Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-09-21


one Of The ibasaars. and 70 ask fss sail:
tings for the set and nov. Senora, that
you have gladdened my breaking heart by
tliSm os me. permit me to re-
turn to my su1esise parent. snd take sfm
that suatenaace for the want of which he
perishss.' -. = 4
TO depart alone. Miss LGmley bought q
little basket. which she filled with jellies
fruit. and cakes. thinking they wosld BE-
acceptable to the roor invalid . end ,uaI
both accompanied lsabslla and her brp1h-
er ID 4 miserable garnet in Little ST. An
drews street, where We found her unfbf.
tunate fssEef stretched On q wretched rsats
tress. ovcrwheluaed with griaf and famine.
He opened his languid eyes on our ap.
proach, and spoke to his daughter in their
ndtise tongue She fastened 70 him, and.
kneeling beside him. took his cn,aciatcd
hand. which she fondly kissed she tEen
raised his head upon her arm, and admin-
istered to him few spoonsfuls Of Jelly,
which little Carlos brought her, and held
carefully while she fed hcr father. He
appeared somewhat revived when he had
partaken of it. Miss Lumley asked him
few questions relative TO ti. symptoms.
His own opinion was that he was dying.
and, raising himself up. he east look Of
touching grief upon his children, and said.
in q low-broken voice: -...--....Fss
'' 1t is the thought Of leaving these
dear ones, desolate aud friendless orphans
in strange land. that weighs SO heavily
upon my heart, and makes the bitterness
of death Isabella burst ihio food of
tears, and little Carlos. hugging his. faith
er's hand to his bosom, sobbcd out .
"'Do not die, dearest papa, pray do not
die attd leave u.s. .ar
81 was unable to restrain my feelings,
and wept with them. Miss Lumley's
eyes were full of tears. but she preserved
her composure, and said to the agitatcd
Spaniard
You require good air. medicine, and
wholesome nourishment if you had these
you would recover
"'I iave not the means Of obtaining
them,' lie replied. His children lifted up
their. voices and wept aloud. ''i' Hf I
"You may imagine tRe sweet satisfne-
tion | felt in being, able to place in the
hands of the distressed Isabella the mon
ey that had been destined for the purchase
Of trifie lit my o~n adc-nmcrit. Till
that moment. indeetl, | never knew the
proper value of money, and when / saw
the flush of hope and glsdness recall the
color to the faded cheek Of the sick Span
lard. and the melancholy eyes Of his
daughter beaming with joy through the
tears with which they overilowed. would
not have exchanged my feelings to have
been possessed Of the most splendid pearls
or diamonds that were ever worn BY a
dukes daughter U.t.'
If such be the history Of Your mock
coral necklace. young lady, YOU may Just
II contemplate, is With pleasure" said Sir
Philip Worthy, an old gentleman Of rank
and fortune. who had entered the room
with his granddaughter. while Juliet was
relating the story of the Spanish exiles.--
Il am sure" continued he, "my Ellen
and my Georgianna are both dcsirous Of
becoming possesscrs Of similar necklaces. 7"
"Only on the condition of being allow
ed to purchase them OH the same terms
that you have. Miss Maitlaiid,'' said Ell
len, Worthy. slipping her purse into Ju-
lets hand, as she spoke. Her example
Vas followed by her sister; and Sir Phil
ip said, with good -hnmored smile:
Though l cannot wear necklaces nv
self, have many young friends Who will
gladly accept than from me; therefore,
my dear Miss Juliet, you must oblige me
by obtaining FIVE sets in exchange for this
trifle." He put FIVE pound note into
her hands rs he spoke. and ::dded, when
ever your Spanish friends are in need of
further assistance. you win find pur-
chaser Of Isabellas mock coral necklaces
in me. ...
All the young ladies in the room we're
then, desirous Of obtaining necklaces Of the
same manufacture and Juliet was the
next day the happy bearer Of q sum Of
money to the Spanish emisrants that iena-
bied them to obtain comfortable lodgings
in the country. food. clothing. and inedi-
cal attendance. by. which they were re-
stored to health Isabella's imitation of
coral became favcrite article Of purchase
among the youthful visitors at the ba-
saars So much sc, that she was enabled
10 maintain her father and littlc brother
by the produce of her own ingenuity and
industry and. in consequence Of the very
great demand for these cheap snd elegant
ornaments. many of ffie other Spanish cx-
lies have found employment, and prcserv-
ed husbands and parents from starving.
II is needless to add that Miss Caroline
Perkins offered no more objections to the
mock cora! necklaces.
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