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

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lesay vas sonesimcs given 20 the ssr,eys.i
rnoof" may Be shc~uAy 1 iis(ye nc; lSn
Iia th~ rclasicn oswaislff I trust I sssala vi.
fci1As aes0a6ienre. % sthsovs raysslf er~u
70 the elnESe OF aserihing "a the sreat A.
thor isreer-share Of sbe mix of human
kindness than oiten falls 70 tlaa .oss Of ,or-
idinary nortals. .-~s 81 -,
! One rnnrning Z wss mskne Q NV wav %
30 onssow So aarr. at anearlies hnur ii an
usual. Shcn 80 my great surpri.e. Ismes
Nr. fhackerav pacing ap and ds1a shs
fontway in state Of great mental unea<i-
ness. L. vus % ensir ely contrary.so his
ensscm --as leass rs tar a. my experience
told me--so'le,ss his house st % sulv
an hour. AID was % much cancernetl Z,
seeing him ins ssch depression. thss 4 vas
nssurally induced to say that 1 hope.i
nothing very serious he'd happened b his
hoas hold. He ans wersa '.Poor Mare
chesti's child is dying" Having sal I
this. tears came to his relief, and be speed
lily returned home. He vas on terms of
close friendship with the Baron Mus-
chssti (his next door neishbor), and he
synpstaised With that we'll known seulp-
sor q The deep love he bore for hin dying
child. He was in . checrless mood for
tho remainder ofths day, aad iu the cours.
OF bis work revsrssd many times. 70 the
calamity which hs 70 ~,sl deplorsi.l
Again, on The morning Of his departure
TO: America. He vas % start by anesr
y train. and when I arrived (sdf q shxs3
oesn rseviously arranged thasT should ssSa
him before he lefty I found him "a ms
study. and his two daughters in the diu.
ing rocm-an in very fearful conaition;
and l DO not think I am far wrong in saw.
ing that If ever mans strength was over.
powered by wnman's weakness II was 81
upon this occasion: for Mr.. Thackerav
could not look at his daughters without
ne'raying moisture in his eyes. which
ne IN vain sGove 10 conceal. Nsvcrthe-
less he was enabled to attend 10 several
money transactions which i. was necessa.
~ he should arrange before leaving; aud
20 give me certain instruction about The
t'ur volumes of his "Miscelianies" then
IN course Of publication, and which he
legged me to watch in their pasea re
through the press, with view to few
ioot-notcs that might be thought desira-
bic. Then CAME the hour for parting!
A cab was Al The door, the luggage h aa
all b en- properly disposed of, aad the
stoodfie The hall, to notify, sy
their looks, puch they regretted their
masters depa6l4sS, "This is tho mcwen.
| have dreadcdl" said Thackeray, ss he
entered the dining-room to embrace his
and when he hastily descend
sd the steps Of tho door he knep that thew
would be at the windo~ TO
Cast one longing, lingering look behind"
"Good-bv." he marmurad in a suppress
sed voice. as / followed him to the cab
keep close behind NE, and let me try to
Jump in uasccn."
The instant the door of the vehicle vas
closed behind him he threw himself back
into corner and buried his face in his
hands. That was the last I saw of Mr..
Thackerny before he left London on his
second visit to the United States and I J
think have given sufficient proof that,
great as was his power Of poising the
shafts Of ridiculc a. the follies and vices
Of the day, and coldly reserved as he
was in bis demcauor, he was
'ull Of ,hs; gon,lencss Of heart to which
his writings constantly bear testimony
aud 1t Ras his instinct to DO ac;uated by
the kindliest impuls, IS which do honor to
,ur common nature.-GEoRGr HopprR.
Hurper's -M,ga-inc for Juiy.