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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03

Stand ssids. my friend said Madame
Lueea. 'or you are dead man!
A sharp report followed. accompanied
BY the sound Of crashing wood aud splin-
tered glass.
There. that is one barrel out Of six
That is merely ssshow that am armed.
You had better remain quiet
The visitor also Vas sesningly cf he
same opiniuus fcf he did NOT renew tie at
tempt. When The servants returnsd next
morning they found Madame Lucca qui-
etly reading under the veranda before the
window. They wete rather surprised, -,
however, at perceising that she had six
barreled revolver in her hand. and that
Edi,ha had what appeared to be the end
of towel sticking out Of her mouth. A
few words explained the whole affair, and
in about an hour sfterward the would be-
thief, who, as it was proved. would have
been ready to turn assassin as we'll. was
safe at the nearest poli-eiJuream.
Talk Of genetalship " said my friend,
as be concluded his story was not the
strategem Of the jewels. by which Mad
anne Lucca lured the thief into the room
destined to be his dungeon. . magnificent
idea? Mol,ke himself never did anything
to beat it.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03

the purpose Of going hane. bus wc found
that Ne wese immevsbly 6xcd 10 the step
Then Miss Magrnder said "Don't tc
in hurry !" aud ws told her we beiieved
We uouldn't. The osasersaiicn had
ladder tone afses tAsk. and we cal tiirs.s
lsh,uksuK uhrtlrr Ss woafe be LciiSi to ask
Miss Magruder to Withdrew .Ehilc VIC dis.
rosed aud went home in Highland ccs-
tune. or whether NO should urge her ca
warm up the poker. or whether we shoan
give one terrific wrench aud rauble down
'he ysrs backward. Abou, midnight Miss
Magruier yawned. aud said she believed
she would go TO bed. Then we suddenly
asked her if she Thought hef father wouht
have any objection to lending us his front
steps for few days. because We wanted
&c take them home for = pattern. We
think Miss Magruder must have enter
iained doubts of our sanity. for she rushed
in. called her father. and screamed. Ma
grudcr came down with double -barrclc,l
gun. Then We explained the situation in
a whisper. and he procured a saw and cut
out the piece OF step to which were at
,achci. Then VIC went home wearing the
patch. and before two o'clock crt;shed on,
our young love for Miss Magtuier. We
never called again. and she threw hSfsclf
away IN d dry goods ,naa. There is n
melancholy satisfaction in recalling these
memories Of youth. aud rejecting upon
the influence OF glue upon the emotion, VI
the human heart.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03

PAINLESS DEAru-Chicf us.icc Chase.
says the Boston 7rau'er, was fortunat,
in death as lie had been in life. Tho I'M
mediate cause Of his death was rupture ot
the cerebral artery. whence followed :.
rush Of blood TO the brain; and rs tho
rupture took place when he was asleep. h,
never knew pain. passing calmly away.
Mere dying, i, is probable. never is pain
ful. but the circumstances that attend
death sometimes are very painful; set
men suffer as much iu sickness from whieii
they recover as they do in those that ter
inmate fatally. 4 strictly natural death
would make no more impression on 4 man
than was made on him by his birth. Ma
turo ID not such blundercr as to mako
the inevitable source Of pain tha, can d"
no good. What is disagreeable in dying
is the result Of violations Of natures laws
To die is simply 10 sleep. death being tho
rounding Of life. as Shakespeare says To
the PROPERLY constituted mind. death is no
moro horrible than 10 sleep; but then tho
properly constituted mind has nos yet been
found. Even those who die calmly or
gladly. do so because they have found hfa
a Gordian knot. which can be cut only
by the dar, of Death. and not because
they have philosophically cchviuccd them
selves that i, is g matter Of no moment
BE man the most confirmed of believers.
or tho most confirmed Of uubelicvers. hv
must have some doubt-aud where there
is doubt. be i! ever so small. there
mus, be fear. So that when ouc de-
parts in his sleep he avoids the las. per.
plexity. that which waits on the death h-bcd
Of the Christian ss we'll as on the death.
bed Of the philosopher-which was felt
BY Adam, AND which will be felt BY tho
las, Of Adams defendants. Human cgo-
tism has not yet reached to that point in
which death can be matter OF absolute
indifference. and probably i. will never
reach Il.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03

