Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-02-09


mined that Allan Joheson was the noblest,
truest of them all. felt assured that he
YVES the man best qualified to make my
home happy one. Now have nc fault
to find with the members of the fashionable
circle in which you and l have moved
merely because they happen to be aristor
Gratis only feel that they are not the
companions / would choose for the trials
| Of lifetime. Had found Allan johnson
amongst the very wealthiest Of our fash
| ionable acquaintance, it would have been
all the came tome. 1t is his manhood
! alone that has attracted me. And will
tell you one other thipg-if Allan had pos
sessed, with all his goodness of heart, g
Csrelessness with regard to worldly affairs,
l would not have consented to become his
wife. But knew him to be rigidly up
right, persevsring, and industrious-snd
/ told him that would be his wife,
Very WELL said George. You will of
course do as you please
Il shall d. what think right returned
Augusta, And now she continued. In q
peculiar tine. i must ask question,
since the tubect is open. Have you vet
made up your mind upon your own mar.
riager
Yea
And have you concluded to make Ange-
line Allyne your wifsP
Yes
4 am very sorry, George
Are You, indeedi Ha, ha, hal Well.
shsn't attempt to fathom your tastes; but
Miss AlIyne possesses all those qualifca-
tions that desire. She is wealthy, intel
ligent, beautiful, pleasing in her manners;
moves in the highest circles of society, and
understands how to make social circle
Joyous and agreeable. She viii be an orr
nsment to my house,
And yet, George, said the sister, in Q
very low, quiet tone i fear che will not
make your home q happy one. / know
that she is all you have represented her,
but ell that cannot make good wife. She
may make an excellent mistress for your
drawing-rooms, but not a soothing spirit at
your freside, and, one thing more-I fear
she is not qualified to be mother to your
children. 1t is q wife you want. George
a wife to love You, and be your guardian
my. Oh, think we'll before you make ups
your mind
oh, fudge = exclaimed the brother, Il
will trust Angeline Allyne. she is my
cbnies'
Very weIl,' added Augusta. All / can
cay further is, that hope our choices may
be happy ones.'
Il have one word further to say resum-
ed the brother, not in the best of humor:
IF you marry Allan johnson, he must not
presume upon his relationship to make
free with me. He must never think to
look to me for socislity or assistance
There was tear sprang to the eye OF
the maiden, but she turned away her head
to hide it. For a while she felt unhappy
but she looked forward into the future,
and Joy settled once more upon Der soul.
Time passed on, and Augusta Filing.
wood become the wife of Allen johnson
and IN year after they were married they
moved to the Great West. The young Law.
yer felt that the new field of action would
be advantageous, and as he based his opin
ion up0n good reason his wife hesitated
not 20 agree with him. In his new home
Allan found some things that were dis
uDuragIng, but He rssOIveu 10 PeTsVrs-e-
People soon found out that the young law.
yer was an honest, Industrious, generous
man, and at length they began, not only &c
trust him with business as an attorney
} but they soon learned to love him as
friend. Much of his success was owing Il
bis own innate energy, but he knew tina
he owed more to the gentle wife that pre-
! sided over his home, and assisted him By
her wise and loving counsles.
: George Ellingwood made Angelihe All
, yne his wife, and he fancied that he wa
r going to be happy. But be had made hi
! choice without sny deeply moral consider
atoms, and he was destined ere long +
find that he had not looked deeply enough
for the qualifications Of his wife. It wa
not long before ne began to misc the soci
ETY. of his gentle sister.
3 Did understand that you had ordere,
: the carriage for this EVENING" aske
George, addressing his wife. He had jus
f returned from his days business, and b
, was much fatigued. It was six moth
: after his marriage.
Yes, Mr.. Eliingwood.'
And where are you goingr
Z well, thought should drop int
? Jones', and then into LIE GraDd's and
may 60 to the opera if any Of them ar
? going. Won't you 90 with me?'
D mo, Angelina, ! am too tired. / was i
!, hopes that / should have your OOmpan
I this evening"
. 'Why-to pass social, quiet evening 9
: home
ooh, heaven preserve mel A socis
: quiet evening at home Why, Mr.. ElliDI
|, wood, didn't you know that you couldn
be more quiet than when you are all alone
No, no,-don't think that can drudg
: away an evening 80 unproftubly as that
! 'UIpro6tably, Angelinei And do 20
think that your own fireside-'
! Stop, stop, Mr.. Ellingwood. You al
going now to give me some moral leetul
which you learned from your sister; but
> don't want to hear it. I've heard too muc
of that already. If you fancied that you
sister was such pattern Of prOpriety 20
ought to have kept her by you. Alb, here
n the carriage. must dress. Good even
I ing
r When she was gone. George ElIingwoc
J, sat back in his chair.
4 'Oh, heavens = he murmured, what
= life is this No hom0--no comfort
g peace. All is either hubbub and bustl
or else drear loneliness
o 1t was at such times a. these that Georl
o Ellingwood thought Of his sister. He r
n membered how many evenings be had eI
J. joyed in her society, and what pure con
g fort be used TO take when she was BY h
Q eide to soothe and cheer him. Then
II would think how happy must be the 70
7. tunase man who had gained her for a wifi
o This would lead bim to q contrass with b
y OWL home-picture, and it made him mice
o able. In society be was sometimes fatte
}, ed by the homage which was paid to b
o wife, and he was often congratulated
the prize he bad gained. He derived m,
}. mentary qualification even from this TT
u fling boon, but it did not make up for Il
loss of the sweet comfort Of home. He 20
u realized the truth Of what his sister hl
It told him-the woman who might shine
J" society. and even adorn some circles, migl
Q not be true wife, He now began
n wish that be had looked deeper into Il
g qualifications Of the woman he was to hal
. taken for his partner through life.
y On the next morning George had to Of