Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-02-08

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dogs of their own accord.
Correspondence Of the Beacon.
CIsTowz, Jan. 80. 1878.
.Msssvs. Edefuvs-Dsav Sirs s--I pade
. visif 60 cur grate bisenes senteF O.
Saturday last, and you may JUICE my
suTprize when I hurd that these tenn
puFence men wur triing 10 stop NC from
having our drinks. Pleg on en- say.
Fust thing when ! enteTd Dick Spikes
says. Hello, Mr.. Trimble, heerd the
noosi No. says I, what 10 il, Dick !
why, says he. they are triing 70 get up
thing ia the LijislacheK which viii
stop rs from getting our drinks hear on
Saturday evnings. Is that 80, says I,
who tole you, Dscki Why, says he,
Dekun Pollygrsbps wife tole my gal that
she Wud likly Be abul to get 20 skule
this Winter bekaus / wudnt be abul 70
get my drinks, and we cud save the
mummy to by kloze with Il for The old
wuman and yuug wuns. Oh! says |,
that amt eonstitooshunal. Ga yes.
says he. tis. DekUn Ro!lygTab says
that the Corts and l9Etufs sed il was.
But, says I, shnrely they wont du il.
Yes they win. says be. They az get
ting up Petishuns now 10 send on TO
Anaplus Praing the Lejislscher 10 send
II down as soon o. possible. Well, says
I. Dick, what do they call iti Lo-Lo
--I.o. What II it, Mike . says be.
Lo-kal Op-shun, says Mike. Who tole
you. Mike says |. Why, says he, l
weni over tother day to help Mr.. Snod-
grass, and while / was eating my din
ner I hur9 him reding TO his wlfe SUM-
thing in the Lenudtown BHKuN about
Il. ] askd him when he cum where ]
was, and he sole me awl about il. He
ssys sum nv the peple who don't like
whisky and sum who du, think We will
du better without eny, and they want
the Lejislacher 20 send Lokal Opshun
down 50 that We may get rid Nv the
whisky, and we ar 10 vote on il 10 say
winch we will have. Wei, declear,
says I, I have staid home so long that
everything seams tuTnd up sled down.
] awlmosf beleave what the skule techer
says about the wurId being round is
tru, and that am standing on my he'd.
Crooknose, says !, (he's the tavurn
keeper,) what do you say about it
Say says he, and he emfasized his
remarks by mawling the counter with
bis FIRST. Ssyi says he, tell you. sur,
that words won't ekspres my thorts.
But. Mr. Trimble, says he, we have our
champeum. NJ may write, bot il 10 no
use, Opshun has him. Now don't you
beleaye with 0psbun that We have
purfeet rite TO sell what We pleasei N
calls our phases gambling and drinking
kells. and say we luer men to destruk-
shun. Now when we by our whisky,
re ekspect men to by il from US, and
no one can blame Us. What's the yuse
Of bying IL we don't try to sell. Its not
bred TO be sure, but still its very eksil-
Grating and men feal very rich when
they have drank il, and this kauses rs
10 sell more than we wud. What IL
men do spend q little u:unny that ort to
have gone TO their families. NV sami-
" needs Il ia. What If they du tare
shinguls IRON there rufe and cuvur mine.
It's not nay lukout. Every man for him |
self e my motto, and / tell you. Mr.. |
there Is anuther gud point OPP
shun makes. he says evry man has . |
rite % urn hss living 90 his Gun way.
Now, I like that ide. for you see this |
suits me bekause IL Is higher
lhan farming and COMFORTS more with |
my dignity. You well kno. Mr.. Trim |
BE, that it mud never do for man Nv |
my ediucashun tu stupe tu purform man
yHsl labur. Cnm, SAYS he, Tier you.
cts have drink. What will you have,
Mr.. Trimbles Pinetop. says !, if you
hare any on hand. if not, give me the
best you have. Sum wun proposed q |
ysme. and We wur sune engaged in the
eksiting sport that game Of beg awl-
ways affords. Our stake war seat q
We stade until late, and when |
ne wur about to leve Crooknose treated,
md we awl gave three chears for Crook
nose and Op.hun. sind when we LETT his /
ase bemed aM over with an angelic
mile. which yon may juje was luvly to
,ehold. A descripshun IL :mposihul,
set I will attempt il. A SIX inch mouth.
sse the culur Nv red hot stove and . /
soze sutabul for striking maches on.
Oh Z i. vas sweet. More anon.
Your friend. -14E
PsTnR TRImBLE.
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