STORM wind. 80 that his ears lay Aat on his
bead. But the hedgehog'a wife stayed
quietly in her place. When the bare
came to the upper end the hedgehog CALI
ed oat 70 him. I'm here alreadt. But
the hare. beside himself with rage, cried
sAHseh1e nd AZ 4 senin r.
I1quiye Wil1lnk. answered the hedge
hog. just % often a. thou likest.'
So the hare ran three and seventy times.
and the hedgehog held out to the very
end with him. Every time the hare came
either below or above. the hedgehog or his
wife said, I'm here already
But the four and seventeen time the
hare came no more to the end. In the
middle Of the field he fell to the earth and
lay dead upon the spot.
So the hedgehog took the louis d or and
the bottle OF brandy he had won. called
his wife out Of the burrows, and both went
home together; and if they have not died
they are living still. So happened it that
on the Buxtehudc heath the hedgehog ran
the hare to death. and since that time no
hare has ever dreamed Of running a race
with Buxtehude hedgehog.
But the moral Of this story is. first. that
no one. however high and mighty he may
think himself. shall let it happen to him
to make merry over an humble man. even
fhc be hedgehog; and secondly. tha, it is
advisable. when one marrics, that be takes
\ wife out Of his own condition, and who
looks ike himself. lie therefore that is
a hedgehog. must look TO |, that his wife
is also hog; and so forth.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03

Too LArE-Some people arc always
too late. and therefore accomplish through
life nothing worth naming. II they pro-
mise to meet you at such % hour. they
are never present until thirty minutes af-
ter. No matter how important the busi.
ness is to either yourself or to him, he is
just as .ardy. If he takes q passage q,
the Steamboat. be arrives just as the boa,
has lefs the wharf. and :he train has start.
cd few minutes before he arrives. His
dinner has teea waiting for him 80 long
that the cook is out of patience. This courss
the character we have described always pur-
sues. He is never in season at church,
ut place cf business. at his meals. or iu
bis bed. Persons of such habits we can
not but dcspise. Always speak in season.
and be ready at the appointed hour. We
would not give fg for man who is not
puncfusl to his engagements. and who
never makcs up his mind to a certain
course till the time is lost. Those who
hang back. hesitate and tremble-who are
never ut hand for journey. a trading. q
s~eet-hcart or anything else-are poor
sloths. and are ill-calcula,cd to &c, q liv-
ing in this stirring world.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03

WmAr MN NRyp WIVES FoR-Tt Is
not to sweep the house. aud make the bed.
aud darn the socks. and cook the meals.
chiefly that man wants . wife lfthis
is all he needs. hired help cat do it cheap
or than wife II this is all. when youn.
man calls to see lady. send him ihio th"
pantry to taste the bread and cakes shn
has made: send him to inspect the needle
work and bcd-making: or put broom
into her hands and send him to witness
Its use. Such things are important. and
the wise young mau will quietly look after
them.
But what the true man most wants Of
true wife is her companionsaip. symra-
thy. courage. and love. The way Of litn
has many drcary places in it aud man
needs a companion to 60 with him. y
man is sometimes ovcrtakcn with misfor-
tunes; he meets with failure and defeat;
trials aud temptations bcsct him; aud he
needs one TO stand by and sympa,hixe.
lie has soEc stein battles to fght with
poverty. with enemies and with sin and
he needs woman that. while he puts his
arms around her and feels that be has som,-
thing to fight for. will help him fight:
that will put her lips to his car and whis-
per words Of counsel, and her hand TO his
heart and impart new inspirations. An
through life-through storm and through,
sunshine. conflict and victory. through
adverse and favoring winds, man needs
woman's love. The heart yearns for it.
4 sisters or mothers love will hardly
supply the need.
Yet many seek for nothing further than
smcccss in housework. Justly enough.
half OF these get nothing more, the other
half. surprised above measure. have got
ten more than they sought. Their wives
surprise them BY bringing nobler idea of
marriage. aud disclosing n treasury OF
courage, sympathy and love.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03

