Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-12-16

os you uou say SO
, Squire Richards going to marr,
, again, and his wife only dead thre,
months }! Goodness me.
1t is awful! You may well b,
astonished, Mrs. Wilkes: it is ter
rible to think of. Such deception
Why at his wife's funeral, on,
would have thought him actually
heart-broken and then the crap.
on ais bat n half = yard deep p
Al. me, Mrs. Hanson, there i,
no dependence to be put on ap-
pearances The world gets sinful,
Ter every day, and 1t can't be GOV.
cred up with silk. or broadcloth.
As ! said to my husband, Mr..
Wilkes, the other night; says l, ST.
mon, things are coming to an aw.
ful PASS! Everybody will git into
the States Prison in two years. a.
this rate! And says Simon, SAYS
he, | don't doubt it. Mariah p
And You and Mr.. Wilkes were
right. perfectly right: it is just so
But this dreadful conduct of the
squire's has made me more consci.
Gus of the truth of it! Strange
that a sensible man should behave
so -
Yes, it is wonderful but how
did it git out, SO quick? The squire
amt no hand to tell Of things, you
know
Bette Higgins found it out, last
night. She was taking tea at the
wldder Towns; you know she's
most always a-visit:ng somewhere.
though | wouldn't mention it to a
living person except you,. Mrs.
Wilkes; and while they were at
supper, the squire rode by in a new
buggy-going towards the depot
People don't get new buggies for
nothing, you know
NO, that they don't, Mrs. Han
sou-vidderers especially
| well, he wasn't gone more than
a half an hour, before back he came
driving upon the gallop-he didn't
use to abuse his horse when poor
Mrs. Richards was alive-and 10
and behold : sitting in the new bug
gy with him, and his arm actually
around her waist in broad daylight.
was a little-girlish-looki woman,
in pink dress and a green silk
bonnetv
MY gracious goodness | want
to krowv
yes, it's every word of it as true
as our minister's discourses, and
MIR. Sampwell never exaggerates-
be's a fine man, Mrs. Wilkes; and
the widder Town and Betty run up
t" the garret-they can see Squire
Richards house plain from the
widder's garret windows-and the
squire drove up to the front door,
as il the side door wasn't good
enough aud then he got out of the
buggy and lifted the woman on to
the door-stone -
MY goodness as il she couldn't
git out herself! It's indecent now
amt it?'
To be sure it is and he a mid
dle-aged man and a memb Der of the
church
wal, recommended Mrs. Wilkes
i think sich doings is awful Get
ting married again afore his wife is
cold . Now, ! suppose he'll say
that he needed a housekeeper; but
that's no excuse, for my Mary
Elizabeth or your Julia Ann is a
terrible favorite with little Elmetta
and Mary Elizabeth is a grand
hand at managing children.
Yes, Mary Elizabeth IS a fine
girl, Mr.. Wilkes, but her health
isn't hardly good enough to take
So much care as there would be in
Squire Richards family with all
his company; but then Julia Ann
could have done it well enough.
Julia Ann 10 a remarkable hand
for children-can't help learning
of them. Her example is so beau
tiful, you know
well, for my part, think some
body ought to go and talk to the
squire abcnt it. II amt right for
us-sisters in the church-to let
him 60 and ruin himself and darter
amarrying g. nobody knows who
He ought to be reasoned with
That's just what / think, Mrs.
Wilkes, and | called over here on
purpose to ssk you to 20 with me
tomorrow morning, and talk with
him about it.
.I'll 20. and be glad to, | hone