Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-02-23
Correspondence Of the Beacon. !
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CHARLOTTE HALL, Feb. 10, 1852.
Msssr. Editors I'm Che absence
Of your correspondent, Anon, who is
on visit to his natal city-the beau
tiful one beside the busy Patapsco--
my old goose quill, from its nook Of
cObwsbs on my idle standish, aspires
80 the honor.ufthe BEACON reporter
pro tenn from this point, with humble
apology tcsAnon for daring TO repre-
sent him. IF / chance 10 fall below
Demos" II. B., Observer, Dott, etc.
! herewith congratulate Dott on his
dots; they are always to the point.
Your corps Of able reporters, in their
successful efforts to CLEAN something
Of worth from apparently exhausted
fields wherewith- 20 rekale the weekly
hungereFs for county news, ''pass my
inlpeFfections BY" or do not putthem
allon the old quill, but let chills-St.
Marys hpgbeag, monsters-demssas
that have TO be appeased by the. Bit.
ter offerings Of that horrid stuff, quiz
nine, to the shakes they infict, and
then exact penance for q tormenting
headache, in . huge draught ST tea,
which 10 just as horrid. Ugh l-that
viii persist in making themselves Ia
miliar notwithstanding my serious OBJ
iections-implore the critics eye.
The terrible DsWoa Neather Of the
past week almost shut out the posi-
bility Of any communication beyond
the limits Of this place, thus chance
Of picking up ram the envirors an
item or two oEinteEegt. psrchance, was
denied. No gray eye" o. '.beau-
~" kaxAafpeafe upon the scene with
which could decorate my page, nor
any yenng gentlemen on the rag
ged edge f u. Guiteau' . complaint.
N@pxahhas 81 Cupid reported, and be
the aaucy god never 20 active. the
charge d a6aires Of Hymen II this
court seems to be takina q Rip. Van
Wrinkle slesp after the.labora of.the
past year. Pneumonia and Bad colds
are on the decline, and rheumatism
getting more amiable, and -inatead Of
the galloping TO and fro in hot haste
Of the accommodating Galens, the en-
courpgipg fact Of the Esculapius Of
the vicinity taking q holiday in q dou-
ble-team-sleigh was one Of the pleas
ing features Of ths late snow storm,
which. thoughit' came with an energy
that threatened Siberian siege. has
kindly disappeared. making amends by
leaving pleasant atmosphere which
the birds Seem to mistake for Spring,
80 gaily and sweetly do they chirp.
but forgot for the moment that their
nuptial day i near at hand. The
scarcity Of almost everything edible.
both for man and beast, il truly de-
plorable. Potatoes, tbs universal "a
vorite Of every household, especially
in Winter, thst can, in the hands Of .
skillful cook be make TO assume a.
many shapes as Proteus. are searcer
than gold eegles, and butter, sc to
aat, precious a. diamonds almost.
while che few turkeys and chickens.
ipfd with an ere 70 advances ii
IL market Or rather their owners
Pnrsea. kaFa : hankerina after the
easy dollars Of the naenates who hold
way AZ the National Capital. Corn
houses are showing signs Of failure
andaseaec beam 10 look ~ il thew
wonla he topetition Congress for q
pension. But an event Of TO-DAY that
seems 20 Woo, kindly sunshine into 4
warinef glow. ons that the centenary
records Of this place may dot amone Is
Haoat pxalnising. end which to nv pro-
gress-loEing Imagination has already
closed ufs thssvoids end. rectified the
shortcomings of'this dearth-ridden
quarter, SINCE il gives an impetus ID
an enterprise destined to forward i'm
provemenl.S The iron- horse. with ex-
- huriiah upon. his limhs and fut.
ADEira Gags 4 his breast. came with
tread. bearing . handsome PAS
1speer coach Charlotte Hall Is ahead
konardtpwn you zee, Messrs. Edi-
tors. although il has 40 printing press
and from its soft velvet cushions
descended to tina classic ground near
" half score of distinguished arri-
fals 70 the wonder Of the mixed as
samblr that usually anticipates the
dul belonging 10 others. Their bus
inens noki6n and bearing as Their took
> ssiEeg of.tls surrounding. the sol.
q = etheir gartoaEa. -Ia-sailroad
the xElsnness ot their silk beaver