A CINCINNATI ELoPEMEyr.-A young
and loving Cincinnati couple. to whose as
pirations the traditional stern parent was
an obstacle, resolved, on a recent Sab.
bath, to circumveht the old gentleman
and consumtnate their plightcd troth.-
They had been all-in-all to each other for
two years. but their love had been SO un-
ostentatious that the fair ones father al
lowed them to associate, without dream
Ing Of such drnuucment. The young
man called for her on the day appointed
to 60 to church, but after service instead
Of taking her home again. he took her to
the house of clergyman and married her
This done. the happy couple sought the
retirement of quiet boarding house, to
await the progress Of events.
The brides parents became somcwha,
uneasy at her absence, and search was
made Ear into the night without avail
The father couldn't be induced 20 believe
.ha. bis laughter lad : sbpcd--uo. until
he me. her next morning. with her new
made husband. walking TO his place Of
business. There was q lock Of quiet hap.
pincss about tic couple that was unuis,a-
kable; he saw the worst at once. The
brides younger sister. who was with the
old gentleman, rushed at once to her sis
ter's arms; fellow feeling made them
kind. and they kissed and tendcrly en-
braccd each other after their eighteen
hours Of dreary separation.
The father also embraced his son in law
but in different manner; he hung on hi,
neck. but With the evident intention of
s,rangling him. 1t was question wheth.
er be would not extermina,e Elm on the
spot, brt his wind gave out and he finally
desisted. and. taking the disobcdieut
daughter in tow, started for home.
Arriving there. she was informed that
she was prisoner; they shut her up in
her chamber and took away all her ward.
robe, save her nig ght-clothes, to make her
confinement more secure.
Through two long lohcly days shc wept.
but at midnight Of the second gentle tap
at the window aroused her. and she could
hardly reprcss q cry ofdelight. Her hus-
hand was there and she was ready to go in an
instant. The attenuated condition Of Der
wardrobe vas something they had not con-
tenpla.cd. aud the situation was cnlbar-
RAISING. but escape she must at all haz-
ards. He bore her gently down the lad
der. and then. bareiootcd as she was. and
in her conspicuous but rather cool and in-
efficient costume, he led her half mile to
his home. Next day the old man came
to his senses, saw the futilty Of opposition
and blessed them. acknowledging tha. be
liked their pluck.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03

No. only did Mr.. Howe iuven. the
First Sewing Machine. but for twea,,-
seven years Of his life laborcd to render
it more simple and effective, until i.
would seem that no candid observer. ex-
aiming the simplicity of its eonstructiou.
and pcrtectness Of its work of all kinds
OF sewing. but At once see and admit its
gcneral superiority to oil others.
Not only Is this true Of its vital prin.
siples and Its ingenious devices. bu, is
also true in regard TO the perfection Of il,
laanafsesurc. This has been a,,ested by
tho highest su,horiiy-the machine re.
ceiving ,he Firss Prise at the Paris E:r.
poatioa iR 1867. and Elias Hove, Jr.,
the Csoes or rHs LEsiox or Hosoa q
promoter Of the manufacture Of Sswinc
Machines. G. 4. Simms. Agcn, Leon.
ardsoxu.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03

TRAxsrixEp-The following rare BIT is
from the Saturday Etening Post: We
shall never forgo, ,ha, evening VIC spcn.
>. Masruders years ago. We admired
Miss Magruder, and We went around 10
see her. Il was Summer time. and moon
light. and she sat upon The riss1a. The
carpenter had been there that day, gluing
up the rustic chairs on the perch. 70 We
took . seat on the step in front Of Miss
Nagruder. where We could gate into her
eyes and drink in her smiles. /, seems
probable that the carpenter NEST have up
set his glue-pos on the spo. where VIC sat.
for after enjoying Miss Msgruder's re-
marks for couple Of hours. and drinking
several Of her smiles, vc tried 70 rise p.
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ST. MARY'S BEACON
III PtsLlsHEp rvrnx rHtaspAYsr
j. r. KING 4 JAMES 8. DOWNS.


