Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-11-14

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both. Noshing but - - rasd ~
alms hoase before ths9. 4 <guut svsa
quite unpsid at ~, lnauo U1saisl
was In . fury. he sal1s& ~ -
warning and piece e - oa1tn
morro1 out he she~laH - - AsP
The tailor sid ssthises 7 " -
nanliks. had her vseds Il & q
Where shah ~ 80 60 seEsWs
haven't . peany-ia Shesg1 = evse
1t h nothing 10 ne - E0e -
the landlord. so that I = M NJ
rooms. / psns ths(fef tespasl
to ;. di.h bsass -.
Then tho husband in = agfy vofd
babe her hold her tongue.
It's all the same. be said, .xs'll 70 b.
morrow. Aud now you 60, Mr.. Land.
tord.'
Then they were left alone bemoauiss
their hard fzts. There vas Absolutely
cc:hing to eat in the house. .e.1
Sally looked II her empty -four barrel.
at her wrctched family, and burst into
tears.
ITS no use Of trying any longer she
said. If the Lord would only take u.
That's all I ask
She put the children 10 bed and sat
down upon chair drawn BY force Of hsb-
it to the hearth Of IN empty stove. Her
husband, between pain and anxiety. wa
less sane than q mailman. He paced the
floor like tiger. talking 70 himself. The
bit of tallow candle burnt low. The bitter
wind ratified the easement. the rein beat
against it.
We shall be out in all that io-tnorrow'
said the man. We've not got . friend in
the world
We've got one friend. hope.' said The
wife,
Who is hc ? asked the tailor.
God said the woman. May bc He
will find way to help rs. We haven't
been very bad, SAM
Better than US have starved before now.
said the tailor. We haven't any partic-
ular right to expect miracles, that know
of. Hark! what's that ?
a knock said his wife. and trembling
lest her landlord should have returned.
opened the door. Without stood the tall, ,
gaunt figure of the lcdger in the attic.
Hes come for some bread thought
the woman, and amidst her own trouble
she gricved over the thought Of refusing
ais appeal.
He made none, however.
This is what he said:
Madam, a while ago I took the liberty
Of asking you for bread allow me to re-
turn the loaf with thanks
So he vanishcdSA A-fS 4-ltssh loaf
lay in the woman's hanassne,hs carried
it in.
This is more than I expected she said !.
You see God is good
She lifted the side Of the candiestick q
little. The light Aarcd up.
Now, MOTHER cried a child's voice from
the bed, I'm hungry
Sally broke it in two. It parted with
singular case. She gave little cry. It
had evidently been cut before and Joined
together. and from the heart handful OF
crumbs had been scoOped. and in it lay a
little white packet.
Its fairy-bread.' cried Sally remem-
bering some old country legend.
Look at It before the light goes, said
the tailor.
Sally obcyed. She opened the paeke.
and found two envelopes. In one was
this note.
"MADAM Your loaf Of bread saved
my life. / know You are in trouble, snd
yesterday my luck turned. To-day am
worth fifty thousand dollars. having won
lawsuit that has been pending for years.
Please accept the inclosure, and believe
me your ever obliged.
Arrrc LopGsR.
There was q Ave hundred dollar note ia
the envelope. and when she saw Il Sally
thought herself the sappicst woman 10
Christendom.
The gift was the saving Of tho family
Sally had cast her bread upon the water.
to find it again in very truth. And When
the tailor's hand was we'll sgsin. there
was patron for him who dressed IN such
manner that Sam no longer could doub
him q gentleman. The attic ledger wear.
the finest broadcloth now. and the tobac.
conist bows low as he meets him on hi.
way out or sells him choice Hsvans,
over the counter. He stops at the doo'
in his carriage and lodges in the attic nc
longer: but he never has fosgotten. moi
seems likely to forget the loaf Of bread
given BY the tailor's wife, when he va.