Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-01-13

Ib@H hHE AiCo0 SfkfsGs, Jan. 10, 1881.
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Tho beginning ola new year and truly mem.
oralls ibrIbd viii Il embrdce; 'ior not 10 speak
Of tie usual vieiasitudes occ,sioned duhpg the
h,f',e Of 3s5 days, we are told by scientists that
varisns. Important and interesting piiCpomcuA
will take place. THEN, We have vennor, the
weather prophet, who seems 10 undepiand the
movements Of the moon, planets, stars, ETC.,
so ihoro1ehly rs To derive rom such movement,
a knowledgeof The subsequent condition Of the
weather lie predicts srow blorkhdc about
this lime, which looks very much as though We
we're really going 10 have an old-lime Winter.
Aud there is Mother Sbirlos who says,
a The w@rfd 10 m end stall come
Ia eigh.en hundred md righiy-on T"
Now, this IL quite a serious mauct--uoi that
ErsJl personally concerned but sm juH lit
lehneasy about my neighhofs There il one
consolation in knowing that no one cref knew
Mother Shipton nor aid her wonderful batch Of
prophecies come TO light until ihey all had been
fulfilled, except probably the last two II would
be very easy in tins nge 0 Ingenuity for some
one to compose so-enlled prog "osticaiioR Of
what has already happened, and to attach some
mystic sounding title Us Mother shipton has
done.
During lb0 holidays, il was ,be sriisr'a good
fortune 20 visit the pleasant aud hospitnblc
oeighborhood Of Port Tobacco, There, among
the happy smiles, merry chat, jingliaS sleigh
bellsand tune Of the rustic musician. my Christ
mas was spent, JUDGED, my trip was most
pleasant one, and never shall | forget 'he ride
took one evening with the junior Editor oflths
Tie,es, the traces p ybieh Isdll wear 80 plain
Y From Charlie, ycqi,I ia. company with =
rnriy Of friends, 70 Baltimore, Nqd while lherc,
an ungoyerpsble desire TO See Ssrah Iicrnhardt,
who was then l'op tIe bparda' " the Academy
of Masies seized pS can't sV Jspl why We
should have been so gllHious 10 see Isis attress,
except. perhaps, when fgiend asked " We IsAs1
seen Sarah, our reply eoaId extend little be-
yond The cpnyeniepl iyrss Of spursels AZ any
rate, we saw her, and am expected M doSbt
60 Say. she vas 'jusl grand" Te gold olT,osi-
lion lpAhs Eymanly rserdiei, wOnIdbssinrpiy for.
Geitipg pl GlaiF. one syeg iesseFVed 5udgs Of
sclipg OF Staging, sgt asel never was ssrs Hever
,olsimed TO be such a.rsillc, lsB az litserty TO
iexpress ny pRlhiops without Being veFy m.th
Effected by sqnsoqaenecs Madame Borhhardt Is
undoubtedly aterysGne actress. Her praneipsi
qualities, that never failed 10 produce striking
effect upon her bearers, were the sudden change
from expressions and acts Of pleasanincss and
happiness 80 The appearance OF bitter woe and
pain--and her deep pathetic voice, which, IN
harmony with her acting, dcseends from The
Hottest pitch to ihe lowest note Ia the most ar
tislic and pleasing manner In the dying scenes
(which occur IN every piece, she conducts her
self most admirably, and hiss Won the highest
praises Of the press and other commentators, and
yet TO me there was II certain lack Of goatleness,
soiemnty and resignation. Those drawbacks
Notwithstanding, and had ! not seen Maggie
Mitchell 10 the death scene in her play Of ''L,ofle
or the Artists Dream - world never have
thought IL possible tlat such powerful effects
eoald be produced ON the stage She speaks
French entirely, and although there is searcely
one in hundred of her hearers that understand
anything she says, yet she WIS frequently inter
rup,cd by round after round ofapphise Friend
y
ing she is continually diving at The Academy,
she is quite decided in her calls Tor ze oyStdire
While returning here, ] heard from avery re-
liable informant thai work on the Washington
and Poipi Lookout r., u, would be commenced
ss soon is the snow peted-tbat the company
had faiad to agree wih'the terms Of the South
ern Nd. n r., Co. I'M regard toiputChsslng The
bed of lhe. old Foad, and dbat lhey, the W aSh-'
aington, and Point lookout would rpp immedi-
aiely along side the rothef. How this may app
pear to harmoniEe wiA'the future PROGRESS Of
The road, am unable to say, bnt Ilihihk there
is another purpose thai has determined the eon4
pany TO pursue this course. BE this as il may, !
only hope that ere diiother year rolls around,
The good people fist Marys may enjoy the con
,yenienoes osland transportation.
Charlotte Hall School has again resumed er-
ercises after The Christmas vacation, and the
teachers and scholars have returned to their du-
ties in their usually determined mood The old
Institution has greatly improved under its new
system Of teachings and fits strides ofimprove-
n.ent are as great for few years more as they
have been Tor several years past, she win stand,
as she ought to do to-day, the pride Of every
Southern Marylander. n
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