Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-01-07

zrrayed IN your bsst and gay.st, and g
last succeed in accomplishing the rounds
after iunumerable interruptions occasion
Cd by an IRE -istible desire to shake hand:
and chat with every acquaintance whom
you may chance to meet, it may be to his
infinite disgust at the detention Bu'
how should you know that YOU are bar
tnq.9@ The idea of cbupting up lost time
never glimmered in your brain at the
same instant, with tie consciousness that
Christmas was upon you, and season ot
holyaay had extended you the notable
privilege Of "having nothing on hand,
except diligent search after Enjoyment
and m eager pursuit Of fun. It may be
that amongst your visits, your Biogra-
phi9t ongAt to chronicls call OF the OBJ
ject Of your affections: perhaps .hs met
you kindly, welcomed you by tho old
name with which she was won't to address
you in childhood, if you had the honor Of
her acquaintance during that interesting
period Of life and mirdLile dtctu per-
haps she called you Mister, and sung
pana over the charms and talents ofsome
new found admircr but on this score our
record mus, be brief, for alas. the ''course'
o. our "true love" always reminded US Of
the Way that leaieth to Jordan, and con-
sequently we only harrow up our feelings
by illusions to pleasures of which we
know nothing save by repute like that
poor devil. Sit Gallahad,
s'We never felt the kiss Of lors,
Nor m4,denS haui in ours -
so let us les yc this department Of cur
subject for. your memory to supply the
d. felt and turn II one which experience
has hctt,r qualified Us 10 discuss: Let
us suppose that the pompous servant with
dignity and standing collar, both a, an
elevation conformed to the importance Of
the occs>ion, has announced the fact that
''dinrer is waiting, and tAAt, al The
preImiuaries being duly disposed OF. you
sre sitting =, t.t'e. thanked by = host Of
cousins 80 h>c,r, tl cohori Of uncles
sud auut> S.f saa tn7mAl enough /. i.
a, irs;. L; son he whcs. at,uIs SOM
saSeut rcla:iys be-s,ass ;4c >ut,cct = -
marx. 20; II, IS, :e>..aa warns ,he Aia-
area ;o...aE -ut l4s.t> the lal,.s. ca.l.ns>>
aui reserve .r.j, i Ar:y Eooivi.. AM easy
'an'' .'a' -<-..A sea >a~Ae 'hS t't>;' :o
iAt cnm1snN WIN ;at.' @',ea-A2i cess
IRE OF i1n All s".- = sc YOU shock
your ? Tay OIL Aao.e s5e.ac.-s on
his nose. and h.aisel; weil-nigh ou, of
MS boots, when fa7Eet.ing for moment
"Nefe you arr ana earned away oT the
force OF L'"n h&hits and assoclat onS,
you Tociie:oUsiy suggest TO the old gen-
'ieman the Propfiety of acknowledging
complimentary ho"tIon by short but
pointed speech And now the absent
come In tor their Shsre If notice. and one
By one memory brings, them before YOU
AS they used t. look, when II times COVE
by the! ass 'nbt"d 2round tie Old boar
FmIe excluded from tho immedlata cam-
Iany OF the grown folks BY your want OF
inches YOU sal at the chiiuren side table.
and IonEed with equal yehemencc for
second sHee OF tIum- fndd'ug. aud &n al
d't'on to your st4t"re' when latter ae4u'-
sltion was, III your Judgment, the one
thing lacking TO your perfect development
rs man These thoughts nut through
your mlnd' as one by one on their an
noutement, the names OF those who are
away from the old home',e'd are greece
with t'iendly 'heaLth and now the
nst o' the absent Ii hnisHed' ana II may
De there comes pause, 'oF 'ne 'hooon' !
81 ont whose presence III tunes gone by