Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-06-17

4 Pathetic Incident.

man sat at her side, vino was eyi-
IDENTIFY her companion ID the jour
ney.
Don't yon think We had better
telegraph Mary that We arc here ?
the old lady asked. 1t seems 80
strange that she hasn't come to
meet ne. Maybe she didn't get the
letter =
Bat just At that moment lady
approached the newcomers. 1t was
very warm, and from her appear
ance it was evident she had made q
hurried trip to the station. She
was not glad to see the travellers,
for her welcome was anything but
cordial.
We thought maybe You did not
get the letter about our coming,
the old lady said.
Yes. | got il this morning, but
I've been running all over the
neighborhood to end you a room
and I'm about sick over IT, What
ever possessed you to come TO the
city in this hot weather, mother
We haven't place for you in our
fiat and they cant possibly have
you at IS with their four child
rem. | don't see why you ever let
her come here +" this with glance
Of ,disapproval at the young wo-
man.
She was determined to come,
Mary, ard besides, | don't see how
can keep her this summer, with
all those city boarders'
what have you got in all those
bundles, mother the first speaker
asked, in an unpleasant tone OF
voice, as her eye fell on several
large bundles lying at the old lady 5
side. Clothes, she answered in a
trembling voice.
Pm surprised that you should
have allowed her to bring all that
old truck. Where is she going to
put it, I'd like TO know " This to
the young woman.
Well, what could / do about it,
Mary She would bring ali her
things with her.
Now, I'll tell you, mother, just
what we think is best for you to do.
As soon rs ! got your letter | had
John to telegraph to ", to see
if they could take you in there. aud
c. said they could make room
for you for few days, but not any
+. longer. And we all think the very
place for you TO 20 is 70 an Old
Lady's home somewhere, q real nice
one, OF course. where you could
have your own room and every com
Tort. You see, you are too old TO
be If any use now to anybody any
where Don't you think that il is
the best thing you can do. your
sclf?'
BY this time the old lady was
shaking violently. and great beads
Of perBpiratlon stood ont on her
forehead. The plan had beer
sprung upon her in such an unfeel-
ing manner
The station was crowded with
people in the vicinity OF this scene,
and the faces Of the listeners look
ed horrified The people who had
been obliged to witness this meet
inc ~ the station were all in SYM
pathy with her. and they looked
tenderly toward her.
II was our train time, and we
had to 90, aud do not know SHAT
was done with mother but as We
passed We heard the poor old soul
timidly ask. How Is John ? and
the answer '0h, he is well. but,
Of course. he could not leave his
business to come up here in the
middle of the day to meet you
The pitiful, disappointed, dis
tresscd look on that poor old moth
cr's face has been before us ever
since We saw it that day in the
station.
We know nothing Of the clrcum-
starccs Of the case. only as we
judged from the conversation we
heard. But we knew that those
younger, stronger women. who evil
IDENTIFY did not wish the burden Of
the care-of thoir own mother. or
their husbands mother, did most
cruel wrong in the manner they
Treated the one who had done her
work in life. and by reason Of age
amt feebleness conld not be of use
e them longer. Oh. the pity Of It
all