Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-06-21

II grandfather klcklng-up that
way didn't show the power of faith,
then she should like to know what
did.
Miss Smith was delicate, and she
used to lay in the hammock and
read novels, and sit on dead tree
acrost the river and look ut the
moon. She expected to die early,
she sed, and be buried by the MUIR
muring sea. And Daniel Sod that,
if sho died early, she'd have to
hurry mp; for, il abe ever seen thir-
ty-five again, then he missed his
guess.
One day, Mr. Rasher, he was
stewing and billing more than ever,
and at dinner-time he was 80 alb
sent-minded that he eat ten pertat-
era, agd aalted bis tea, aud put
some sugar on his steak, and blow
ed his nose ON his napkin. His
wife sed that when he was specially
absent-minded he alters eats great
deal, expect he was specially alb
sent minded most OF the time, if
that was any sign.
lie said he was about making a
great discovery in sighence. SEE
he "Wait with patience, and. if
everything goes we'll, you will hear
something drogkefore night"
Aud he went of into the attic.
1t was in haying-time. and Dam
lei had drawed up load Of hay and
left it in the yard, to dry q little
more afore he put it into tho barn.
The house sot on the side Of steep
hill and Daniel, he trigged the
wheels with steak before he loft
tho cart, sos 1t wouldn't take o
sudden start down.hill,
Mira. Rasher and the Wilder
| Whitney. they sed that there was
nothing like the amell Of new-mown
hay, and they ctr mp on that load
Of hay and was Q pOlting each other
with the bay, as frisky as kittens.
The two boys was a-playing in the
dooryard, and Was out back Of the
shed, feeding new brood Of chick.
ems.
Suddenly heard awful siz.z-z,
and rumble and, looking mp in.
to the air where il seemed TO come
from, ! sed The ruff OF my ell part
and the top OF the chimney hist
right up in the air, and at tho same
time Grandfather Jones h'isted too,
and his cane flew in one direction
and his broad brimmed hat in
another, and | screeched murder
at the top OF nay voice, and run tc
pick up his mangIed remaindersi
and land sakel he few rite over
nto that load Of hay, and so did
about four bushels Of bricks from
tho chimney after him, and tn,
shock ii gave that cart sot 1t ago
ing, and then seed that them aw
ful boys had pulled the steak on
from under the wheels and wa
playing boss with il, and the car
was at the mercy of the world, auc
that steep Hill Something hat
dropped, al Rasher sed it would.
Watch and pray !" Yield ] t
Mrs. Rashor. "Now's the time yol
need help, il ever |" and by thu
time the words was ont Of my mouth
tho load Of hay was a-whirling dowt
that hill like all mater, and then
J wimmen was yelling for help Tn
awfnllest.
On whizzed the cart, and Iex
pected every mint to SEQ it upsc
aud kill the whole lot onthem ; bu
it kinder whirled round and wa
dashed rite into our duckpond, AM
J there it stopped. Daniel and Irul
: to the rescue, and, withsome board
and ladder, we saved all the liy
freight. but the hay was a dead los
! nigh about o ton Of it, and wort
fifteen dollars
Grandfather owned up that h
had got into the attic while Mr
. Rasher was out, and ''jest teche'
! off some stuff in tin can to 80
what it was" and he blowed th
! ruff Of the ell part to Joppy. an
! singed the eyebrows oil off fror
him, and peeled place on his bal
head as big as Q sascer.
J Rut all the bugs and things wor