Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-03-17
(CSsrespondenee Of the Bsaeon.)
Point Lookoct,
March s, 1870.

VIII i<uShuSts
March s. 1870.
The snow falls A,ke by fake, and The
ground grows whittier under il, fitting
shroud 20 the remains Of Winter thrust
ere many days the green grass viii eov.r
its grave. an1 sweet birds triIl its rraui.
em in their anthem to budding Spring
when one may have faith ia the brieh.
promise Of the mornings dawn, and ven-
su'e out breathing spell from the erie
ping process % a stove-heased room. To
pass the Winter in large city like yours,
surrounded BY all the eiesancies os iaxa-
Gus life. vi D ts Srguiiing astracticns OF
Es.erpcau. Terps;chosean. aai ,heatrica:
r"aiine. 10 but . very delightful eblivion
1t irs tedium /; but 10 he esoped up on q
hlcak pesinsais. sith the wind whi.tiina
disees through creaky house II rn. ex-
actly the G. ~ thing the gray morshs are
suppnsed to inaugurate. For one. mus,
confess to very little enthusiasm for this
iook-"u.-cf.the>window life. and am glad
at the even dim prospect of more genial
weather. which I dcvout'y trust, may
ihav the Winter crus, of our legislaiiye
inaction. and sprout to productive growth
the valaable seeds they are expected On
plan. aud which ought to have been in
the ground long since.
Don't you candiily think that Wash
ing'on's proximity to Annapolis i, some
wlat injurions in the contagious letharer
Of its Congressional daings a. for verify.
in rcither branch has the record shown
nuohs bu. iraie sqnahbl;ng. AMI egnti-ti-
cal APPROXIMATION of TaluaLls time. What
10 re ''dorn here" care about the petty
nick -nacks over which the b. and o. r
r and little State Of Maryland are growl-
ing and swapping. who never expect to
ride on the track 1T any other road bn,
"ur otcnS Whether pension is hroush.
m for the widow of z .ks Brown bcc,u,o
z ke happened to di" % or Mr.. Snoh
got more than he ought to for tina. right
Of way through his brcom-sa.e 6.ld that
had"'t grass enough on it to make rab-
hits b d? Who cares about the rhetnri-
crl ~ flourish OF Dick, whether he spoke
louder than Tom. or was better ra,d for
it? We can't speak. and dom: expect to
handle any Of the floating stock in trade.
What ,re. yes sir. ice. the impartial. self
sacrificing and periodically enlightened
citiz N. "down here" want arc those mat
'ers attended to tha. pertain t, this c,m-
consequently. the country
at large-yea. of such preeminent :mror-
.ancc in our cstim .t:on that surprise is
but mild expleiive Of Indignation that
no special day has been set apar. for their
cnnsi 'eration Yes. sir, We want to know
what the wrangle is abou. the M,giste-
ria. question. aud why ara those pu. in
Office WHO vo,eh against those who pu.
them ther"3 Why the elective system Of
choosing County Commissioners isn't done
away with. and men selected for appoint
ment who will attend strictly to the work
before them ard not go popular hunting
through the safe cuts when ''jus. as good
~ they" are breaking their necks and We
hicles ovcs the gullics. rotten bridges.
fallen trees. stumps. roots aud ysars-.,rnd-
ing sinks on cur public roads? Why.
again. isn't it that every man caught
rloughing hi, horse the morning after
keeping him out all night in the sleet and
cold waiting for his riders game Of euch e
to break ur or down. shoulin, lave his
ra,icrs Of "grub and rye" cut short, anl
\ sui. patterned after a pack OF cards
stitched to his back? Why suffer ye
right Of suffrage race to cross over from
Virginia. steal our con6lences. hogs,
pigs, poultry. aud then cnolly take our
best canoe, with its beautiful scarlrt-re,l
ribbon round its gun vale. from its Dl-
ph,c temple to carry them back in? Why
don't our Legislature make our consta.
blcs protect these l,elplcss swine in their
own Pig-stye. and. when thus ruthlcssiy
Invaded rush to the rescue With the same
avid',y they seize upon a poor devil OF
debtor?
These. my dear luminary. are some o:
the wrighty ericvancrs that should cccu-
~ our Legislative representation. aud from
which We look for redress. else. must Pc
ti.ion Congress to drop the 15,h Amend
ment busi"c,s. Mississippi e.. and Sc, US
right. We can dispense with the r Road
inst yet for these matters o. graver i'm
port. besides, the nervcu' organization oi
our swine and other stock. have been rem
dered so sensitive BY these depredasious,
they couldn't stand the scrcech of a Steam
whistle. Then. too. our Representatives
wouldn't like to toot their little whistles
af,er the sh:ieks and thuuders Of the Bow
and Garrett trains. I presume, how.
;ns,s, lii =, all Of these public measures
80, 49, I'LL Eccognis d in the calendar Of
us.u. us. .Jo.,.d [ @Lryo. as we'll as some
decided steer-clear, ~, ps"ss ', 'o 'us
given our Landing BY the e.v... 1..~ a. To'
lumbia and Express. w
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