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All communications for publication must he
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03

r. There are two rcascns Why some
people don't mind their business. Que is
that they haven't any basincss. aud the
second that they have no mind.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03

An excuse 10 worse and more terrible
than lie; Tor an excuse Is ! lie guarded.
Pope.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03

If you are eursed with an Unsuitable ap-
petite, buy plaid vest. 50 that YOU cen
keep check on your stomach.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03

Mrs. Jones says her husband is three
handed NAH right hand, left hand, aud
little behind haul.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03

The weak may be j"kci out of any
thing bu, their wcakness- Kr,lume. de
.Iuei.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-07-03

No man % 50 Insignificant a. to Be sure
his exsmllc can do no hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-19
THE C0VJRrS.
CIRCUIT COURT, jade Ma

CIRCUIT COURT, Jadss kss 4,,hy,.
S x s: Gs Fleming vi"
EQUITY QoURr. yzdse Wyiis.
LinvI,ie ses. s.aruOcs; 6TIer eJnstrufae order OF
December as referring solely to exception relat,
Ia TO lee II trustee. Ell &, rusee, Ayt, she pheri
ct al. order reference 70 auditor TO state prsplr
ton OF sp sial take. char ssable assins tenant De
ring ts auditor TO port trustees Account shrevs
sgt. Shreve; order TO take testimony before Exam
sn and .se Wcr@egp sss RuSs q
dischsreng order and refusing prayer Of bill Of in
Tor taking testimony thirty days BY Agreement lent.
Crsadel sgt. W ashington City Savings snk: order
ment again st the receiver. Nsiior sst Nstior; or
der extending time for taking TESTIMONY thirty
POLICE COURT, Judge SasH.
Yesterday, Melinda Vincent, iored, charged
with stealing qasntity Of ladies' wearing apparel
Of Melinda, at FTeedmsn's village: fned $50, or
three mouths q all Mlch.sl Ls. haiy, assault
until given. Mary Taylor, rssrsnt; sent to the
workhouse.
Hanson Pinkney and VIM: Barr were fined s5
each for profanity. John III. Bowen, same; 50.
Robert Lane forfeited collateral for profanity
San.s S s vss5ans was sent to ,he WORK
Maria WOodbeck, same charge; wOrkhCl.e. Daniel
6ssqs. Gd and taking
i Moan this va, an aggravated .ssaSlt and took
ned s o. snd sT Months Tn IN s
appeal was tsken and 8 COO bonds fixed. Patrick
license. Patrick CusicS, assault on James MELON
aid; bonds TO keep the peace James Cole, petit
Elm johnson, assault and battery on Fanny Davis;
50 and costs. John N. Gates and ] mes Langley
charg d with stealing a quantity OF lumber worth
SIS; Langley discharged and Gates fined SO and
costs Peter Green, assault and battery on William
Green. his brother, both colored bows. The Judge
remarked to the mother that she ought to give her
boy Peter better Instructions She replied that she
mad done SO this morning, and had whaled him good;
Is and costs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-19
Condensed Locals.

The Sunday Herald next Sunday appears as a
double sheet superb number is promised.
The orders under which the force in the ma
chine shop at the navy ward were working over.
time has been rescinded.
Howard division, Sons OF Temperance, have
rendered to the police commissioners the thanks
OF the lodge for their recent action in refusing
TO license 20 many liquor selling houses.
The superintendentof streets has been directed
by the Board of Public Works, tn have p'ank
footwalk laid on the west side tn street, from
Boundary street to the police station, near by
h. II. Warner, real estate broker and auction
eer, sold yesterday afternoon at auction the old
school building in Judiciary square, fronting
on 9Th street northwest, to jeremiah Costello
for $3.50.
Last evening Mr.. Charles A. Bates. of the d.
vision OF assessments, Internal Revenue bureau
delivered before the law classes Of the National
University a lecture on the internal revenue
laws.
The Sunday Morning Gazette will be mag
pifcent holiday number on next Sunday, the
21st instant, brimful of Christmas articles, pre-
pared particularly for the festive season, afford
ing refreshing repsst to its many readers.
Caleb Gushing has accepted the invitation TO
deliver an address at the proposed national con-
yentiOn of the survivors of the Mexican war, to
be held at Wizards Hall on the 18th of Janu-
arv.
General Albert Pike, late of the c. s. A., and
one Of the most prominent Masons in this coun-
try, has rented the McVeigh house, corner OF
and will make that city his residence for the fu.
fure.
The Secretary OF War forwarded a communi-
cation 10 the Senate and House to-day which
was appropriately referred, asking the con-
tinuane re of the APPROPRIATION of SIP 900 for the
care of sixty trans ent paupers in Providence
Hospital.
by reference to an announcement In our adj
vtrtsing columns il will be seen that the re-
ceiver OF the Washington City Savings bank nc
ttes creditors that a per cent. payment will be
made in deposits on Monday next. Depositors
in sums less than $50 10 receive % per cent,
and all over that sum 10 per cent.
Mr.. Lloyd Emmdrt, contractor, was assaulted
last night at the intersection OF PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and 9th street northwest, by two men,
who be at him about the head. The cause seems
10 have been an old grudge between the parties
Dir Emmart was taken to the Central guard
house by Officer Berkeley, where his injuries,
consisting of several severe bruises on the head,
were dressed by DIR. Palmer. No arrests were
made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-19
GEORGETOWN.

