Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-16

II you can Dear our lonely house
and the desolation you will ind
here. Come, and tell me how I
can become . worthy woman
worthy Of my poor Charles
That night Helen stayed with
Kate. and many succeeding ones
too-helping her to plan. to re-
trench. to contract her expenses
into the smallest possible space,
and yet not to appear mean. Many
superfluities we're parted with; some
to friends rho paid well for them
others 70 shop In smother town,
where thsy &ne~ uothiuk " -xhe
PEOPLE.
Mr. West knew of an sxcellent
family who wanted a part Of .
house in q central situation, and
Kate submitted to live in fewer
rooms wiseIy. and had her reward
in the trialy valuable friends whom
she thus brought under her roof.
Her establishment now consisted of
q few genteel, neatly furnished
rooms, and therefore she needed
less help. She dismissed two Of
her three servants. keeping the old
est and most experienced, and tax.
ing care of the children herself.
She was surprised to find that time
Jagged less heavily nov thst she
bad so much to do, and that it
seemed so very short. No time
nov for lying down. She submit
ted almost meekly, for her. to all
Hrlen's suggestions. though she
famed up little one day, when
Helen said very gently:
Kate, had you not better wear a
palmer dress to-day: You know
MIR. -'s daughter 10 coming here.
and need not say Why you should
not appear 80 msgni6cently before
her.
Kat flushed scarlet. The lady
was the daughter of Charles lar
g-st creditor. II was a struggle to
bend herself to circumstances. but
she did come down with a dress
from. which shs had stripped es.fy
vestage of the rich and c,stly trim
mings. Helen was so full Of praise
and assured her so pleasantly that
the dress was absolutely improved.
that she lost her momentary vex
alton.
For several days Kate had been
quite private in her interviews With
u young clerk from q card estab
lishment, and Helen had rallied
her good deal about it. but with
out discovering her secret Que
morning she entered the sitting
room with a handsome card in her
hand and gave it to Helen. Sur
prised aud pleased the latter read
the announcement that Mrs Arm
strong would rrcrive a limited nun.
her of pupils in music. This was
Kste's single accomplishment, aud
Helen was delighted.
No more talk about learning
from me, Kate" she said. You
are ahead of your teacher, think.
| had not dreamed of this
Kate had many battles with her
pride, and shed many bitter tear.
aver its wounds She wo" her wa,
To humility with much tribuIation.
and sometimes it was hard telling
whether she or PRIDE got the vic
tory. One thing vas certain shr
spent no dollars of her husband .
earnings, although he sent hom,
drafts If great value, and supposed
that she used them. She acknow
edged their receipt. but nothing
more. She even laid aside from
her own earnings. although a nur-
sery-msid had been added to her
household since she had begun tn
teach.
II Charles had thought Kate
b-sutiful once. how mnch more O."
would she have appeared to him
now. True she did not look as "
she mourned his sbs, s,nce much for
her eyes spsrkled and her cheeks
giowed. She had become stronger,
and looked almost queenly in the
plain, dark dresses shich she se-
lected nos with taste. bat YET for
durability and usefulness.
IL vas Eve years since Charlie
went away. and he had not once
mentioned coming home. Kate
had always sritten that thew we're
comfortable" and he believed
that, in her sense Of the word. it