Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-06-29

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watched.
30 oysl Booyst"
The gentle soprano voice with the
reproachful. shocked infection made
you drop tin cups. the batch Of you,
and hastily look.
Twas the minister's wife. In
power she stood above The superin-
Eendent. even. and only slightly be-
low the minister himself.
why. whyi Yonmustn 'tdothatp'
she objected. bearing down.
Mustn't your Well, all right !;
there was lots else TO do. and. soak
ed without and within, reeking Of
lemonade, you withdrew 10 do it,,
Cleo drunk fIfteen ~ boosted
Snnopie, pasting bis stomach
He proved TO behlgh man Your
self had 70 your score only the mod
est aggregate Of ten.
behind, Of the scene Of the late
contest, arose sounds Of Iameutatien
aud dismay over the state 81 the
tubs.
| Stately. mute, impenotrable, with
battling rag carpet covering their
tops. 10 the shade stand the two ice.
cream freezers. and on ali sides of
them thefeet Of you and your cronies,
and Of tho little girls as well, have
weIl,nigh worn bare tho woodland
sod But now, torn away by less
exalted emotions. you aud LIEN 70.
yolve around Mrs. Schmidt's table.
cloth spread on Che ground and
weighted down with dishes.
Here Is 10 be your station at din.
ner. Other cloths there are, spread
about. but Hen recommends his
mothers. There will be family
feeling, aud less chance Of neglect.
Drag slower and slower the min.
atcs. Hen goes foraging, and re-.
lurna gloelally With i cooky apiece.
The delicious smell 81 sliced tongue
aud ham and boiling coffee permoates
The air.
Henry, II you aud John doa't
keep out from under loot IN iakp
yon right straight homo !" threatens
Mrs. Schmidt, exasperatcd.
Other women. too, glover al you.
Yea. boys, chimes ID tho super
inlenden1 run away and play and
d0nt bother the people getting din
nor. When we're ready we'll cali
you.
But, oh, dear, supposipg some.
| thing should be all eaieh np before
| you goi there
| AT last. al the very last as the
French emphatically express Ii. a "a
M des Tias your robufIs are over.
You are actually hidden 10 advance.
'Tis barely the wink Of an eyelash,
but lis enough and before word
is spoken you are there, the two Of
you, sitting elbow 10 elbow, on your
calves, against the cloth greedy.
eyed, watery -monthed, iaint.ssom.
lached.
From right and left CONS srooplng
young and old, none Of them, save
one or Two couples from the Bible.
class. lrooping from very far They
settle like pigeons tiufiering down
10 cora. About each cloth circle
is formed. Nobody is homeless.
And ism I II Tins 10 start In2 Alas
not yet,
From bis place "Mr. Jones, 10 sil
down You look tired 10 death
Sit right here has been the i'm
ploratIon, aud he has yielded the
superintendent hobs up and loudl,
claps bis hands, and says "Shl'
sShi" assist sundry whispers, a
warming to you and your mates.
i II is the blessing, for, as Mr.. Jones
) subsidies, the minister rises
He prays long and ferventIy. Gu
Of the corners Of your eyes you con
tinue 70 scan sandwich, and cake
. and jelly, and pickles, while you
nose wriggIes like the nose Of an in
! quirIng rabbit. You wonder VII.
the minister cannot quit but, ig
noring every good stopping-point
he proceeds on and on You hea
Hen groan with pent-up disgust
You slyly groan back.
I, Amen II
Ithas comel Mrs. Schmidt 'sglano
flashes rebuke in your direction, bu
neither you nor Hen cares. Higl
/, swells an instant talk and rattlinI
staccato OF dishes. Hitherand thith
! or fit busy servers; and, behin
the backs o. the circle, down you
way Is progressing In solemn stat
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