Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-04-01


you see in pictures. that - ahead Of
the music brook, and led % and on,
away out of the world. wl<e no man
ever was-I never was. srtain. ]
could see the boy a. pip ii I sac
you. Then the moonlight ,me with
out any sunset, and 1ne On the
graveyards, over the - and be-
tween the black and sEs1< top trees
splendid marble housessre up. with
fine ladies in the lift ura lows. and
men that loved EN-, b ever got
nigh EN-. and played q lars I'M
der the trees, and madsr at mis-
cradle / could usssssss s,|sSSass 1
wanted to love somebody, I didn't
know who. better than the men with
guitars did. Then the sun went down,
it got dark, the wind moaned and
wept like a lost child for its cead
mother, and l could got up there
and then and preached a better SER
mon than any l ever listened to.
There wasn't a single thing in the
world left to live for, not single
thing, and yet l didn't want the mu-
sic to stop one bit. 1t was happier
to be miserable than to be happy
without being miserable. I couldn't
understand it.
Il hung my head and pulled out
my handkerchief, and blowed my nose
to keep from cryin'. My eyes is weak,
anyway; | din't want anybody to be
gazing at me a snivellin', and it's
none of nobody's business what 1 do
with mr. nose. It's mine. But seve-
raj glared at me as mad as Tucker.
Then all Of sudden old Rubin chang
ed his tune. He rip'd and he rar'd
and he trip'd and he tar'd, and he
charged like the grand entry at cir
Gus. Feared to me that all the gas
in the house was turned on at once,
things got so bright, and I held up
my head ready to look at any man in
the face, and not afear'd of nothin'
1t was circus, and brass band, and
a big hall, all going on at the same
time. He lit into them keys like a
thousand of bricks. he gave 'em no
rest, day nor night; he set every liv-
ing joint in me a goin', and not bein'
able to stand it no longer, jumpt up,
sprang onto my seat, and Just holler-
ed:
go it, Rube!
Every man, woman and child in
the house riz on me, and shouted, Put
him out put him out :
Put your great.grandmother 8 griz.
ely gray greenish cat into the middle
OF next month, l says. fetch me if
you dare. / paid my money, and you
Just come nigh me =
With that several policemen ran
up, and / had to simmer down. But
l would fit any fool that laid hands
on me, for I was bound to hear Rube
out or die.
He had changed his tune again.
He hopt like ladies and tip toed fine
from end to end of the key board. He
played soft, and low, and solemn. I
heard the church bells over the hills.
The candles in heaven were lit one
by one; I saw the stars rise. The
great organ of eternity began to play
from the worlds end to the world 9
end; and the angels went to prayers. :. E.
Then the music changed to water full
of feeling tina. couldn't be thought,
and began to drop-drip. drop, drip,
drop-clear and sweet, like tears OF
JOY fallin' into q lake of glory. II
was as sweet as sweetheart sweetn d
with white sugar, mixed with pow.
dered silver and seed diamonds. I,
was too sweet. I tell you, the audi.
ence cheered. Rubin he kinder bow
ed, like he wanted to say, Much
obliged, but I'd rather you would
interrupt me"
He stopped q minute or two t
fetch his breath. Then he got mad
He runs his fingers through his hair
he showed up his sleeve, he openet
up his coat tails little further, b.
drug up his stool, he leaned over, and
sir, he just went for that old pianner
he slapt her face, he boxed her face
he pulled her nose. he pihched hel
ears, and he scratched her cheek IN
til she fairly yelled. He knock't be-
down, and he stamp't On her shame
fol. She beloved like q bull, Oh,
bleated like Q calf. she shrieksd Liz,
ls rat, and then he wouldn't lot he
up. He ran q quarter strstch do~'
the low grounds Of the bass till b
cot clean into the bowels Of the earth
and ycu heard thunder sallopins af
ter thunder, thro' the hollows an,