Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-05-05

But bless my life, there is scold-
ing IN reserve for me / know. | was
sent for early this morning to attend a
patient living some distance of, and
whom | left few days ago in a very
safe condition, but these busy-handed
women, these troubled Marthas Of the
household, are the worst patients TO
govern in the wide world. They iciii
think they know more than the doctor
when they yare abr 20 III their heads
from the pillow and see cobweb hang
ing from a corner or the baby's bib a
bit soiled, so | must be off, lightly
said the doctor. looking at his watch.
81 am sorry to have you 90, for am
almost afraid to trust myself alone, re-
turned Morley in low tone.
"By-the-by, | had almost forgotten
my guide wiie's" message to you.
We've gotten back into our Darby
and Joan" work, you know; this was
to have been our first day together in
the old place, and a. am called off. the
better half Of me will have lonely cheer
by herself; IN anticipation of this, she
despatched me with an order, positive
ly an order, boy. 10 send you over TO oc-
cupy my seat at dinner. No refusal, it
is my prescription also after the shak-
ing you've had through an old woman
CAB and the strained piely Of a Levite
or two, who haven't seen fit yet 10 obey
the injunction TO bride the tongue and
pull the beam out Of their own ewes
Take care OF yourself, my boy" and
with iatherly pressure Of the hand this
"neighbor' went out, thanking God Tor
the oil Of human kindness he was pos
sessed Of.
"Humph !" he soliloquized. as be
rode along and felt The influence OF the
beauty OF the weather and the scene
before and around him, II have not
mite OF faith in the thinking cymbal"
and sounding brass" sort Of religion
that some people persist in making suC-
ficient return for all the blessings en-.
joyed Of this life. One drop Of the oil
OF sincerity will bind up more wounds
than a butt Of the vinegar Of hypocrisy
that whltens the long robe OF Bland. and
a cup OF the milk OF kindlness will sus.
tam more dropping souls than q ship
load OF Browns canilng bomilies. the
plous fervor Of which Is measured out
70 bis hearers 10 proportion % the 40
crease and decrease Of the collections,
Il an old sinner may be allowed q judg.
meni ia the matter" and the old doc
Tor spurred up his hack and lrotlrd on,
trying 10 ham a song he CHANGED to hear
IN a passing visit TO Pompey's class
meeting held in the bushes, and 10 which
agreement OF sentiment with his tram
OF thought caused TO recur 10 him.
The versIfication, though not agree.
ing very tremendously with the rules OF
prosody and which not even Pompeys
yocalisis could make 10 fit the measure
selected, accomplished as they Wc.e<in
irregular and fantastic metres, was *.
pressive ifnot elegant. The first stauza
ran thus:
'1's gwine 10 tell ron bredderin Of dc band,
Dat pfayin' like de Pharlsae 10 won stand
In de day VI jubilee.
For he kick bis bruddef down while be dance be-
fore de debbei,
Not thinkin' On de day he'll in de burnin' brin-
stone Fcyel
In de day Of jubilec"
The old gentleman having but animper-
fectrecolection oflhe tune, got on so fast
with il that he felt he had been tucked"
when he reached the word down" and
found there was only a quarter note lett
10 which TO crowd the remaining SIX
words Of the line. Being unequal to
this musical feat, he involunlanly inter
polaled a pause in the strain that was
very far from the poets idea, since it
deferred indefinitely the doom Of the
dancers" which was the crowning
thought Of the composition most un-
doubleday.
And pleased as he might have been
to have this intention gratified as far as
The tune could make il 30, he had no
time TO spend on a realtempi, for has
destination had been reached, and he
tinidly dismounted IN bali expectation
Of storm that might coDsign hini IL
similar doom. For house wife in a re-
lapse OF sickness is terrible to encoun-
ter il she is strong enough TO express
herself
His visit TO Morley left salutary in
huence; he iell almost himself again.
Concluding to obey his old friends pre-
scription, be despatched Pompey with
a note to Lucy excusing his absence
at dinner, and bathing his flushed face,
he went out for walk, as he did not
feel like taking up any business at once,
and sometime was yet TO elapse before
the hour marked upon the cards Of his
clients.
Watcher faithfully followed, persis-
tently disregarding the attacks Of the
boys and keeping close to his master
side. He was met by his own pastor,
a God-fearing man, whose excellent
help-meet was with him, both OF whom
showed an increased cordialty of man
ner and held his hand IN truslfuI pres
sure that carried 10 his heart lesson
of correction that harsh words and Sc
we're tones might have hardened.
The consecrated disciple of his Lord
who taught to forgive Seventy times
seven" breathed a fervent prayer from
his Utmost soul as he turned away and
went with a spirit renewed in grace
upon his errands OF humanity to The sui.
IerIng poor of his charge.