Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-04-12
THE PASTORS LIEUTENANT,
A STORY For ,BUsYBoDIEs.

Miss Jellaby rose at six one beautiful
August morning, and throwing open her
cham Der window, snnfed once or twice, of
the fragrance coming up FROM the roses in
the garden. below. Tben she hunted mo-
ment for her spectscles upon the bureau,
and putting them on, looked eagerly at
Randall Cottage over the way. A very
modest, pretty little house it was, with ro
SEES and syringas growing under each win
dow, and woodbine and jessamine climbing
over the door but Miss Jellaby was not
admiring its beauty just then. She looked
up at front window, on the second floor,
and gave vicious snort
AS expected! She isn't up vet, and
here it is six O'CLOCK And where is he l
wonder = r... "a.
Before she had timo to answer the guess
ton, as it was askcd-mentally-th front
door of the cottage opened, and Miss Jella-
by shrinking behind the curtain, saw
handsome, sun-bnrned man come out, and
60 down the garden walk, with cigar in
in his mouth. 1t was easy to see by the
slight roll in his walk, that be was sailsr,
though for the matter of that, his bearing,
handsome face and frank hearty manner,
would have told che tale, if he had never
stirred a step. With his hand in his peck
cts, be sauntered among the roses, bending
down now and then as if to say good
morning to the farest, and always re-
moving the cigar from his lipe whom he did
30.
lie couldn't do more ir he was speaking
to woman said the spinster, APPLYING
her eye to hole left purposely in the white
curtain The man is mad about flowers,
| do hniInua Old bo l. J
him, if such a thing can be. All, there she
comes-and dressed in blue bingham, too !
l wonder what her morning COWS cost her
a year And her sliPpers-Oh, mercy.
there they go right through the wet-well
there
Words failed the worthy spinster. Mean
while the owner nf the slippers-and very
pretty little afairs they were-bronzed,
laced and rosetted with a spangle that
shone like dew drop-tripped down the
walk 50 lightly that the gentleman did not
hear her step, and coming upon him as he
bent over bed OF violets, gave him q push
that sent him on his face among them
To see her laugh-tO see him blunder up
and chase her through the alIeys-to see
him kiss her when be prisoned her OF last
In his strong ARMAND to see her pretend
to box his ears for twas sight sight
for loving heart to wGech-but Mise ell
laby, ever oppose, tainted away with hor-
ror. She rang her bell violently end q
square faced, sour looking woman, who had
lived with her for years, made her appear
aDce.
'Susanv -.-
Well said the .: :iniable domestic brief
Before Miss Jollaby could speak, the un-
conscious pair in the opposite garden tras
crossed against propriety again.
Walking up and down in road daylight,
with his arm around her waist-just look
at her, Susan Do you mean to tell nc
that man is only her brOtherf'
Dear me, ma'am-how can tell? ]
only know that they, look alike, and thai
they have the same name, Helen and Phil.
ip Graham, was told
Hump! It's my opinion that some one
ought to speak to Mr.. Fullerton
The minister? What for2'
Are you such fool, Susan, as not tC
see what it all means2 They are nc
more brother and sister than you and
are.' a-
Well. what are they then p ~ : q
That remains to be told-the wretches
But Mr.. Fullerton will soon set them t
rights. shall go and see him after break
fast. don't know what tho poor mar
would do without me.
Have some peace, supp ose,' mutteroc
Susan, under her breath, as she followed
Miss Jellaby down the parlor.
Breakfast being over, Miss Jellaby sal
lied forth to the parsonage. ~...E,..
The clergyman was quiet peace-lovinI
man, somewhat timid withal, and the spin
lister always overpowered him with be
arguments, when she attempted to do so.-
She stayed nearly half an hour with him
at the expiration of the time people VIII
were Oh the lookout saw her conveying th
unhappy parson in the direction, and q
last, through the very gate of Randall
Cottage. 7 b. ..a' ~.
] A tidy looking ole servant admittet
them, ushered them into pleasant nurser,
room, and said she would 90 and tell he
mistress of their arrival Mr.. Fullerton
sat on the edge of bis chair, very uneas,
in mind, and wishing with all his hear
that he was home again. Miss Jellab,
! strobe up and down the room like dragon
cycling everything about her, and making
| observations ia an UNDERGONE, which, how
ever, he could not help hearing.
Such extravaganza Look OF the car
pct, now-aH roses and lilies, and straglinI
green vines. Why can't they becontente,
with drugget as Lamp .a.l 7.5 a.. .as
She took another turn. .@'1s e. Is q Pc
Aud a guitar Spaniards, I don't doubt
or Italians; and the rest follows as a mat
ter of course, Mr.7Fuliertun ] believe thes
people are hethenel