Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-06-04

| A glance from the sitting room Viz
llfsvealud @ bsinsiful sie Jhtdk 3e6e 3
and noss. astraesivs feature tethsscs1
i and q length, sftsra eosy. ;bacbeler
!. ner. the accomplished mistress Of the
sion being abscnt On visit % her III
fisSe0opAnjsd my hcstona rsmbissks@
/ his esounds.d Other estates Ia the Vii
Ity whose proprieters hare given thsis -
attention to THAR Improvement. have
iring the Whole pcrio1 shich Col. K6j
Aas sPeHt'on his pisce. become more
asesisei but only fewi gears vili -
befare the mill ranch viii vie nth its
hors In sfording princely income
genial proprietor. Sho for years -
f6eeS wrshs slink 70 laa coutts,a
Iab~t1 1sjh kimkvlf nearly sssay VI b adiS Z
to their interminabIc hbypinihs. Whsre..
at he rejoiceth greatly and your. corros-
pondent congratulated, him. Two hnn-
dred acres Of the ranch are eeuclosed. upon
which there are 90. 600 vines which last
year produced ninety (9O tons Of grapes
| which we're sold to neighboriug svintners.
There are 100 orange trees in bearing and
2.50O OF various ages. which 10 very few
years will hang fun Of The golden fruit,
/ 600 lemon and 500 lime trees and 100
English walnut trees all arrived at matu-
rity. besides pecan. black walnut and
hickory trees which viii soon swell the list
Of products. There are also besides the
fruits of the temperate zone enumerated
/, in q former letter. two banana trees which
are expected to bear fruit during the CON.
ing Summer; they having already attain
cd a height Of about eighteen feet. The
remaining two hundred and fifty acres are
sown to wheat and barley. the stands Of
both Of which grains have as favorable an
appearance as could be desired. TIE Col.
onel is an enthusiast upon the subject ol
grain and fruit growing, and now that he
is in position to give his undivided at
tention to his farm it is rs certain as any
thing can be that all its natural charms
and advantages will be enhanced and de.
vcloped by whatever refined and culti-
vated and poetical taste can suggest in the
premises. Already fountains. flowers and
grassy lawns point to future which will
make Rancho del Molino" garden Of
Gul. and If the music Of the "cnamoured
nightingale" shah be lacking. the mocking
birds will furnish melody to Gil up the
pauses Of conversation of the cultivated
men and women whose fec. will iustinc-
lively turn thitherward. as to one of the
| "a Delphian wales
| The Neccas uf the mind"
write thus glowingly of the mill ranch
not from desire to indulge in fulsome
ad ulation, Cor think that nothing is NOR.
foreign to my nature than disposition "a
wander in that direction; but as simpl,
tribute to the pleasurable emotions which
experienced during my sojourn with my
host. who was stranger to me until
entered Within his gates. but in whom
seemed to have mct'one with whom had
wandered years ago among q thousand
scenes of beauty familiar only to those who
have lived as much among books a. among
men. if indeed not more.
"Rancho del Molino" is another Of thes,
favored spots which by location and sur
roundings is exempt from any impossible
ity Of a failure in crops. the supply o
water being perennial aud capable Of very
great increase. not half the present sup.
ply being utilized. Bat of the water ques
ton more anon.
! .. ...s.r ... VIAroR.