Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-03-04

kneir band, not Until he reached his
fNeniy-hrsf year, asthev had imagined,
1gt unfil be reached bis tuenlY~frsl
1rlhday--a more material distinction
nan might al first sight be supposed.
snasmuch As he was born On The 2olh
q February 10 leap-year. andthas birth-
4ay wall not b. reached until "A. ID.
1870. Frederic is hoFyiied at this dis
covery, and be hes little difScuIty in
coming to the eonclus1on that until that
date he Is bound to devote himself to
ihe interests Of the pirates. Over
" helmed - he i Il thas discovery, and
80 7dinw ~ pifarhmenfsto Gen.
Stanley, he nevertheless feels uDdss1. -
member of the gang, to reveal the
fact that Gen. Stanley escaped from them
on fraudulent plea, Inasmuch as be
not only i not an orphan. but, worse
than that, he never was one. Furious
at having been made the victims of a
deception, the Pirate King and Ruth de-
part TO collect their band and attack
Tremorden castle that very night
Frederic takes fond farewell Of Ma
bel, promising 20 return in 1910 and
claim her, and then follows his old as
sociates. Mabel summons the police;
informs them Of the fact that Frederic
has felt himself bound to reioir hrs old
associates, and urges them 10 attack the
pirates alone. This they determine 10
do, Notwithstanding the fact that they
sympathize rather with criminals than
with prosecutors, on grounds explained
by the sergeant in song, Of which the
following is the second verse 81:
sEno.-when the enterprising burglars not a
sEns.--when the cut throat isn't occupied IN
sERs.-He loves to hear the little brook eorg-
Az brook gurgling,
sERe.-And listen to the merry village chime
ALL village chime.
SEao.-when the costsr's finished jumping ON
his mother
ALL- on his mother,
SEas.-fIe Loves to lie basking IN the sun
All in the sun;
sERe.-Ah, take one consideration with anoth-
Az with another,
SERs.-The policeman's lot is not happy one
ALL happy one !!
AT this point the pirates arrive and
the police conceal themselves in the
left aisle of the chapel. The pirates,
whose tendency to indulge in vigorous
choruses, is not even checked by the
fact that they are committing a burgla-
~, describe the cat-Iike way in which
they steal upon their foe in a vocal ex-
plosion which is almost calculated 10
wake Gen. Stanley's "ancestors by
purchase" In effect it attracts the
Generals attention, who enters under
the impression that he "heard noise. :"
By this time the pirates have concealed
themselves in the right aisle OF the
chapel, and as the General sees nothing
TO account for the sound that arrests his
attention, he concludes that it must
have been the "sighing of the breeze" !"
He at once sings an ode TO the evening
breeze. The pirates are supposed to be
unaware Of the presence ol the police,
and the General is supposed TO be una
ware of the presence Of either, but this
consideration does not prevent all par
ties from joining in the chorus whenev-
er On antiphonal effect is required
Eventually the pirates declare them
selves and seize the General, whom
they propose TO put 10 death on the
spot. This calamity is averted by the
police, who, having screwed their couy-
age TO the requisite pitch by repeated
"nips" of "TaEantara, rush on the pi-
rates, who, after brief struggle, con-
quer the police. The condition of the
police seems hopeless, but the sergeant
is not without resource.
sERa.-TO gain brief advantage you We con
trived,
But yOur proud triumph will not be long
KIso.-DOn't say you're orphans, for we know
that game.
sEEs.--On your allegiance we've stronger
We charge you yield in Queen viesOria's
name
This is al appeal that no EnglIshman.
not even pirate, can resist. The King
and his crew at once surrender.
KIxe.--we yield at once, with humble mien,
Because, with all our faults, We love our
Queen.
The General ordersthem to be marched
ed of IN custody, when Ruth enters.
RUTH-One moment let me tell yOu who they
are
They are no members Of the common
throng.
They are all noblemen who have gone
wrong
THIS announcement has an electrical
effect on the General and the police,
who at once kneel 10 homage at the Ieet
Of their late foes.
GFxERAL.-NO EngIishmau unmoved that state
ment hears,
Because. with al our faults, we love our
House Of Peers.
He begs them 10 resume their ranks
and legislative duties. and al once con-
sents 70 their marriage with his daugh-
ters.
egrAn English lord once said to
Train "Mr. Train, have you the law
Of primogeniture in America Said