Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-05-17

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nov SsEssDs Ise.saia Nhsk swsy
ths hours - <hAG drsaafal sesnina
.sxHdwG rzak1g yon aRai lnna whaf
lovely roomsI" nd the yoRna girl;
looking about her. ..Do you make
tea yourself -
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saths wonaan &c d cable daintsly f6f
the SisihaE Z Ralphs klsss ths tea ]
maks better than any other 81 asf,i,
Bat yop ars not happy : thought
The girl. ATm afraid neither Of You
are happy. SHALL ] sing for yoii p
shs askea aload siThsy say I have
aSssy god sdisss : aAs kaasa, naive.
Ahoys all thines / should like "a
hsa! y0A sinE II y0d win ot niind
my walking about. ! am restless 90
night sHsTsnl saa.su poigEg 81 grssrog
| H0f course. Walk III. .yonp please; and
| viii see if / am in coed voice. It
was such a dreadful voyage, and I am
to make my appearances ID public to-
morrow nightff agg9 ydgfstf SRlu
The evening passed weaEily away
to Mrs. Forester. Hour alter hour
she looked fnr her husband, whosona-
times. if he had : run OF luck, came
home early An inda6nahle anxiety
weighed her down. yEt 80 II u !.
As for the girl. Ilisstta, she used al
her efforts 70 amuse her. There were
80 many beautiful things to sss and
talk about that she woRld not listen
to any excuses for rstiring. = - n.
81 don't usually 20 to bed til "a
she said, "and Sometimes . good deal
later Do yop think Ralph has gone
to the theatre p. ssT 80 go
! 81 am quite sure he has not" -
| h There came . knooksat the door.
Lisetta opened It. hoping to see her
brother; then looked back With .
white scared face as abe said, in .
hoaEsea hisper ! s5s4slai ~ iIs g4,,.
| d He aays-thsg' g've-brOught-hin
l-home; 80 sR.9 .aa ,Qt n. tsti fB.
dead T. shrieked the wife, and
mercifnlly fell senseless. !, 60,
1t was, well abe did. She did not
zee that ghastly burden, nor hear the
decision of the surgeon who vas called
in, that the man was dead. 4, 81 -
- When she came TO herself Lisetta
was weeping over her, and the land
lady deplering that such Q dreadful
thing should happen telhsF respects
aAaLisstta, don't leave me r cried the
unhappy woman. sff ri IL .rr- .asi
| Never, dear I am SO glad I was
with you" sI 80 ,r...
And he-oh. my husband" :"
"Hush, dear and the girl fell
sobbing on her bosom. .-, 81. ......
Il must 60 and see him" said her
sister, lifting hersslf from the lounge
where she had fallen. -,s-gI--T
Not for worlds T. was the agonized
reply. = q E~.
II tell you / will. / am his wife
you shall not keep me from his side. !"
But, dear, there are watchers there. !"
"It makes no difference must
see my husband. Have they had .
doctor" .-.. II. Z
/ Yea"
.s"And there is no hope"
"No hope, dear
Dead I! Is my Ralph dead +? Oh,
my darling my idol God has ia-
deed punished me r
She went slowly into the room be-
yond. How still and stark and white,
that figure under the sheet
Two men sat by the open bay-win-
dow, keeping each others spirits up.
They were smoking and that pungent
Odor seemed to offend her.
How little they care r. she sighed.
Lisetta had followed her only to the
door, then shrank back, leaving the
woman alone.
"Oh, my darling if you had only
listened to me / she moaned, as she
turned down the covering. "Why
wouldn't you p
She cleaned over, fixing her eyes upon
the pallid face.
Long and steadily she gazed, hold
ing her breath, both hands pressed
over her breast, as if to restrain the
rapid pulsations Of her heart.
The moments passed. Once she
looked up at the clock. It wanted a
quarter to three, and then, throwing
herself on her knees, she took her po-
sition close TO the body, and watched
and watched with strained eyes.
.What did she see2 The men had
flung their cigars out Of the window
and changed their places, looking in
awe at the strange tableaa. The man
seemed marble on the bed, the woman
seemed marble at his side.
Hush T. she said with uplifted
finger. 2E 10 NkEEfi ~ -
Then one cry rang through tksroom
that brought everybody in the house
to the door. ~ z
| There is life herei-life I tell
you r cried the wife, hoarsely and ra-
pidly. Run one Of you for help. He
is not dead Go quickly l-waste no
time for who knows-who knows ?
Oh. ay. fy, for helpI" tH
Both watchers left the room pre-
cipitately. Others came in, and with
careless, plying words mocked her
/ hopes. 44.sf z#s k4@ as f
-,s"I care not If he iscOgd, rigid, sense,
less-there i lie there-I saw Il.
Bring ne FIRE. coal, anything that
burns, and see If his fissh does not
blister = 81 ~: g.x
/ And still-fhex did NOT haliere. h.-