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

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TOO icng' announcer vas to0 snort, Dul q
lass the seventh vas last t1e sizs. sne
ia'd herself aomn y y ana a''ef Saying
her gfaye.s' Ieh -. as'se
uhsn y was 4aIte aafks eaEns sne
masters o. tne mouse. wno were sessn
dWarfs WHO dug and deiyed ioF ore -
the mountains. They lighted their
seven little candies, ana 6y the ignf
they saw inat somebody mad been 10
the bouse--ior nothing was standing II
the same order that they had ieil y.
The hrsi said--mno mas psen ss..sng
20 ny cnaire lne seconu- = DO
has been ealing on ~ pane me
thiF1-h 1o pas been taking 2 ki.e .... CT
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Be- he eating - cfesses ins
hlth-M no nas neen using my iorkle.
The sixlh-"M no mas been cutting Win
my knife I" The sevenih-"Who has
been drinking out OF my cupPie z Then
the FIRST looked round and saw little
hollow in his bed. snd id-"Who has
been in my beddie The others came
running and cried" Somebody has
been lying m mine, too = But the
seventh, when he looked into has bed
beheld little Lily, who was lying ths&
fast asleep. Then he called the others,
who came running up and cried aloud
for very wonder. and held up their
seven little candles to look at little LILY.
20, goodness y they exclaimed, what
. beautiful child r And 50 great was
their delight, that they could not think
Of waking her up, but let her sleep on
in the little bed. And the seventh
dwarf hoye about, slept with his COM
panions, and so passed the night.
When il was morning, little Lily
awoke, and when she saw the seven
little men, she was greatly afraid. Bnt
they were kind and gentle TO her, and
asked-''What Is your name 7"
"My name is little Lily" she an
swered.
"Esow did you come into our house ~
asked the little men once more.
Then the child told bow her step
mother had tried to put her TO death,
,.e v1' 'nas ule r. aa' -" a. !.
me, anu ai.er tna', s.e ha. run snI
their little cottage.
eff you will manage our house for
ua's said the dwarfs. sscook. make the
l.a. -. ..I ..;.rh .nd L.ar avsrv-
ueus' a"u s.sns a"u Aoep
rs, and you shall never want for any
thing"
Little Lily promised, and remained
with them. She kept their house in
tIe bqAa 0Fda. Elseky 1morninq thew
went to the mountains in search OF
ore: in the evening they came back,
and their meal must be ready for them.
All the day through the maiden was
alone, but the good.little dwarfs warned
her, and said
"Take care Of your siepmother, who
will soon learn that you are here.
Therefore, let nobody in"
Now the queen, who thought she had
eaten little Lily's lungs and liver, never
dreamed but that she was the FIRST and
fairest lady in the world. So she stood
before her glass, and SAID
",,... o,... Ana, s.,s. On Ana vail
who y ths I lana s i s saITss. ~ of sIip AN
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but the glass answered
'Tady queen, thou art fair as may be;
Ba. little ~, ,;l LILY who s.s lives i've II the glen,
W. .ns ns's. .s wiz .ue ssas1 s.;I ~
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Then she was afraid, for she knew
that the glass never spoke untruth.
She also saw that her servant had de-
ceived her, for that little Lily was still
alive. So she hated poor little LIly so
much the more, and set about devising
some fresh plan for her destruction; for
as long as she was not, for certain, the
fairest in the land she could not rest.
She colored her face, put on the dress
of an old peddler-woman, and made
herself so that no one could have known
her.
In this disguise, che went across the
seven mountains to the cottage of the
seven dwarfs, knocked at their door,
and cried:
Pine wares 20 sell, cheap and good
fine wares to sell 70
Little Lily peeped out Of the window,
and said
GOOD day, nv good woman! What
have you got to sell -
Good wares, pretty. wares" said
she .ssnoods OF ali colors, my pretty
maid
With that, she took out one that was
made s,f pariisoolored silk,
aT NAV LET fka honest woman in -