Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-11-04


reprint from the Lippincott edition OF 1881.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
No more the slave Of pride.
Vain hope and sordid care,
meekly vowed % spend my Life
An PfnepSs PTs Hxsm1r me prays.. pr
on were free. as have been,
ana my snip SWIMMING once more On the
rd turn my face 70 fair England,
And safi no more 20 . strange country.
OLD BALLAD.
DURING the day occupied by the
events narrated In the last chapter,
The Cripple Of ST. Jerom's remained
in the dwelling OF Father Pierre.
His misanthropy had relaxed into o
kinder tone, and contrition had
spread Q asadness over his mind. In
this temper he had made bis shrift.
and abjured the lawlsss life and evil
fellowship into which his passions
has plunged him, and now offered
up sincere and needful vow Of
penitenae. to- Aeh he was rcsolycd
TO devote thSe6snt remainder Of his
days. The good priest did not fail
to encourage the convertite in his
wholesome purpose. nor to aid him
with such gbostly counsel as was
likely to strengthen bis resolution.
At the period Of life 10 which The
Cripple bad attained, IL is no diff.
cult task to impress upon the mind
the value OF such resolution. When
age and safety have destroyed the
sense OF worldly pleasure, the soul
finds q nourishment In the cousola-
tions Of religion. to which IL fies
with but slight persuasion; and
however volatile and self dependent
youth may deride 10, the aged are
faithful Witnesses to the truth,
that in the Christian faith there is q
spell 70 restore the green TO the
withered vegetation Of the heart,
even as the latter rain renovates the
pastures Of autumn.
The Proprietary had directed
the brigantine TO be brought from
Mattapany 10 ST. Mary's, and she
had. in conquence. been anchored
in the harbor. short distance from
the quay. before Dauntrees had re-
turned from his late expedition the
nen left by Cocklescraft to navigate
her wers held on board as prisoners,
under a small guard from the Malta
pany Fort. The provincial court,
the chief judicial authority of the
government bad assembled on the
same day, which the intention TO
continue It's sessions until the cases
OF the conspirators were disposed
Of The sitting of this court had at
tracted, from oil quarters OF the
province. an unusually large crowd
Of attendants; and the town was
accordingly filed with farmers,
planters and craftsmen from the in
terror. who. in character Of suitors
Witnesses. men OF business. or mere
seekers OF news, occupied every
place OF public accommodation.
Such was the state Of things at
the close OF the dav TO which we
have referred. The faction I'D verse
to the Proprietary. withstand nding
the vigilance with which they were
watched, still found means for pri-
vate conference. A few OF the prin.
cipal men who had not yet fallen I'M.
der the supicion ofthe pu bile authori-
ties. Observation-Disclosures
the roof Of Chiseldine. and there con.
suited upon their affairs. The hopeol
rescuing Fendall and bis companions
by force, although somewhat depress-
ed by recent events. was not aban.
doned. There were some sufficient
ly bold still toencourage this enter.
prise. and they spoke confidently
OF the assistance Of friends, now In
the port, who were anxious to bring
about "a immediate conflict With the
Proprietary. ID was deemed essen
tial 20 the success of this attempt
that the Olive Branche should be
got into the possession Of the con-
spirators: without the aid of the