Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-02-24

TxLx PINE. Mo-, Feb. q. 187f.
The coumanicasiols which have sp-
peared from time to time in the col
umns Of your valuable weekly in regard
to the evils 81 Intemperance have, in .
few instances, been productive Of good.
If the writer's of the same will continue
TO let the readers Of the BEACON hear
from them concerning the evils occa-
stoned in consequence of the indiserim.
nate use Of Intoxicating liquids, agood-
ly number Of said readers will be thank
full for their revelations, admonitions,
and counsel, believing. of course, that
they can do ample justice to the impoi-
tant subject. intemperance, j. e., the
inmoderate use Of alcoholic beverages,
is undoubtedly Satan's vice-gerent-
Earth's greatest curse. The tippling
old and young men Of our country in
spite of daily warnings persist in drink
ing POISONOUS decoctions, endeavoring
to persuade themselves into the be.
lief that no harm can result from their
sodoing. st. Augustins says: THE will,
when once depraved, begets an incIina-
ton TO i'll; the inclination produces .
habit; "A habit, when not resisted, becomes
necessity" Now, it is acknowl-
edged by many that the will Of man
is free, and when it becomes great
ly vitiated it will lead a person to cay
and do many things not consistent with
the religion Taught by our divine Mas
ter and Savior. When a mans tongue
becomes pleased with the favor Of rum.
or any other irehriating fluid. and he does
not control his will, habit vii, follow,
and ere many days be will consider it
essentially necessary to keep his "blaek
bottle" we'll filed aud in q convenient
place, as be has become thoroughly aud
and satisfactorily convinced that its
contents is a necessity. "Oh! moth
ing" SAYS this poor deluded creature,
Twill brace up my nerves and clean th..
cuLwehs "ut Of my throat, so well as
whiskey". Know you not, o man
that every drop of this miserabl. H.
quid is doing YOU an injury. aye. poi
souiuy your blood-the life of the body
-softcnin. your brain, hardening your
heart =? "W"e to the world because Of
scandals. 1t is indeed necessary that
scandals come; nevertheless. woe to that
man by whom scandals cometh."" II
you are q drunkard, or even n moder-
ateCD drinker, are you not giving a
bad example to your neighbors! Are
you not gradually, yet surely, causing
him to fall into sin? Beware, then,
of the "wine when it giveth its color in
the cup" 1t were better to suffer all
the pains and aches that flesh is heir
to than to give scandal to a neighbor
hy causing him to lay aside common
sense and become lover of liqu"r-his
encmy-yea, the constant jeopardizer
of his body and soul!
Since my last communication, quite
a sad aud painful accident has hap
l.ened TO our esteemed neigbbor, Benz.
Foxweli. Esqr. in the way of hav-
ing the tiLia or shin bore of bis right
leg badly broken. AS Mr.. F. is in a
delicate state of health, his suffering
is extremely great.
The Schools of the district are pro-
crossing finely. Your friend aud former
district man, VIM. F. Perry, is with
us engaged in the capacity of teacher.
Mr. p. knows how to teach the "young
idea how to shoot" and the patrons of
his school are highly pleased with him.
Politics aud politicians are not so much
rs even mentioned hcr.abouts. There
is a calm, You know, always after q
storm. The wind, in all probability,
Will be put in motion at an early day;
then. y my watch out for squalls
Third-termers will stand no chance es-
pecially in the Old First. We hav..
resolved t" fight EN-, and fight EN- We
will. despite the rr"rhesies of spirit
rappers and clairvoyants to the coun-
trary.
RALYAr.