Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-03-30
your neighbors.

I your neigho0rs.
3 | spent few very pleasant days
) and then quilted his hospitable
: roof. A severe cold. caught that
| winter. induced me 10 take the adj.
, vice of the physicians. and proceed
to the South of France. where I Re-.
NAMED two years, on my return.
| was informed that Nillsmott had
speculated, and had been. uLluekv
on the Stock Exchange. that he had
left Richmond, and was now living
at Chaplain. The hex day / met
him near the Exchange.
/ Reynolds, J. am -ha.a,.s =. see YOU.
Thompson told me that you had
come back. If not better engaged,
come down to sec me; ! win drive
you down at four O'Clock, il that
will suit
1t suited me very veil. and. at
four O'Clock, met him according
to appointment al a livery stable
over the Iron Bridge. Ills vehicle
was ordered out; IL was q phaeton
drawn by two long tailed ponies
altogether a very neat concern.
We set off at rapid pace.
They step out well, don't they?
We shall be down in plenty Of time
to put on a pair of shoes by five
o'clock, which is our dinner-timc.
Late dinners don't agree with me
they produce indigestion. OF
course, you know that Eousia has
a little boy
| did not; but congratulated him.
Yes, and has now gone out to
India with her husband Mary is
also engaged to he marr.ed-a very
good match-a Mr. Rivers. in the
law. He has been called TO the bar
this year, and promise we'll They
will be little pinched az first, but
we must see what we can do for
them
We stopped at neat row Of
houses, forget the name. and, az
we drove up, the servant, the only
man servant, came Out, aud took
the ponies round to thestable, while
the maid received my iuggag and
one or two paper-bags, containing
a few extras for the occasion.
was met with the same warmth az
usual by Mrs. WiIlsmott. The
house was small, but very neat; the
remnants of former grandeur APP
peared here and there. I'm one or
two little articles. fay.r.0as Of the
lady. We sat down q Gra o'clock
to plain dinner, and were attend
ed by the footman, wA. lrl rubbed
down the ponies and pulled on his
livery.
a good plain cook F. the best
thing, after all Oh iyed Willie
mott. Your fine cooa won't con
descend to roast and boil. VIII
you take some Of this rloiu2 The
under-cut is exccllcat. Ny dear,
give Mr.. Roynolds sons Yorkshire
pudding.
When We were lef. alone after
dinner Willemott told rae, very un-
concernedly, of his losses.
1t was my own fault said he;
] wished to make up little sum
for the girls, and rishiug what they
would have had, l left them almost
penniless. However, we can al
! ways command bottle OF port and
beef-steak, and what more in this
world can you have: VIII YOU take
port or white? | have no claret to
: offer YOU
We finished our pof., but | could
preceive no difference I'm Willemott.
He was just as happy aud as cheer
full as ever. He drove me to town
the next day. During our drive,
E he observed, i like ponies, they are
SO little trouble; and I prefer them
to driving one horse in -Is vehicle,
! as | can put my wife and daughters
> into it. It's selfish to keep car
riage for yourself alone, and one
horse in a four-whee.gd double
chaise appears like an imposition
upon the poor animal.
went to Scotland, and remained
about a year. On my return,
e found that my friend Willemott
. had again shifted his quarters. lie
was at Brighton; aud having moth
ing better to do, | concluded to 20
there and see him. il vas not un-
til after some inquiry that | could
find out his address. ~ last | OBJ
tanned it, in respectable but not
> fashionable part Of this oyergrown
town. Willemott received me just
Is before.