Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-07-23

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Of my mother. Who vas. rn11o8 4
1 good soof' 'ssd = sachEl1d DC1e<fdl
Of yodf etifd's hspfitS - No.
us your blessing
sKxy5Umcf 6dyUy MlyJU (uF-UUn
had borut his. boeks. gsso r1f1p 70 I
towering rage, beat his - (mo6. uko 0ed
in terror from bic pssssss - 11os uin-
self ip bis room foe thr61 d tis
third day. when he enss( - a. frse
time. he sxtends4s his haa onns3 yohaa
part Of the eosptsy ehess - ~ mel
and bis vile, asd exelhiu 11k ! tI1oo1-
ssiae essa.pS. IA -.
II viii have then ystr
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'Sergius at last knew what Il Sai to
live. .-. ~ -- .-.. ~.
"A loving wife Of sweet disposition and
sufficiently cultivated in mind to share
the thoughts Of her husband, Who. vent
back to his cherished ssudies and 10 the
higher life which he bad thought lost for
ever; Independence and solitude for both;
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what dream-unexpeeted aud yet made
reality ra3 s-7f n i,sssas . = rHob
He took his wife 10 the house which he
bad prepared for her. II was small white
cottage, covered on the outside With vir-
gins bower and ivy. A little glassd por-
tico. crowned with Aowers.' gave aece.s
to dining. room furnished With carved
maple furniture and rush mstting. To
the right was the nup.ial. chamber, blue
and white, . true silken net. To
The left was Scrgius's study. hung with
brown drapery aud the furniture of which
was bound with old leather, bronsed. In
the rear was a small parlor. upholstered
in white and gold. containing Tatiaua's
work table aud two large rosewood
bookcases 6lled With books. The two
young people passed their evenings there
beneath an alabasscr lamp. Sergius
reading aloud and !Tatiaua more ab.
sorbed in looking at Sergius than in using
her needle. Flowers everywhere, and
everywhere joy. -, ,..r
How unlike the gloomy patcrual house
was this! a-7 7s.9;- ''--...
The garden was rs yet osly planned !,
but every day they received parcels Of rare
plants and seeds. Sereius never left tho
house except to attend to necessary mat
'ers about his estate, and If ut tunes he
hunted for he loved The chase-it vas in
his garden. see - As..ss y. -. T
!, "A. for fasiana. vha. expanded with
love into all those richn heart which
until then had best1 issslf on u
BY memories to her D. a.d kaa died
when she was very youns 81 Z BY respectto
her benefac,ress. Thecle Martinovna-
she had grown beautiful. As in this
solitude she lived for her husband alone,
every day she dressed herself especially =
for their cherished evenings. and thus Of
fered him daily the renewed charm and
feast of new Tatiana. rF .t.
Nevertheless. Scrgius thought Of bis
father. To eudeavor to see him once
more was absolutely useless. He kue u
too well the severity Of that nature; bu,
he inquired about him from the servants.
They told him that he bad grown more
morose. harder, and more miscrly than
ever. a.
'After having gricvcd over bis rup-
turc. which seemed to be forever, Sergius
had finally decided upon his course when
one morning. exactly ten months afte,
bis marriage, he received the following
note:
'Mr Son: +: I am growing old; I suffs,
from my isolation. Bring your wife te
me. l will warm myself in your youth
and happiness. / wish now TO pardon
and bless"
:.Sasius uttered 4 cry of jog. hearing
which Tatiana ran to bim. He showed
zee ls.I ihs isssss .as Esl,3 St'drc s'slI
no more clouds in their sky, They felt
their hearts to be singualsriy 1ightencd.
These good souls had Suffered more from
the cruel severity Of the old miser than
had appeared on the surface. z
He win at least be there when our
child is borD.' he said. kissing .his wife.
On the came day they hassened "a
Irsche. aud. on leaving the carriage. they
knelt before the terrible old man. He
embraced them. blessed them. and proved
cordial and affectionste. He eutreate,l
them to pass several days under his roof.
In the evening at supper tho repast va.
nearly presentable. Ii comprised q Gu.
eumber omelette. buck wheat cakes. some
butter. a bottle of wine. nearly al Of which
tho oid man drank himself and which
made him quite gay. Scrgius. did no,
recognise his] fstAes , 81 80
Tatiana experienced gloomy uneasi-
ness in this d,lapidated house, which wa.
dir,icr than ever. There wss not the
smalIes. Granny in il that vas not stick >
with roaches or Hics. but she feared &
east shadow on the sveccnciliation &C
long hoped for. and she did no, dare q
speak of IN Immediate asesnru home
VI.
The, ass sfsef sthcir .rriysf Serviu.
was aroussdSy >eensie tapping a, hi.
window. /, va. bis father who raped
Come qaiekls.' said rSe oN. usAn :ou.
Of the ssesssnsss hes lust seen a magniicen,
roebuek in the clearing"
'Sergias dressed himself ID bsste, kisset
bis wife. who vas sssilt asleep. provides
himself With doab!e bafrelied gun. Sip
pea bsliess into ID. aud vent ost.
The Gay $as a6pe one. the atnos
phere ,bslny, aud NE shie aceey elesd
Which showed thensclses on the horisos
hose, osiy % disappear.