Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-02-04
Sadness Of Simeon.

", and the young man paused inth
act OF huckling bis supsenders, gaz
ed out of his small window at tb,
dreary landscape and sighed. Thi
cheerful trait was inherited from hi,
father, who had sighed through
life whose molehills were ali noun
tains. TO be laid away at last uudel
Q weeping willow. Thus litale Sim
eon Ras left % tbeseara &c sars~s:s.
fioa q his maternal grandfather
zachariah Gayley.
Simeon was young man now
Grandfather Gayley, despite tho
weight Of years, bore their burden
with acheerful spirit and still sought
to steer some rays of sunshine into
the somber soul of his depressed
grandson.
"Chirk up, Simmy." he would
cackle. Cit gal an spark heran
go round smith, same as I use ter
when was young feller.
One vital cause of the present
gloom was due to the fact that Sim
con had a girl, aud she had lately
shown an alarming tendency toward
more cheerful society. So Simeon
looked out of the window and sighed.
A nice kind of Sunday this is go
ing TO be, he groaned. Looks like
it will rain by church time. That
means we can . set in the graveyard
after service-won't see nothin' OF
Roxy all day. The Lord amt no
hand at making weather lately. An
I s'pose Tewk will be hanging round
an gittin in the way. I'm going to
speak to Roxy about him. She fav-
ors him too much lately.
'Mornin, Simmy = chirped Grand
father Gayley as the youth seated
himself at the breakfast table.
Quite dressed up. amt ye? Coin
TO meetin, Of courseT
i s'pose so, answered Simeon
wearily. I don't feel quite like it.
Looks like pourin rain to me.
Twon't rain, observed Mr.. Bod
dy, the gentleman who did duty at
Zachariah s in the double capacity
Of hired man aud male companion.
'It1l be clear by 10 o'clock--you
see Ill bet ye Sim II be A.sssin u
the cemetery five minutes after the
benediction, along with Ohed Frogg 3
gal, jess ez peart as tomtit.
I orter be, remarked Simeon
dolefully, but there's too many fel-
lers around Roxy htely. Like as
not she'll be ketched up by one OF
'em bJfore / get chance.
'Sho / said his grandfather. You
don't wanter let 'em, Simmy. Now,
ef twas me I'd hev a spell o. cough
in endurin' the long prayer an go
out SOS not to disturb folks, an
when they come out I'd be right
thar, would. I'd hustle right up
TO Roxy in the vestibool, an I d say,
Miss Froge, I'd say, there's lit.
tie bird a-singin out in the church.
yard, an he's appinted me to fetch
you over to hear him. i was out
thar, an he says to me, 'Tweet
tweet, she e'ssweetl' Why, Simmy
she'd fairly run ye out to git away
from the other gals. That S the way
! useter do, an they was all wild
over me-
oh, you'd d say lot, you would,
replied his grandson disrespectfully
'S'posin' you had q sadness come
over you on account OF the sermon
an felt all pulled down an mourn
full, you wouldn't feel like doin' nj
bird act, I guess.
MOI cried the old man, laughing
'There'd hev to be more fire an
birthstone in sermon than what ole
Peasants puts In his'n to discom
bobbolate me, Simmy. l useter b'
an awful cheerful listener, didn't I
Abel q
No one would set with yer. re
piled Mr.. Boldly. with grin. 'Yol
was put out reg lar for latin, I'v,
heered. ! was little feller, but
kin rec 'lect seein' old Deacon Small
lead you out.
Zachariah chuckled. No secl
thing, he said. Don't We believes
him. Sim. The gals was crazy +
set with me-
You've kept company with Rox.
now comm on two year, an ye dom
wanter let nobody git her away frou
We. She's nice, purity young VIC
man. put in Boldly warninaly
Tewk Collins is after her, an
know il.
so dol, an she's favorin' him to
much. said Simeon dejectedly. Sh'
orter to be spoke to.
Don't ye try to do the speakin
though, observed the grandfather
She might fare. That, curly re
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hair Of her'n has got lots of spark
in it, / shouldn't wonder
.Simeon, with his mind full of Ron
ana and his ewes glued to her rudd