Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-04-28
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II. clsursrFB,y. April 20

81. tikNEhrR BAY, Aput 2bbs 1881
Womans Laugh When woman u,trs
low sweei laugh 10 il Away viii most nataT.
al and bewi,ghus grace. Il sounds like BE
sweet music % flutes Upon the water Il comes
from her heart Ike pure and sparkling uIl;
and the heart that hears and enjoys q itrls ~ "
Il was hAihed IN cool and cxhiamting
rprlng Rcader, have you ever pnrsaod an mn
seen fugitive led on b. her fairy laugh. now here,
now there, now Loaf nov found supposc you
have And perhaps you are pursuing tha, wan
dering voice to this day Sometimes IL viii come
to you Ia the midst Of care or sorrow or ihe wor-
ry Of irlsome business; and then Jon will turn
away from your troubles aud listen with pail
plating heart and bear Il ringing through tho
room like linking bell, with power 10 scare
away the III spirits that before affected your
mind How much do you owe 20 that sweet
| laugh Perhaps, without lis soothing influence
10 ga ide yod on your weary pilgrimage through
life, you would long ago have given up IN des-
pair and sunk into pauper's grave, uneartd for
and unwepi II turns the prose Of lie into poe.
try; II filings showers Of sunshine over the dark
and dreary road along which VIC are travelling;
Il gnddens our heart, even 10 sleep, sud il will
hover around and cheer Us ail through this world
Of care aud woe, aud be with us when our souls
sink AZ last into the shadow Of immortality.
called the other day at the new village, known
as Forcs,yille, near st. Joseph Church, where
found that Messrs Wilkinson Morgan had
built large and eo@modiQas store house They
have on hand large stock Of goods and seem to
be doing thriving and profitable business
They are now building a two story dwelling
house.
Our old friend, j Woody Latham, Is also
putting up large building as q sioreand dwell
ing house at the same place II is nearly COM
pleicd and will soon be filed with goods,
| I'm Dyer has located his steam saw and
grisl mill in the vicinity and VIII soon haze
them 10 active operation. | understand that
Messrs Raley and Dyer will soon commence
building a store house, blacksmith and wheel
right shops at the same place. II viii soon be a
thriving little village, and hope our friends
may all meet with great cuccess.
| stopped in the other evening 10 see my old
friend the "Chief Justice Of the Back Woods.
lie was looking hale and hearty and appeared in
fine spirits. Friend D. is still there, and We en-!
joyed ourselves by playing a little game Of pc
| dro.
BE-, Davis is still staying in the Back Woods.
| His health has not been good this Winter rs
usual, but II il now rapidly improving and he
| expects soon 10 be travelling around, soliciting
orders for very reliable fertilizer.
Death has again stricken the beloved one and
/ left another vacant place by the Preside. Our
neiqhborhood has 10 mourn the loss of one Of It's
most estmabe aud worthy citizens. 1t is a
painful duty to announce the death Of john s.
! Edwards, which took place on the 18th instant,
at his late residence, after protracted and paint
| u illness, which be bore with patience and
| Christian resignation. Ills family and ncigh-
bors have sustained n loss that cannot be filed
The vacant place in the family circle speaks IN
quiet language Of the absence Of the deceased,
and that gentle voice that is forever htshed, at
tests too truly his departure to that realm from
J whence no Traveller returns. In ull the duties Vf