St. Mary's gazette. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1863-1867, 1864-06-16

- = he v,adsssd suepa
ssisxd 7ksif' Il =
|t1suted God that he w.s now i hspnv a
he had ever been when be played there.
The old ectisge was torn down. bat shs
eFsss grew green over the graves of n.
pasests. and be felt that their souls were
IN chaageless home. The natural land.
msrls reissined unslsered; and ~ he
sasolbd al5os the chief road at the village.
be P9nssd awhile At the spnt. where, re-
turning from the swamp With the knite. be
hsd trss met the good man Loui, Dwight.
lie mass Be quite old nov IL alive, mu-
ssd be. Let u,s soc. 1 was then ten and
BE- perhaps. forty; my own age new -
ThFte seore aud tst-1the sintsed age Of
saa He may be dead; or if not. / sur
pose ! shall never SEQ nor hear Of him a.
gasa How Ike dream It 81! scene
Her sm standing. alive. Here i where
he 9ve me the pennies. opposite that ~
lreri and here -is-why. ,blessy me. wha
cosnss heEe7 II it isu't the oiu xsut,einan
hi'neif. my eyes or MY memory !. fail me.
Hwas bowed old man, in worn and IA.
ded garments. who was approsching, wslk.
ing slowly with .c1us. Archley raised
bic hat respectfully ~ be drew uear. He
bad truly Recognised him, 1t was Louis
Dwight.
Bit his old friend md adviser did no,
reoogaise him % quickly, though he paus.
ed aad re4urted his sslutation. q. I'D
His sight may be poor Thought Arch
ley; 'bat ! will test bis memory by surei
metlod. Gid gentleman; ! was born in
this village. and have been sbsent many
yeaa. | have been standipg here f,r some
timt. loeking upoa tue scenes which are
mon interesting nov ,h.d tGt5 'ssfe sber
| Played here. thirty yesrs ago"
:. YmNy yesrs sED! exclsitasd old Mr..
DSieh., s..riaga him. 'Nt5. I used se
did JsiL islssd { ,Tbsa perhaps, You
might be able 70 tell me what became Of q
very 6ne old gentleman who lived here al
the same time, but went away before
dak He Vas out riding one day. aud
saved Kite for his ss.; and on this rcry
spot'ae gave me some psbnfss for it. aud
some very good advice into the bargain -
snis name was Lnuis Dwight. = ."a
'Apd you're is. nj ~...
Herbert Afchley.' ..s. s-.
Why r cried the astonisted Old gentle
man. holding up his hauds to hesven.-
'Merciful Proyidcnce !! ls this you. m,
dssf Joung friend! Let me give Won 1
good hug! Aud falserirg toward him, b.
gave him an embrace which was returnet
with interest,"; and then, in brief they ex
changed hist.ries-that Of Mr. Dwight be-
ing ~ more melantbSly than Archley's
.od lie va Vas % nov I'D aasbbia biz pssps,,s q! eone
where once be had lived in sf1iaeuc9.
Arehley heard in silsuce. with tears. Lu
be frightened ,kem with s,uils, aud b.
ssid: .-.....-. ..-.
MIR. Dwight. I believe that God ha
ordered that We should meet this day, al
We meet. Sir. never to part till one Of u
u dead. You sre DOW Posr. but I an
rich. All that / possess Lowe to you
early lessons to me. I will protcc. ans
eomfert you. while life lasts. and repai
yoar tusdfe az we'll a. I can.'
And Herbert Archley proved true to hi,
ysrds; and thus it was that good advice. il
kindaess given and with reverence obey-1
ressltsd 10 rich reward 10 buth. Tn.
bread nf wisdom had been early cast upol
the waters. and it returned after man,
days. IN tt'e shape Of substantial gratitude