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

word 20 the lass, 20 cheer her up through
her work Tor the day: and, for the mat
ter Of that, gave the old apple-woman
touch Of my oiled feather too; few
people say KIND words TO her. and so |
did, and / dare say il helped her through
the day too wouIda't eringe 10 any
one living" continued polished Sam, I"
''not 10 The Queen herself. but, tocFinge
is one thing; to be civil, respectful and
loving, according as the case requires,
Is another; never knew i'll 70 c0metog
il, and I've often known good. Yes,
neighbor, I've known the good Of IL in
my own house, and over and over again.
There's my Jenny. You don know the
work there > II that little creature; bless
ssnN She J swork hskself e lhe fngeF-
bone, II you give Der kind word: ]
have known her to sit up seven nights
with me, without taking of a stitch OF
her clothes, that time I 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 story: you've paid me
now.
paid you. my wife why, what do
you mean'"
Didn't you say, my darling'"
''To be sure ! did, said |.
"Well, wasn't that payment 10 Uo-
mans hedrtP
"And she looked so earrest-like at
me that felt the tears in eyes. Oh,
neighbor, ! couldn't say it as she said
il; for these women have n 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
trv to say a kind word, not only to 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 little love, aud they will
do wonders"
As Sam Parsons found that his neigh
Dor was listening, he was encouraged 10
20 on, even though he received no an
swer. "And 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 discourslng Sam Parsons arrived
al his own iarm-yard. There was Jenny
has wife, ready to meet him with kiss;
and there was Tommy, who received
his father with click, click. leaving il
a matter Of speculation as 10 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 his 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 smacked his lips and Sc
expressed his 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 hu-
NOR promotes digestion, and our read
ers will be glad to hear that Sam slept
we'll upon hat good supper. and had
pleasant dreams, and awoke up re-
freshed, to be happy and make others
happy all day long.