Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-01-26
Saint Maru's Beacon
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my affairs. / was married.
Shortly after my final launch into
the business world met my friend
aud benefactress Of NJ. We
we're the only passengers in q street
car, and | ventured to speak to her.
Twenty years had made less differ
ence in her appearance than in mine,
and though I knew her at first
sight, she would have had 5 difficult
task in recognizing me, with my
full growth and bearded face.
Madam" said l, speaking with
the utmost respect, "may take the
liberty Of introducing myself to you
as the hero of TT--!"
mentioning the name Of her story,
which i had read shortly after its
publication.
For moment she gazed at me
with partly puzzled, partly absent
look, as if busy with old memories,
among which / had produced some
faint vibration.
Presently she recalled her first
serious step in literary life, and
smiled as she said,-
"And are you, then, the little
boy whose lowly struggles and ad-
TEXTURES supplied me with incidents
for that story?"
al was at that time" / replied.
"Though you can hardly call me q
little boy now"
"True," she responded, smiling
again. 81 should have used the
past tense. And so you reached
Chicago after alp"
Thanks to your kind gift, l
reached my destination, and have
since established myself here upon
firm business footing. / am q
husband, and happy and prosper
Gus man. i have often told my
wife the anecdote of the two-doilar
bill, and she is one of your most
ardent admirers in consequence
today"
$50 you have remembered it all
these years." she said, with another
smile. 81 had forgotten that gave
you anything, though well re-
member the incident of talking to
YOU"
eyes; my recollection of it is as
vivid as if it had been an occurrence
of yesterday, and my gratitude has
retained its full warmth through
all this time. / have often longed
to thank you for the influence your
kindness of that day has had upon
my life and character"
l fancied there was the faintest
suspicion of impotence in her man
ner as she answered.
81 do not understand why you
should feel yourself under very
obligations on account of the money.
II You gained two dollars by the
operation | gained twenty"
"Ah! but you were not obliged
by anything but the promptings of
generous heart to give me the
money, and it came at a time in all
my life when it was most needed
and most useful"
"Well, well, if You choose to view
it in that light / am sure will not
object"
There was a long pause, broken
at last by me.
"When my wife hears of this she
will be very DESTROYS to see you.
May she have that pleasure?"
Here is my card. You are vel
come to my home. l have not long
been resident of Chicago, and
shall be glad to know some of her
people,"
"When may we conner"
"This evening, if you like"
More passengers entered the car,
and my friend, Mrs. Bradley, form
erly Mics Hale, shortly nodded a
Pleasant good-by to me. and left it.
When reached home aud told
Leonore, she was wild with delight,
though on second thought she was
undecided whether to. accept Mrs.
Bradley's invitation or not. After
much wayering she finally conclud-
ed to go.
''If she does Mt seem to want us
We can come right away again" she
said, "and at least / shall have
seen her."
My wife is one of those women
who can look very stylish and emf
nently sensible at the same time;
and that night she looked her very
best. ! was proud of her, and /