Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-04-17
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'Well. then. I will. Bepjamin. Wh
are we pat into this world together IL nc
10 help each other r said she. ss With q
air Of virtuous responsibility She threw
little maixe-colorcd rigolettc over he
weather. r-bcsien, curls. and . white break
fast shawl over her shoulders. Then put
ting on her gloves. With the sdiguity Of
circumnavigator. she started across d.
street. .a-Tn
One might fancy she would pick up tb,
unfortunste pillow upon the way: bot a.
~ hope she wac above meddling viii
her neighbors' things! Certainly! Sh,
walked impressiveIy to toe door and rams
the bell. which was instantly answered b
Ms. Whiting himself. witb . eaFpet-baI
in bis hand. and hat upon his bead.
Going away. are you 2 said Miss Dis
brow. diverted for the time from her ori.
ginal errand BY an opportunity of insert
ing the wedge Of inquiry
; 'Ah! Miss Disbrow Yes. I am going
to Chicago on little business trip. ,Won'l
you come in ?
Thank you. Mr.. Whiting. not thi.
morning. Does your wife accompany
you?
mo. she doesn't. She is going to
Cincinnati for few days." replied Mr..
Whiting. who was as guileless as spring
chicken. and not much more of mouth
ful for the n,aneuvreing black fox. who
always found great deal more favor in
anything she had first unearthed by skill
fal digging. You had better come in,
continued he. cordially. Mrs Whiting
is busy packing. bu. she will be glad to
see you And the deluded man really
believed 90. for although he had lived in
such close relation with Mrs Whiting for
Eve years. he was only man after all.
Bot Miss Disbrow was a woman. and
so she knew a great deal better than to be
persuaded that a person is glad to see cal
lcrs when packing.
oh. no indeed. Mr.. Whiting. Thank
you; but Just ran over in a neighborly
way to tell you of li,.le accident hap
pened to observe from my window. A
pillow fell from the balustrade, where your
chanbcrmaid very carelessly left it. and
is now lying upon the sidewalk. was
fearful it might come to grief before sny
of the family missed it. Good morning
And. SO speaking. Miss Disbrow bowed
ard rustled away.
Benjamin. said she. mysteriously,
when she reached her own rocking-chair
again. Il cannot see why Mrs. Whiting
takes time to 60 to Cincinnati when her
husband is away. 1t would be my choice
not to leave the house alone with that
tightly Bridget Geoakss- Or. then. why
not Mrs Whiting 60 to-day. while her
husband is here to see her of? I can't
understand it,
And with this, Miss Disbrow fell into
ct of musing. and unused so long and ST.
lcntly that Benjamin fell asleep and
dreamed he knew where there was wood
cocks hole. with woodcock in it.
Meantime Mr.. Whiting kissed his wife
(probably). took his valise and went on,
happily unconscious Of cloud no bigger
than a mans hand already coming in his
domestic sky He thought Of no shadow
darker than the bank Of heavy dampuess
above his head in the heavens
And that very evening those vaporous
clouds. having sulkcd long enough over
the muddy condition of the streets, made
up their mind. and expressed it By an em.
phatic fal. Of snow. that glided from the
umbrellas and drifted against windows.
like slipping of Of great white blankets.
BY day dawn the streets. aud roofs aud
stecples were white a. nsiller's cat, and
the air rang with the scraping Of shovels
and jingling Of sleigh-bells. 1@lt F
OF course Mrs. Whiting won't think Of
starting after such q snow. with every
prospect Of the roads being blocked. OF
course, not. Benjamin. said Miss Dis
brow, seating herself to the occupation Of
looking upon the things Of their neighbor
With all the eyes of her own and all the
eyes Of her glasses-watching them so iu-
tently that actually pair Of pigeons few
into the belfry Of the church. and pair
Of ragged boys pccped into the vessry win-
dows without her Knowing it. But her
watch was rewarded. for at precisely n
quarter past eleven q close carriage came
up to Mrs. Writings door.
As sure as you are born. Benjamin. she
is goiug!' exclaimed Miss Disbrow. ap-
parently as violently astoni>hed as though
she had not been looking all the morning
for eight Of this very carriage. ;And
two trunks! What can the woman kass
Of two trunks. Just going down to Cincin-
natl for few days r she continued. ap-
pearing 10 suspect the trick Of the Trojan
horse. We'll. now, I can't zee why she
takes so much baggage. And as sure as
you are made. Benjamin. she has q new
travelling suit throughout. hat and all. A
suit Of silver gray poplin. With muff and
collar Of As.rachan wool. and an Alaska
hat. She looks as girlisa as you please.
added Miss Disbrow. bringing her opera
glass. which always lay conveniently near
on a tcaroy. to bear upon the small figure
Of her neishbof. Who vas tCrning back a:
the door for the last word 20 Bridget,
seeming. a. she stood shcrc. 10 the un,ried
eye, as cheerful and innocent as Bur-
eandy rose. But. alas. things are nos
what they seem.
.If that woman b ever dissected want
10 zee her heart, Benjamis. l believe she
has NO more thah yoa could put on the
paint Of . needle. / do Co. responded
Miss Diserow. pustiag down hsr elsss ~
the carriage slcvly plo~ed IDS vay slcss
We snowy ssrecss. and taking up the book.
mark she vas enbroiderins Tor he pulpit
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The sun sAoue. The pigeoas vhirred pas
The Windows. The sshsol- boys snov-bslied,
the engine screamed, sad The ears ram.