Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-10-03

word 10 the lass, TO cheer her upthrough
her work for the day; aud. for the mat
ter Of that. gave the old apPle-woman
touch Of my oiled feather too; few
people say kInd words 20 her. and SO
did, and dare say il helped her through
the day too / wouldn't cringe 10 any
one living" continued Polished Sam,
"not 10 The Queen herself, but, tocfinge
is one thing; 10 be civil. respectful and
loving, according as The case requires.
is another; never knew i'll to come Of
il, and I've often known good. Yes,
neighbor, I've known the good Of Il in
nv own house, aud over and over again.
/ There ny Jenny. Yon don knOsR the
tsl5Fk ts.efe III ss.as IsllIs 6Ee4I blea4
YOU she'd work herself 10 the finger
bone, II you give her q kind word: l
have known her to sit up seven nights
with me, without taking of q stitch Of
her clothes, that time / broke my leg;
and when said to her, one morning,
as the day was breaking, and ] looked
at her red eyelids, Jenny, my darling,
can never pay you for all this, she
laughed and said, why Sam, how can
you tell such a stOry' you've paid me
now
paid you. my wife why, what do
you mean'"
Didn't you say, my darlirrr -
'sTo be sure ! did, said I.
swell, wasn't that payment to a lCO-
mans keartf"
"And she looked so earnest-like at
me that felt the tears in eyes. On,
neighbor, couldn't say il as she said
IL; for these women have a way Of
speaking that there's kind Of pipe
that makes music in their throatS; but
ever since that day, have been ten
times as loving as was before; and /
try TO say a kind word, not only 10 Jen-
nv, but to every one meet. | believe,
neighbor, continued Sam, "that women
are OF that nature, that they'll do any
thing for love; no use our driving them, or
scolding or ordering, and banging about:
that only makes slaves Of them; but
give them a little love, and they will
do wonders"
AS Sam Parsons found that his neigh
Dor was listening, he was encouraged TO
go on, even though he received no an
swer. "Aud do the same" said Sam,
''by every girl that comes to service to
me. Servants are made of the same
! stuff as their mistresses; they all have
hearts, and the same kind OF oil will
reach them all.
Thus discoursing Sam Parsons arrived
af his own iarm.Yard. There was JeQnY
| his wife, ready TO meet him with kiss;
and there was Tommy, who received
his father with a click, click. leaving il
a matter Of speculation as TO whether
he had not been clicking ever since the
| morning until now. And then there
was Polly, the servant-maid standing
close TO the irons, which shone as though
they were fresh from the shop; she
hoped they'd catch her masters eyes
and she knew she'd get kind word
And when Sam went into the sitting
room, he saw a great heap Of bis stock
ings, that Jenny had been darning; and
when Sam sat down at tea, there was
a pie that Jenny had made. and If Sam
had been a little boy instead Of grown
man, he certainly would have patted
his chest and smaeked his lips and SC
expressed bis opinion, that you would
think that Sam Parsons had oiled the
pie, so smoothly did each piece slip
down his throat, for he' was at peace
with Jenny his wife, Tommy his son,
and Polly the servant-maid. Good hui
NOR promotes digestion, and our read
ers will be glad to hear that Sam slept
well upon that good supper. and had
pleasant dreams, and awoke up re-
freshed, TO be happy and make others
happy all day long.