Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-06-30

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a: . sse css,le OF Aaimaiso0: There. irre
ss0uEsa s6e f.sesse and Vcfe konv ofs a.
jcsar.. she.w.S' 'sssy AsySy. .assna sxs~ssl
Y about her with the creates. kirduss,
tatd goodness. This encouraged the
lyone eisis Of haeAoassh Id ~ aS6 shc,
one day to CRAFTY her cariosiss by show
'ag them h:r diamonds. which wers sid
70 oe very numerous and beautiful.
The good Empress caused large T..
b!e TO be brought in. aud spread upon /,
oil her easkets Of jewels.
The young girls opened their eyes very
vide indeed. quite darzied by 20 many
briliian: aud precious ssoncs. and the Em.
press was much amu'el With their siicu,
Admiration.
"Young ladies'" sail she at last, ado
not be envicus Of . luxury which eanno,
givs happsness. n kas given rne more
pleasure 80 rsesive su old pair Of shoc.
than all these dianoads spread before
you" -.
The girls began TO laugh. thinking it
vss : jest. -
"Do not laugh. my children" said the
Emprssa. ''Yes. ia1sed. tho peessnt
which gave mo the mast real pleasure i
all ny life vasa pair Of old, thick, leash-
OF shoes. You shan hear the story: :
"when I let M.rtioiqus With nv lit.
tie daughter Hortcnse. to 20 10 France
| Vac Gar from being rich. The cost Of
my passage on The shipshs tsken nsarly
all my money, and / had much trouble u
make even the most necessary prepare.
tious for the voyage.
"H 1rtcnse was very gay and lively
she liked to dance negro dances and sing
their songs, whish was . great amusement
to the sailors. and as thsy were very at
sentivs to her. she much enjoyed their So
cicty. Whenever l wishe., to take nap.
she went up on deck. and there. the OBJ
ject Of geuesal admiration, she went
through her exercises to tho satisfaction
OF every one.
"Au old sailor. tho mate Of the ship,
was particularly fond Of hor, and when
ever he could spare a moment from his
duties. he deyotsd himself 10 his little
friend.
cat last with run ming and dancing all
day long, my little girls shoes were quite
worn out. Knowing that she had no
others, and fearing that would not al
low her to 60 on deck III knew the stats
of her shoes, she hid it from mo for some
lime. Oae day she came to Mo Wi.h
blood upon her feet. Task ID her in much
alarm If she were hurt.
"No, mamma"
"Bus see, my child, your feet are bleed
ing"
ut is nothing. msmma, I assure you.'
Il Insisted upon knowing the truth, aud
found that her foot was terribly scratched
with nail. Wa were only half through
he voyage. and until VIC arrived in France
here was no way to get new pair of
shoes. Much distressed that my poor
II Horteuse should be obliged to remain
prisoner in our disasreeable lit,lo cabin,
| wept with her. and could fird no rcme-
ty for our grief. At this moment, our
friend, the mate. came il. He asked
with his rough irankus>s why We were
'rying. The sobbing child fastened to
trli him that she could not go on deck
any mere because she hal torn her shoes
'ud had no other to give her.
"Oh that is nothing" said he, II
have an old pair in r,y chest; I will 90
aud look FOR them. You. madam, will
cut them to ct the little ones feet, and
will sew them as we'll as I can. On
board ship. one must accommodate ones
'elt to every thing Ole should not be
proud nor dainty, if one only has what is
without giving US time to reply, he
went to fnd the shoes, which he brought
% US with very triumphant air. We
'et TO work. cutting and he sewing with
great Zeal. aud BY evening. my little girl
'oald again please herself With dancing
aud jumping to the amusement Of every
,ne.
MY gratitude to the old man was sin
'cre. aud I have often reproached myself
hat l did not ask the name Of this good
'ailor, known tn US only as Jacque.. l
should like to do s,me.hng for him, now
hat fortune has favored me-"
This story. told with q charming sim
olic!ty. iu'cre.tci 4 aud touched deeply the
young girls to whom the Empress related
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