Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-08-12

A marc delightful plaoe. on asirnsiye ana
lsrsAtal,lr hosi. can fssslsese Il syslnd "a
the nsarxin II the beautiful pztax<nt
! Arriving late, and sonsrnhas five<l. was
given a SEAT In > cod carneF. ard heinz II
eonieIaplafive naiure my attention was
sasn riviied By The exeezsise beauty and
air a enioymens ii my surroundings.
t;n,ups and pairs II liappy ysuax pesnple
were all about Mere 81 attempt sir<-
erip,ion Of al. should neither find zine
nor -naoe, bat ~ snne who more particular
~ claimed mr. attention.. win speak.
Nearest me was . drcamy blue-eyed lnsi-
den. Fensivr and quiet, but nleihInks very
Prank Further on rocked hewisching.
dark-eyed lady and althougi her face and
form were ali animation there were unmis-
taxable evidences that she was turning 10
Clay On the steps at bright, sweet
faced girl; On either side youthful deyosee.
each wearing big sHninwes which had
been adopted for the day rs badge Of
jealousy, and their spirits ebbed and flowed
according 20 what " Katie-tlid.s Our young
friends, Joe and Johnnie seemed both
kair.cd and Matted" An interesting
and warmly contested ganwof Croquet was
progressing. In n shaded nook, a ham,
mock contained graceful lady and happy
youth whose blonde curls clustered around
his classic brow. No need for snnfiowers
there. Several young nse1. among them
q dignified Professor. We seen 'aCanter-
ing" and some were very Anna mated,
and il was by no means an un-Amie-able
crowd. Oh, the big sunfiowers how pop
ular they Were. On the green sward re-
clined lovely girl and boy, gorgeous
flower bed formed fitting background for |
such picture. My young friends, older |
and graver Judges" have yielded 10 the |
mystic spell" an underlined look in her
sweet blue eyes as their gaze wandered /
across the brosd expanse Of ripping Wa
tiers and rested upon the distant slsore.
\ little away but quite in the enchanted
grounds handsome buggy minus horse
was occupied by u Professor whose face
wore look of serene content notwithstand-
ing the near proximity of little "Aggie-
my" Another bright joyous lady's spirits
never tagged although she was attended
by Payne not unreal or immaginary, but
but an Ernest one and only dispelled in
the evening when the shadows began to
lengthen by the arrival Of skillful .Hedi-
ri.aS Nan. Again the big sunfowcr. Not
FAR off another pleasant scene 4 long
table was being filled with delightful eat
ables by number Of busy NATIONS. Soon
the call 10 dinner, and while being par
taken of, much regret was expressed at the
absence of u breeze which would retard the
pleasure Of the anticipated sail When, as
though the Guiding Hand seemed particu-
larly to favor this happy gathering, glori-
Gus breeze spung up As If by magic, and
son there was a cry for Captain Galen'
and the boat Amid fiutiering sails and
waving handkerchicls they embark leaving
me behind, with Il heart full Of prayers for
their safety and happiness both then and
always, to watch the gallant craft with her
percious freight On their return few
hours later they again gathered around the
table which was now spread with delicious
iced lemonade, fruit and cake, which was
duly enjoyed. IL was late, and We babe
TO our genial host and hostess with
many thanks IN our part and kind invi-
tation on theirs % come again which deo
eoIeAte we will
AULD LANG SYM