Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-02-15

her away
THAT you shall never do. l
promised my friend Northcote that
| would spend a few weeks with
him, and although it is not exactly
the season to make visit in the
country ! win start tomorrow morn
ing. Now, aunt, you have no ex-
crses or none that you are not ca.
pablo Of despising, fit will prevent
you from performing good action.
| have sewing enough myself that |
wish to get done to employ her for
three months
well, Percy, since you are so
earnest for her to remain, il you
will promise to make your visit to
your friend Northcote, | will take
her for a week or two upon trial,
though | should not be surprised
If she should know no more aboat
hemming aud stitching than you do.
Mrs. Leonard returned aud re.
sumed the seat che had left.
Il think You told me that your
name is Mary Lewiston, said she
to the girl, who sat weeping and
trembling.
Il did.
AS my nephew thinks Of leaving
town tomorrow. to be gone some
time, and as I shall be rather lone
ly, | have concluded to let you re-
main a week or two upon trial,
Your words ere a thousand times
better than life to me, said sbe,
starting up aud selling Mrs. Leon
ards hand, which she pressed to
her lips.
Stay, said Mra. Leonard, dis
engaging her hand with an air that
showed that she was slightly an
noyed. IL you remain, there are
several conditions which You must
promise to comply With
Il will comply with any condition
that yon wish. An ask is, that
YOU will suifer me 10 stay
THE first condition is that you
must under no pretext whatever
leave the house, except to attend
church on the Sabbath, aud then il
must be in company With some per.
son who shall provide to 20 with
you.
THAT will suit me exactly do
not wish to 90 out.
Another is that you must not
attempt to hold any correspondence
with your old associates
There is not person on earth
with whom wish to correspond
With
The third aud last condition is
that should any o. your old ao-
qnaintances call, you will refuse to
see them
'All that you require ] should
have performed voluntarily.
well, then, you had better take
off your cloak and hood, for the
room is rather too warm to require
such warm garments.'
She withdrew to the opposite
side Of the apartment, aud Percy
observed that at the moment she
removed her hood she tore wreath
Of flowers from her hair. aud crush.
ed il in her hand, which soon after
ward, when che imagined she was
not noticed, abe threw into the FIRE.
When d;veated Of her cloak and,
with her rich dress exactly fitted
to her form and bright golden hair
enwoyei in pearls, Mrs. Leonard
could not help confessing to herself
that she had never seen a woman
so beautiful II the admiration Of
Percy was graduated on lower
scale, his countenanee was no true
index Of his mind. and the idea Of
| his proposed visit into the country
began to grow exceedingly distaste.
| ful to him.
The next morning, at the break
fast table, Miss Lewiston appeared
in a calico morning dress, which
Mrs, Leonard had provided for her,
with her hair, which was plainly
parted on her forehead, compressed
into one heavy, rich braid, which
shone with a luster nearly equal to
the small comb which confined it
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