Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-11-06
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CID AgHER
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this new ache in his back. he was UNI
able 70 weed the garden. and Betsy
felt aggrieyed. Betsy was bis elder
sons wife ana when her husband had
decided "a make the farm their home.
after his mothers death. old Abner
had stayed on with them. But some
way or other the real home vanished
with Betsy's coming.
Ahner couldn't understand II. Betsy's
biscuits were as fiaky as his wlfe's
| had been, and the big house was Kept
Immaculate. Yet Abner preferred 10
81 outside now on the door stone Ills
| 4naverug whistle grew more plaintiye
as be whitfield absently at stick.
Violently Betsy threw open the front
door.
"Landl" she exclaimed "look Il:
those shaviugs, Pick ein up father
Ahncr glanced dlmdently In lis
young grandson's direction.
"aiebbe Dannie would 30 It for me-"
ne yentured
Dannle VIII plcl. up bis own SHAY.
'nes when be makes EN- Betsy re.
ufte1 land sou ran pick up yours"
AS Abnef bent painfully TO his task,
he recalled a time IN his own child.
hood, when he had spoken. in what bis
mother considered dlsrespectful
mnuner 70 bis grandfather Abner
remembered also The shnmed humility
" bis punishment.
''rimes has changed. be murmured.
Betsy presented q pm of green peas
70 the old man
you can pod these as easy a. whit.
hing" sbe saId So grandfather Alb
nor hcaan % the peas and rs he
Rykwardly potdel be mentally con
liaA,ed tie attitude 81 his younger
son IN The city, aud II the friends
whom he brought oui 20 the farm.
with the action ~ the elder son and \
HIS wisN There seemed little prefer
nee between the two
John happy aud theughurss. had
Bccncdcd remarkably "a the prufes
sion Tor which his parents had sacyi
4eIurly prepared hin. Old Abuer
eiHced remembering tbe good noturpd
Agi Irritating Jokes ~ Johns fricnfe
Times has changed. Ola Aa4
Hurmarsd De vas very tired lu
De- sfarrd Wearlt down tbv l.f..
rotchine ruuA his yan ~ pnus
admission were overwhelmed iu
gAcu rebellion lla would sublr
ln longer 10 eom.ulon ar rdeulc-a,
Hp fwly lrti about timho upu
n away
Again. memory hrnnsit a tiHy fr1t
fis forgotten bayhotd. when DO rrvu
had nsd down the eame cUun
sd ouI5 90 fttuup Of evening fa
a'aut - welcoming arms Thc0
aHl1 be- Ha welcome back nosgs 81"
Iy must go.
TrowhlIueiy be- pieecd the pan
'Hei peas on che srrp and hoHIf
f,'y toward tlls woods
A amn. sayly painted Nnah's ari
'rf " o. houe Swing Tee appear
Fucc ~ being rpraH'b et do1u ~
r1cr attracted DIS attention IN
rI ou tbe rlr 70 nl8 Him abuts 10 vbr
Hr stopped Beplesei'y 10 ask u b.
ans mistaken ih thinking the houa,
hHd moi hecu there belure
The plri laughed dallshgcdly as she
explained
'Ffs portable housa' sAs said |
father and ! e,sud lt ainug wherever
We wish ~ stop Father hunts p~r
mg',a au1 : 8 e. iha, he's fed /
fHthrr vaUl8 fore sa about eWiIna !
10 Z wer. nnt thcge O. remind ulm
Won't sou si' aoau be asked Kindly |
'1nd rest upsa 9uf frandsY
EutcfulIy. etd Abuer accepted o., !
INITIATION fhe prafiem ~ bis deg'ua |
HH been o lass aa Dc vokr
.ua O.. naa q t.g Hrlism uuv.
..U eay ar other ns DC Bt in ft /
.GI ture With Else girls 8gnT |
H.Itr .aas uear hy hs found him
answering her gentle aue tlouing wan |
inIjprHg Has % bis NTe EH |
thpu his orn py sseN MOIST VITA |
r lhe ' blaHi delahce instend
hc pcliy pnk su0,s ID her ,hcri,a
tfe~ pvu piaker,
''rhe piiy ~ ltF she exclaimed pu
mpalsitrly leased arfF Ahuprs bowed |
figure
"You oFe going ta stas right here"
she declared. aHtH sou tire Of w |
Now, listen white I ten yot. Il will be-
NO charity at OIL Father Is longing |
for tome one to tfaiee with him |
Through She woods and to bflp Linn |
examine hls specimens
So li happened aIIss Paula Provost
herself drove ia bef car 10 inform !
Mrs Betsy ~ Die whereabouts W hor |
raiherin.Iaw and also Of bls resolu
lion TO remaln where be was
Il was John from the city who came 1
post hustf to seek out his RUNWAY IN
lirr he found him one summer attor |
noon scented upon he porch IL a euy |
ttiip house. hetwren a contrnted old !
naturalist ard hls ennrmluE dlnaitr |
Ahncr COULD noi be parsuaied h |
i,nvc bls rav peaceful ai,ode. ana 70
* became ngrtasary for John 20 come
gavin aua 1863 ea.u.
s,hcn the brilliant foliage q nutunn
dtckel See freezes uld Ahnpr Nized one /
ag Jendcily Into the young girl eyes. 1
'Arenl sou going 20 make my boy
bappyT he asked, anyone can see
'aai bIs heart Is yours."
iin needs puuahment" Paula re- |
piled "for bis former thoughtlessness
to you
I've always wished for daughter
ln-inw just llte you" the old man
sighed wIslfDRy
And as the girl laughed softly young
Johns suit was Won
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