Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-12-11

NJ q vlal y expsaas; tAss be 3 sso-
pellsd y sssk hard Or bio living. asa
sishsst rslszaiioa- He 3 not IN pssi-
ios 10 hslp any 90 bss hinsslf. however
silliag y nay b 70 do %.
h yssag naa nskisg his vay thre'
y esean ef dilksslsies. aud carrying 49,
" bsllase u IL sAsps u clubs and sosial
nay IKE he daughter d the
poor. rich tssher; bas ks has sos the an
daeity. ssea il sAs we're uillisg - nske
lAs ssesi6ee. 70 take her out Of hand
poue scse 10 a iafsri0s sse. In sssiss-
iuR the ossrimoaiaf temptation 10 has
something 10 cay Tor himself. His knovl-
edge of lie tslls ii. that there are scarce
y any hoass a happiness which are CON-
peuseeiea ~ he rssping. wearing. daily
want Of means b provide Cor every day
sssessaries s.d somserts. and that il 10
not long Aefbrs ae@essie peace gives way
under this terrible pressure. Il is hu-
nan, too. fsr shs woman in angarded mo-
meats to make ecmPsrisoss between her
married and single life. On 1hich regrets
and seprosehes are implied IL not spoken
When matters reach this point. il 10 the
eosp de srace. and domestic: feliei,y is .,
an eud
An sdviser may cay b this youns man.
IL he wants to marry. the poor. SIGH giri
Go Wes,;" bat this 10 counsel he cannot
follow. His lot ia east here. and through
industry he hes reasonable expectations Of
ulsimasely acqnirise wodess ccCpcten-
or. Ia. would b foolish sr him to give
D rue uIIu m ssu-s- ssss- sL.-.--
in the bush, to say ncsLing Of his likines,
which, ten to one. favor bis present sur.
roundings Here the Geld Of labor i
plainly indicated and he is already in che
harness. His future being here he must
submit 10 the conditions Of life around him
and accept civilization - he finds it
Thua reasouing. he turns away from the
moor. rich mars sumptnous dwelling with
. sigh; he may not pluck the coveted Aow.
er. And IL the expected bridegroom II
purple and fns linen. from Lydian saore'
fail to come. tho daughter f.n.s heir to ,
life Of eelibacy. Ifthc father has scvera
such Who wait ic cain. his house. sccord
ing to the Dutch proverb, becomes like
collar full Of sour beer.
There are three issues out OF the dim
eul,ies which involve marriage in the cit
ics-a simpler mode Of life; the indepen
dence which the woman may acquire il
self. support; the dowry. which concern
rather the parents than the woman her
self.
Said M. DisrseIi to the students in hi
word Of sd1rsss to the students Of St. An
drew's UBiversity. on taking his ssst Z
Lord Rector last month:
Do you comprehend the spirit Of til
age.in which your faculties are to be CT
ercised Hitherto you have been as ez
plorers in mountain district. You hay
surveyed and examined valleys; you hav
penetrated gorgcs; you have crossed man
Z ridge and range. till at length. havin
overcome all obstacles. you have reaches
the crest Of the commanding height. and
like the soldiers Of Xenophon. you be
hold the sea. Bnt tho sea that you be-
hold 10 the ocean Of life In what vesse
are you going to embark !? With wha
instruments are you furnished What il
The mort !of xour destination ! L is singh.
explain the past. and certainly no want ol
those who will predict the future When
the present IL concerned-the present that
re zee and feel-our opinions about il are
in general bewildcred and mistaken And
yet. without this acquaintance With the
spirit Of the age in which We live. what
ever our culture. and whatever our op.
portunities. It 10 probable that our lives
may prove blundcr. It is not true that
the only real happiness is physical happi-
ness. II is not true that physical happ;-
ness is the highcst happiness. It is no.,
true that physical happiness is principle
on which you can huilt up q Furnishing
aud enduring common wealth. Acivilixcd
commonly must rest on large realised
capital Of thought and sentiment. There
mus, be reserved fund Of public morali-
~ 10 draw upon in the cxigencies Of ma
tinnal life Society has a soul as we'll rs
body. The traditions Of . nation arc
par. Of i,s existence. It's valor and its
discipline. i,s religious faith. its vencra-
bic laws. its science and crudition. its po-
ctry. It's art. its eloqucnce and its scholar
chip. arc ~ much portions Of its existence
a. It's agriculture. its commerce and its
engineering skill.
A MID WINTER PREprcTEp. -Those
co~forters Of mild men the weather proph.
cts. announce that the present season Of
storms and cold weather is only the her.
aid aunouocing che approach Of Indian
Sumner. They have slso discovered that
the coming winter will be mild one. bas-
ing the prediction on the action Of certain
who soon 70 have . weather bu-
reau Of their own. that deal With facts and
not With mere probabilities" The musk.
rats. il is said. have built their houses
both email and light" This is held to
be good sign. and it may be. If their
in the sse Of bsilding materials
has not been caused By The stringency in
he money market Instead Of BY faith in
lhs distinctive forsknovledge d mild win
Ter weather. The birds also who have
reelected 70 enieraae south ss the usual
's.sos. may possibly have some transport