Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-02-18

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CHAPTER VII.
An Old worshipfui gIHosmaa Who had :
Tnas ksps s1nvs ela house ii sountlfui
Tnx ON 1nn foopo ceunrrrn.
But vino the countless shAfm can draw
Lnat gfsesd hl1 salFlfess sFnal
onfh charms tnH Old Mofid aeld0u saw
Nor on weens tf'a new.
ne raven s BAR pla5 sessaa nor neck,
Ike lendrils % ne xlnm
Her eyes liks dlano,Ids shi .a,','- -
HAAS AID PNNN9wE.
Anthony Wasdsa had resided Ia
Maryland Tor forty PEARS before the
period Of tliS starry DufInR the
greater portion d lble time he per.
foFnod lhe duaez III the C0llector ii
the PrOpriesarY's revenues III The
port. BY the persuasion oi cecllsus
Calvort he had become j netsler II
the Now World. where ha had 70.
ceivsd from bis paNron the grant of
. large tract Of Lard. whlch, il pro.
Rreas " slime, under i careful course
Of husbaudry, rendered him man
tract iay adipoeus & sR 0aFiI 8 /! tbs IL.
stretched along tho creek 81 81.
Inigo's, constituting an excellent
farm 81 several hundred acres.
Upon thIs land the Collector had
dwelt from 90 sArIy period III bis
settlement.
A certain sturdIness o. character
that matched The periIs a that "a
veEsurous colonial life. and vlgor.
ousInbellecs, gave Mr. Warden grnes
authority ever the Inhabitants o; The
province. which was Increased by
ihe predominant honesty Of purpose
and plain. unpgeseodine dIroctuoss
Of bic nature. A bounfilul purse
and iocudn temper enabled and
prompted him 10 indulge. almoat
without stint, ihashosplialIsy which
furnishes tho most natural and sp.
lproprIate enjoyment Of those who
dwell remote from the busy marss
Of che world. Hls companIonabla
habits had leit their tokens upon bis
exterior. His frame was corpnlens,
bis features strongly dsnusd. hlseye
dark blue. with . mastIli kindness
| ii is glance. The flush 81 generous
living had slighily oyarmastered
the wind and weather hue Of hia
complexion. and given Il the tints 81
q ripe pear Seventy years hae
beaten upon bis poll without other
badge Of conquest than that Of 4
change Of bis brown locks 10 white
--shelr voIume vas scarcely dlmin.
lshed, and they still Tell ID curls
upon bis shoulders.
| Two marriages bad brought hin
d large family o. children. 81 whom
The eldest lshe Only offspring Of bis
first nuptlals) was Alice Warden. !
maiden lady who now, we'll advanc.
cd In life. occupied the highest posi-
Of authority ID the household, which
had, for several years past. been
transferred TO her BY she demise 81
the second wife. His sons had oil
abandoned the paternal ROOT ID liz
| various pursuits Of fortune, leaving
behind them, beside Mistress Alice,
q sister, the youngest of the ilock,
who. at tho epoch at which / an
about TO present her. was just verg,
Ing towards womanhood.
Il The dwelling oi tho Collector
stood upon the high bank formed b
the union 81 81. IniRo's creek and
81. Mary's river. II was. accord
ling 10 the most approved fashion q
that day, baiIi 81 imported brick
with double roof penetrated b,
narrow and trianaular-caped win
dows. The rooms were large ans
embellished with carved waInacotl
and d profusion of chisaled wood
Il "a 49,