Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-17
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and viuked f,ster 70 ehsek The -.
that vere s.tber;ue.
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not.to.s and br.r.. and nork er.v~
and nth h;s abundsnt Outdoor e.erc;ss
II. h.sith - .1ceil.nt H;. It,ls
v;fs 1-.v thinner and th;nn.r. cb;ldrsn
c.me to her md .h. nur..d them and
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:. me tod .c.rc.i, ,.;;.S .t.,, -. her.
70 on. or lot .lon:-to turn from in dis.
on.t-vh;l. her hu.ban6 At. v;th !.
nsl;.b and l.nob.d and c.llsd her
"vb;ms;cal Fst port. po,stoes. fried
musb mola..es. boiIed besns. epos fried
in gre ase-evervtbine that nature Loaf thes
in summer time was placed before the
exacting husband three times . day the
whole year round.
When the poor, feeble, nursing moth.
er sat at the table disgusted At the food
before her, sickened With the smell, he
called it first rate" and ate enough
for them 10th.
Friends rallied the little woman on
her emaciated appearance, and playful
ly pinched the blue, bonv arms, and
laugbingly slid their plump hands down
over her jutting shoulder blades. Her
smile was always the same, placid and
pitiful and patient. There was but lit.
tie sustenance for herself and baby in
the cup Of tea and 6ne -four bread and
butter which she ate, when she ate At
all.
If she said: 81 wish We had some
good new beef or mutton" the broad.
shouidered farmer husband laughed and
thought BE had said . very good thing {:
Nothing to kill, nothing in good order
for butchcring, unless We kill one Of
the horses"
His fine sheep erased upon the bill.
sides, bis sleak calves ran in the mea-
dow and orchard, and his shiny cattle
browsed in the shady woods, and came
down the path TO the brook to drink its
cool waters.
Nothing to kill! and the little wife.
the mother of his puny children, starv.
ing to death for the lack Of food that
contained nutriment for her wasted
muscles, the soft. fiabby flesh. and the
thin, watery blood.
Starving to death-giving of her own
impoverished life to the children, when
the food she pined for Law in sight Of
her door every dav.
The end drew nigh. The summers
heat was intolerable She could keen
step no longer TO the urgent demand Of
what sbe deemed dut1 She .ouyht
the coolest corner Of the bouse and iav
down and folded her hands. and the
sweet angel of peace made II. ABIDING
place within that low ou;et d.rten,5
room. Thrice a dav her cup Of 10. and
hit Of bread we're c:rr;..d In her
Starv;no 70 ds.th-hu. ,o or..,..,,v
A., :. 40. .;.f.,i TL-:
in the ou;.,uJs 81 that it'll. haven 81
rest sbe ess,,ed 10 fa,b;on AN infant.
tin, vh;,a eli, hn, EN-. .onr -.,-;.d
and tho r..a,s Ia, :. ~ ....n....j
hand for ..nv ,u;nr,.. = hsf.r. ,ha -
v.s r.sum.d a, lac, -. ns.S,s la .,;ii
18th ~. .,;,..h.. ~, :. i..,
Her anil. m, .e-.nh;c vh.r a..
,onLsd a. 80 .,.s I:s.' .I.:..
that Law beside her. Shadows. both of
them. The mothers weight would not
exceed seventy pounds, the tinv. bean.
tiful, white-c6eeked baby weighed onlv
two pounds and . half. Both little
lives faded away gradually. and ver,.
laid in the coffin. Il was \ sad sight
Friends mourned the going out of the
home light, and called il dispeu.ation