Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-09-28
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rexa&ees nat l net Dr.. Hl3feeE. H(
va Z sdrgeoa "a psee dlty, and u L "a,
Wlieef. and our sfay 1is u Quarter.
his hospital only cSasailled ~ Uhroals
:. s.':s' :. 4; asf I'D AssA siss - -
Il uas !. girl tlsa. very yosak h IL
vosld. The sikhs u ! naifcfn m.de my
heast 81 plk-s-pat. and nearly tursicd M
brain. I did not then aoa6t hus esery
daitsfih covered b<ise Il btate and
dasntless as Rieh.rd Ceus de Lion. ssi
| Wkt tety dikeals matlef % desne tl<
ttaASaeAla ~ ksIiain q 1 tsass nlay iusI
stepping forth irto fhe world. She 4 II.
notent. i6t tatcnis hke cafe tliat thei,
!daughters are guarded from ail knowledge
LOT vice. To young girl; t.cn are em.
blems Of mobility. conrsgc add strngth
they are superior beings. Nhc POCKETS an
OF woman's tenderness and none Of hcl
Weakness. / have tried to define the girl
ideal Of man; at least some such silly
ideas ouee filed my head when frst me,
DR.. Hildreth. b a"f
A iiietfy party we're chatting at the
town hall. where We met 10 dance. Twas
slmust a stranger, ahd my escort had gone
to bring me glass Of water, when my
schoolmate, Lottie Day. skipped arfoss
the room, in advance Of handsome sur
geon. and kissed me.
"Oh, Maggie. how glad | am 10 see
you! heard that you were here. but
could not believe il. Do cor1e 10 see me-
in a whissper-''fIe something swcc.
to tell you"
The young surgeon stsod By her side.
knew that lie heatd her whisper, for a
merry beam danced in his eyes, and he
bit his lips to hide smile al Lottie ex-
claimed, "Oh!" and hid her face, child
fashion. in her lace handkerchief.
"sliss Lottie. ] must remind you that
have not been introduced To torr dear
friend Miss Gentry" he said, gazing
straight into my eyes Then followed the
formal introduction which made me ac-
quainted with Dr.. Hildreth.
Was be. handsome Then I should
have slid yes; for looked through the
magic eyes Of sweet seventeen. Now. rs
[ recall him, he vas straight and well pro-
portioned in form, yellow hair. soft, ear
nest, blue cyes-too soft for q man; a
full. sensual mouth, with the red lips
pursed as If ready for kiss.
"Ilis face is trile too red: but you
know. my dear, We cannot expect perfec-
ton on earth" was Lottie's sage femark
after she bad whispered that "sweetest
sccret-her engagement to DR.. Hildreth
loved Lottie-girls do love each 9th.
er, in spite OF all that old bachelors say
to the coutrary--and I rejoiced that she
had been SO fortunate.
Yes, Dr. Hildrcth had rcd face, aud
We girls soon found ous the cause.
''Iie is such . noble fell6v, 90 eencr-
Gus an1 frank. il he TAINTED d drink he
would take Il before thousand ladies,
but he Would not sneak of to bar-room.
then eat spies or perfume his breath, /"
said Lottie to me one day.
I could not deny this. for I often met
DR.. Hildreth. and heard him laugh at the
"sprecs' he had been on. :eit that we
were all doing wrohg in allowing him such
liberties; for he often entered Che parlor
half intoxicated. ard once he escorted Lot
tie home when he was thoroughly incbria-
ted
I WIS Indignant! For there is nothing
on earth Sd ioatlisome 20 a woman as
drunken man--protidcd she does not love
him No woman can see her father
brother; or lover. feeling and staggering
with drink. Without feeling Of shame =
Her confidence in nah is shaken, and
s"ifse cf her faith gone. So / felt when
I saw Dr.. Hildreth iutoxicatcd. | made
\ resolution never to place myself under
his protection. ! was scon put to the
test.
One evciiing received can from d.:
Hildreth. and he asked rfic to accompany
him to a party. In those trying times
carriages were out Of fashion, for MI Of
tho hcrscs ha1 Been SENT t5 the fror.t. no
we girls bad to walk to parties. We we're
not vexed then by satin or lacc-our
street dresses were thought quite good
enough for evening. ard right irerrily did
se dance. ''
Dr.. Hiiarrth locked 90 Handsome and
entertained NE 81 agrceably. that I found
scmc difficulty In refusing his company.
He ~as disappointed, and said:
Miss Maggie. What fortunate fellow
liss preceded me r
"No one: I hase made no engage
ment"
"whssi Are you no. going to the
partyl DO go; We shall have a splendid
time" 49,
II intend to GO" replied 7. painfully
embarrassed, IF procrsrc stsitable es-
cort
"A suitable escort! Miss Gentry. will
you explain y
The blood rrsinvl to MY brain and made
my isesd swim. WHIST was / dong p
This rsan wss ilte Md Of our listle coscrie /;
all Of the girls liked MIN, sssd lie vas en-
gagged 10 Tny bnsom friend.
He strUd awaiting MY explanation, his
eyes blasrd on me Hrathfally. and ,rcm-
baed rnd sxid:
"oh. DIR. Hildrcth. il you would not
drink ~. 4= F-'f
".Ah. that's It; turned esssthcr. have
sou! Give us = Temperance lecture -
Miss Gentry. yoa wossi te a bYilliaut sta.
in the ranks q s4fcsg :miaars. xomen r
WOW. q gih Of seventeen cannot bear
s7rcasm-=few women ~ aee ean-or men
either. foe shn nHaft,. Ms pride ws.
tanehca I became angry; and boldly ex-
claimed: zee - 2 y = 5. D
.Ycu wrrns me. 1sir; I DO not wish u
deliver q temperance lecture to any man.
'Dm J do wi>htsSs ~ men xho fbrgti