Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-25
By W. d. WALLACE.
FIRESIDE SAINTS
from Douglas Jerrold's VIII

IL oelng bitter cold, that three hunters came
and craved for meat and drink Pack ~
SAID the sour aunt, ''nether meat nor drink
have ye here Neither meat nor drink -
said fatty, "but something better" And she
ran ana brought some milk. some eggs, and
some hour, and beating them up, poured the
batter IN the pan. Then she took the pan and
tossed the cake over; and then robin ali ghted
ut the window. and kept singing these words
one good turn deseTres another. And Patty
tossed and tossed the cakes: and the hunters
ate their fll and departed And the pext dsv "
the hunter baron came in state to the cot: and
trumpets were blown aud the heralds cried
OAe good turn deserves another in token
whereof Patty became the baron's wife. and
pancakes were eaten ON Shroye Tuesday ever
after
81. Saiy-St. Sally, from her childhood
was known for her innermost love of truth. II
was said Uf her that her heart was in a crystal
shrine, and all the world might see it, More
over, when other wOmen denied or stroyo to
hide their age, st. Sally said. .. I am fve-and-
thirty. WheIeupOn her next birthday. St
Sally husband, at Il feast of all their friends
gave her necklace of sx-and- thirty opal
beads; and on every birthday added a bead
until the beads amounted to fOur-score and one
And the beads seemed to act as a charm for
st. SalIywearinS the sum of her age about her
neck, age never appeared in her face Such
In the olden time, was the reward of simplicity
and truth
81. Befsy.-St. Betsy was welded 10 a knight
who sailed with Raleigh and brought home to-
baccO; and the knight smoked. But he thought
that St Betsy, like other fine ladies of the
court, would fain that he should smoke out of
doors, nor taint with bacco-smOke the tapes-
try. Nhereupon the knight would seek his
garden, his orchard, and In any weather. smoke e
~r5 Jore. Now il ehanced as the knight
smoked, 1t. Betsy came to him and said % Ny
lord, pray ye come into the house" And the
knight went with St. Betsy, who took him into
newl y-cedared room, and said - pray INV
lord, henceforth smoke here; for is it not a
shame that you, who arc the foundation and
the prop Of your house. should have no place
TO put your head into and smoke 2'' And St.
Betsy led him to a chair, and with her own flo
gers filled him pipe; and from that time the
knight sat in his cedar-chamber and smoked
his weed.
~. PhiLiS.-St. Phillis was n yire.in of no.
BILE parentage, but withal as simple rs any
shepherdess Of curds and cream. She married
wealthy lord, and had much pin-money But
when other ladies wore diamonds aud pearls
ST. PhlllIs only wore a red and white rose in
her hair. Yet her pin-money brough the best
oil JeWeiry IN the happy eyes of those about
her. IT. Phillls was rewarded. She lived un-
nj fourscore and still carried the red and white
rose In her face, and left their fragrance in her
memory
ST PkaJe-St Pnoele was married early 70
u.
tie was merchant, and would come home sui
len and sour from change Whereupon. after
much pOndering, St. Phoebe In hor patience
set to work, and praying the while, made of
dyed lambswOol door-mat And il chanced
from that time, that never did the husband
touch that mat that it didn't clean his temper
with his shoes. and he sat down by his PhTbe
as mild as the lamb whose wool he had trod
upon. Thus gentlenesS may make miraculous
door-mats
ST. Noyah.-st. Norah was poor girl and
came to England to service. Sweet tempered
and gentle, she seemed to love everything she
spoke to; and she prayed to st. Patrick that
ne would give her good gift that would make
her not proud. but useful; and st. Patrick
out OF his own head. taught st. NOrah how to
Doll potato-a sad thing. and much to be la
mented, that the secret has ceme down to so
few.
81 BscEy.-A very good man was St
Becky's husband. but with his heart a little
too much in his bottle. Port wine-red port
Wlne-was his delight, and his constant cry
Was-bee wing. Now as he sat tipsy in his
arbor, wasp drOpt into his glass, and the
wasp Was swallowed, singing the man inward
ly. Doctors crowded and with much ado the
man was saved. Now ST. Becky nursed her
husband tenderly to health, and upbraided
him not; but she said these words, and they
reformed him: My dear, take wine and
bless your heart with it-but wine in moder-
alton; else, never forget that the bees wing
Of to-day becomes the wasps sting Of tO-Inor-
row"
ST. Lily.-St. Lily was the wife of a poor
man, who tried to support his faInily-and the
children were many-by writing books But
In those days ii was not as easy for a man to
Ind q publisher as to say his paternoster
Many were the books that were written by the
husband Of st. Lily but to every book ST. Lily
gave at least two babes. However. blithe a.
the cricket was the spirit that ruled about the
arfh n - t,.,,- Il
helpmate She smiled sunbeams into his ink
o'ttle, and turned his goOse-pen to the quill of
dove. She made the paper he wrote on rs
white a. her name, and as fragrant as her soul
And when folks wondered how ST. Lily man
aged 50 lightly with fortunes troubles, She al
ways answered. that she never needed them
for troubles were like babies, and only grew
the bigger by nursing.
81 FaHHy,-St. Fanny was notable house
VIE Her house was temple OF neatness
hIngs might have dined upon her staircase I.
Now her great delight was TO provide all things
comfortable for her husband, Il hard-workiny
merchant, much abroad, hut loving his home
Now one night ne returned tired and hungry.
and, by sOme mischance, there was nothing for
supper Shops we're shut and great was the
grief Of 81. Fanny. Taking off a bracelet OF
ssed-pearl, she said . Il gtce IRIS ten times
orer for a SHppsr tor my hNsJaRd :" And
every pearl straightway became an oyster; and
ST Fanny Opened-the husband ate-and IL
IN every oyster was pearl ~ big u hazel
nut; and 50 was 81. Fanny made rich for lie
81. Dolly an early ageSt Dolly showed
the sweetness a ber nature by her tender love
for her widowed father, baker dwelling at
Pie corner, with large family Of little chill
dren. IL chanccd that with bad harvests bread
became 50 dear that, Of course, bakers were
ruined by high prices. The miller fell UPON
Dollys father and swept the shop with his
golden thumb. Not a bed was left for the
baker or his little ones. St Dolly slept upon
4 four-sack having prayed that good angels
would help her to help her father. Now sleep
ing, she dreamt that the oven was lighted. aud
she felt, falling in a shower about her raisin ms
currants, almonds, lemon-peel, and -four, with
heavy drops Of brandy. Then in her dream
she the fairies gather up the things that
fell, and knesd them into cake. They put
the cake into the oven, and dancing round and
round, the fairies vanished crying ." Drau
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