The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-02-03
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FORTUNES OF JULIET CLAYBURN,
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HIt is the truth, Karl" replied Juliet.
solemnly; 'as stand before God"
"Then I am brute, Julie-worse than
a brutel 7 losthe myself for having
doubted such an angel of purity and
goodness. Let your own heart plead
my cause-I have no words to do it
myself. You would pity me, know
you would forgive my doubt, my rude
speakable misery have suffered during
the wretched hours of this night. After
rowing about for hours In state of tor
ture, came here to see you once more
to taunt You with your perfdy-and then
thought the best thing for me to do
would be to carry out Richards predic-
tion."
Juliet trembled in his arms.
''Not you," he said; .I could not do
:hat-only myself"
Juliet pushed back the wild hair from
his burning brow, and let her soft fingers
wander, soothingly. amid the tangled
locks.
''No wonder I thought you were
intoxicated, Karl-your face bears the
impress of intense mental suffering.
Forget it all. This night has been one
Of unhappiness and trial to me also; but,
compared to you, I've endured nothing
1t is past now, and forgive you every
thing, upon one consideration, namely,
that in the future you will never brood
over such things, but bring all your
doubts, all your unhappiness, directly to
me. l will never be untrue to you, so in
my hands will always remain the power
to dispel these stormy clouds. In my
love and my constancy, which shall
never fail you, will ever possess a
patent charm to drive back the approach
OF that green-eyed tyrant who has caused
You so much bitter suffering this night.
/ confess the evidence against me was
almost overwhelming-appalling! I do
not blame you-but you will remember.
in future, to come to me first, Karl?"
II will always do 80, Julie: see how
much could have spared myself to-
night. This wretched jealousy is the
bane of my life. will battle against it
manfully, for it is unjust to you and to
myself. But know, my beloved, I can
never doubt you again after tonight.
This severe dose has cured the disease,
think, unless it is incurable."
Karl" said Juliet, ''you have often
accused me of coldness in my demeanor
toward you; you have often said that 1
made you sue for even the slightest token
of affection; you have gone so far, in
fact, as to upbraid me with never having
given You a voluntary testimonial Of
love; but you shall do so no longer, I"
and with these words, Juliet twined her
fair arms, glittering with rich jewels,
around his neck and pulling his head
down, in her charmingly modest way,
kissed him.
They slowly wended their way back to
The house. The garden was almost de-
serted; for the guests, even those who
tarried longest, were departing. They
met Harry Babbett, who had been in
quiring from everybody as he came
along if they had seen Miss Claybnrn.
Az last he found her, sauntering slowly
toward the house with Mr.. Won Open
helm. Harry fancied they were having
very quiet, uninteresting time, for he
heard not word Of conversation.
well, such famous search as you
have given me, Miss Juliet! Miss Corne-
liza has had half the male guests looking
for you, and the other half for Mr.. Won
Oppenheim. It is after o'clock, and
she swears-I mean Declares" corrected
Harry, laughing. "that Mrs. Thurlow
will never let either one of you go to
another ball."
"We will u doubtedly catch it, re-
turned juliet, 'In the way of a lecture,
but trust our punishment will not be so
terribly severe as Cornelia apprehends.
Is Cousin Richard forthcoming in the
right placer"
"Mr. Richard Thnrlow went home at
IL O'clock" answered Harry, "pro-
claiming publicly there wasn't young
lady in the rooms half as sweet or half
as pretty as his adorable spouse, save
one only, and that she was such an un-
miligated jilt he would keep at safe
distance himself and advise everybody
else to do the same"
Did you take his advice?" asked
Karl, laughing.
Il cannot truly say that 1 did," re-.
piled Harry; "for believe his remarks
contained the very essence of SANDER.
He seemed particularly desirous of i'm
pressing the matter upon my mind, for
some reason; but remained obdurate
he could as readily make me believe
zach thing about a celestial spirit
one of the arch-angels themselves,
as about