Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-11-25

thank you tor all your klnd words
You shall have my daughter as soon
as you choose
This very evening. then, inter.
rupted, aud rising hastily. gave order.
to the hsckman to drive as rapidly a,
possible to the residence OF Rev. Mr..
Smith.
What 10 you want with him? ex.
claimed both my companions in amaze.
ment.'
To tie the knot at once 7 returned,
Jestiugly, though in truth. l began to
feel much alarmed lest Nellie should
have departed before we reached her
home, and was secretly determined if
such was the case, to pursue her to
her unoles and marry her there, lest
more favorable accounts Of the hank .
condition might bring a change in
Mr.. Jameson's feelings-possibly a
reconciliation between him and Selbv.
Fortunately, however, the clergy
man was at home, and accompanied
Us without delay to Mr.. Jameson
residence, where We found Nellie,
though she privately informed me
that she had her hat on to depart,
when We drove up.
1t did not take long to reconcile
her to the change of b,idesrooms, or
induce her to consent to my wish for
an immediate union, so an hour or
two later, | had the satisfaction of
exhibiting my little home to my wife
and her father.
Nellie was in raptures-declaring
it thousand times more beautiful
than her fathers great house, with all
It's showlly furnished apartments.
Wonderful to relate, her father agreed
to ali we SAID, and although, as fore.
saw, his losses are not as great Az he
anticipated, and he might easily re-
tain his c Sn establishment, he much
prefers disposing of it, and remaining
with Us, and he is so agreeable, that
Nellie and | prefer it also.
Mr.. Selby made some overtures for
a reconciliation, but the coldness with
which they were met, and the aston
ishing intelligence that Nellie was
already married, effectually quenched
him.
We al sincarAlv -sorat the loss and
sorrow occasioned by the panic, but
nevertheless, as Dick observes, It's
an i'll winl that blows nobody good.
Don't 20, Selby! exclaimed Mr.
Jameson, seizing him by the arm. Come
home with me, and talk matters over.
Why, l had nearly forgotten! 1t is
your wedding day Come home, and
we'll send Tor the parson. and have that
job done up right No failure there,
eh? he added, with q feeble attempt
at Jest.
But Selby drew his arm away.
Excuse NE, Mr.. Jameson, he said,
almost insolently. Circumstances
will not permit-that is, in your re-
verses, you will undoubtedly require
your daug ghters presence-sorry to
deprive you'll have an unexpected
call away from the city; and he
turned to go.
l believe | should have knocked
the fellow brains out, in my mingled
rage and Joy, had not Dick restrained
me.
Let him alone, he whispered we
shall have enough TO do to take care
OF Mr.. Jameson
We had, indeed Mr.. Jaueston
would have fallen to the ground, had
not the crowd been so great rs to pre-
vent him, but be was entirely insen-
sible, and continued so till we had
extricated him with much difficulty,
and placed him in acarriage. feared
apoplexy, but Dick, who was some
what of doctor, brought him round
all right. As his recollection returned,
be seemed quite overcome on finding
that l was taking care of him.
This is returning good for evil. in
deed he said, with a CHASTITY smile.
Perhaps YOU do not know, Mr.. Foster,
that the bank failure will ruin me.
4 heard you tell Mr.. Selby so, l
returned, quietly, at once preceiving
his meaning; and was very sorry, for
your sake, that such was the case
Perhaps he continued, with the
same suspicious look and tone. You
would not be so anxious now to marry
Nellie
On the contrary, / answered, 1
am more than ever anxious to do
So
But shall not have even a roof
left to shelter me, he argued; and
then what would become Of you?
These words seemed to place his loss
] sn riviAly hsfnrs him that he nnits