Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-01-01
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Old Mr,. Pepsewell became apoplecti
wiih lssehtrr.
II .FauSd! Yos pretty. sily lssls ibina
} don't yoa know thai hnsbsnds' vows -
mere jokes? So Jeu tbisk sysur Russsc
would net deceivs yos. eh? Lissen.--
Has be esee nenti6hed JMrs.r Chaslott
Rnshson to jon aa's lady Of remsrkabI
beauty snd singular fascination r
4 He thinks her rather ponderous, D,
use his term. We sonsefimes 70 10 ne.
hcr q her pretty listis eossass oser By u.
lake,
.Iesesdi ply asssS ssss - s.ls,
up. ask him what ke vas doing at Mrs.
Rsshion's yesterday sfsefaocs.l Stay
will tell you. II you promise not to breathe
. word. II viii make you laugh so.-.
He vas Mrs Pennewell chuckled i'm.
mensely-'he was on bis kness to her, ut
tcring the widest nonsense you ever heard
In your life =
Perhaps the old lady expected Mrs.
Ingle.by to cry ins.ead Of laugh; but. il
so- she was disappointed. ~
Oh! / can easily understand that.
madame Poor Eustace is subject ia
strange attscks of absence of mind, when
he does. the most eccentric things. lie
told me all abort il this moruing-uot an
hour ago
Tais produced q climax to Mrs. Pen
ne~ell's laughter. aud for while it vas
uncomfortable. When she had recover
ed. she said
Child, your innocence viii he the death
Of me. But have a thought Here
cemes Doctor Protherwood You must
tell him about your husbands eccentrici-
ty--or shall l 7 know him very we'll
better than anybody knows him. per-
haFs.
Mrs 1ngleshy ~ss too bewildered to
make any demur. and presently the doc
tor 'trofted In - "a iT6 Tf'-0--3 ~. =
lie was hearty. looking. short. merry
old person. with blooming countepance
and 6dge,y manner-the scr; Of old gen.
tleman one is likely to meet almost any.
where. and whose nationality never could
be satisfactorily fixed upon.
Mrs Pennewsll and the good old doc
tor presently did considerable whispering;
aud then Eustace awoke. Of course with
y siart.
'Grca. heaven! thought ii was mid
night. I was dreaming about the oldest
things. and fancied Mrs Charlotte Rush.
ton was here. I hopc.' he said. earnest
y. i didn't talk in my sleepy
Ne. DEAR. responded Mrs. fnelcsby |;
-'but you remember. suppose. that you
dropped Of into your nap in the middle Of
my music?' = - @fs'-
He sprang up and took her hand.
'Of course did. Emma--brute that I
am; but. Hellon. doctor, you here
What time is it7 Great heaven l must
be off, "H.-h ..'.'N =.
Where are you go,ng?' cried Mrs.
Inglesby. seizing him as he wsa about to
take his departure. 4 - UNN AMY"
Ny dearest love. don't de,ain me. I
implore! II you could only know what
| know--you-you would--in fact, you.
would be acquainted with everything with j..
In the circle Of ny knowledge! And 30.
aa rerots. Mrs. Pcnncwell. and doctor.
this 10 pressing. you know. end Oh that
land - ! shall see sou oil again st din
ner.' a' r. .a. -ar -r.
And away he went. a- o.. 49, ..
b, There Was q pause. Dnctor Pro,hcr.
wood shrugged. aud raised his ugly eye
h.s~s. ''- -i-'
Clear case. Mrs. Pennewell.''
Il think % Fl"
Mrs Ingicsby was tremulous and pale
She could hardly gasp nut request
for explanation bu. the words came at
last
I'm! My dear child answered the
doctor. 4 really don't wish to distress
you: but
.Bas what
Nothing lreaIly must go Ihasen',
a minute. fla! Good morning. ladies.
Expect me At dinner
Ard out ,ro,ted the funny old doctor
t. Dinner : said Mrs. Penncweil -
They'll both tc back then. 80 they say.
Now. my swce, Mrs Inglesby. I sec tha,
you are greatly distressed. Don't deny
You are quite ready to cry
True enough An the dear li,,ie lad )
coalda do wss to sfiGe = sob. and gasp
cut:
What did the doctor saw p sci
Newer mind Perhaps the cartsin ~il
rise after this famous dinner Anl 81
you think your husband eccentric 7
Yes. lie has acted in the s,ranges,
manner since the lss, few days II. was
always prcoccupied-wanders in his ,alk
i-ana-' ...t- r
.Mrs Penpewell held up her finger,
'Waf + she said.
The dinner very uatarally came as ex-
expected. Wha should walk in after ths
soup but Mrs. Rushton. on Mr.. Iugles'
fby's arm go.s r s.sfas,. 81 :.
Yes; he had been quite right in his de-
scrir'icu. for she Was large. sparkling
handsome. though certainly triae weigh
lty-psys;caty ana me,aphotieally. -
There vas no delay in explanation. sine,
she ssid, after awhile: ID
II i have invited myself hero to dine to-
day. because after dinner Mr.. Inglcsb,
and have some very particular business
together s2syJe ssasr
Eatte-dieneri Add se.Iuglesby seouled
His wife didn't know what to dot bue ths
doctor sud Mrs Peunewcll nudged each
other and laashed., aT
After diuner the doctor and Mrs Pen.
newell took the little woman aside
Il will scll yoa. said the former. IN,
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