Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-02-16

out uieTIe0 tudt toeF6 were persons OF
nervous teDperments, timid natures, and
sickly constitutions. who were ignorant as
brutes; superstitiOus as savages, aud eredu-
lous as children; and was not prepared
to admit that any one Of intelligence and
education Of healthy body and sound mind
could be so affected 10 any degrse-and
least Of oil, the bright and happy being l
had selected for my future wife.
i was in consequence greatly surprised
and even alarmed, on entering the DWELL
ing, to fod the wbuls familg gathered to-
gether in the deepest tribulation. Once,
herself was lying on a couch in an adioin-
ing room, calmer in appearance than any
Of the others, hut very pale and looking
very sweet. TIE instant che saw me, a
slight flush mounted to her temples her
eyes filled with tears, and her lips ouiver-
ed. Without speaking word to the rest
of the family, buried to her side, and
took her hand, which | found colder than
usual
dear Mary" said, 'for 40 you've been
baptized into the christian faith and nam
ed after the mother of our SaTiour-w5at
IS the meaning of this-why do 6nd you
thus, and your friends in such deep tribu-
lation?
Alas! my more than friend she replied
it is becaus am doomed!
Mere fancy rgnined; you are not
doomed. and there is not human being
ont the face of the earth who has the Dow.
er 10 affect your life by intangible meane!'
Alas, dear Henry, you do not yet
know.
i do Mary. know it alln returned
with emphasis. While you are believer
in ycui false Gods, your idolatrous wor-
ship, will not de1y that you might have
been affected in this wsy; but now that
you have some out from the darkness into
the light, you have only TO put your trust
10 your Rsdeemer, and cast this base
and wicked superstition out from your
mindp
] cannotp she said. with desparing
look i cannotl oh, Henry, fear have
deceived you, and myself tool After all
my solemn professions, End the old faith
comes back with more strength than the
new"
This is folly madness = I exclaim-
ed.
1T may be. but / cannot help it. Be-
lief or disbelief lie something over which
We have no rower-we can neither make
nor unmske it,
'Bnt you have no reason, Mary, educa
tion. mind-yOu are not like the common
herd-you are bright and shining light
far above them,-wby will you descend to
their level and darkness? p
Dear Henry she rejoined, in a tremb-
ling voice -..1 80: 80. sush Of :ears; i; is:
.@rrleIe thought that am ed to part
from ycu forever. and from my friends,
and leave all the bright and glorious Thugs
Of earth ; but so it is decreed, and we can.
not alter fate 2
l was shocked and alarmed n earnest.
Gould 1t be possible that. through supersti-
tous cred ulity, her mind had descended to
this, which / could only regard as q species
OF Insanity l threw my arms around her
and with words of tie mot tender eudear-
ment ImpIOred her to put all faith ia the
one only great God of the Universe. earn
es:ly pray for His Divine aid, and then
cast her evil fears from her. She re, lied
that she could Dot-that she had not the
power to do so-that there was surely ia
It is false y a rejoined. with emphatic
warmth; there is no spell upon you; on
being lives who has the power to put o
spell upon ynu it is pure imagination;
aud you can, if you will. cast the idea from
such tbraldOm. Think of me, dear Mary
of our love, Of our hopes, of the golden
future we have looked toward to-and
rouse your mind to action and renewed
faith in the religion which saves 7
Alas and alasr she exrliimed, wiring
ing her hands. i have M longer the pow.
er-my heart is oppressed--a hOrrid dead
ness Is stealing over me-
h. Of 4oA
Since an early hour this morning, when
Orgbee came and told me old WIlIeepu had
received the b;ood-money to pray me to
DEATH
i tried to reason with her-to convince
her 1t was q mere idea--tbat the 90 called
gods, to when the soreeress must prsy,
we're really 10 gods ct all-thut not being
in existeoce. no power to affect her for good
or evil could be derived from them Dy any
Weans-and as q proof Of this showed Ter
to eject ther wicked purpose, 70 tell her
che was doomed and make her believe il
FIRST.
The last e,ene of ali was terrible one.
1t was on Tuesday morning. about an hour
before noon. that wac sent for; and from
that time till her death, which occurred on
-
and perceptible sinking Of the whole vital
system. She repeatedly declared that she
cCuli not live through Thursday night; and
as the hours wore on, and she began &c sink
faster and faster, was forced to believe
her words would come true. A little bs-
fore midnight. while lying calmly before
as, breathing a. il in a gentle slumber.
With her weeping friends standing around
her. she suddenly sprang up, with wild
shrek that curdled the blood Uf all present,
and rings 10 my ears yet-aDd IN the most
piteOus tones, said:
Pray for me! pray for me! pray for
mep 81
As she uttered these words, she clasped
her hands over heart. grOaned heavily, be-
came conVulsed, fe.l back in my arms, and.
with long gurgliDg gasp. expired.
They gave her a Christian burial, and
attended her funeral as one of TIE Chief
mOnrners. Thus passed swsy as true q
heart, as noble soul, as the world ever
saw-crushed QUE Of this life through o
blind belief in monstrous deception
Thank YoU.'-What music is there 10
! these words when uttered by pretty NO.
man. They touch q mans heart strings
as the fingers of some fairy musician touch
the strings upon bis harp Thank you !!
she says. and you are happy Perhaps the
! favor extended has only been sliRht-no
nconvenience-no trouble to you-a mere
exhibition Of politeness on your part. You
look up; a radiant smile beams upon YOU
"a bright twinkle Of the eye, and the lips
open like the unf, ldIng Of rose. and the
/ words Thank you,' drop from their neaI 4
recesses. These WORLDS re more sweet to
you than honey, more precious than the
wealth of India.