Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-24
Mother Hawkins Daughter r-ln-Law.

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it'll al turn out right, said the so
ciabie ueighbor, Who had dropped
in to take dish Of tea, % Mother
Hawkins wiped her eYes with her
apron.
Wal, mebbe 'twilll' sighed the
good lady. sBut il don't seem 20
nov. Sit up, Mrs. Jones; the cream
biscuit will spile while waiting.
Poor VIII he was 90 fond Of them
biscuits ! I'll bet che can't make
them I. 'Tain't his marrying /
mind 90 much she went on, 90
she poured the tee into the thin,
old china cups. III he had married
Q decent country gal, and let her
come here to live with me wouldn't
a-cared. But no ] he must 60 tag
ging after one Of them finified city
gals. Nothing else would do him !
Mrs. Jones, do have another lump
Of sugar in your tea?'
mo. Mrs. Hawkins, the tea 10
jest right now
wal, take o slice more Of this
Drilled ham, then. sIt 10 our own
home-cured pork
'Thsnkye, l don't care eff I do
take Q bite more. Idon't eat much
in general; bat your vittles 10 90
good'they kind Of give one an ap-
petite
wal, yes,' said Mother Hawkins
with another sigh. 'Will always
said ! was q fair cook. And he
was that fond of good eating ! And
] know he will get none Of it now
'Mebbe he will. Mrs. Hawkins. |
| have knowed some of them city
folks what was fust-rate cooks, and
liked the country. too
'Oh, yes ! they ali like to come
out fur week or 90 while the ber-
ries is ripe. But you fetch them
ont and set them TO cooking fur
harvest hands when its right hot,
and you would see 7
willis wife may not be one Of
that kind, Nancy
Bet she is ! He found her board
ing in one Of them hotels, where
they 60 to bed ut midnight, and
eat breakfast next day after decent
folks has cleared up dinner. know
them. And l amt going to have
anything to do with them, that's
fiat ! And told Will 30, when he
writ to me to come and see them
married.
la. Mrs. Hawkins | didn't you
go?'
NO, | didn't. Here, have anoth-
er spoonful Of this honey, Mrs.
Jones-dol 1t is made Of white
clover, and a. clear as can be.
There No, l didn't 90, and l writ
to Will he needn't bring her here,
NEITHER
Now, Mrs. Hawkins, You didn't
really?'
yes, / did, said the old lady,
doggedly. Il know the hull lot of
them city gals-a-switching and a.
dragging their long-tailed gowns,
and a-bsnging their hair wien they
ought to have their heads banged,
and . humping themselves up with
bustles, to look like . camel, and
the Lord knows what all, fur I
don't. But / set my face agin
them. VIII 10 s-making money
there, aud he win stay till she
spends it all. Then he will want
to come back to his old nanny.
But he can't do it. He left his
mother and took up with her, and
now he may jest stick to her, and
make the best Of his bad bargain !
sTain't any use to talk to mel
Mrs. Jones knew the stubborn
old lady well enough to believe
that. So she said no more. But
after she got home she said to her
own family
sH ! had % likely son as win
Hawkins / wouldn't 20 back on
him for no gal that ever drawed
breath; and I'll bet . pretty penny
Nancy Hawkins lives to wish she
hadn'tp
Meantime, in his cosy home in
the city, Will had been gloomily
reading his old mothers last curt
letter.
Don't let it worry you, Win,'
said his bride. soothingly.
4 can't helpit. Lily was bis re-
ply. She has always been such Q
good mother to me that il hurts me