Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-12-24

greatness. Yes, rather tbs Q thousand
times than see he. sons and daughters the
slaves on when got oftarbarian5 should
be allowed to CRAFTY their beas'l:T P's-
sions and lusts.
We think Washington begins u look
ike Christmas little earlier hi, gear
than the lss.. The stores are crowded
from opening to closing time md some
are disappointed, We think, that they are
no, open all night. 80 tina. if be @ sis
thinks Of desirable article in the dead
hour Of night they eat jump up, rush 81:
and secure j. or the spot. We Dc not
remember ever to have seen SO many per-
son. thus early erowding the stores and
hurrying up and down ths streets With
bundles in hand. Blu. the funniest part
Of the whole matter 10 the ques';oa->
where does the money como fron7 Ev-
cry man and woman ne know declare they
are 30 terribly poor they end it an utter
inpossibilisy to tell the truth. Yet We
look in the stores and find them exanin-
ing gold watches, rings, diamonds and
silver ware. Suits of clothes are ordered
from the tailor for gentlemen friends and
the most costly silk dresses for ladies. We
are at a los. to understand it. Cash must
he paid for the thing. purchased. Go
into what place yon may to make pur-
chase, the gil. letters stare you in the
face "Tsrms positively Cash, NE cred
it" and "No Tic" Whether these wordi
Of Ill omen are only stuck up in the stores
a. ornaments, or to frighten cTil-dosFs,
re are unable to say. But:on-holc NAL
coming out Of Calls with gold wa,cA
and bracelet in his hand and ask for q
fifty lent some time last year and he vii.
swear be has not seen dollar toy such =
length OF time he would be afraid 70 look
at it with both eyes. We sometimes
come to the conclusion tina, We ar. drunk, ,
or the other party is, VIZ don't know
Thich-wc were never SO completely be
devilcd in our lives. The only way We
can account for the condition Of affairs Is
that there must be Two Ch1.stmasss-ope toT
the young and tue other for the old, the
latter dealing principally in those dirty.
vulgar thing. called gresnbacls-sLiny.
mad. hero in the Treasury By q steam
engine.
We think that while Congress is recon
s;ructing they had better pass recon
struetion act in relation &c Christmas, and
allow i, TO come only once n hTc years
l. would take just about that time 20 set
majority Of people On their feet again.
Thc7sighs and groaps over en7'y pock-
et-bosks are 20, owe. before Christmas is
here again on the back Of some unfortu-
nate creature, who breaks on: n cold
pcrspira,ion at tbs bare thought Of what
i, expected Of him. H. salary has been
anticipated at least four months and his
walsh gone up the spout long since
Money for the Christmas su. II clothes
must be had, his board bill i. due and lie
has borrowed the last quarter. Place
Yourself in his situation. The GROWING
horror comes rushing on his bewildeFed
brain like q camel back locomotive
screaming and spouting Are and smoke,
Eliza Jane expects present and some
thing handsome at that. lilo secs 1t IN
her lie has heard her several times adj
miring silk -dEefs pattern only dfsecn
dollars the yard her affection for him n
cresses as Christmas draws near. She 10
Longer walks with that other fellow but
de.otes her whole II. and soul to him
There is one Of two things only for him
a suit for breach CT promise, or the Po-
tomac. When YOU stand Oh The Avenue
aud see men walk Is IS p1le AS death With
dovnca,t eyes from nov till Christmas,
you may tel in 4 moment what is up
They are q 80, Of heart broken, empty
pocketed wretches. who have given up IL
despair at not beng able t. Taisc the
wind and are medtating aplunse into the
Potomac, where no phantom Of Eliza
James Christmas presents will ever dis
turb their rest.
Turkies are not high So p1any poultry
spectators were badly burned about
Thanksgiving day that they do not seem
wiling to rush large stock into market
at present. We saw one Of the finest
dressed turkies sold on Friday for three
dollars which at this time last year would
have brought six. Should the navisa-
ton Of the Potomsc be closed, all kinds
of poultry will be high, as the stock now
% hand is light and tho deuand slow,
in consequence Of the mild weather.
NoTR.
SINKING OF THE ExrKEss.--The steam