The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-04-22
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FORTUNES OF JULIET CLAYBURN.
CHAPTER 1X-AsHBURN AGAIN.
But we've wander'd mony weary foot
Sin auld lang syne.-.Rober Burns.
When Theodore called ut Mr.. Clay
burns, the next day, he was met at the
front door by the high bred. lordly Ste
phen. who bore face portentous with
mighty Intelligence. Scarcely waiting
for the gentieman's inquiries, he gave
speedy vent to his pent-up loquacity, in
the following manner: "I'm sorry to tell
you, sir, that Miss Juliet is quite ailing;
she hasn't been down stairs to-day, sir. I"
''Siokl' exclaimed Mr.. Lyle. 'What
in the world is the matter?"
"Don't distress yourself, SIR" answer
cd Stephen, complacently. ''It's moth
ing serious-just one of 'em old spells.
The doctor says her nervous system is
disorganized. It's been so long since she
had one before, master hoped she would
never be troubled again. Hettie says she's
well and lively 'nough to. day, and it 8
only master makes her lie up day or
two. Til che gets quite hearty again"
'.But she was perfectly well, to all ap-
pearances, when I left last night How
did it happen?"
"Well, I'll tell you, sir. You see, after
the Squire and the young ladies left,
master got sleepy, and left young Missie
by herself, out on the piazza. I never
knowed him to do sich q thing afore in
my life; but she's been so strong latterly,
and nothing seems to scare her. Well.
master left her, and Miss Juliet said she d
come in very soon. But waited and
waited for her bell to shut up the house.
At lastI thought she must have forgot
to ring 80 comes in. I walked here to
the door, and looked out. but all the
chairs were empty, 30 went to the par
lOr-and she wasn't there. Sure 'nongh
thought I, Missie has gone up stairs to
bed. I was fetching in the chairs, when
happened to look down nll of sudden
on the steps, and, Lord bless you, sir,
there lie Missile, for all the world, as
Hettie snys-that's Missiles maid, sir
looking for all the world like white lily
dead. It's been so long since seen her
30. I got all frustrated, and followed so
loud, Hetty ran down to ask what was
the matter, and then such fussl Master
woke up at the noise, and ran out and
fetched her in, and sussitated her stan
taneously. aud Now shs's getting on
mighty we'll, and you needn't be any wise
Oneasy."
''Bnt what made her faint?" interro-
gated the gentleman.
''Lord bless you, sir, there's no telling.
It used to be after Missus died, she didn t
mind it bit more, than you mind eating
your dinner. She was in such q weak
way. any sudden noise. or anything what
excited her mind, was nough to make
hnr n rIn off lio1, nc
them was!''
''But last night-last night-what
caused it last night?" demanded the i'm
patient listener.
'We can't tell, sir; leastwise, Missie
says, it was only because she was tired,
she thinks. expect she got scared, sir,
and heard something II was wild sort
o'aight, sir, if you remember-the wind
blowing high, and sounding for all the
world, like the waves sound at home on
the beach, when the sea is stormy. But
walk into the parlor, sir, and I'll see if
masters at home"
"Also let Juliet know that am here.
and tell her I particularly desire to see
her, if she feels we'll enough to come
down. And if not, bring me pencil
and piece of writing paper"
eyes, sir-but if she don't come, you
needn't be the leastways onensy."
Thus saying, the compassionate Ste
phen pushed open the blinds, closed
them halfway again, Strengthened the
curtains and nude his exit. Left to
himself, Mr.. Lyle followed his advice,
mot to be the leastways oneasy," nc
cordipg to the manner in which advice
is usually followed-nameIy, he pursue Il
conrso MS Numerically opposed ms
could be imagined Instead of sitting
down quietly in state of tranquil re-
pose, he walked restlessly up and down
the room, pulling savagely at his mous-
tache, as if each individual finger had
conceived deadly foud and inextinguish-
able spite against each particular hair.
While thus engaged, there came O light