St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1862-05-08


prpvocatioq. ewesnat to the extent | in.
tenie.i in eoascqu:nes IF the ifi'erven.
dot of my son RvlsuFt who seizd ma
bylthe aim MI invoked me to des;,t
which enabI~sl the tcnDr stricken cur 10
retfea,l Il double stuick time to whore his
/ frisnd mi drawn m: ab"us seventy or
eighty -fards from n,s.zi,,st az wa, about
70 tide oe 7 heard che report Of pis-
Here . the Doctors Own statement
under his own hand and >whn will denv
it? No one ut course dare to do So
Lee US see If the auther will dare denv
himself. OF thi. We have little doubt
nor do We entertain the least fear THAI
the public will doubt tho matter when wa
are done with it. Trv-F -..
He says Il can-d. The scoundrel rnler
iusutfcrable- prevocs,ian but not 70 the sx.
tent intended" 81. Why pray did the
Doctor desist-T repeat Why did he nos
continue to use his cane until he was sat-
is6ed. Because forsooth Of the interven-
ton of his son Robert u lud IF ftie-n
years oil. The provocatinn mast have
been insufcrable indcefif fifteen year
old boy could restrain raging injured
man, who had not iialf satisfied bis re-
venge to the extent he intcnded--verily;,
verify. the provocstion ,ne<. have been
strongly insufferable when this boy of only
fifteen years old could not only restrain.
but actually Prevail on the burning az
sailant in his gtiaenn3 uniform, to ride
off. when only seventy or eighty yards
from the foe. Truly this boy Of fifteen
years old, has wonderful influence anil
power. He stroked the name Of the roar
ing lion and infused into the subducd ami
NAL. the philosophy Of that noble or ig-
noble sentiment with which all dastarIs
are readily impressed. that He who
canes aud runs away may live to cane
another day"
But the Doctor did return ito cane"
Let US hear his own account of this second
attack. just as | was aJom to ride off,
l heard the report Of . pistol" lie heari
the report, be states. and seems not to
have seen the fash. or to know who fired
it. although the enemy were but seventy
or eighty yards from him. lie was
''about to ride off'-had not started, or
even turned away FROM the foe, and
yet when he heurl the report IF the pistol.
the boy, suddenly losing his pacific spirit,
let's 60 his magical hold Oh the infuriat.d
father. and spurs him on tn the assault,
BY telling him tI,s: ''Old Ben Tippctt
shot ut you" II instantly rheeied :baut
toacurds them Immediately demanded
Of him. did you shoot at me sir ?" How
could he pheel towards them unless he
was riding auay from them. and why did he
demand to know if his dear boy had told
the truth? The very fact OF firing pis-
tol hy the enemy is prima facic evidence
that it was fired at their foes, and this
becomes conclusive when the vcracious
son asserts that it was fred ut bis GAL
liant Father. To make assurance doubly
sure however. the Doctor wheels towards
Us, though he was ab""t (not in the ac,)
to ride away. aud puts the question to
the suspected foe. Being again assured
that be had been shot at. he at last be-
comes rati>ficd Of the hostile purposes of
this new enemy, and dashed at him over
the recently p'oughea ground. I, the utmost
speed of his horse, but hal not proceeded
more than ten or fifteen yards before no
was seiz,d by his bride arm. by his son,
who implored him to dcsist, and in strue-
Cling to extricate himself from his grasp
tie was near being thrown from his sad
de-" &c.
Pray how happened the Infatuated man
to take to the rr~u,ly pl"ughed ground
The ploag hmau was not pl"ughing in the
midst of his pioughcd land presume. nor
had my friend" entered the plouched
land in his approach dare the Doc
tor to say t" the contrary--and how
thea could he dash over the recently
ploughed land, unless be bad previously
BEEN retresiing over il? But this is a
small matter. The changes that take
place in the spirit of this magical lad.
arc strange beyond the reach Of conjec-
ture lie o.mcs int" the fld to see bis
father cane plonghman. possibly to az
sist if necessary. Suddenly he arrest. his
fasber's puissant arm and inplores him to
deslst. The report Of the pistol kiudles
the war fever again. and he calamity
urges the hero to the charge ere
uis tatocS measures tnree TOYS over the
recently ploughed ground, the warrior is
again arrested by tho ever changing
ever varying lad, and implorrd to stop.
This time this fifteen year old boy well
nigh pulled his fuller from his sui,ie-
and what is still more strange, his poney
suddenly becomes a winged Pegasus, and
overiakes the Doctors charger. d,.Aing
at full speed over the recently ploughed
ground. in q race ten or .tyfeen y,,d ~
but che most strange incident is yet
to be- noticed. Doctor Neale while re-
gaining his saddle suddenly forgcts who
tired the pistol. or that it was fred at
hun He again puts the inquiry to the
tue. who it seems gas still drawn up 10
receive the Doctors charge, and to in
sure an answer that would justify him ia
yielding TO his sons wishes he. this time
i'nctures the interrsgatory with his favor
tie spice. did you. you d-nd scoun-
drel. shoot ut me-" and sure enough the
desired answer now Comes Just in time to
stop bloody deed. The Doctors re-
now dies away and be and Bob
BY depart in peace. -. '- '-'s 1890