Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-02-06

giant strides toward the gubernaxorleg
mansion. in the ancient city Of Annap-
dis in the course Of human events.
as Thomas Jrffrr>on has IL In TIRE area1
declaration Of human rights and those
Of The colonies Of North America ii par
ticulas, it came TO pass. abont two weeks
ago, that youF correspondent vas sssted
By the side Of the astute werd mana
GER above referred TO, in > street car.
on Our homewsrd journey, about The
hour Of sunset. ! said 10 him, that the
outlook did not seem 50 favorable 10
Mr.. Thomas. as when we last met and
-alked0verthe prospecisofthe severalas
pirants for the chef executive chair. He
said, "Nc. sIr--the game 10 all up--we
have thrown up the sponge. The truth
is Mr. -, Hamilton il TOO good . man
to keep down all the time. and besides.
it would do The party greet deal Of
harm in my opinion" l told hsrn
agreed with him, That Hamilton was too
good . man TO keep down, and what
was very important to be considered.
be was TOO strong 10 be kept down, and
all the powers against him combined.
were inadequate to the execution oflhe
task. The truth is, | said, II you Car
roll and Groome men had not euch.a
Us out Of the three wards -
TO- 80 .fnr Kxassss sf1sz5 - AHa
and precedent, We wonId have bease7'
you anyhow. lie did not IN explicit
terms assent to this. but replied. that Il
took the most adroit engineering to keep
Us from winning, and with very nnc-
tuous manner, added. (hIs hand up 10
his mouth and near my ear, ia most
confidential attitude) athe thing is over
now, but ! tell you it was all wrong.
and | always opposed the taking OF
those wards from you, because I thought
you were entitled to them l' But we
will not probe too deeply into this mat
ter, nor hold post mortem at this late
day, yet can't, in common with many
others hereabOuts, help having my own
thoughts regarding The political honesty
of many professionals, who in the re-
cent past, were known to follow, very
devious and tortuous paths. Doubtless
a great majority of people will agree.
that even an enforced honesty is, or
will be, better for those who manage
party or State affairs, than no honesty
at all, and that this is good prospective
occasion for universal rejoicing.
But enough Of politics and politicians.
What has become Of your fair cores
pendent, who wrote such nice letter.
filled with interesting "reminiscences of
the Rousby and Platter families. pub
lished in your paper, several weeks agos
| II attracted considerable attention here,
especially among Southern Maryland
people, and elected many favorable
comments, and not few hopes. that
there would be repetition OF her favor
| on the same or some kindred subject
The article in question was read to an
old domestic, who was raised aud spent
most of her days in your county, and is
in the possession OF most astonishing
memory. When the name OF the Sot-
terly estate fell upon her ear, she man
ifested much interest, and SAID. that she
heard old "marsier" say, that when The
builder of the fine old manson there,
was in the midst of his work, be be-
came puzzled. and before he could ex-a
tricate himself from the difficulty. din
ner was announced, and be left bis Ia
bors, TO take little practice in the gas
tronomic art. Among his laborers was
a convict named Bolton, who, accord
Ing to the then usage, was moi allowed 10
dine with free men, and had to wait for
the second table. On the return Of the
boss, the difficulty that had perpIexed
and bothered him so much, had all been
solved, for he found the work before
him, all laid of in the most elaborate
and artistic manner, and q little way
of, whistling disconsolate air. as only
a hungry man can whistle. was Bolton,
awaiting his time to be called to dinner.
Upon being called up by the boss and
| questioned upon the subject, he ac-
knowledged the work to be bis, where
upon his boss told him, Bolton, from
this day forth you are free mango
thy way, for could and would not hold
man in bondage. a day longer. who
can do such work as this" The balus-
trade in the old Sotterly house was the
difficult lob, which was the innocent
cause of bondsman's receiving his
freedom, and as your correspondent has
been informed, long years ago, was
made BY the same workman. who erec-
ted the stairway in the Bushwood man
sion, and after the identical pattern.
Who of your many educated readers
and patrons win give US some more
"reminiscences OF the old times and
places, and whence could they come
with more appropriateness, than from
the classic cline of ST. Mary'ss
Your old friend,
Rus IN URBE.