Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-08-12

her downfall. slow, but sure, was pretlc-
ted, and that not even ia her own family
was voice raised t. prophecy her sue
cess Louise Roussel, little chatterer
Of some seven years old, whom Charlotte
was very foui Of, gave her more iitforn'a-
ton en that head than Charlotte cared to
hear. She came in to her one evening,
flushed and brcathless with excitement
go, cousin ~ she cried, running up to
Mademoiselle Morel, who vas in the yard
watering the crecpers, ''sueh news =
My big brother Henri has just arrived. ?
i''Irdeed -
YES; for week only, you know =
They all say | ain 50 Ike him. Aad
Ike him - And She raised hers L On
tiptoe, aud shook her auburn hair, for
Charlotte the better to sac the likeness.
Nadem0.sele More looked dowa into
the cail,'a bright face.
Yes, YOU are liko him" size said, alb
stracteaIy, and she remained thus, with
the watering-pot in her hand, like one IN
4 dream.
..And they told Vim atou. you, You
know" rur-u / uiS, ''ard raaa or 1ao-
ea and sid you would never a.. All
,Uucle is. .ph 'a.,l. ri N slii ' u would
ley {. 3 t] II ni. vu koow, said,
W e. M m.u 2 .yey i ia laS-
ue,- v4e ty la bruu- ard nj
h.a,
G w.ss.l ar, lit w.re notfha'
~Ie changed color 4 .:..ir - looked az
If e hal mo-, heard the child.
"A.l Henri is goug to Uncle .Io~eph's ;
IT, .i.ht. con,iuual the little thing ''and
as he will no; b. back till Friday, NAM
ma viii ak vou to come and spend to-
morrow's holiday with US. They asked
Heuri if h. would mind seeing you-he
SAID no but it would be awkward for a
whole day"
Still Charlotte was silent.
GLOW hot it is under the skylight y
she said st last come out with me,
Louise, and passing through one Of the
cut houscs they came out on the bank OF
the river behind it. Charlotte had had a
wooden bench placed there, and of an
evening, when the shop was shut, she
liked to come and sit there and breathe a
ht.le fresh air. 1t was also taVQrte
haunt Of Monsieur Lenoir's, who was a
great angler ard who devoted to his ia
vorite pursuit everything like spare time.
They found him there, standing on a
stone, stiff, straight and still, ike an old
heron watching for his prey. Charlotte
sat down on the bench without speaking
to him, aud Louise nestled against her.
The. evening was very calm and still
IhC stream, was silvery and gray above
the willows and aspens on the opposite
bank rose pale cre sent moon; the low
in. OF distant cattle came from remote
pastures, and from the uciehb oring gar
Gen the gay laughter Of the Roussels.-
Presently a boat Shot forth, and turned
on the stream Charlotte saw that Hru-
ri, strange young man, and Marie, the
el.lor sister OF louise, were in it. Marh:
was laughing very gayly, and half IN
m;rth, and halt IN real fear, che WAS cling
ing to her brother.
fake care, he said, gently ''taka
care" And even as he spoke he saw
Charlotte sitting on the bench, with l,au-
isa by her side. IL was barc-.4caded
hrt he rose and bowed very crayely, then
sitting down again he rowcd on. Thy
voices le~seued, then died away, the boIt
vanished III bend OF the river, every
thing was calm and silent, aud the s,ar-
came out one BY one u the deepening
biue Of the SKY and Charlotte NogcI tcii
SAD ana very louely. But as Ste rose.