The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-03-02

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OR THE
FORTUNES OF JULIET CLAYBURN.
30
CONTINUED.
She had scarcely finished the sentence,
when Frank Clayburn, finely mounted,
rode up to the side of the carriage. He
bowed to the ladies'. and installing him
self at the side of the open phmton,
nearest; Juliet, entered into animated
conversation. Frank Clayburn was one
OF Those individuals, whom everybody
has met and Of whom you can neither
say very much nor very little. In per-
sonal appearance, he was sufficiently
good looking, without being remarkable
in any way, except, as Mr.. Lyle said, for
an appearance of extreme youth. Though
no longer boy, he was exceedingly boy
slight, with the fair hair and clear white
complexion of all the Clayburns.
'Take care, Frank" exclaimed Juliet,
as Franks horse reared and plunged; ;
"you will be thrown. You really frighten
me-"
81 wouldn't mind a throw-in fact,
covet the thing" replied Frank, smiling;
''if the right person will engage to nurse
me and be sufficiently sorry"
The fright person" only blushed, and
seemed to spy something out of the op-
posite window, which for a long time en-
crossed her attention.
It would be impossible to depict faith
fully the grief and CONSERVATION, the
unspeakable distress which Juliet expe-
rienced when she first discovered her
precious ring was missing. Her sorrow,
her lamentations were pitiable. It was
enough to have touched heart of stone,
and yet Cornelia stood by and witnessed
It and never once relented in her cruel,
wicked purpose. She turned her face to
hide the CLEAN of triumph in her eyes,
and the malevolent Joy which lighted
athwart her features. Is it not singu-
lar thing, how this mystery which we
call love, can degrade some and ennoble
othersp how it can make angels of some
and fiends of others?
Mrs. Clayburn and Cornelia were Ju-
lets comforters The former expressed
the belief that her daughter had, beyond
q doubt, dropped it accidentally about
the house at Orkney. Cornelia subscrib-
ed, with much apparent earnestness, to
this opinion. She Immediately addressed
letter to Mrs. Winters, on Juliet's be-
half, describing the ring minutely, tell
lhS Va uhOU . 1uIPlSoolOu VI lU5 DGluR
somewhere in the vicinity of the East
window in her own room; of her having
it there, the night before they left Ork-
ney, and so on-begging Mrs Winters
to go to the house and search it tho
roughly from top to bottom. In the in
terim, Juliet's comforters exerted them
selves strenuously to keep up her spirits,
buoying her up with the belief that the
ring would certainly be found. The day
after the ride to Magnolia, which we have
mentioned, Mrs. Winters reply arrived.
She had diligently and thoroughly
searched the whole house-left no crevice
or corner unexplored, but the ring was
nowhere to be found! Neither had any
letters arrived for her dear Missie-so
she called Juliet-but as fast rs they
came, she would forward them to the
city, under Miss Thurlow's address, ac-
cording to instructions. Juliet burst
into tears. She was sieh in her room
for three days and only rallied her spirits
and her strength, at last, from upselfish
regard for her father. He was almost
crazy with wild apprehensions and inor-
dinate anxiety. One day, Cornelia went
down on King street, alone. Coming
home jnst before dinner. she ran swiftly
up the steps and rushing into the dark
ened drawing-room, exclaimed
Juliet, ma chere. here's a splendid
chance to send-"
Here she came to halt, for Frank was
sitting in the rocking chair, drawn up
near the piano, and listening to Juliets
music.
'To send what?" he asked, laughing
Mt her sudden halt and her nonplussed
air.
'To send you to the Puynub, or the
mango groves OF the Pandoo Nuddee, :"
said Cornelia, with her usual readiness.
Il am extremely obliged to you for
yonr benevolent intentions, said Frank,
''bnt fear I would be at an utter loss to
know what to do with myself in those
regions-whereas in my present locali-
ty-"
"Oh! you could act in the capacity of
plenipotentiary extraordinary, to the
King of Dude. or as foreign mediator
between the Na,oab Of MoorShedabnd and
the RDah Of Yandaboo," suggested Cor
DeliA.