Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-03-08

A SmNaTmGK GImL.--@They were seal
ed together, side by side, On TIE soia ~
che paFlor. in The approved luves4fash-
iua@-his arm eneirelink eFanpeF waisl,
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~ ssl.sRsie , be said. ssyoa must have
read Ssy heart ere shiss you must kaUw
k5w deafly lllose yon.a e sEsa
sla"Yes, Fred, /" sha answered, very
-eslualys ',yos have certainty bsen-veEs
affenffve.H - wp97e 81 Fr
ssBua. Lixzis. darling. d. yoa love
u1e. will you bs nv wife - = hur
rssYouk wife, FFedl Of all things l---
No indeed; nor any one elss's."
'sLixxie. what 90 you smeanl" s
ssJus4 what ! say, Fred. I've two
married siskeref'
.CeFsaihIy; and Mrs. Hopkiaa ed
Mss. skissef have veEy gOod husbdnes,
heliewp.p f-sa ataE8 Il rs u.
ESQ people say; bet I wOuldnstliss %
stsud In either May'U or NslFs shOos---
that's all." -saf 1f ffee
ssLlxxie, you astonish me-"
Look here, Fred, I've had over TWEEN
ty-live sleigh-rides this winter, thanks
TO you and NY ynahefgeAtIemen friends. Il
Fred WINGED little here, whether st
the remembrance Of that unpaid livery
bill, OF at the idea Of LiExie's slaying
With her other gentlemen friends, !
eaanot positively aver. 'sHowr many
do you think my sisters haze hadi-.
not the sign Of one, either Of them
Such pretty girls a May and Nellie
were, too, and 30 much attention M they
used 10 haveFs i gi.au
"Now, Li&zie apa.a
"I'm fond Of going to the theater oe-
easionally, as well ~ 10 lecture or
concert sometimes, and I shouldn't Ike
u u proposed attending any such en-
lertaiamenl, 10 be invsirabIy told THAI
times were bard, and my husband
couldn't afford II, and then 20 have him
snesk OF alone"
~ "Lizxie, LExzie-" ~ @i"
''And then, if once in . dOg's-age he
did ccndescend to e. with me anywhere
In the evening, ] shouldn't ike % be
LEFT TO pick my way along The slippery
places, at the risk OF breaking my neck.
he walking along uneousciously by my
side. I'm Of dependent, elinging ma
ture. and ! need the protection Of q
strong arm"
''Lizzie, this is ell nonsense"
"Pm the youngest Of our family, and
perhaps I've been a little spoiled. At
all events, know il would break my
heart to have my husband vent all the
i'll temper which he conceals from the
rest ofthe world on my defenceless
head. 'f7ni irffis ;. Ina =. ..,,.
l." S's''' % ~SE s7'rs1'
"Oh, yes, Fred; know what you are
going TO say-that you will be different:
but May and Nell have told me time
and time again that no better husbands
than theirs ever lived, and I'm inclined
to believe them. No. no, Fred; as q
lover, you are just perfect, and shall
awfully hate to give you up. Still. if
you are bent on marrying, there are
plenty OF girls who have not married
sisters. or who are not wise enough TO
profit by their example, if they have.
And don't fret about me, for I've no
doubt can find some one 10 fll your
place"
But before Lizzie had concluded,
Fred made for the door, muttering
something "unmentionable 20 ears po-
lite." 7iis
"There I" exclaimed Lizzie, as the
street door closed with bang: "Iknew
he was no better than the rect That's
the way John and Alice swear. and slam
doors, when things don't go just right.
He'd make q perfect bear Of husband;
bat I'm sorry he came to the POint so
soon. iOr be was just splendid beam"