Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-08-15


ssIatashuns and becurBing warmed up
Under the benine inhuense Nv friend
CrOoknose's pinetop III was good as
shure you) we kummensed wun ~ oar
existing games. WEiIe thus engaged,
Mr.. Snodgrass entered (now thinks ]
well here sumthing, and was not dis
sppointed.) Good evening. Mr.. Snod-
gras, what's the noo~s Ses Crooknose.
so, so. SEES Mr.. Snodgrass, and he
Iuked graRd a. he elevated bis chin and
pered frum benethe bis speks IN order
Ia get better va Nv Us. You ask the
noos, ses he, well hand us OPP sumthing
TO drink. Cum, gentlemen, wark up
and help yourselves. You may rest as
sured nun Nv Us waited for q sekund in
vitasbun, but all rushed pel-mel 10 liker
up. Wv korse we awl wished him suk-
ses in bis efnrts TO get hrs offs, and
Dick Spikes sent forth q yell for him.
whose EXC I think will kintinyu 10 Be
hurd until the next elekshun. Well,
ses he, now / viii tell YOU what noes /
have hurdr Wv korse we awl belong
tn the crate Demokratic party, ses he,
and you awl kno that last Fall we anvil
most made clean sweep Nv the coun-
ty. Well, we then determined to put
our best foot formost, which we wur
tolerable well able In do, for when we
left out those who accepted position un-
der the other administration we hadn't
many that we cud not provide situa-
shuns for among those who wanted
them, and finally had tn take sum Nv the
old WINS. Next we got the Legisla-
chur tn give US absolute kontrCle over
the roads as well as sum luther things.
Then we got up sum eksitement about
Encouragement and road defshensy,
which last is quite amusing, as demo-
krats got The most Nv ii keep that quiet
tho). The law is awlso in our favor
now, and if we have tu make up a site
deficiency we must du il quietly. But
the roads can suffer more with less dam
ger than anything else, for as soon as
sum wun rases the cry NV bad roads we
kan silense him by kalling him disap-
pointed politishun. We also made a
sho on the tacks rate. Nominally it is
only SO cts. on the 500. Really il is
nearly l01 cts. on the 500. Uther
Boards included the Collectors salaries
and only gave them a commishun of 3
per cent. for collecting. But friends
you may tork Nv economy, but every
luther interest must sukkumb TO our
kort kouse-the men in il must get the
same pay IL we have 70 tear down the
farmers fences near the roads TO get
rales TO oil up gullys in the road for
people to pass.
We have other menes still. We have
torked round Col. B. G.. Harris till he
has cum out as a candidate for Congress.
Wv course we don't think NV norma
ting him, but we use him as kind Nv
feeler. We think just the same way he
does, but policy you know forbids us, to
be so bold or oBesi. We must sham a
good dele in this world. Bringing him
out now and then seems 10 show which
way the wind bios. We are rather
afrade tn risk his vuse vet, still we can
advance step or twu, but have tn be
very korshus. II is most tu early in the
day for US tn eksplain how we have bin
so fathcful to the Konstitushun and yet
favor seceshun.
We will have trouble TO get our can
didates in the field, but Judge all will
be rite after the nominashun. Who's
ahed now asked. Henkle, ses he.
He aud Mr.. George Koltun have bin
travelling about. Hearing a noise we
luked around and saw enuf to make us
awl laf. Dick Spikes had struck an at
titude actor fashion. Kissing his rite
hand he waved il backward and putting
on lux Nv intense longing he eksklam-
ed
Goodbye Lizer Jane"
Hush ses Mr.. Snodgrass, Mr.. KoItun
has bekum relidgus and is lecturing for
the churches, and il viii not du tu bring
up those old things. He dispruves NV
dayt thrOscing or sling and Nv korse
will not indulge in it himself. And as
Henkle keeps his kumpany suppose
he will not abuse his opponent so much,
but will try TO bring forward sum better
argument TO advance bis interest. Mr.
Snodgrass agin elevated his chin and
pered benethe his specks and spoke as
follers: Friends, you awl must be true
TO the CRATE Demokratic party. Stand
together, and il the niger wont vote
with you, deprive him Nv his franchise,
and if you kant do that, drive him away.
Thus saith Ealum the crate polytishun.
While MIR. Snodgrass was closing his
speech, two strangers entered. When
he had finished, wun NV them shouted
hurrah for the crate Demokratic party
NV Maryland. Gentlemen, am not a
resident NV your State, but If ever ]
shud settle among you, you may count
.sne in your fold. Amen, sed the other.
am glad to hear you express yourself
in that manner, ses Mr. Snodgrass. We
have rite tn du so, seq the first speak
eT, for has she not ekspended the peo-
Piles money to put fish in the rivers for
US, and TO save Us any unnecessary in
convenience from meddlesome persons,
has she not selected men who live on
the water to give us the rite TO fish "a
rite, bY-the-by, which is not theirs to
give) and we for their kindness give
them few little fish unfit for market.
II is glorious old party for as Isay!
The sekund stranger spoke up and sed,
am hunter. She saves the rabbits
for me until the winter season when
can kill them for market. Wont even
let the harvest boys kill young one.
Il Crdnd old Darfu foo S0g