Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-04-08


led to trave! 70 nect Il n cen:ral point,
this command wss diyidel for is inter-
mediate Drin sn1 Parade. On Tacs,,ay,
the 3o-h Of March, ul:iao :-CaPts Wa
ring aud Page meeting st Port Tobacco,
Charles county. and Capts Guyther ard
Cough at Belv5dere : arm, St, Mary's
county. Tie IIughesvilIe. Charles eoua-
y Company. no; beiDE ani:orrael vas or
derei to parade upon is own drill ground
From parties who were present. We
gatLer TIE f.ilow;ng pa!::cula17 Of the
Parade At half past ;Lree o'clock on
Monday evening, after the rain had
ceased 70 fa1, Capt. War.ng's company
moved cut Of the Wage Of Chaptico in
besuti'ul style, .'.zing up It's line ofmarch
for Port Tob>cco. The fall Of several
showers dYring tie evening caused the
men to draw up their Blankets, and 70 don
thei, new rubber suits-naking thsG
'cok like veterans in the service. These
little showers they minded not. but as
night came on, finding thsInse Ives seve-
raj miles from their stopping place. the
rain began TO fall faster and harder, caus-
ing them to increase their speed from the
"trot" to the gallon" and thus they
continued until at half past seven o'clock
the friendly lights of the village greeted
them, aud they dashed in wet, hungry
and cold
Very soon ''n;ne host" Norris. of the
Brawner House, had a cracking fire in
Lis large parlor and when the Adjutant
had gotten permission to treat the men to
a glass of the ardent, "'to keep out the
cold - as he said. the doors Of the parlor
wero thrown open to them, and they were
told to make themselves at home, rnich
they were not long IL doing.
Having become thoroughly dry, the Of
tcers and men were invited cut to eup-
per, to which full Justice was done, ii one
might judge from the rlmter of biscuit
and quantity of "stuEcd ham," which
were made to disappear. Supper over,
they adjourncl to the parlor, and from
tie group around Sergt f. who sat at
the piano, discoursing sweet music, an
other around the centre table engaged in
friendly game of "bluf," md others
scattered about the room with books in
tier hands, one would indeed suppose
| that they were making themselves sat
home" This lasted until nearly eleven
o'clock, when by "twos" and "fours,
| they were shown to their rooms-tc
sleep. and perchance to dream of the
girls they had left behind" and of the
bright eyes which should welcome them
on the morrow.
IN the morning, the sun rose clear and
beautiful, and the men were up LOOKING
after their horses, as they had done the
night before; and when breakfast was
over, they saunterad ont in groups. sight
seeing, throu ID the town. At ten o'clock
Capt Pages company came in, looking
MI smiles and health and after the hand
shaking of the two companies, and an hour
interchange of friendly chat. the assem-
Uy was sounded: Capt. Waring forming
on the right Of the colors, and Capt.
Page on the left In this order the COM
mand was marched to the field, owned by
Mrs Floyd, who kindly rendered it for the
occasion, and which was in full view from
the village Here the exercises were com
meuced and gone through with in man
ncr that reflected credit upon both officers
and men. Many Of Charles county s fares'
daughters enlivened the occasion with
their presence The evo.utions upon the
field concluded, Major Crane invited
Capt Samuel Cox to review the command
with him, and having turned over the
command to Capt, Page, ehey took their
posts near the camp colors, which had
been previously stationed, and the COM
mand was passed in review befors them,
Capt. Cox EXPIRE ssing himselfmuch pleased
with the soldierly bearing of the men, and
the very creditable manner in which they
had acquitted themselves. The COM
mand wss then marched back 70 the vii
lsge and dismissed.
Capt Warnings company, having &C.
cepted the invitation to dine with Capt
Pages company at Norris Hotel, now
answered the summons Of the bell, and
With right good will partook of dinner
that would do credit to any country ho-
tel. This over. the ST. Mary's company
started eaits march home ward well pleased
with the trip.
The Parade of the other part Of the
Battalion, commanded by Capt. ". H.
W. Guythcr, at Belyiderc Farm, in St,
Mary's, passed Of quite as successfully.
The command il the drill generally, and
in bsirg passed in review before Capt
Guyther by Capt. Chas. +. Cough, eli
cited much applause from tie number Of
persons, who had assembled to witness
the Parade.