Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-07-08

sword when the gallant Zoe was s
pied and helpless before them. liR
was largely. composed of tugfmen I'D
breeders Of fne stock. The eehQs C
ne battlefield had barely died II
from the blackened fields and rifle II
Of the South before the band of 4 j.
ship was extended By TIE turfEa af
the NsFsh TO their ruieE zs|heiaI
he Soath. and the ff smea
ward sincere reeon< Sc - g
sppeaFance of Cons GERS
the Jockey Club rooms and race stands
Of The Northern courses. 10 The fall Of
1865 Gen. Dick Taylor, OF Mansfield
notorieiy. was an honored occupant OF
the judges stand at Jerome Park, and
the clubs were strenuously urging
the recall Of the noble exile, John G.
Breckenridge, while the puIpits elected
ere and birthstone with roaFs OF hate
and vengeance. Look at this and look
at that and you will readily understand
why the old horsemen look so hopeful
ly 20 the turf for the reformation Of the
church by the gradual substitution Of a
spirit Of kindness and gentility with an
admiration of the beautiful in nature for
the rant and intolerance and the spirit
OF ascetism which requires is votaries
TO regard the great Creator and benign
Ruler Of The Universe as vengeful aad
vindictive being, who creates for the
sole purpose ofpunishment and destruc-
ton, and requires as to shut our eyes
and turn away from all of His works
that would delight our senses or elevate
our thoughts to higher plane than that
OF puritanical dogmaiism. That has de-
graded religion to craven fear OF the
devil and clouds our lives with dread
OF death and q horror Of the grave. That
makes the day Of Judgment vcritable
dies ara, instead Of an occasion for the
manifestation Of that divine charity and
forgiveness that transcends the compre-
hension Of man; that, AZ the serpent Of
fable extracted venom from flowers,
would distill a horrid voodooism from
the precepts and example of The meek
and iowiy Jesus, and ignore the teach
ings of that prince Of gentlemen, st.
Paul; that would press constantly to our
parched lips the bitter waters Of Marah
and dash to the earth the refreshing cup
offered by our Saviour at the marriage
feast of Cana; that has prostituted the
noble horse 10 the base PURPOSES Of their
deviltry. in tramPling iR!G the dust and
gore sls0Ee wsssr \; a.. : ION o.
dared oppose their ieIl spirit u propa-
gandism. This class will eqppose your
enterprise with all their power. Let
them bowl. Their audiences may gToan
Eesponsively while IN their presence,
but will be sure to Ego one eye" on the
first respectable race that comes of in
their neighborhood. Respectable cler-
gymenf in Europe and America have
boldly ignored the Superstition Of the
past and become patrons ofthe turf, and
are none the worse for it. An eloquent
divine Of "blue law" Connecticut raises
and trains fast horses. Once he was
waited on by committee Of bis par
ishioneFs, who warned him that he must
give up his horses or abandon his paro-
chial duties. The wise aud good man
promptly replied that he flowed his
congregation, but had more confidence
in his horses, and Il either had TO be
discarded il would moi be the horses. -
He now is the idolized occupant of a
Boston pulpit. and has written one of
the most useful books (.The Perfect
Horse In our collection.
The hunter for Stephen +. Austin's >
first expedition to Texas lived in this
neighborhood, and died, recently re-
spected octogenarian. As might be
naturally supposed. "Uncle Ran" was
a tree lover of fine horse, and fer
vently religious man. About twenty
years ago we sold him sou Of York
shire and Millie Roper. by Medoc. He
was good one, and completely capti-
vated his owner, who put him IN active
training for their mutual comfort and
delectation. This did not comport with
the religious feelings OF some Of the re-
cent camp-meeiiHg converts OF The vi
cinity, and they sent three OF their lead
ing mourners to remonstrate. "Uncle
RAM received them courteonsIy. and
after preparatory religious exercise,
they told their business. Now Il 20
that one Of the messengers
bad been noted .sansEler racer" and
champion '.sex< player. Anofh-
er had gradps. ilh d.slincfi0n in
Mississippi al poker" " while the third
had great weakness Eor mixture OF
Bourbon with "bleached" sweegening
and nutmeg. and was q man OF good
sense i'm other respects. THIS last was
'sUncle Rams" confidential friend and
and they had several private
in a remote room where
'ssAunt Lucy" stored her jellies, pre-
serves and other household treasures.
and, from its privacy and quietude. was
adapted 10 the operation Of
the spirit. On issuing Tor the third
lime. fran this confessional closei. =
great lead seemed to have been lifted
from the conscience Of 'sUneie Ran,
he looked jabilsnt and perfectly wiling
10 Be forgiven, while bis companions
fairly beamed with behig-
nifty and goodwill for all The world
md "the rest Of mankind" AL were
invited 10 the stables % witness, - Nos.
aad 2 supposed. sacnEcial offering
. The outraged meeting. The offend
'ng coli was led out; stripped Of bic
slothing. and exposed ia az the splen-
90r 81 bis native pride end loslFoas
beauty He was bright chestnut and
with him was shown Z dark bay Of more
malare age and wonderful develop
ment Of muscle. This one exciled the
admiFatiOn oimourner No. and walked