Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-04-28
Chat By the Way

Uotu anu kOOuneoS never I9attNft1 ana
we heard not long since Of colored
man, and deacon Of church, too, who
crept after dark round henroost as
though he was actually afraid Of meet
ing the owner. Either the man or the
motto was IN the wrong.
Temper in sword makes II bend and
gives II its value. but temper in man
makes the house so bot that no one can
live in it. But when a sword is well
tempered and a man is good-tempered
well, you can see the resemblance for
YOURSELF They are both what they ought
to be, that is all.
Mr.. Samuel Deacon was a somewhat
celebrated Baptist minister. He was
notably homely Of countenance 40
homely that II seemed as though he
must have been made up of the odds
and ends that were lett over. He was
quite sensitive about his appearance
wiihal, and wrote the following lines to
ward of the shafts OF rldicule -
This carcass tia, you look a, SO
Is not Sam Deacon, you must know:
But tie she cAriiagc--thc machine
Which Sam Deacon rdeth 10.
Parker, IN being asked which of the
many creeds il was easiest to believe,
replied, "Ths onc that has salary az
fixed 10 II large enough 70 enable a man
TO keep coach and six horses"
This is for the private ear OF clergy
men. Lamont said, Nothing can JUS
tily long sermon. II /. be a good one
il need not be long, and il it be bad
one il ought not to be long"
Some one---,he saying is several cen
iures old, bu, just as good as new--has
told as that prayer Is the proper key
with which 10 open the day, and that
he sleeps securely who locks the night
with IL.
Fra Roces, the celebrated but ex.
centric preacher Of Naples, once scared
the eaagrsgaiicss t.s the most beneficial
way. lie preached tremendous ser.
mon on the inevitable consequences OF
sinful life, His hearers were in a
eonvulsion Of excitement with the blaz.
ing picture Of a sulphurous relribuion
before their imsginaiions. All al once
be stopped in the very midst of an elo-
qucnl appeal and cried out. Now, al
Of you who sincerely repent OF your
sins. hold up your hands Every hand
in the assembly was up in an Instant
The preacher looked upon the scene fol
one awful moment, and then addressing
the higher powers exclaimed: "Holy
Archangel Michael thou who with thine
adamantine sword standest at the right
Of the judgment seat Of God hew me
oil every hand which has been raised
hypocritically." In an instant nearly
every hand dropped to its owner.
side.
A preacher not far from Boston found
himself at one time in a sad dilemma
He stopped IN his sermon and .aId, iii
speak softly those Of you who are in III,
rear cannot hear me; If speak loud
shall certainly wake up those Hho arc
close 10 me-
A man Of fact always manages TO ge
out ola difficulty. The clerk Of a pa.
rish whose business was to read the
first lesson" came across the chapter
10 David in which The names Shadrach
Meshach and Abednego occur twelve
times, and finding it extremely difficult
to pronounce these names he wen
through the chapter referring TO them al
"the aforesaid gentlemen"
A great many incorrect statement,
get into the newspapers, but if the adj
vice Of the lrishmau was followed the
difficulty would be at once relieved
When his death had been announced he
wrote hurried note TO the editor TO as
sure his friends that he was still alive
and added that no newspaper man ough
TO publish death until he was informed
Of the fact by the deceased.
Even philosophers find il difficult tC
express decided opinion. When So
crates was asked whether il is better
for man 10 marry or remain single be
replied. "Let him take which cours,
he will he will sooner or later repent o
| H."
Some peoples bad habits resemble
| the periodical headache OF the French
man who declared that il came on reg
ularly once month and lasted abou
six weeks.
One ought to think very tenderly o
those who have departed this life. A
kind hearted widow who lost her hus
band in the winter time was sitting be
fore the open CRATE thinking ofthe past
Poor Jackl' she said TO herself, ~
hope he's where they have goot
fire.
The jury system, like piece Of bro
cade, has its right side, where the col
ors all blend beautifully, and its wron,
side, where the threads hang loose.
Welsh jury, after celebrating about ;
horse theft, brought in verdict of Gull
ty, with some little doubt as to whethe
the prisoner is the right man."
A preacher whose delight it was 4
siarile his hearers said that there wer,
three things which woman should boil
be and moi be at the same time. FIRST
She should be like the snail, AWAY