popped: ~
oh Mr.. Robinson, why did YOU NOT
come before? You know nv esteem for
you You know that l would have Get
aside all others for you, but oh how can
| tell you-thst only last evening l prom.
ised CAPTAIN Hawkins. Poor, dear, sweet
Hawkihs he's your intimate friend, I
I've heard him speak so highly of you'll
Oh, why did you not speak before p
And go Mrs. Doctor Theodoaius Sickle.
back was transformed into Mrs. Jonathan
Hawkins; and Peter was once more left 40
admire at distance.
Still Peter waited aud hoped. Somes
thing might turn up. he argued, and then
be would not allow himself to be too Iate
and something being nothing more or less
than the redoubtable Captain, who turned
up missing, having fallen overheard from
the steamboat while out on q target ex.
cursion with bis company, and sunk like 0
stone, owing undoubtedly, to the pondsrS
Gus nature of his responsibilities.
The suddenness oil. this exit, as Peter ara
gued, must certainly act with depressing
force on the widow, and thought he would
not again give her time to recover and be
admired, still etiquette demanded q little
time to intervene. Accordingly when mp
On the tenth day after the melancholy bee
reavment, Peter knocked at the windows
door, bent on his srrand of love, be rather
chuckled to himself that be was taking time
by the forelOck. The business on which
he came was quietly told, aud once more
the widow was in a torrent of tears.
oh, MIR. Robinson she exclaimed, hid.
ing her blushing face in her cambrio,
why are you 80 unfortunate, and why am
II You know my esteem for you, but you
are too late. l am already engaged. You
know Counsellor Kstcham My Door,
dear dead and gone Hawkins most intis
mate friend. He was with HIM. you know
when he was called away. and first to com.
muDicate to me the awful intelligence. He
was much comforter, and have prom
Used to have him this day two months
THIS time Peter was crushed. He had
no words to express his broken hearted.
ness, but to rush from the house and 70
on as before, admiring at q distance.
1t was months before Peter even offered
to encourage hope, and even then il flick.
cred. One day be was walking in des>
pendent mood through one Of the upper
avenues, when he heard sudden shout,
and started. From half.fnished build.
ing just in front of him he saw, ss be rails.
ed his eyes, stout Milisian making gryas
tiors in the air, from a height of three
stories. in company with a coping stone
weighing somewhat less than half q ton
scafOldiDg of that height. He saw both
Milesian and stone strike full upon the
heads of two gentlemen passing, and the
whole four were in an in-extricable heap.
Like all the other spectators; Peter rushed
to the rescue, only to behold, between hor.
ror and joy, the last gasps of Counselor
ketchsm and the gentleman who was
walking with him and the perfect safety Of
the Miiesian and stone.
THIS time Peter would trust to no passs
ing of time. Without an iDstant's delsy,
more, than to satisfy himself that life was
extinct, be hailed Passing hack; and then
speed to tn? mansion Of the widowed MrU.
Counsellor KetchAm. In words Of the
most delicate and endesring nature Peter
his intelligence to the wild.
Ow, and waited the result. and then. be-
tween her sobs and tears, claimed her
hand for the next set.
'0b, Mr.. Robinson sobbed the widow,
how eau you ask me such q thingi How
could know that you would be the first
to bring me the news of my dear Ketch.
ANS deceased7 You know how esteem
and respect you, butt am already en-.
gagged =
Engaged shrieked Peter, TO whomI'
i promised responded the widow be-
tween her sobs, i promised month ago
that if anything happened-I would mar
~ Col. Snapper
You did 7 shouted Peter, bis whole sp.
pearauee changing in an instant from tbsl
Of fend to look of unbridlsd joy, 'snd
who are you engaged 10 after thstP
No one.' sighed the widow, sOlmnly.
And will you marry me after snapper
lie gone p
Il WILL said the widow.
DO you swear iti' asked Peter, Hsrcs-
Il swear it, said the widow earnest
ly.
Then you are mine, charming Lucy,
for the stone that ushered the Counsellor
into the next world also took the Col. /
- q nth nv o-n 40.