Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-08-13

my money; you must get on as best you
can without drink"
But am dying with thirst | can't
hold out till supper time, and my pluck
is ooIing out at my fingers ends, for [
feel | an in n mess, and I am sure shall
/ put my foot into it, and be discovered,
+ if | do not get some stimulant to keep me
up.
Can't help it, my boy you must do
your best I tell you whst you had bet
ter do--smuggle your flask out Of your
pocket, and give it to me; will fiji it
! with sherry and then, while you and
take the one turn together on the terrace
which propricty allows, you must contriTe
to drink it.
Soon supper was announced, and | felt
better If, however, my partner, who
was Fred, had not been in my secret, he
, would have been astonished to see how
very much / ate, and how very many
glasses | drank on the sly when thought
nobody vas noticing Fred watched one
the side Of the table, and the other
/ When he thought no one was booking, he
would give ne q kick and if was sat
isfcd that was not watched on my side
down went the champagne in the twink
ling of an eye.
At length the company began to dis
persc, and rather quickly. too, for the
rain was pouring, and an awful thunder
storm coming on. / heard more than
one anxious parent hasten their charge
away with Come, come, my dear ; you
must come now, or as papa says, we shall
be Obliged to stop here all night"
The words did not strike me very
much at the moment, but they did after
wards :? Soon the storm broke it was
something frighttul; and after the sever
/ ity Of the thunder and lightning had spent
itself, the rain came down III torrents, and
gave every sign Of continuing to pour III
that way for some hours. Sir George and
/ Lady Clonmell would not hear Of tue few
guests who remained going home. Such
weather no one ever saw anything like
it the river swollen, the iord impossible
The house was very large the young Ia
dies could sleep two in bed CO good
ness, how my heart sank y tn bachelors
must rough II at once the cushions in
the smoking room and the billiard room
were very soft. ;"
A lcw desperate, aud. I thought, hap
pv people, would 90. Mrs. Dundee cas-
/ iIy persuaded her husband to stop. What
on earth was | to do? My face showed
the mess | was in, for one of my friends
came and whispered to me, Keep your
pluck up, old boy q few more minutes
and YOU will have won Your bet, for YOU
are sure to be separated from old Dundee,
and may he wickodly added, ''pcrhaps
+ be Joined to some one better" O, how
did abuse everything and everybody =
The Sleeping arrangements were soon
made Og course unless compelled by
circumstances, was not going 70 state
who | was. 1t struck me that Mrs Dun
dee, who was great friend of Lady Clon
nell, rather favored me. Hurrah it
ended that was to sleep alone in tiny
! little bedroom close to that of Captain and
Mrs. Dundee. Iurrah thought |
/ viii lock my door, set all the ladies
maids at Defiance and throw myself to-
morrow on Mrs Dundee for help and pro-
lection, and with an ample confession and
apology, for she must ut any rare, IN 4
f.w days know the truth, and she will
help me out of my mess and out Of the
house
Good night, Lady Clonmcll" Good
night, my dear Miss Fenwick hope
You viii sleep comfortably.
Ny conscience smote me. as the kind
/ hearted. impulsive Old Irish lady kissed
my forehead.
| was alone IN my bedroom had not
locked my door because was waiting un-
til the lalys maid had called and asked
if she could DO anything more for me-
OF coursc. decided pcremptory No, [
thank YOU, would have been the answer.
And there ! sat with my elbows in most
Embellishments on both my knees,
head filled with the most unmaidenly
thoughts They were compounded of a
semi prayer of thanktulneSs TO the pre-
siding genius of luck for having pulled
me through my Scrape, and fixture OF
doubt as TO whether ] had better trust the
heather deity Of Baccyt md smoke a cou-
pie OF cigars out of my open window, or
for once in a way chew s bit. Tobacco
in some shape felt l must have, TO
>oothc my excited nerves.
A knock at the door. Come in :
and | added to myself, 1T is only that
bette noir of ladv'S maid | will dismiss
her. and then hcv for 'bacca She did
come in. but not the ladyS maid was she
Radiant with beauty. and cNquisitcly
flushed with excitement, rohcd IL a most
charming dressing gown, with Eair hang
m. down he b3ck. there entered Young
lad, had BEEN introduced to, and who
had rather taken my fancy, in the course
Of the cvcuine-one MiSs-Eyenloic
What, Charles; why that WAS your
wjtr's maiden name CALCULATED more
than one Of the circle who were assembled
in ;he payson' study
Ny wife looked shceYish bu, I-wcu:
on De not Interrupt: me lut hear me
rut % lear. Miss Fenwick, , said Miss
Fyenlojc, Il am sorry to disturb YOU
tut vou know what state Of confusion
tho house is in, and find that somebody
else has got my bedroom. | have been
u0dhirE my hair in aunt Clonmclls room.
srd now she has sent me here to say.
with her love, that she hopes YOU will al
low me TO share your chamber She
knows. Miss Fonvick, as Mrs Dundee
told her, that you have always been sc-
customcd - be alone. and cannot bear
anybody IN the room but she hores that,
under the circumstances ot he casc vou
w excuse he Te7aes; tE;s c:ne Al
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