Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-12-07

Can't You get mp Irritation with
some of the dusky beauties here:'
No. All that are not homely
are stupid. aud they don't inspire
me to air my few Portuguese
phrases.
Most of them are. mast admit.
But do you know. in spite Of Man.
oel's promise to procure us the free
dom of his native town. he has let
us miss the very cream of Egan So
ciety.'
What do yen mcan:' demanded
his friend, with some interest.
Il mean just what say. There
are peonla haEa
somer, better educated aud better
bred than any he has introduced us
TO. | don't know whpre they live.
but if the one ! have discovered is
anything like fair sample. Mauoel
has played us contemplate trick.
Go on and explain: don't you
see that my curiosity is consuming
me:'
We'll, while you have been loung-
ing in your hammock during these
moonlight evenings, /, with my
usual enterprise. have been wander
ing all over the place, aud if don't
know five times rs much about Bra
zIl aud the Brazilian us YOU do be-
fore We 90 home. IN sat my port
nanteau. I've learned "a lot during
he past week especially, and one
thing is that there is girl here as
beautiful as anyone could imagine,
and sufficiently well educated to
speak as good English as either of
us. Not even the trace of an accent
TO it,
The deuce you say, Where did
you pick her up:'
That's just the expression. |
picked her up out Of a ditch one
night down near the boat landing.
She had stumbled into it just as |
got close by, so, Of course. had to
stand her up and brush her or
who was she. anywav|
Il give you my word haven't the
least idea. I've met her every night
since then. and we've become quite
chummy, but she won't either tell
me her last name or let me go home
with her, but she has promised to
AXE me there tonight % meet the
rest of her family. Mex time you
shall go with me.
Are you sure she is q natiye:'
asked Bellinger. whose curiosity was
considerably excited.
'Oh, yes; her face would betray
that, If nothing else did, and she
talks like a girl who has been born
and brought up here. would pro-
pose TO introduce YOU this evening,
old fellow, only she scoas to want
to remain incog for the present, and
I'm afraid she might take alarm and
never come back
'All right; Understand. laughed
Bellinger. Il don't want to inter
ferc with your lovo-makjug. for I'm
very sure that is what it amounts
to-
Well, no; not exactly returned
his friend, slowly. But If see
much more Of her ! shouldn't be
surprised if it did develop into that
'You surely wouldn't marry an
uneducated Brazilian girl:' demand
ed Bellinger, quickly.
'She is as well educated az either
Of US, returned Watson tartly. Il
thought had told YOU that. And
AS for the rest, any man would be
proud to marry her. whatever her
nationality nigh: be-
But you don't know anything
about her. demonstrated Belinger.
Don't be hasty. at any rate Wait
until you know her people before
you do anything rash. She may be
the rankest kind Cf bad character
for all you know. Mind, | don't
mean to say she is anything Of the
sort hastily, as Watson sat bolt
upright with jerk.
No, and probably you bad better
not. We've never had a quarrel yet,
and | don't want to have one now,
especially in foreign country. But
ion't say anything more
Bellinger regretted having said
anything at all when lie realized his
friends state of mind.
Il won't he said, promptly. Il
had no intention Of hurting you, old
fellow. or Of snNinp anrthinr d.rnnr-