Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-01-21

kind, though / have not heard auSht
OF his country or friends. Dorothy.
my wife, says that the women almost
swear by him, for his quies behay-
Tor and pretty words-snd they have
eyes. Captain Dauntrees, for excel.
lence which We have not
There isa cloud upon his birth, Z"
said Dauntrees, land q sorrowful
tale touching his nurture. l had 10
from Burton, the master Of the shin
who brought him with my Lord to the
province.
Indeed, Captaia Dauntreesl you
were ever quick TO pick up knowl-
edge. You have q full ear and q
good memory"
Drink, drink, comradesi" said
| the Captain. I'VE should not eo
dry because the secrssary has had
mishaps. II 10 please you, / will
tell the story, though will not vouch
for the truth Of what I have only st
second hand"
After the listeners bad adjusted
themselves In their chairs, Daua-
trees proceeded.
There was Ia Zorkshire, q Major
William Weatherby, who fought
against the Parliament-I did not
know him for l was but q stripping
at the time-who when King Charles
was beheaded, went over and took
service with she States General, and
at Arnheim, married q lady by the
/ name Of Verheyden. Getting tired
OF the wars. he came back to England
with bis wife. where they lived to-
gether i've or six years without
children. The story goes that he
was man Of fierce and crooked TEN.
por: choleric, and unreasonable In
his quarrel; aud for jealousy, no
devil ever equalled him ia that
amiabie virtue. II was said too
that bis living was riotous and un-
thrifty. which Is, in part. the Gus
tomary sin OF soldiership-Ia am frank
with you masters.
You are good Judge. Captain;
you have bad experience. said the
publican
There was q man OF some mark
In the country where this Weatherby
lived. Sir George Alvin, who, tax
ing pity on the unhappy lady, did
her sundry acts OF kindness-harm-
less acts, people say. such az you or
l, neiRhbors, would be moved to do
for distressed female; but the lady
was OF rare beauty, and the husba
full Of foul fancies.
About this time, 10 was unluckv
that nature wrought q change, and
the lady grew lusty for the @ rst time
In six Years marriage. To make
the story short. Weatherbv was free
With bis dagger, and in the street,
at Doucaster. Ia the midst OF q pub
lie show, he stabbed Alvin 10 the
heart "
The wood ranger silently shook
his head. and the publican opened
bis watery eyes with establishment.
by the aid Of q feet horse aud
private enemies of the murdered man
Weatherby escaped out Of the king
dom, and was never afterwards
heard Of.
And died like dog, l s'poss,
said Arnold de ls Grange.
Likely enough" replied Daun-
trees.
THE poor lady was struck down
with the horror Of the deed, aad had
nearly gone TO her grave. But
heaven was kind and she survived
1t, and was relieved OF her burden
In the birth Of @ son. For some
years afterwards. by the bounty of
friends. but with many astruggle-
for her means were scantv-she
made shift to dwell In England. At
last she returned TO Holland, where
she found resting place In her ma
tive earth, having lived long enough
TO see her SOD, q well grown lad, ,
safely taken in charge by her broth
or, Q merchant Of Antwerp. The
parents were both attached TO our
Church OF Rome, and the son was
sent by bis uncle TO the Jusuit
school OF his own city. Misfortune
overlook the merchant. and he died
before the nephew bad reached his
fourteenth year. But the good
priests Of Antwerp tended the lad
with the care OF parents, and would
have reared him as a servant OF the
altar. When our Lord Baltimore
was In the Netherlands. three years
ago. he found Albert Verheyden
(the youth has ever borne his moth
er's name) In the Seminary. His
Lordship took Q liking TO him aud
brought him into his own service.
Master Albert was then but eiRh-
teen. There's the whole story. Il
is as dry as o muscat raisin. It
sticks in the throat. Inasters-so
noisten, moisteni'
tits q marvellous touching story, >
said the innkeeper. as he swallowed
at draught full goblet
THE hot head and the cold steel "
said Arnold thoughtfully, hold too
much acquaintance in these times.
Master Albert is an honest youth,
and good youth, and q brave fol-
lower too, OF hawk or hound, CAP
tain Dauntrees."
Then there is good reason for a
cup TO the secretary" said the Cap
tain filing again. The world hath
many arguments for O thirsty man.
The blight Of the year fall upon this
sadnessl Les US change our dis
course-I would carouse a little,
friends: it In salutary TO laugh.
Thanks TO my patron, am q bachs-
lori So drink, Master Arnold, mein
sauh bruder. ss we used to say on
the Rhine"
"Ich trinck. euch zu." was the re-
ply Of the forester, as he ans wensd
the challenge with q sparkling eye,
and face lie up with smiles; "a
good lad. an excellent lad. though
he come Of . hot Drained father"