Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-07-04
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NAMES.

uo stEHtuGsuCc " UuucS - - Sesseotc
- the clouds. depending on conditions
too delicate tn be defined Still. names
havs what might Be termed . quality oi
sversge associstion. which trsnslases them
70 The mind In not materially diiferen,
kues aud forms. Nobody considers Jeru.
shs fascinating or Mabel repulsive. 81.
hyi sueeests softness and 6neness. and
Aneelins mswkish sentiment Blood and
breeding .eem to lie In Edith. and inele.
esnes snd rusticity In Priscilla. Mary.
whom bards have made tuneful to many
tongues, has lost such savor ~ she might
hsve had from excess Of handling. We
think Of her row in connection With a.
most ANYTHING else than grace and lowell.
ness. Ks.e 10 interesting. though she
conveys certain impression Of wildness
approaching hoidenhood. Pauline 10 lack.
aasisical, presensious and shallow. Ruth
r. simple. genuine. winning. full Of mod
cssy sad merit. snd sserl;og 70 the core.
Ads snd Ids show gsn,lensss wi,hou,
strength. snd delicscy without discern
meet Alice is Whist circumstances make
her--pretsy and spoiled. needing trial for
development. adversely for elevation.
Amy 10 . child always. even aher mater
nifty and maturity. and nothing can rem
der her otherwise Stiffness. sslfcon-
scioun-ss and snRularity emanate from
Arahella and Augusta should be conse-
quensisl and inflated without desert. A
c-rssin hot-hnuse cir might surround
Blanche snd Bertha. and they should Be
Kept there IL Il Be desirable 10 preserve
their freshness snd their fragrance.
Clara. not 10 belle herself. should be
pure. sfFeesionate. snd free. carrying with
her the f"rm and dainsiaess Of distinction.
Eliza is plain. but profound. and Ella q
slender echo Of what she initiates. When
the average man for = wife. despi.ing ro-
msnce and discarding the ideal. he should
sue to Esther. who vii: perform oil she
promises. becoming the most eonscien.
sicus Of kouseteepcrs. The most devo-
Ted slave n the nursery. A thorough
sestssrbrain is Fanny when trouble spares
and sdvers;ty does not touch. Hcles is
preeccious 1t sixteen. . e"quetse till Eve.
snd-sveutv. and an ambitious and match.
making mamma. while she absents herself
from heaven n discharge her duty TO So
ciety. Isabella should be tall and digni-
fed and clever. laughing .. wtzt she mos,
sincerely believes. and wounding with
parthian arrows her well-guarded heart
Julia has tendency to be in love with
herself. undisturbed BY rivals. She sees
in her mirror the beauties others fail to
discover. and her mach proclaimed right
eousness is bot phase Of her conceit -
Jane 10 likely to suffer from lack Of appre.
citation. for she wears her jewels out oi
sight. and 10 content to be misund erstocd
when understanding demands any 5stray.
nj Of herself
10 sentimental woes Leonora 10 eve.
bound 10 most happy when most dis.
tsessed. Louisa has spice Of faHectation,
but il engaging ., 6rss aud enchanting II
last to these .he admits to the sanctu uary
Of her sympathy. The image Of Made.
leine 10 shown IN The stricsess oonvention-
sliiy. She is . veil. brsd assorston
dresses adnir.bly. salks hslslssly. acts
beeominely /; l.. ia . vord. reflection ol
her ssrrossdines beessse she hes not suf.
1ei-as force 70 vary from her pattern.
Mssd sSesss Teasysoa and team. nus.
I'm Of tbs whitsss and misery ef the black.
sss sort. she b dissillssicn Of simper
silliasss. and scnsimentslism. Miriam,
Penelope. Cosdelia and Rachel need 10 b
stately. calm. and self.sasssised-sdmir.
Cd By many. esteemed BY Oh. and below.
ID By one. Phobs ssd Philis are no,
urbsns In mind or manners. They sre
prcsinent aeurss in . landscape SLED
With farms and fssm-hoases. ssd com.
mend themselves warmly % the svair
sredplous esesgh 10 believe that God The
lsss gsrdea made and the Arst city Cain
The heart Of gsllsssry does sot throb d
uestioa of Susaaash. vho rises 10 the fan
sy With ailk ssd vaser, syss. sssAapely
1easA. ssd al-ltsine ge~ss bss Il hsst,
wildly 10 sbs sweet syllahass q viola''
sane, sad vsiss visA eager s1pssessey
tAs regal psssssss Il Essebis. TO lolhy
y y lightly is,ed.-fas 0s'szy.