Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-08-18

ma'am, nm right In the sight of kings.
an fuanes, an lords, an ladies, ar
Day, an Night, an Summer, an Win,
ter an the whole Guare lot of EN-, ]
tore he mask off my face, an he tore
the mask off his face, an he put hi,
arrums around me an kissed me in q
way that wud have brought tear,
to your eyes, an it did 10 mine,
as n wud kiss the lips thnt they had
thought wud never spake loyin' words
TO them again. He was my own true
lover ma>am, that | parted wild in Ire,
land two long years ago, an niver q
line nor a sign from him since then,
though I'd prayed to the saints night
an day"
"How did it happen, Katie?n
"Oh, ma'am, We don't rightly know,
but he sent his letters in the care OF
his cousin, ma'am, an-well-he was a
bit in love wild me, the cousin, more
than ! knew, and 50 his letters nitet
rame to me al all, at all, an | cud not
write to him, not knowing where in all
this great country he might be. Yis
the letters was intercepted, just as I've
read about in story-books, an We both
wild achin' hearts the time
And he knew you by the dress?"
Yes, ma'am, the night before we
left Ireland | wore that dress at a lit
Tie party, an it happened that | never
woro IT after that till last night. II
was in the bottom of my chest. an
whcniver | looked at il, il just seemed
like the ghost OF all my old happiness
shtared me in the face an | could not
put the gown on me back. An | wore
II that night because il seemed it was
Just As good masking as amy. 1t was
the costume Of happiness an it hid
the real Katie McCarty, so | thought;
but the saints be praised it brought me
great joy.
mo, mo'am, he didn't know | was in
this country. | didn't come to find
him. Id not follow any man, but ]
came because all the family came an
there was no reason why | should stay
behind
You have perfect faith that your
lover has told you the TRUTH" | ven
turcd.
How her eyes flashed. The truth,
yc say? VIII a man tell lies to the
woman he loves, dye think? An will
p nan that does not love Il woman re-
member the very gownd she wears
when -he babe him goodbye? VIII he
fnow her through her mask by the
an t%hrObbin' Of his own heart? |
lis, believe every word he said,
hank Cod
| stood rebuked before her simple |
and said: Il am glad in your
'Iadness, as am sure you know"
"Cud ! ever have told you this. |
na'am, II | had not known the warm. |
OWN heart of you? Why, I've felt
many a time that We knew that my
ieart achcd; and that We was sorry
or mt. O, there's something. an a
uare thing it is, that tells yc better
or words when We have found a
an Katie mccarthy knows we'll
he signs"
When | said to the head Of the house
evening; didn't | tell you that
here was some romance hidden in the
Of that girls oyes?' he re-
pended;
81 believe you did, and | am afraid
on would rather lose the tidiest, most
domestic We have had in many
day than have your intuitions un-
eriicd. Own that | am right, now,
you glad?"
I'm glad replied. "that | am I'M
'ltish enough TO rejoice in a sister
.oman'S happiness even if it does take
en- out OF my kitchen. I'm very glad
the masquerade brought about
lch a sweet reality
Upon the whole" responded the
cad Of the house, thoughtfully, $50
l.'-Coriotta Perry, in Good House.