Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-09-17

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wherein the latter. in consideration Of his
Col. Shoots. personal and Individual uo,c
Tor the sum Of IS 900. draws IN favor Of
,Mr. Hume md given to that gentleman
ARa scr.hss nln1ideanDioao ~
Pbf aforesaid nd(e 81 IS. 900 & 1sgoFsfy.
did agree aud bind himself tn wait and
sleep upon bis claim Of IS. Oa0 due HIM
tor handise supplied and sold to the
company. and to refrain from using same
for payment Of present stringent state Of
money at the centres Of commerce. He
further ccmplained. that Mr.. Hume had
iEtruded on the ''otiam cam dignitate''
he. Smoot. was enjoying at Cape May,
in the bosom Of his family circle and .
highly refined society. aud that in the UT
guarded moments Of pleasing relaxation
from the onercus duties ef too high aud
responsible an Office. he (Hume) did coax
and induce him (Cof. Smoci) - enter irto
The above arrangement. He would fam
recall to his (Mr. Hume's) memory the
fond rccolleciions and vanished pleasu<es
OF days aud nights nov go"e." how fl
in company with him. "at silent cve," 10
had smoked his mild cigars and quaffeI
has richest ri"es. Bordeaux. Chambcrtcu.
not to mention the lighter vintages Of Italy
and the Rhine. He sorrowed as these
"reminiscences aoatcd through his mind.
and he could weep. If tears would AJw at
his bidding. DER memory of q shattered
and ungrateful aud phant'n friendship,
AS to present condition of the affairs nf
the Southern Md. Co.. he rcj,.iced to say
that they were aomishi"g an most rrvms.
ising He assured all and sundry that
he would no. and could not he in .uc.l
to sell out to capitalists or con.ract"-s, or
any possible combination Of spe,ulat -.
He had pledged AMI mortgnge,l lis own
personal estate to effect the sprc,.y M
plction Of the roal-rhich ,coalt so"n he
yfnished and in r.naing or',er-anl 'c
now extended to all gentlemen, rresq' a.
Invitation to ride Oh aud over sail r Al fr i,
Bradywine station to Point l. K ut NJ.
some future day Con or about the Greek
c'rlends) and lie was ASSURED that he
,cou'd lire to see that day a"l greatly re-
jicca therein. T" attain tho Fruit OF
his hopes and desires. he was re, ar,i I
mortgage bis owl sssscrs! assets; i,.ieci.
necessary bis vie and *af ka~laI.
ones" on transfer to the poor h,mse :. =.
eastern side Of the Capitol ra,!er tlau
fail to pay creditors in full. Only abr u,
81 500 Of the company's paper vas n"~
.nder protest Tor discre.iite.'). a pre-rar,
proof Of the prosperous state If the read,
condition.
Here Col. Smoot took or rather SAX
back into bis chair. apparently much ex-
Eausted BY his eloquent v;ndicati !. 81
himself and Co.. anil Mr.. Frark Hume
Chairman Of the mceting) rose l.. reply,
and in measured. distinct I'D cmi,ous
tone proceeded to make his shatement -
He promised Ivy saying. that lie, cn.!a,,t
Of the $5.OOO due t. him ~ tie. mpany
he had gone sccuri,y for them t, the
amount Of $500 40 for lay AMI eats fur
nished BY other parties to then. (the s.
Md. COY. This amount. So secured, &c
'c"s snbscquenty obliged to ray out If his
opn funds. ut time he could very i'll
spare money from his business. That al
though solemnly anil often times rrc u.ise.'
that said amount. $500 OF. sh ,uli be raj !
back to him in "few days" he had III.
NJ to presclt moment received one cent
in payment. or any security for its nlti-
mate return. As Z" the Southern MI.
hon1s for $50. 900 placed in his ha,.as f r
collateral security. &c they were lot, in
his estimation, worth IS ce;,ts lin clobc)
Of lawful money # these U"i,,a States of
America. Tie present security note of
Col. Smoot for $4,000 no esteeu,ed Of
equal ualue as aforesaid bonds. As e.
the cigars and wine which he Ell. vel in
company Of the hospitable Presi,cut. aul
over which he seems to weer and sorrow
in s" painful degree. he wculi merely
remark and remind bis much cn,!carinp
and injured hest. that he (Hamel had
furnished for the festice table on that &C..
casion, and that C"l. S. S'ncot .uch. no.,
AMI could not With trutl, or propricty
speak in such namd1ia tones Of "his ca
CARS and has rines" until he had made
payment Of same to him. Mr.. F. Hume.
whr had furnished them.
That in his. Humc's. intrusion on the
charmed circle at Cape May. he mean,
business and not pleasure. and whetL r in
..his mvidious comparison" Of Sm. :. L.
Hclmbnld he had done injury or irjus,icr
to either gentlemen. to the frrmer or H.
latter. be would rot pause &c enquire. but
w,nll leaveit to the enlightened audi,nc;
no then addressed to determine. He would
e'nelulc BY saying. that he vas frie, /!
I" the S. Nd. Railroad Co.. as all his nc.
tions would testify to and prove, and ,ha,
nc turned away With scorn from the un-
jus, impu'ation Of ingra,i,ud, and breach
Of hosri,ahle rites which the President &c
OF the s. Nd. ca. had sought 81 cas-, u,,.r
him. He re-c5frmed his preriioas asser.
tion. ",hat Col. Smoot had timely and
due notice Of this meeting having been
called and the motives that determined
the action Of creditors" and CT. Smas's
written acknowle6 cement to that effect
could be produced if demanded b; him