Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-03-04

Correspondence Of TIE Beaeoa-)
baltimore. Feb 2lsh. 1876.
Nsa,,s. Esssys .-Ia ivhse isese. I
nenfioasd che iAes dat ! dssirsd 6say
somsthins to the yoang haiss Of your
eousty ard el,erhsss Mo msditaaed
violent naarimosy IN oppositioa to IL
wishes Of their ever solicito1s parents.
There occurred . melancholy case of IT.
tempted elopement . few weeks since.
not haN . square from my residenes.
and the facts. gathered from . most ~
liable source, are about - follows: A
young lady had been receiving the at-
tentions Of . man upon whom her faith
er looked with distrust, and his char.c-
ter being very questionable, the uneasy
pater.f.milias gave him to understand
in unequivocal language that his visits
must be discontinued, and the youth
had, in consequence Of this inhibition,
to cease calling on the daughter. The
alternative in this emergency was. for
the parties interested in each other, to
meet elsewhere, and many long walks
were taken and long talks took place,
and the often discussed subject Of pa
rental cruelty and authority received
much attention and denunciation. As
may well be surmised, before . great
while elapsed they determined. ~ did
Or fprefathqrs Of '76. CO. rebel against
the srbitrary home rule that stood BE-
tween them and paradise, the result be-
ing, q solemn compact TO leave the pa
rental roof. and accordingly all the ar
rangements were completed to carry out
their intention. On 9 certain night, at
Q particular hour, it was arranged for
the loving swain to be posted under .
window overlooking the back yard of
the lady's residence when she would, BY
means of cord, deliver to him all her
valuable trousseau, and afterwards de-
scend BY stealth to join him, while herun
suspecting parents were sunk in profound
sleep. The valuables were all duly de-
livered and the brave young lassie, gai-
tiers in hand, CROPPED her way down sew
eral flights Of steps, pausing ever and
anon to listen if all was quiet about the
house, and being assured that all was
well, made her way to the back door
without any mishap, and opened it hur-
riedly but without noise, longing to
throw herself into the arms of her i'm
patient lover, and after short but fer.
vid embrace, hurry themselves away to
he made one flesh by the first clergy
man they could encounter. Horrible to
relate, she discovered that her lover,
fine clothes, jewels and money were all
gone, and after assuring herself that
such was the fact, made her way back,
convulsed with many and varied feel
ings, to her cheerless room, where, like
all the sex would have done, she passed
the remainder of the night in fruitless
sobs and walls. Amid all her misgiv.
ing, there was vet ray of hope left
that her beloved one might have been
frightened off by some real or imagina-
~ noise, and she took her accustomed
walk the next evening to the old rem.
devious, hoping and trusting that she
would there see or hear from the object
of her affection. For several evenings
did she repeat her visitations without
any tidings - the missing one, and at
last, the sa Inwslcome conviction was
forced upot er mind, that the man she
had trnsted it'll her all, had proved
e.. .-l 80, ,1$ i'll H.
fore she wal scarce wife, but all her
fine clothes and trinkets were gone, per.
haps to deck the person of . more at
tractive rival, or to be converted into
money to crafty the passion of an I'M
principled scoundrel for the gambling
table or the bottle.
1t is with no view of making sport
over the outraged feelings of an unfor-
tunate lady that this untoward event is
mentioned, but rather with q hope of
putting others Of the fair ones who con-
template matrimony land their name
is legion) on their guard against placing
their finery and valuables in the hands
of any adventurous gallant, unless he
takes their person along at the same
time! Forget it not, and now
Farewell: my blessing season this in yos."
The monotony Of the chronic dullness
pervading the business community here,
is beginning to receive some relief BY
the interest that is daily growing in the
national and State politics and already
the old professionals are commencing
to group together at Barnum's and 9TH
er places, seemingly rs if by chance,
but in reality by preconcerted arrange
ment. What is known here as the
Pinkney Whyte Ring is actively at work,
and it is already asserted that they
have agreed on ticket, embracing the
Governor, Attorney General, Comptrol.
Ter, Treasurer and the candidates for
the two Houses of the General Assem-.
bly, in this city, and many Of the coun.
ties Of the State. This is the conterie.
be it remembered, that has arrogated
to itself the business Of selecting suita-
BILE candidates for the Democrats Of the
State to vote for during the past four
years, and the scandals and disgrace
they have saddled upon the party, are
painfully manifest to oil true patriots
who take any interest in the manage
ment Of State affairs. All impartial
and sound thinking men admit that the
last Legislature Of the State, taken a.