Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-09-01

AtoV CNCHiuR VI his SOlDuTH.
Her cheeks glowed under his gaze
and the eyes were softened with tears
as she timidly looked up into his and
whispered something that caused the
head to bend lower and his lips meet
hers in kiss as pure as the one first
felt by Eve The feeling born Of the
dreamy gaze upon the voiceless pic
ture more than year back had grown
into full life under the magic Of his
rich-toned voice. and those tears told
the sweet story he listened for, sto-
ry that chimed in with the music
mingling in mystic numbers with the
purest chords Of his heart as he stood
a wanderer behind the honeysuekle
vines few weeks before.
Lucy and her mamma accompanied
their guests as far as Richmond and
spent the day with them at their
aunt's where they were to make a
visit Of some days.
u never met a lovelier character
than Miss Ashton" said Mrs. Carter,
speaking with unwcnted enthusiasm
as she poured the tea upon her return
for some guests of her husband who
had arrived that morning and kept
him at home.
And a more splendid fellow than
her handsome brother They are ac-
quaintances worth treasuring. | al
most envy Maryland Of their birth
place. returned the colonel heartily
"Whar does al dem specialization
GUS gemplemen cum from up yender
down here, Miss Lucyp | 'clar dis
one les gone away do beat ebcrything
! eber see, and mex to you, Miss, dat
oder Miss Lucy is too hausum to lib
long, and | clar, Miss Birding. you
looks like a pictur cher sence see
you and Mr.. Aston wild you heades
20 close togeder by de jessamong bush
Was you a cryin, Miss Lucy, Gaze he
was gwine away? / would if | had
bin you ratified privileged Winny,
bustling about her mistress room that
evening. while the mistress sat in her
sleepy hollow chair. her eyes wearing
a far of, dreamy look.
/ you will pry, Winny, she finally
said, rousing herself 1T is an ugly
habit you have. You know how much
Miss Jessie used to scold you. You
must break it up or | shall scold too. -
You, Miss Lucy Den two black
| Sundays will come togedsr. | bleege
70 pass about, and | can't shet my
eyes when fngs look straight at me,
aud she took tho two little slippered
feet from the cushion on which they
rested and gave them playful shak-
ing before she undid the buckles TO
remove the clippers.
In remembrance Of Miss Jessie.
whose departure she mourned for
sometime, Winny had taken up the 1,
but it had been hard work.
When Morley reached home. he
found long letter from Judge Wes-
ton IN answer to one he had written
him, and one ofh chief pleasures was
the correspondence he kept up with
him during the Winter. In hearing
from Lucy Of the III health Of Ada, he
was surprised at the news, but nc
thought entered his mind that he was
in any way connected with it, nor did
Lucy hint her suspicious, and it il
well he did not know the painful Sc
cret He mingled many rcmembran-
ces to her in his correspondence with
the Judge and seat messages in Lu-
cy's letters, which were very frequent
| A LITTER had also come for Lucy da-
ring her absence, from which she
learned that upon the doctors advice
they would spend another Winter in
the South, and Lucy wrote back her
regrets, urging her to return before
the coming May.
DR.. Hill came over the next week
and took all hearts captive, especially
the old ladies, by his happy, genial
nature, and the doctor was so taken
that he proposed, as he had not yet
located himself TO associate him in hi:
practice, and as he was getting old
and the old women with.ohronic back
ache and incurable rheumatism were
trying so hard to kill him, he should
retire in self-defence pretty soon, and
the young doctor was the very one t
take them off his hands and save him
from being haunted by their ghosts il
they died before they thought it wa
their time.
And so it was settled, to the su,
{ preme satisfaction Of Morley, the new
doctor becoming an inmate Of the old
doctors home and entering upon his
duties with zeal that charmed him
Six months later, with May sur
shining from a cloudless heavens and
Gloria in Excelsis written over all
Nature, from the springing grass tx
the towering forest tree, the old church
bell rang outa glad Benedic, ANNA mea
with hallelujah echo in every chime
and the doors were thrown open wide
to the hurrying crowd. The organ
{ broke forth into Iaudate Dec rs {
procession moved up the broad aisle
and a noble young form in simple
garb and with holy mein bowed at tht
altar, his hands clasping the Word o
] God, Every head, from that whiteneC
+ by the frosts Of three-score years anC
: ten, to the golden curls Of the littlo
child, was lowered in reverence to tn,
/ hallowed scene as the servant of Til,
Lord placed hisconsecrated hands upoI
the low bowed head, and with face hea
venward and with voice quivering will
tha emotion ~ love sa;d az II oyr,,