Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-10-19

a gentlemen ASKED me the other da :
II / saw him while I wasin Cairo. %
epnrse | did. He Was among the
FIRST aequainEances / found. He was
then keeping bncket-shop-a sort
Of cnrbstone- broker, although his
forte was bluff and I was told he
was the greatest bluff player thai
eyer handled deck. He wonld raise
bis rival when he had a full hand;
world chin and goa thousand better.
hut be finally raised the ire Of the
British Lion. and as he couldn't Sea-
mnasy. he had 10 hack down and take
q Za0osag course toward Ramleh.
Tins. Won see. gentlemen. there are
bat two celebrated Travellers and let
ter-writers IN Marvland now. always
exeertinq the talsntd1 pronrieior Of
The Boltinoye An4yIc1n, who for
more than half a scoae times viewed
Europe through American spectacles.
and has Just returned from his last
trip more in love with his own conn
try. and pronder than ever that he ia
an American citizen. One of these
travelled around his own country, and
wrote the most beautiful descriptive
letters over the initials of j. L. IT,:
the other took a toTr in the Old
World and wrote Isis letters over the
initials Of G.. @. The American ira
Weller and orr honored gnest | knew
more than a quarter Of a century
ago. when. unknown 10 fame. he took
np his residence in South Baltimore
I don't think he settled on a corner
lot. IL he had, there would coon
have been corners in lots. il there
hadn't been lots of corners. With
hi' early history | am not familiar.
know not whether he descended from
long line Of bnas' ed ancestry and
90 csntrated in his own intellect the
mo III forces Of several generations:
but this ! knew. that he Is in every
respect what Burns des RIDES as -
man" It was not long before 9
took prominent part in our business.
and political affairs. and by dint Of
perseverance, and force of intellect. he
went mp step by step until he was
elected prosecuting attorney for Bal
timore CITY: then member OF the
State Constitutional Convention:
twice elected member Of the popular
branch Of Congress. and twice APP
pointed collector Of the port Of Balti.
moEe-the hest Office in MARYLAND in
the gift Of the President. In all
these positions to which he has been
called. he has discharged the dutie4
with credit to himself and honor 10
his constituents. But | will not tres
pass further npon yonr time. but close
nv remarks, as he once favored Q,
with an epic on his American travels
TO J. Z. T.
TRAyEI "a.
We celebrate your sale return,
Our Ex-CoIlect"r Thomas,
Aud hope you re had pleasant time
Since last you parted from US
You've travksed through she growing West,
Ger bills and swamps and prairies;
You've told US MI about iis farms,
It's wheat crops aud its daiIies
With kindly feelings IN review
Your travels, gentle brother;
You did as mu~h for me. and one
Good turn deserves another.
Chicago first the pleasure had
OF showing you the lion,
Where droves Of oxen slaughtered they
With ins.runienis Of iron.
They showed son through the packing house,
'Thrse Hogs" you said. twill dress sell;
But scenes like these remind me Of
That 81 sugbter by John crrsswell "
St Paul and Minneapolis
Gave you a great ovation;
They hailed yOu ~ = canning man
Though OFT Of sdsafi "a.
And sO--you kept on going West,
Until al Salt Cake City
You met married Mormon boss
Your great heart swelled with pity.
And 'hen ron sriEea your H.ighty pen,
And wrote a touching letter,
To warn the folks 1t home-and thea
Well, saen you went and met her.
Mormon wife. perhaps q hloude--
Maybe sad faced east off,
Crossed your lone path; well, what Of that
Such things have often passed OF.
She was (what number forgstI,
Proposed, what ! can't mention;
You blHshed blush, and then replied
80 have no saeh iniention."
Alarmed, you hurried from The town,
Aud let the Is ren's kiss 60
F.utiering on the am0rDus winds,
While you made tracks for Frisco.
No wosder, then, the police took
Ion 10 the Chinese quarter,
Yon'd too much humoF Ia your soul,
And brandy in your water.
And ihen yoa saw saeh awful things,
You wrote another warning,
Bat II I'm not mistaken, sir,
You went back in The morning.
Your moral nerves were badly shocked,
Won feared youd make a tnis-gO,
And - ron seized your carpes-bsg
AID rushed awaT from Frisco.
And then roe gard upOn Che ehsrms
That hung 'r0uud Colorado
Her sno~-eapped peaks. her shadowy valss
Was thaa MOI all bssv4d07
Yoa told Us Of Milwaukee beer,
And how the Dutrhmen brew u;
And hos IL makes the heart feel glad,
When aIi che while we knew Il.
Perhaps ygn told the Milwaakses
To sultiEafe oar fishes;
son crab and rock. oysters and silmd
To garnish hotel dishes.
Or taught thea bow 20 utilize
Their hillsidas SD RFannabs,
By pi#finx oEnnees and inns,
PinsApples and bananas
o sapisnt Traveller % the West