Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-06-14

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and turned towards my boarding
place. Bet now that the excite
ment was over, and my thim.sle real
| ly gone, gas so weak that could
hardly drag myself along.
| Almost fainting. | finally reached
my room, and dropped dow. on the
hoor, too much exhausted = try to
reach the bed or a chair. Rs,s lang
laid there ] did not know. After
becoming little rested. tried to
comfort myself with Che Thought
that might sometime rcdessm rny
thi,nble. and that in the assssnti.s,e
| should have work from III
lray the jcvel1 VI =
True, my pride wiiispSssA that
her work was but disguise for
charity. as her husbands han on
my thimbie had been; but was too
weak and friendless to pay much
heed to such thoughts, aud only
felt thankful that | had the means
of satisfying Mrs. Hoxton's demands
for the present, and need not 90
forth nam even this poor sem blance
OF home until was little strong
er.
had risen from the floor and
lighted lamp, intending to 90
down aud pay Mrs. Hoxton, when
there was tap at my door.
Wondering who it could be. for
Mrs. Hoxton usually omitted the
ceremony of knocking. and I knew
no one else, | FASTENED to open it.
A tall man stood before me, but
the passage was so dark that could
not distinguish his features.
Does Miss o. my darling.
don't you know me ? he exclaimed.
and caught me in his arms. almost
before | could recognize his voice.
or understand that it was Mark
Chesterman who spoke.
Indeed, | was so bewildered that
| never spoke a word, while be went
on like a madman, telling me how
he was taken of the wreck by pas
sing vessel. the only survivor Of
those whom the boats had left there:
and how he had written again and
again to me at my old home. How
he had gone there on his arrival.
and could only learn that had gone
to the city; and he had been search
ing for me for several weeks. and
mad almost given up in despair.
when happening to step into the
store OF Mr.. Murray, who was n
friend of his, be had noticed in his
hand peculiar thimble which the
Jewelier was just putting away in
drawer. lie had recognized it in
moment, asked to see it, to know
how Mr.. Murray came by it. to
know my address, which fortunate
iy the jcweller remembered. and had
rushed off, leaving his friend inn
pressed with the idea that he had
become insane.
All this and molc he told me. be.
fore | could speak, or before Mrs
Hoxton came up stairs with her
virtuous remarks about such &C.
Ings on etc. Mark silenced her
ohectually, by requesting her to
send for a clergyman. don't
know whether she faneied I WAS
dying, and desired to make n last
confession, but if she did. she was
speedily undeceived, as Mark fur-
ther astonlshed her, by inviting her
to remain as witness Of our mar
riage.
That was the first intimation / had
that he intended to be married: but
ne did, and moreover carried out
hAs intention Immediately npc,n the
arrival OF the clergyman after
which ceremony, he bestowed on
me as wedding gift my own gold
thimble, which he had snatched
from Dir. Murray VIXEN he rushed
ont Of his shop in search of me.
| made him go back and explain
matters to the kind jeweller, but he
wouldn't leave me, lest should be
spirited away; so he settled nv ae-
counts with Mrs. Hoxton. and took
me with him, and have never left
him since.
So ! think grandma's wish has
been fulfilled. after. all, and that
the gold thimble has indeed brought
me good fortune.