St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1853-01-06

kissing her parent. But i. g 4. se
read. the qualities 0r the soul bee as
imprinted in the face. 81 selspes
the msnners,heh Mrs. pI..s - = =
after all, the best Of the two.
81 never knew general rule. TO apply
10 all cases." answered Mrs. HunlIey.
And doubt" she continued; d" whether
your principle is correct. 1t is cer:ain
that some Of the worst people that ever
lived have been the handsomest and most
fascinating, while others, the very best OF
their kind, have been plain looking"
Here the conversation stopped. But
it was nc: long before an incident occir.
red, which developed the characters OF
the sisters in-law in their true light.
Not far from the elegan, residences Of
the Huntleys, Stewarts and Penross,
was a row Of meaner houses, where day
laborers, widows, and others of The poor
lived. One day little boy, abou two
years old, the only child Of q bereavd
wife, was run over by q careless cas-
man and SO seriou.ly injured tha h
died that night.
The news Of the accident sprsac ia.
mediately throughout the viciaity. 4
nong the richer neighbors Mrs. PelroS
heard it first. She listened to the tall
as told by an sfFrighred servant, bd
though she we'll knew the widow. poveI
~, and though the distance to the hous
Of sff1iction was but a step, she con,.n,e
herself with saying how unfortunate
was, and wha, shocking affair, but di
nothing.
No, 90 Mrs Stewart. The n,omen shs
/ heard Of the disaster, she few TO the sidI
Of the half frantic woman, who sat wrinsl
ing her hands BY me 6edsi1s Of I0
crushed child, while dozen poor neigh
bors looked on. The first inquiry o
Mrs. Stewart was if any one had gone af
ter physician, and, on receiving a repk
in q negative, she sent for her man se.
want, and despatched him ilumedisiey
for surgeon. When the medical In
came. it was Mrs. Stewart who filed e
place, which the agonized mother c6d
not it was she who aftcrward waitH
by the l:tle sufferer until he died it \.
she who prepared him for the coffin, n.
nishing one of her chiIdren's : most elega
ly worked frocks; and i, was she ho
paid, out Of her private purse, the una-
takers bill, and the charge at the ce b.
try. II was she, too, who consoled h
almost heart-broken mother in this g.
den and awful sffiic,ion.
In a word, Mrs. Stewart proved her d
kind hearted and thoughtful neighSc
who allowed no differences in stations
interfere with hsr human sympathies, b
who felt rs warmly and acted a. enc
getically for this poor widow as for d
wealthiest.
Mrs. Penrose, il the sufferer had bee
one of her intimate friends. or even ric
neighbor, would, perhaps, have gone d
her assistance ; but the indigen. womsr
in back alley, could not enlist he
sluggish heart.
When Mrs. Hun.ley heard of the ae
cident, which was not until the next d.y
she heard also Of the differen. conduc, b
the two sis,ers.in.law. 7
"Now. Emma" she said, "you see
how wrong we should have been, if We
had judged our new neighbors from their
appearance.
All T! mamma, you are always rigf,
and | am always wrong" said the daugb.
ter. But who would have thought thG
Mrs. Siewar's awkward manner coub
be united with so much benevolence 4
heart 7''
when you become older, my love, 2
replied the mother, " you will learn THAI
II is often those who have the kindest
feelings, that possess the rudest ex;eriors.
Such persnns are so engrosscd with the
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