Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1889-11-28
Weasley was rigged out in suit of
theatrical clothes taken from Euaice's
parents trunks. and was executing


parents trunks. and was executing .
jig.
The bishop lad told Eunice that in
the said trunks was the devils ward
robe. The young people locked the
door and examined il.
What places are garrsss for rain
and lovel How it drops upon the
roof How it goes pit-a.pat in the
heartl How the heart is raining
suddenly through the eyes aud the
roof is beating with the palpilations of
the wind
Old men seldom 60 to garrets. Bad
old men like Garrick Howton nevsr
do.
lNext week Weasley Howton was to
start for Indiana, and be an apostle
on the Wabash.
His trunk was packed and his ticket
for the stage was to be paid for over
the great National road from Hagsrs.
town.
Fifty dollars q fare T. exclaimed
thu bishop. as he walked his upper
porch; "what sum of money But
the next week it shall be made up out
OF Eunice's fortune, which will then
be mine. with her fadeless beauty, till
death do rs part"
As he looked, there came a cloud of
dust up the Leitersburg road from the
South. where somebody was driving
hard,
at looks like runaway coupls,"
exclaimed Garrick Howton, reaching
for his eyeglasses. But the shade of
the North mountains, where the sun
was going down, put belt of black.
meas upon the landscape, like the
moons total eclipse. When the sound
OF the wheels came to the door and
Garrick heard a knock, he descended
and found strange man in the par
lor, which had no lights.
sare," the stranger said, 81 have
zs honair to say Eat I am in loave.
But ze lady is too leetle; she have not
re grand age. 1t will be all 70 same;
because she loaves me and her fathair
have so much shame he nevair will
say nothing. ] will give you City
dollairs to make me her husband !"
Fifty dollars !" the bishops ava.
ricious heart responded. ait is Weas-
ley's whole fare. The good demon
must have sent this man here"
Then the business pisty returning,
the bishop spoke aloud
What are the names of the parties2
Marriage, mys brother. the apostle
says, is honorable in all-Hebrews
xiii, 4. | see not that it may not
be honorable in thee"
"Ze names are on certificates we
have filled. Zs fee I pay You is ex.
traordinaire, monsieur. For ze City
dollaire We make two demands Au
premiere, zat you marry re bride
veiled Au seconde, zst you sign two
certificates for us. to protect re lady
and moi Snen,e."
"The age Of the bride ?" asked Gar.
rick Howton.
"What mattair Eat? You have
made ze wife at fourteen, many time.
My bride 10 sixteen, saire. Come, ze
money T.
He felt the bank bill in his hand
and it dried up bis compunctions of
heart; he felt quill put in his fog.
ers and the stranger, with something
like a fusee, made fame that con.
tanned birthstone and seemed yellow
and blue.
"Eternally be mine, as zis you sigp,"
the strange man exclaimed-"I mean
ze lady child, zs lady. parbleu."
The voice had a deep sspulchral
tone in it. and by the foreboding
flame, Garrick saw a person whose
forehead was all patches. with French
mustaches under his nose and black.
ened eyebrows drawn nearly through
the temples 10 the edge of q coloress,
inky wig.
"You must give me some name"
spoke the bishop. as he signed. cal
though / cannot read BY such light"
81 am ze Marquis Bellsbulb."
Bring 10 the lady r.
Low laughter seemed to be circlipe
around the apartment a. the uniting
words were said BY the bishops fall.
tering tongue.
Loud laughter broke from the car.
riage windows as the scoundrel drove
away.
"Here. Weasleyl Eunice | Liehtsl |
Lights !" exclaimed old Garrick How.
ton. II have got my last marriage |
fee."
No voice replied; the dark noun. |