The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-02-17
OUR WEEKLY STORY.
JULIET'S COURAGE.

The level sunset light was turning al
the little pools along the shingly beacl
into drops of gold. Far off, against tn,
horizon, the great sea seemed to melt in
perceptibly into liquid western fire; Will,
here and there a white sail cleaned up
mans mark written on the pages of tn,
deep. rnFn, reF rr- rir. isd. fc
"Yes, it's very NICE" said Mrs. Elton
plaintively, as she sat in the long, low pi
azza of the hotel, swinging gipsy hat by
its broad white ribbons; shut / should
have preferred some inland place for the
summer. You see, am never at ease
about the children, and Mr.. Elton comes
down only once week." FFis.
''Your brother seems to enjoy the beau
ties of the sea shore very much," said Mrs.
Dorsey, rather roguishly. 81 think /
never saw Mr.. Seville in better spirits"
ooh, that's because Miss Chaloner is
here" said Mrs. Elton, curving her lip a
little superciliously. Gle is so absurdly
infatuated about Juliet Ohalonerp
81 think she is very lovely GIRL" said
Mrs. Dorsey, quietly wondering within
herself why it was that sisters were never
willing to acknowledge the merits of their
brothers. faacses.
"Loyely! Oh, yes, 1 suppose she is
Lowell enough; only / never did fancy
that blue-eyed, Aaxen-haired style Of
beauty" s
"Mr. Seville does, it seems"
"My dear, didn't | tell you that Clar.
once was completely infatuated9 l DOM
suppose he would be willing to own that
she has fault in the wourld I did talk
to him seriously, at one time, about co.
quettish little airs and graces of hers; but
| saw at once that l might as we'll have
talked to the wind. You see, l think she
is disposed to be selfsh-these only
daughters often are; and then she is suci
an egregious coward %
"How do you meant" questioned Mrs
Dorsey, rather amused. ..r,,
"She won't go out on horseback, be,
cause she is so afraid of being thrown she
won't ride, lest she should be run ava,
with; she is terrified out of her senses al
the apparition of mouse; and I wisl
you could have heard her scream, thu
other day, when spider dropped on hel
bonnet. I've no patience with such
character"
Mrs. Dorsey smiled. a...
''Perhaps it is only bit of girlish af
fectation." a
"No, it is not; she actually is afraid
Goodness knows how Clarance will eve
60 through life with such silly littl
coward as Juliet Chaloner. l take ever,
opportunity of showing my disapproval 0
the engagement; but of course m,
thoughts and feelings go for nothing"
"There she comes now, with your chill
dren clinging around her," said Mrs. Dor
sey, glancing down the path that led t.
the sea beach. "They certainly appea
to be very fond of her."
eyes," returned Mrs. Elton, indifel
emily; "she has way of winning chill
dren's affections, l believe"
AS Juliet Ohaloner came up the broa
path, her slight figure darkly outline,
against the fiery gold of the sunset, he
beauty seemed something ethereal, intar
gible, to Mrs. Dorsey. She was sligh
and small, with transparent white robe
fitting around her, and long, loose curl
of pallid gold; while the faint tinge @
rose in her perfectly rounded cheeks, an
the scarlet ripeness of her lips supple
the deficiency of cOloring that would oth
erwise have been perceptible. But tn
eyes were perhaps the most noticeabl
feature of her beauty. Large and blue
with q sort of inward light sparklin
through their irises, that melted sometime
into velvety blackness, there was an ex
preston in them that was too subtle an
charming for description. You felt it, ye
you could not define its enchantment.
One little one clung to her skirts, an
other held her hand, and two or thre
skipped along in front of her as she drey
near the piazza. Yes Juliet had the gif
of charming children in a rare degree
and Mrs. Elton's small offsprings consid
cred Miss Chaloner little short Of til
white-winged perfections that they rea
about in their Sunday School books.
"Mamma, mammar piped out littl
Hubert, chubby-cheeked rogue of min
summers; "Nfiss Chaloner has promise
to go to Blyden's Point with us to-morro,
where the little twisted shells grow
you know"
'And, mamma" interrupted Rosa, a
flushed and breathless, 'syou'll 60 with u,
won't you? for Miss Chaloner says 70
can find those star fish for your aquarium.
's'Don't talk so loud, children" sal
Mrs. Elton, pettishly. "Dear me, no,
dreadfully sunburned you all are. Do g
in and get something on fit to be seer
Pm afraid you found them very noisy an
troublesome, Miss Chaloner." ~
''Not at all, said Juliet, pleasantly. G
am very fond of children, you know. An
really think, Mrs. Elton, you would fin
it a very pleasant walk to Blyden's Point.
aThank you," said the lady, stiffiy; q
would be altogether too far" ~
"Then, mamma" urged Harry Eltor
manly boy Of fourteen, ''let me row yo
Eand Rosa and Hubert in. the boat, an