Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-08-17

a mendacious imitation, and wretch
ed 0ne az that
So Haides tied np tie poor pistufs.
and went home again, shedding : few
tsars as shs Walled nnder Ehs wkin-
peEing trees.
'My last hope aone r. she thoaght.
Bat Ill not tell Aunt Leah or Belle
that Il il an imposture. They have
always taken such innocent pride IN
the Velasqusz.
As she came past The old brick
house at the foot Of the Locust Lane,
load Of furniture wae being carried
in. for IL was ths second waek IN May.
Wicker chairs. twined with blue rib
bon. cottage piano, cases Of books
engFavinga, bird-cagsa. plants-aIl
sorts Of pretty things.
Sd lee paused and looked ct them,
not without interest. ~
i wonder who our new neighborz
are to be !? abe thought.
Just then, out trotted stout, cher
ry-eheeked old lady, with her cap all
on one side, and . worsted shawl tied
over her shoulders.
or said she; are You the young
woman who disappointed US yesterday
about cleaning
No. said Saidee, erimsoning to her
temples.
oh, dear oh, dearf said the old
lady; what 10 to become Of MS? All
the furniture coming in. and my
daughter lame from falling of the
step-ladder. and the girl gone, and
But with an eager look, perhaps
you can recommend some one TO help
US settle7'k wWA @Nrs84
I am sorry to say that ] cannot.
answered Saidee. and she vanished
beyond the lilac hedge. rather amused
at the mistake which the old lady had
made.
Belle was full of news that even
ing. o, Saidee, she cried, such q
nice family is moving into the Locust
House
Yes, said Saidee; 4 saw the fur
niture-carts at the door as came
back from the village this afternoon.
o, the village I cried Belle, toss
ing her blonde head. Its strange
Saidee, how much time you get to
run about and enjoy yourself, while
am drudging at home. But there
q young gentleman there-the hand
soonest man, Alice Aiken says, she
ever saw-and Mr.. Pyle knows him,
and he's to be at the picnic to-mor-
row, TO get acquainted with the Young
people Of the neighborhood. Won t
it be delightful ?
Very, said Saidee, indifFerently.
But while Belle was talking. she
had made up her mind what to do on
the day Of the May picnic.
Early in the morning. while the
flush Of sunrise was still crimsoning
the sky, and blonds Belle lay asleep
with her yellow hair in crimping pins,
Saidee arose, dressed herself quietly,
and slipped out Of the back door like
q little gray shadow.
At eight o'clock Aunt Leah raped
with her cane on the ceiling Of her
room, which was directly beneath the
one occupied by her nieces. Belle
made her appearance presently. in q
faded calico wrapper, rubbing her
eyes after a drowsy fashion.
Where's breakfast? ? said Aunt
Leah. 4t
Where's Saidee ? counter-ques-
toned Belle. %, / know, the selfish
thisgl She has got up early, and
gone down into the woods to get some
pink azalias for her hair before the
other girls think Of it. She wants to
astOnish MS ali at the picnic. But /
think she might have told me T
I'm afraid Saidee thinks more Of
herself than she does Of Us, said Aunt
Leah, sourely.
And Belle, in a very i'll humOr, be-
gan to prepare the breakfast task
generally assumed BY her elder sis
ter.
While Saidee. hurrying dowusthe
path by the swamp, took the short
cut across the clover meadow, and
was presently knocking at the door
Of the brick house where the load Of
furniture had stood the day before.
The old lady with the crooked cap
and the cherry cheeks came 10 the
door.
Have you yet engaged any one to
help you get settledT said Saidee,
blushing very prettily.
We aa't hear Of 4 sossl r said the
old lady. Every one is engaged Just
now, and
IL you thought 4 could be Of use,'
family began Saidee.
Bless me, child r said the old LADY,
you are too slight and small. Be
sides looking closer at her, you are .
lady.
'RutI know how to clean house,
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