Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-17

visoe, and to keep In repair and supply
the wasts Of this wonderful piece oi
mechanism, the human BODY.
All Of NJ Who blunder thus. through
ignorance, are ~ Be pitied and taught.
We must seek for this knowledge which
i % needful to our we'll being both
physical aad intellectually. Any one
10 ealpable wbo remains in ignorance Of
Ithesa wise hvs in this age of good
books and good lectures. But too Of.
ten the money greed il the cause Of lag
ging steps, short breathe, pallid faces
and attenuated fsames!
II = co@mon for farmers TO sell of
= lnyo1If1o Ut nil eQmmand Q good
- - . 1lesk e6k3, (oGes bdttef,
early vegetables, fat sheep and cattle
and chickens, and for the sake Of the
money gained. deny themselves and
their families that which their vitality
demands, and, deprived of, 10 positive.
ly defrauded.
It 10 heatbenish for the man with
stalwart, iron frame to EXPECT his wife
and children always to have an appe-
tite for the coarse food which outdoor
exercise makes him take in with such
royal relief!
Think of weak, nursing mother. in
hot weather, sitting d. a 10 dinner Of
old dry beans, strong smelling smoked
or picked pork, corn beef, tuttermilk.
raw onions, greens boiled in with fat
pork. and sausage. saved by dint Of ex.
ira ingenuity! And yet such things
are common, and the lord of the house.
hold raves and says very bitter things
about "wbims" and "wsnt c.. exer.ise,"
"nosiont," and cites himself as An ex.
ample of health. and hardihood, and
manly vigor.
Sometimes the woman physically
doesn't starve, but the woman intel
lectually 10 dead dead! Sometimes
only ber love is dead, end laid aside
and covered up With young hopes and
that were blighted long,
long ago-died in their young bloom
and freshness, and while the simmer of
gold and the glow Of the rose were yet
upon them.
/ beard q tbin.faced woman, With sad
eyes, say the other day to her husband:
"Oh. did you know that Jack Homer
was dealing in fresh 6sh this spring
Gets them right from the lake every
week. They did look % good, too T.
The bear!-tbe great big polar bear!
What did he do but step to the wall of
the old tumbled.down kitchen, and Just
- tenderly and lovingly a. I would pat
the pinky cooling Of . blessed baby's
cheek, did he pat batch Of old, strong,
brown. smoked bacon. and saw: "Yere's
yer good. fresh 6sh !! I'd wish nothing
better T.
He did not. like human husband,
say: "Fresh fish! Why. Dolly, would
you like some: Well, dear, YOU shall
have them. Bless your poor, little thin
facet
No, be sat down to dinner-it was as
good as the house afforded-be liked
potatoes baked, and be liked boiled
pork, and there it was; and was his ia.
vorite custard pie and hot coffee-eve.
rytbiug that he liked; but nothing was
there to supply the call made BY her
little frame.
/ don't know a. be knew this; or. il
knowing it, whether be cared ~ much
about pleasing her as she did him. I
judge not, for he remarked immediate.
IL after spearing into piece Of pork
that looked like a young pig. on bis
fork: "Why. Dolly, fresh fish must
be as much as ten cects a pound-as
high as portland YOU know q pound
Of pork will go twice as far a. . pound
of fish, besides the good grease that's
fried out of it, and that's good for
short'nin', you know-good to make
biscuits and pies, and to frv ta.ers in
and eggs, aud to shorten the crust of
corn bread. Why. Sc. ms to me your re
a poor economizer. or you'd 'a'counted
this all up! Oh, no. n" fish for me
at them prices! III eat nv own head
of fore I'd be able to make fust pay.
ment on the new thrasbin' machine, if
l eat fsh at them fggers"
l rubbed nv forehead. for seemed
w uSsss o"ov ou tuc "ouuSdtu utlxutS,
the voice Of the minister who united
them in marriage four years ago, $50
long IS you both do live"
His words came to me verv distinct.
ly.
Bonnie Marie Bennet was q brave lit
tie body when she was school girl in
Lansing; but how she would endure
slow starvation was another thing.
l heard feeble girl. one with feeble
steps and luminous eyes and hectic dot
Of crimson on each cheek, say. Iii
could only eat something! But there
10 nothing on our table that I am hum
CRY for. ! wish We had some good
mutton-l always liked it 90. Have
We not fat sheep. father:
looked over at him. His beautiful
flock was the envy and admiration of
al the farmers Of the neighborhood.
He always took special care Of his sheep
during the winter.
He hesisated; that appeal touched
him between the joints Of bis baruess;
be felt the dull sting. without doubt.
He did not trust himself to look into
the thin. white face Of bis mother.ess
daughter - be replied: I'VE have one
very fat, nice one, but it happens to he
an eve; and You know ewes raise lambs
and lambs Are worth monev -
Oh, l thought. what was money in
nomuarisop nth health ana stra,0xh