Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-04-16

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What !. ID until ron are twenty years old.
And, / am ohly ,eieren. Ten years i
lsne TO wait. Csal is eight. Jass. aaxil
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silly boyt r gave yor oulynipe years
No. you, viii NOT LapM enough even fken
unless ysu .Fecovssa yesy sight, !, ~, a. y;
How strangely 5es isslk ,IJapea sWha
has my sight 70 ac win jour trials |? ,Aa
|. understand !. an Jour trial. SO . : =,
Ielaspea the little hand sin mine. end
| told bisa' he was my best csnsavs. Indeed
| Tfelt that be was 50; bdfa I did not Know
hows soon etii,ne. vas coming shea be
weBldsbe elk lgS stem sss5T 5TN-,s ~ rs,aYa
L ssASsss A1lngmura~e lo(h lisaissSsesssus1
indahncr, said TO myself. . f7f =
Jane Austin. this viii never do. II
Jon have resolved to make a sacrifice 10
duty. you ought to make i, wholly-un-
cOnditionaily. You have put your lover
into one scale and your father and broth
! er IN the o,her-and now that you have
decided which side weighs heaviest, will
you begin BY throwing away little here
aud there of the precious burden unt il your
scared conscience viii acquis yol in recall
ling your decision /
The result was. that / arose the mex,
morning determined to act out nv reso-
luton faithfully to the end; to devote my
self, hear, aud soul. to my work of trying
to make two lives happy. and forgetting
that there was anything in the past to in
tcrfere with my so doing.
The servants were busy cleaning the
house. for it was already Spring. and cv-
cry window in the parlor and chambers
was open save in Ilerbcrt's little room
next my own. lie did not usually rise
until late. But my father was an early
riser. auc | knew that. il he returned
from his accustomed morning walk before
breakfast should tind him in the dining
room. -
This was orr most cheerful room The
sun almost strcamcd in at the windows at
this hour on pleasan. days; and there was
a perfect paradise of plants and anwers-
roses. lilies. vcrbcnas. heliotropes aud
fuchias-all the choicest and most fra.
grant gcraniums-in short. everything
that could tempt a lover of flowers.
Breakfast was waitiug-the steam Of
fragrant chocolate miuglinc pleasantly
with the oior of the plan, the toast.
crisp and brown in its silver stand. all
things bright and shining. Ny father
loved to see the old family silyo. turnish-
cd to is greatest sp.ca115r, tie cut-g glass
clear and beautiful, and the linen white
aud'poished. |. too, was fnical about
the same things. and Herbert. though
bland could distinguish. tAsough other
senses than sight, when ali'was FL glit upon
TIE table.
Ny father sat at the brcakfast-.ab,e, his
newspaper. not yet unfoldcd, beside his
plate a glass of English violc,s stood
near He must have bought them at the
conservatory that morning. for they were
fresh and beautiful. I noted all these
things in an instant. My eyes took in
the beauty Of the picture thus presented. +.
very swiftly; tie handsome old man, sit
ting in the hi .h- backed. crimson arm
chair, his beautiful silver locks curling
luxuriantly about his pale face. his eyes
closed rs if in prayer. / waited reverent.
ly for him to close the invocation. He
did not open his eyes. nor move. What
was it that thus chained his faculties =?
hushcd any rising fear that l. might have
felt. and stole softly round to his side.
My God was my father dead
| cannot remember anything Of the
next hour. When came to my senses,
| was rolling llerbie's silken curls over
my fingers. and he was whispering his
morning prayer. | must have dressed
him in perfect unconseiousness Of SO DO.
Ing. The child seemed terrified 10 som,
way.
% jamie he said at last. .you would
not speak to me all the time. you wer,
dressing me
Dear little fellow! He did no. know
yet.
| kept bin by my side all that dav
excep, when called out to consult Will
Or. Wardwell. who kindly took clarg,
of al the necessary offices to be executed
To him. at last. | was obliged to delcga,
the task of telling Herbert Lc was father
less. could not.
/ Ny pen refuses to record the emotion.
/ Of that dreadful week. had 10 listen t,
, He:bcrt's means aud cries for his father
when was longing to be by myself that
NIGH, think.
The funeral was over, and I led m,
blind Herbert into the house Which wa
never again to be gladdcnoi by my faith
er's presence. After this. days aud We, /
of languor supervened. lay on couch
, literally worn out with grief, aud onl
reused up when imreratively needed t
perform some little care for Herbert. He
too. was sinking into dependency and in
activity. All seemed dark aud gloomy
DR.. Ward we'll had ceme in twice ever
day. One morning he came very carly
before Herber, had risen. saw that h
was trying to say something 10 me uhic
be could not bear to utter.
Speak to me. doctor:' | cried. .Sa
your say, whatever it may ts | can bca
anything now
Thank you. Jane ! will do what
thiak ought, siuce yeu give me rcrmi.
sion. | will tell YOU the truth. Yo
must rouse yourself from. This i, lection
For your Own sake. j, is rieh, tia. 70
should. for your life viii be the forfeit
you do not shake eff this Mood; ani tLer
!. what will become Of Herbert! Tan yo
bear 10 think of dying and leaving him
himselfT
| % doctor. hush !. I gaspca.
Not till you promise ne that you nj
do better. Jane. / should tc fal.
friend to you If suffered you to renal
: in this state without making an efscr.
restore you 10 yourself. can rcsii,