Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-07-14

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10th 10 forget. re may also zaa soms
several who have studied the system Of
the universe and believe. though reluc-
ltlnlly, that the earth tarna Over With
out upsetting The Inhabisauts 81 their
| heads, but IL will be bard 10 fhl many
who are sUifIing 10 cast OF Al4nl Hui
dsh's" time-honorsd grammar hey
will deter to its authority lhftagh all
succeeding sgrs, and hold i II igi0us
reverence, Increasing with passiEk years.
1--WE dem. dun it'' OF the prrzF1t iB-
dicafive. So NHmfne.
dun ,duI --.s~ HANDKERCHfAss, ss,a
plural beng used on the principle In
"union there IL strength"-will be heard
in the ranks to the latest date Of time,
notwithstanding The efforts oi philan-
throplsts and labors ofthe public schco ).
Winny, left TO her leisure, took up
her spe.ler and turned to the lesson that
had been under;consideraiion FOR week
or more. In her kindness. tho govern
ess had undertaken to give her maid
some instruction, but il had been found
80 far hard task. The present leSspn
treated Of words Of Different orthozra-
ply and like sounds. the meaning OF
which being only vaguely refiembeisd.
the difference Of spelling was Of dnbi-
Gus use to Winny's way Of boxing at
it, and after yawniHg over one or two
with the probability Of fsuccessremoved
| farther than ever, she didn'tssee "why
we dem couldent spell 'em an alike and
be dun wild 1t. But dat nice hanker-
cher, wild lace roun il, is gwiae to stay
in dat drawer till dis ole hate[ul lessin
is got BY heart, shol Cumhere den, ole
book; bow, DO; b-e-a-u, DO; dat 10
right, Gaze de crack, we dem git wid
de dus' brush, fixed dis much; bo, DO,
now We dem dun gwine lOFg:t which
from tother. Miss Jessie teIled the
reasin de ole bookmaker .dident spell
'em bofe alike, but it dun run'd
away from dis chile clar ~ d whistle;
bow, q fox--dat SCUM like lt-fox-
comb, young man wot wait on lady
like de Major, 'spose; beau, bo-lemme
| ink-sho I'VE dem gwine TO let de
eng Alone" and forgetting the reward,
she turned her attention to the gay col
ors oi geographical map lying on the
elegant escritoire that formed conspic-
uous object among the furniture Of the
room.
She turned the leaves over. hum
ming Blue Eyed Mary, char ~
whistle when any peculiS.
met her view, and when at r sEa
had gone through il, she closed il with
. snap, saying, "Joggerfy is purifier
learnin dan spellln il. J"
The sound of the piano from the
drawing-room a moment later cut short
her explorations in volume of Ency-
clopedIa, and she went down to enjoy
what was more natural 10 her, an am
pie supper spread in the servants hall.
Winny was never destined for a'bas
bleu. Having early showed taste for
dressmaking, she had acquired skill
under the instruction OF her mother,
"msmmy Milly," that few maids pos
sess at her age OF fifteen. and indepen-
dent Of picture books, all others might
have been used for lighting the fires as
far as her respect Tor them was con-
cerned.
Rachel's first appearance among them
aroused an emulation Of good manners
and sociability, and she was almost over
whelmed with their polite attention.
Winny, who belonged Up stairs" at
tended her 10 her dormitory and volun-
teered to explain the rules that govern
ed Mrs. Lucy 8 '.budeyah and shomber," !"
but Rachel having been dismissed Tor
the night by her new mistress, who
knew she needed rest and quiet, thank
ed Winny for her premature sugges-
tons and pheasant Dreams" and the
maid trirped out humming Rose Of Al
ALBANIA without thought OF the sorrow
pressing on the heart of her fellow-ser-
want. She betook herself 10 her cot in
the room she occupied next TO MISS
Moss, Is she said
ITO wait for Miss Jessie. for taunt no
use fur we dem to set up noddin tell de
Major dun gwine home, fur it pears
like he neber do tink people got no sleep
IN 'em when Miss Jessie sing ali dem
high falutin operics." and with snatch
OF | dreampt dwelt in Marble Halls,
well initiated, she fixed herself COM
fortably among her pillows.
When Miss Moss came up, she heard
her snoring with an emphasis that might
have justified the conclusion that she was
descendant ofSinbad's giant instead Of
Cataline, the gardener, who. It seemed,
never gave himself the opportunity to
test this freak of Momns, Tor still being
uP at midnight and coming out long be-
fore dawn, il was rational to infer,
as Winny charged the Major with think
ing. that there was ''no sleep" in him
for one. Cataline's pater-famiIias had
q weakness like many others Of his
caste, in the old Dominion particularly,
for high sounding titles. The three
eldest ''chips oil the old block" glory
ing respectively in the famous cogno-
mems, Washington, Aaron Burr and
"Old Hickory" be was at q loss for
name that would reflect no discredt on
the brothers, 50 eagerly caught at Cat
aline as il fell in denanclatory compar-
ison Of some political schisln from the
lips Of Light Horse Harry" in one Of
his notable speeches. heard By chance
as attendant on bis master as coachman.
From the fiery emphasis given il By
Virginia's distinguished governor, in ~
turo, the pater judged-knowing Dir.
Jefferson personally-thaE either the
vice-President or Speaker Of the House
was meant in compliment, and made as
little DELAY as practicable II leading