Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-02-15

Really. Miss Rachel Dxer. you
@ssf Be little more penctual," said
Mrs. Wictes. Pur.ise Up her mouth
primly. "Yos sss fan fve minutes
lbe..ai@eT.ait-xo-j.st.eye.ass.
MA ps...4 l..al -. /. ..so.A
labelling BOZ Of newly y-arrived ribbons.
She and Mrs. Wickea had never agreed
very tremendously, nor did she affiliate
with the shdpirt4 "a -the1f-Sk I'm
pertinssa th;nj Y Shey e.Iis1 ker:x bje
she, from the serene heights OF the pos
sibilhy 0f her one day brcomi1g Ms.
Harry Meredith. treated them with u
disds,n" WHICH wss sayihisg in sbs
woee9 tet agsee46le. 80 - s7ss-fsisssf'
In vain were Ruth's remoastrances.
Rachel had always been willful and in
clined TO. supercili'usne.s, nor would
sbelisteDto her coesin's b mildly y-pCogsred
"It's all very well for you, Ruth;
you've got to spend all your days here, !"
she said, curling her pretty lip: "but l
shall soon be lifted out Of this groveling
atmosphere"
1T is by no means certsinty.'
"Ye<, Il u.s." iaughingiy answered
Rachel, blusbing like damask rose.
And Rsih would Sigh softly, and
think how brightly the future vas un.
rolling its vast map before her pretty
little cousin.
Rachel Duer waited rather languidly
upon one or two customers that morn
irg. vidently her heart vas not in
t"f rck, and Mrs. Wrkes, from her
J.. c:n"-p!s"" behind the ea>h-hox, cast
.,v.'r'' rnvenomed chances toward her,
p "a ",i- oi a .onimg storm.
/ MT: Il new Gu, toner hobbled
:. =. ..:' rocked. and made his wav
--, t" ihe counter where Rachel
, go, Ruth were standing. A huge cot
i".. umbrella pr"tIudsd in warlikr
~. "....:: rcttun glove covered his hands,
VIII" a.">ty red wig was hai.-con-
rca.e.' by his bent and ba,t-rru hat.
sly :"m!nr~>! Ruth, W whata figure -
4 'l.'r k..hel, in very audible
, <".io ,Oc.. What can that old bundle
at ,.cnnd hand clothes want here :"
"i.u - >aid Ruth, almost sternly;
he will hear you
Ard what u he does! What do
| are:
lie u ola aud infirm, Rachel, and
hr> age should rrnsier him sacred in
your eyes"
Rachel tossed her head sneering-
iy.
Ruth. you are too absurd for any.
thing. won't wait on him.
But the old man steered resolutely
for Rachel herself.
II want to buy some gloves, miss, ~
he said, in a feeble. eroaking voice.
You'd better go some where else, .
said the young lady. superciliously;-
'oSr store doesn't keep cheap goods. ~
Please TO let me see the articles.
Rachel tossed box down on the
counter; the old man bent his specta.
cled eyes down to survey the goods.
How much are these
"A dollar pair"
But am poor man, miss: have
you nothing cheaper:'
"No!" snapped Rachel: 81 told YOU
TO go elsewhere. I've no nopatience with
paupers."
Il beg your pardon, miss" said the
old man: II am not pauper.'
We'll, observed the girl, >cornful.
ly, YOU look like one -
"Appearancrs are often deceitful.-
! Did you tell me you had cheaper
Gloves"
IL didn't tell you any such thing -
Rachel! Ractel!' demonstrated her
cousin. lie; me show you what you
want, sir she said, softly, turning to
! the old customer. I'VE have some
very nice gloves at seventy five cents. :
''Seventy.hve cents is great deal oi
money to pay for pair OF gloves" ="
>aid the old man locking sorrowiully
down ON the mended fingers Of those
he wore: ''bu the weather Is getting
frosty, and I'm not so young as was.
Il should think that was quite evil
dent, laid Rachel, with a heartless
! litter.
! Ruth bent tow ard the old man, saw.
Ins. IN n low, sweet voice:
Take the warm wor>ted gloves, sir.
itr pr,.e a. seventy FIVE cents, but YOU
Shat. have them Ia; finy. lmyself will
mak.' up the difference 10 the store
:,u ne an Old gentleman. and ] am
,",,ng and able to work.
but | am nothing to YOU, nl>>.'
Ruth iuiGcd the gloves neatly in a
p,rcc at paper. and handed them to
hIm.
F., the sake vt the dear ;'' ~h"
red year ago, old aye ran ...,. rs
nothing Ia me. sir. Plea.c -, ,h.nk
me: indrea | deserve no gr,'..u.,.
Aud Ruth dr-w blu>hi..-., !, i.a.k,
while Ra,h bel burst into a laugh.
Upon my word. Ruth, you are the
greatest fool ever saw - she cried
while the old gentleman hobbied out OF
the store. Il would have seen the old
beggar in Jericho before I would have
given him anything: Why doesn't he
90 TO the poor-house
The days erept on. and one day Mr..
Harry Meredith astouished little Ruth
Duer very much BY asking her to be
hls wife.
II was as if the gates Of Paradise had
been suddenly opened to her-,he mod
est little girl, secretly worshiping Har-
~ Meredith in her heart of hearts. had
never dreamed Of the possibility of such
good luck being in store fcr her.
That evening" she told her cousin.--
Rachel hsteueTl In sile0ce The nrsee