Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-07-07

Pike Eagles Nests" and beautiful
American homesnesiling in the valleys.
Twiiighfs soft dews are stealing 0 er the
moorelands.
MARX yon old mansion frownina through the
trees
Whose hollow tusret woos the whiatling breeze.
That easement archcd wiihiyy's hrownest shade,
Z First 70 these eyes the light d heaven conveyed
1.lsA saaaiSe-i~g gateway cwsthe grws-gruwn
& court,
Once The calm scene Of many simple sport;
\ y hen nature pleased, Tor life itself was new
Il And ne heart promised what The iaaeY drew"
4 This i Lovers Leap the home Of
our boyhood. This poetic and roman
Is name wasshe inspiration Of taste,
ansl ssninad ans of a beast.
Inexpensive tc every touch of the ten
der, the beautiful and the true. Mai
den's delicate and snowy fingers
sprinkled the waters from the bapt;s-
NAL font o Ter IFS rosy brow, and maiden's
pale aud gentle lips pronounced the
chosen name upon the sacred home
stead. That heart has long ceased to
beat; those lips have long ceased TO
speak and those hands, that have
wreathed many cypress-garland, have
long been clasped Ger her silent bosom,
and now she reposes amid her kindred
dust ia the graveyard at "Ellenboro. -
This is portion Of the manor Of De la
Brooke, a Protestant settlement founded
two hundred and CITY years ago, by
Robert Brooke, an ancestor of the late
Chief Justice fancy, Here a fond and
tender memory lain would Iinger
(" Twas here We chased the supper by the sound
And tnrned the blind-iold hero round aud
round
The lands through this section OF the
State are in part sandy loan, underlaid
with mari near the rivers. Some OF
these are as rich and productive as the
hbest prairie soil Of the West"
Besides the great staple products, the
fruit and vegetable culture is attaining
TO be an important aud remuneratiye
: interest. Two decades have wrought
a great and desirable change in the in
dusllial and social status Of these coun-
ties. They had not kept abreast OF the
age IN their agricultural aud manuiac-
turing industries and improvements
They were prone TO adhere 10 old forms
and ereeds. They were loalh TO break
away from the vcncrated faiths and
: moribund systems Of their fathers
A fresh and aggressive spirit Of enter
prise and progress has nov been infused.
They have moltrd deeaying methods,
! systems and doctrines, aud have adop-
TT lhose ita. will dfyelop their album
dant resources aud augment the wealth
. and power Of The State. Where once
stood the prickly bramble. now waves
a golden sheaf. Where once boggy
fens exhaled their poirons, now blush
ing lruitage charms the eye and grali-
: iicr the taste. "Lo the desert smiles, -
: Along the plains OF Anne Arundel and
. Calvert commanding ridge soon the
Drum Point Railroad, now 10 process
Of construction, will rattle and ihun.
der. II the promises OF men be true
and their heated lempers enduring, The
: "Southern Maryland" and ",he Wash.
: lngton and Pr. Lookout" roads will soon
be completed. They are now moving
southwark with equal pace and yying
energy. Their rival courses span our
peninsula on parallel and nearly tan
gent lines. Rival Presidents may shake
hands across the narrow chasm. Thus
our quiet forests aud rustic plains will
be soon awakened BY the pompous snort
. Of brace OF Iron Horses. These coun.
lies will be brought several hours near
er the great marls Of trade and com.
meree than they now are, and may rival
10 their atIlueut and superior products.
! Norfolk aud the Eastern Shore, now ia.
= mouS Tor their vegetables and fruits,
industry, energy and enterprise are
now constituting the soils, the waters
9 and even the air, 10 surrender, for the
sustenance OF man, their long horded
treasures. These waters 10 day, 80
Tranquil aud serene, The symbol alike Of
: national and domestic peace, were,
/, nearly seventy years ago. the theatre oil
naval warfare. This is within the
= memory OF man The keels OF both
American aud British squadrons have
u plowed these pillows. The inlamou,
y Ross, whom we left on the field al
& North Point, in the arms of his aid arc
: Of death, pursued, like voracious yul-
. tare, the little noliIa of the gallant
y Barney TO Benedict, where he landed
g AT Pig Point" our American Commo.
9 dore struck his brilliant pennant, OWNS
y to the vastly Overwhelming numbers o
!. the British. These commanders agair
d met on the now historic aud memorabl,
: heights OF Bladeneburg, and with wha
: results, the impartial historian has mar
c rated. Thus Benedict has her historic
: paragraph. We have dared to ESSAY
e an humble sketch of the picturesqu,
p aud diversified scenes that spread thei
+ charms along our route, and begulet
Is with their weird and enchanting spell
5 our slowly circling hours.
!, THUS with faithful aim have we presumed,
= Adventurous, TO delinetle nature form;
J. Whether in vast majestic pomp arrayed,
h Or dust for pleasing wonder, or serene
Il la Beauty's rosy smile"
i r.
l. GgvAnewly-made minister, having &C
Of casion to marry couple as his first OF
,e fetal ACT, andthere being quite an assem-