Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-02-12
MIR. MAYNARD'S HIRED MAN.
" Ficko-y, d'ckory, dock,
The mouse ran mp the clock;
The clock struck one,
And down be run;

" Oh. my good gracious, how dare
you?' Fanny laid the pink bundle down
in rocking chair full Of pillows. The
bundle protested with a vigorous move
ment, and in another moment the rock
ing chair and the baby came down to-
gcthcr.
Now. yon awful man, the child is
sick ~ cried Fanny with scared look
as she lifted the tiny morscl from the
floor; but the pillows had projected it. and
the startled baby. after the effort at curl
ing her lips, broke into charming smile
NO harm dom: and trust | am for
, given" said Matthew Donn.
No, You are not forgiven. shall
never for, i've you, Mr.. Matthew Dcnn: so
rlrase leave baby and me. | have moth
ing more to say"
"Well. lin going
"You can GO sir"
The young man went softly. slowly out;
but he looked neither grieved nor angry;
| on the other side of the door be smiled
The circumstances are these:
Fanny had been amusing her sisters
child. and the little cherub seemed never
to tire of musical sounds; SO Fanny, who
had Mother Goose" by heart. liked moth.
Ing better ttan to sit in the cosy sitting
room, which was really in the nursery,
and sing those old, old melodies.
/ Matthew Doun was the hired man, and
on this particular morning had stolen in
quietly behind Miss Fanny. aud tempted
of-what Surely not of the Evil One
bad bent over aud kissed her on the
/ forehead.
And this he had dared to do; knowing
that Fanny was city young lady. living
in fashionable quarter. and used TO the
best society.
Faunys sister had married a rich farm.
er; NOT quite two years before. People
talked of these Brysons burying them.
selves alive; but both Olive and Fanny
loved the country better than the town.
Every Summer Fanny was glad to leave
the ''>sufy old house." as she called it
aud almost by one leap 6ni herselfin par.
adise. breathing air redolent Of white c,o-
yer and sweet briar. Daring the Winter
[ the sisters cnrresrondcd regularly and
Olive had sung the praise Of Matthew
Dom. their hired man. so often tina, Fan
ny found herself thinking of his aequaiut-
ance as one of the pleasant probabilities o
/ her n, X visit
Nv" don't intend to treat him as help,
wrote Olive. holding her baby on one
knee and s,eadying the paper with bronze
weight; .fcr he is no, in the least like the
men in these parts. should be ashamed
not to ask him to come to the table: aud
just for the novelty of it. want you t.
peep into his room. Harry calls him raru
oris: aud the two really enjoy ,hcnsalve.
together almost like brothers; he is near
" as handsome as my Harry: he. yor
know. is the handsomest man in th,
world -
And the pleasant pen ran on and told
abou, planting. the prospective swee, corn
and pea blossoms. and how the crap,
vines we're full of tinicst branches. an,
the young peach trees. we're going to d.
srlendidly; aud Aiela had swo cunnin.
miik-white teeth, and | know not hov
much more loving nonsense.
Now Fanny had rich lover. aud. la
mos such lovers. he was not PROPOSES
sing in his personal appearance. Ia he
ows written language to Olive. he poster
ed her to death. To be sure it was pleas
. an, to see his splendid equipage in froa
Of ;hsir door, with the t~o superb gray: