Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-01-13

peiulance was not worth regarding.
He was coming % see Us soon: ] had
heard him tell Roe that he would. Did
she love linn Could II be possible
that was such fool TO care il she did!
Wearied, drifted into the only Lethe
morials ever baihe in. We were seated
at the breakfast table, leisurely making
ready for the day battle. / listened m
differently 70 Roe as she gave an ami
mated description OF the events of the
night before, till she turned and ban
tered me lightly about something Mr..
Paul had said while was playing.
"He was much touched: had never
seen his face so soft and natural AZ then;
he thinks your mtlric wonderful"
An understandable sensation caused me
to glance iuriiyely at Lewis. A heavy
scowl was on his hitherto pleasant face.
and he gazed doggedIy into his coffee
cup.
martha, the cook has ruined this
coffee; It is not fl for dog TO drink.
Why don't you send her away aud get
some one else il she cannot cook de-
Gently Z"
us it bad, am very sorry. but
know il was not her fault, for saw her
make il myself"
THAT has made no difference in the
coffee: give me a glass Of water" and
he pushed aside his cup, angrily.
Really, Lewis, the coffee has often
been worse, or at least seemed so TO
me-" said Roe.
III don't care a straw how il seemed
to you; know how il is, and do not M
tend TO drink il. II you wish TO drink
slops, do so, have no objections"
"Mr. Paul is coming tomorrow night,
Martha" Roe said, without looking at
Lewis; could you not have something
10 hand p
"Whst is that fellow coming here fJri
He is so conceit"d that he sees no one
bot himself. ! think him a contempu-
bic puppy, and 1t would not take much
from him to make me tell him 50" said
Lewis, wrathfully.
"How can you talk so, Lewis' He
is highly cultivated gentleman; you
would look far TO find his equal"
None so blind as those that won't
see; there are numbers OF men around
with even superior cultivation; your
perception IN regard TO strangers is won
deriully acute"
"Ot course. grant that you knew as
much, otherwise | should not hold you
capable OF approaching him; but does
acknowledging the ability OF a stranger
deiract IN the smallest degree from the
recognized capacity Of those in our own
family | cannot see that il does"
you are never willing to acknowl-
edge that equality; tits the ceaseless cry
of this one is 50 superior, that one has
such a fine intellect, that angers me. I"
Roe looked grave, but quietly turned
to Martha; "csn we DO what | prepos-
ed, do you think !"
you can IL you give The money; |
have none: we have had great many
extra expenses this month";
"You have those each month, don't
you 7" laughed |, very injudiciously.
NO" very ingidIy. ! saw ] had
made false move, aud in trying TO re-
trieve Il, said, hoping to restore the
disturbed equilibrium: "You know we
are going to 'he Cathedral, cousin Lew
is"
Certainly; ! had not forgotten il.
II beg your pardon; shall be ready
in good time; you know always keep
you waiting so that you are late when
ever 60 with you"
ii am late because ! choose 10 be,
not because | wait-for YOU"
"Oh. dear |" thought l; "he is bad
this morning; what shall do TO please
him 7" But he smiled very pleasantly
when an hour or 40 later came down
the steps in simple but becoming at
tire, and signi6ed my readiness 20 ac-
company him. He had spent the great
er part Of his life in study, and had
mind which was to me a perfect the.
saurus of knowledge. When I was
abIe TO forget the uncomfortable feeling
with which ! was wont TO regard him,
his conversation was smusing aud in.
siructive. This morning ! felt that on
my ability as a strategist depended in a
great measure the question whether
Lewis would treat Mr.. Paul rudely or
not, so used all The arts knew cffec-
tive with men, and joyfully saw that ]
was successful.
III would like to take up my German
again, cousin Lewis; you have studied
it, have you not y
knew that he had. but thought |
could lead him TO make the proposition
| wanted.
eyes, | know some little about il, but
am rather rusty al present, | have neg
lected il so long. really should not
have allowed 1t TO drop, but IT is quite
difficult 10 keep up study without a
companion"
"Is it mott Why, even a bug is a
hundred times more interesting with
some one TO agree with me about it.
Imagine then the difference il would
make 10 great. difficult study"
~ propose that we have a lesson in
i each day and study il together. What
DO you say I"
ooh ! It will be splendid, and after
awhile we can read Goethe and Richter
and other authors in the original. How
glorious -
"You will think so till the work be-
gins; then the rose tints Of the morning
will fade in the scorching sun of work.
I douhf &c M, will hova H.. ,,loo.,,.,@ ~