CATTLE MARKRT-By Means & CO.-The Of
ferings of beef cattle yesterday at Drover's Rest
were 81 head, of which 5ls were sold to butch
ers at ~ to cents per pound, 10 we're sold to
farmers, Is were sent to Baltimore, and % left
over; $50 muttons were offered, and 226 were
were left over; ss lambs were offered, and SO
sold to butchers at 50 per head; Is cows and
calves were sold at SOS to $50.
GRAIN TRADR.-The schr Kitty Ann arrived
to-day with 400 bushels wheat for Hartley &
Bro, and the canal boat Seneca with 207 bbls.
flour, 400 bushels wheat, 600 bushels corn, aud
$50 bushels oats for T. q. Wheeler, and the ca
nal boat Wrenn with 500 bushels corn for II. M.
Talbot The sales reported to-day we're 400
bushels red wheat at S1.6sx and 200 bushels
do. at S115
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-19
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
The Case Of Catherine Story against
Superintendent Howe. Of the Reform
school.

Some six or seven weeks ago a rather comely
young woman called at the detectives office in
this city, accompanied by her mother, bearing
in her aims an infant. She asked to see Chief
ClarvOe, TO whom she stated that she had be- n
seiuced by the SUPERINTENDENT of the Reform
School, +. W. Howe, where she had been en-
plOyed as laundress for several wears, and that
the child she had with her was his offspring
She further said that her seducer had sent her
away about nine hundred miles from home. her
relatives not knowing her whereabouts, and
finding herself neglected, after an absence OF
three months she had recently returned to her
home in Georgetown, where she had given birth
10 her child; that she had since her arrival
home sent TO the superintendent of the Reform
School to fulill his promise to marry her. and
had bad no response from him, and she had
been informed that he had married another.
Mr.. Claryoe thereupon addressed a note to the
superintendent of the institution, asking him TO
call at his office. A few days afterwards he
called, and on being informed of what the young
lady had stated he fatty and Indignantly de-
MED all charges of the kind, and denounced il
A. 2 job to eStOrt money from him; said that he
would have nothing to do with the matter, and
If any legal steps were taken by her he would
meet the charge and defend himself. IL had
been arranged that tie girl and her mother
should meet him on this occasion. but circum-
stances prevented. Nothing more could be
done by MIR. Clarvoe, except to communicate
the reply of the superintendent 10 the chief OF
police, which was done. Since then the young
woman has Instituted a suit for breach OF prom
Use Of marriage, and yesterday she, through her
attorneys, the Messrs. Darlington, flied her
declaration in court.
The plaintiff in this case, CathariDe Story.
was the daughter of a labOring man, Robert
Story, who was killed by the falling of a wall
at the Academy of the Visitation. in George
town. last year, during the building of the new
Exhibition Hall. He left a widow-his second
wife-and a large family of children, in poor
circumstances. Catharine, being the oldest
child, the daughter of StoTy's first wife, wa
compelled to obtain work TO help contribute to
the support of the family, and got employment
at the Reform School.
The DECLARATION
MED by Nessrs. Darlington aud Darlington sets
forth that on the 18th day OF December defend
ant agreed, undertook and faithfully promised
within six months to take her to wife, and the
plaintiff, conhding in said promise, hath always
refused to contract matrimony with any other
man and still is unmarried. And further
charges that, placing full faith and credit in
his promises, and in compliance with his re-
quests, and she was induced to have intercourse
with him. and in due course of time, gave birth
70 a child of which defendan was and is the
father. She therefore claims damages laid at
0,O00.