Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-06-28

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II love YOU. Kate" he wrote. a.nd
will cheerfnily work for al vour ,e.soc-
able demands. Our childrea. remem.
Der, must be educated at any cost. that
ever. Ask yourself If YOU are WILLING
to foreso the calls of vauitv and extr.v.
asance, in order that thew NAV become
wise and learned. Your superfuous
dresses cost last year, according 10 an
estimate which YOU gave me yourself,
more than enough to keen Willie a wear
at college! Choose, then, whether YOU
will apply the money which / shall be
earning to that purpose, or spend it up.n
that which does not satisfy"
God kelping me, I will do what is
right" said the desolate woman, as she
read this letter over her child's cradle
that night through her binding tears.
But that was a hard task; look at il how
she might. Such habits as hers, indo-
lent, extrayagant, unthrifty-wha, q
world OF trouble to subdue them. Sew
eral days elapsed. during which she
saw no one. In her lonely chamber.
revolving which course to take, where
to retrench how to do without resources,
she gazed at the sum sent her by her
husband, and thought how little way it
would 90. If she lived and spent As she
had done. The Vests kent aloof-but
ready to take her by the hand. if she
expressed but the slightest wish for
their assistance, yet feeling delicacy
about Offering counsel to a woman who
was situated lust as she was. On the
third aay, however, a little note was
handed 10 Helen, which ran thus:
Come TO me, Cousin Helen. Char
he used 10 quote Won and your excellen.
c,es to me until was tired of hearing
them. Now, / should be glad 10 learn
some of your ways. If YOU can bear our
lonely house and the de~olation YOU win
find here. Come. and tell me how
can become a worthy woinan-wortbv
of mv poor Charles" r,9,yT
That night Helen STAYED with KATE
and many succeeding ones too-help,
ing her to plan, to Hetrench, TO contract
her expenses INTO tte smallest possible
space, and vet not 10 appear mean.
Many superiluities were parted with;
some to friends who paid well for them
-otht Rs TO shop in another town
where thew knew nothing of the neo.
pie.
Mr.. West knew of an excellent fam
| ilv who wanted a part Of house In a
cen,ra, situation and Kate submitted 10
live in fewer rooms wisely. and had her
reward in the truly valuable friends
whom she thus brought under her roof.
He, establi, now consisted of a
few senteei. neatly furnished rooms
and there fore she needed less helm. She
dismissed two Of her three servants
keepiug the oldest and most e xner;enced
and taking care of the children herself
She was surprised to find that time
Jagged less heavily now that She had so
much to do, and that i, seemed SO very
short. No time now for Wing down.
She submitted almost meekiv. for her.
to all Helen's SUGGESTIONS. though she
! famed I'M a little one dav when Ualan
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