Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-06-25

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II Am ,eest,is sssrre9( - ies,.i,irons
back % sssaDss Il 4 ~ farA knaass.
!. and tbsn, when he aSprytAing jssl
Is be len Il. maybe ! III stop lopssr. "
"Yery likely. ?, said ::sIt nsuld sev-
er do. I see, Ia. .hass, 3eefS." a, ;, .Tl
;.fChildssn's al slih ssid Peter
"You nurse them aud eddie them, and
work and plan Cor 49, sad-sll you ret
is ipgratitnae. Theyzgee inst like Ihe
birds; soon As they g q a!one. they are
OF III dsS's ssy ok ~ worse dan
4he resk. or. % I'D - N fes hst has
asvsx aisR Re 6roeitea -.
] .Don's s.y that. sobbsd hi siSs,
IN never believe 49, saa lo aoii
Well. ] hope an'rrong; bst.rn nat.
BE has got hold Of some pink ,i.esd girl.
and doesut care q farthing for any asne
else in the world. They.are all like that
.D.es he never never 1vli..f ! asked. feeling
awkward. but sistins to show an inter-
est.
Yes. he writes nov and then, not Of
ten. Why shosld he He knows my
wishes, and is determined to have his own
way .,, qi
You are hard upon him. Peter said
Mrs. Williams. Young people have their
way to make in the verdi --..',I
4 know that. old woman, bot hs might
have made Il here.'
You zee. sir. be is uueommou clever q
carving. and that sort Of work fstehss .
high price just nov; tie the fashion. vbsrs
they are doing up old churches and the
like; that's what teupted the lad away" +"
'Perhaps.' said I, he felt that bio tai
ent was being wasted in place where be
had no particular object upon which to ex-
ercise it,
Maybe, sir; but he knew that had
set my heart on the saw-mill all my life,
and that I could not work it. ifI got il,
now without his help; be understood we'll
enough. too. that il would be better
business for himself than working for Va
ges, however high they may be. and nice
retiremens in my old age. Bot that 10 inst
it. expect. he did not fancy having for
partner an old father. who might soon be
getting past his work. though there Is no
sign Of that about ne as present, thank
heaven
.'Ah.' said I.','you we're thinking Of set
ting up saw-mill : It certainly ought
to be good place for one
1T ought. and il is. SIR. replied Peter
Williams. growing excited. And then
he entered into masS Heightened particu-
i,lars. Of which this anm The saw
mii was an extssN sttution. at Fs-.-
ent in the rcssessic6lsf Mr.. Tankard.
better known ss Drunken Tommy. who
was willing to ccdc his lease. goodwill.
and fixtures. for one hundred pounds. aud
would probably take eighty. That sounds
an absurd trias to give for a saw mill. but
you must remember that the Toft is q
very little stream, and its water power
quite Lilliputian. Drunken Tommy did
not make much Of an income after he paid
his rent. But then he confined himself
strictly to the saving Of trees into planks.
aud was iudolent about that. An active,
intelligent, we'll educated man. who COM
bined the carpentering business, or rath-
er made the saw-nill subservicnt to it..
might expect very different. result. And
could see that this was only part Of Mr..
| Williams belief as TO the advantages to be
derived from his pet project. and that he
dreamed ambitious dreams Of becoming a
timber merchant. And to think that for
tune, in a small way. was to be missed for
want Of hundred pounds !! ......
Could he not have borrowed that sum ?
Ay. he could; but that was where he and
his son John had their first disagreement.
John would have nothing to say to bor-
rowing; and without the young mans
cleverpess. activity. and clear bead for
business, the father could not see his way
And so they parted. not in anger, indeed.
but in cooiness. considering that John was
an cnly child. aud had lived on terms oI
perfect affection With bis parents up 70 that
date. Nor could il be said that no had
len them capriciously. without good rea-
son; for having sent specimen Of bis
carving to famous firm. who were eu-
gagged in restoring cathedral. be reesiv-
ed an offer Of employ ymens. the terms oil
which might we'll da.sie young country
arti6cer. This happened three yesrs be.
fore. and they had not seen hin siuce.
At 6rst his letters had been very regular.
but gradually they grew less so, and no~
they had not heard fssar him for nearly
three months. -
Idid not learn all Mis at one inter.
view, for tfe couple interrupted one an
other, aud confused the account. in addi.
ticn TO which, they persisted in assuming
that had a certain amount Of previou.
knowledge, which did not possess.
However, when the ice vas once broken,
they often reverted TO the subject OF theil
self.wisled son. and BY degrees I got ,
connected narrative.
| had originally intended to limit my
stay a, whOrsle to week; but the quisI
hon,eliness Of the place suited ne - ex.
aetiy. that fortnight slipped By slmos
before vas aware. / was not fishing sl
the time; there we're tvo days Of cas-
wind, and three Of unceasing rain. which
with . couple Of Sundays. reduced my &C
suai period Of sport one halt Sill I va,
not dull. for. as rule. 10 man il % hap
lRy in his own society - the angler. Bu
made the upfavorsble weather which hai
interviewed an excuse for allowing mysel
one week more, At .he expiration Of vhiei
deiermi,.ed that I must leave. Iest
should be keeping Nibbs oss Of bis favor
ite haunt. -t
j. On the last evening bat one, I hookes
the largest esh had ret raised. A