Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-03-02

81. CERmExT's Bar, Feb. 10th. 1ss2.
Messrs. Editors :--l forgot 70 say In my
last, that any person wishing to examine
Tommy GreeEwell's Art Gallery can do it,
free Of expense, AID that the gentlemanIy
proprietor viii take great pleasure In showing
them the pictures and explaining the merits
Of each. He expects soon 20 have printed q
catalogue for free distribution. He told me
that be intends 70 .resuscitale Ghe old saw
mill. and expects soon 70 have it in active
Operations. TIE e6anrsy around ST. Clemenrs
Bay = IN a rapid state Of Improvement. On
abe klIl before gon reach the village .yorr can
see many stately aiaAsioas that have lately
sprung up ~ ifby magic. First, We have the
large and eomuiodioas Nwsliing hoase and
store Of Dr.. W. 7. Blackstone, then ,he dwell
ingsesD. y Payne, Y. P. Dawkins y Latham,
L. n. Leigh, .sC< Gqys ysA. 2usseli. D. N.
Turner, II. B. CAwood and DE-. Blackissone's
new villa a Neia's Isot, (tliey have all been
bsiIt in shs,lseg fsw years, ana sll 81 shOss
farms are In a high state Of imrFoyemeut and
have been seispuaeplly and Psp6iably work
ed.
Parties and .ngtg uakIngp hare been very
scarce this winter, owing, suppose, TO the
shorlnes q &c last 5sass crop and ths yoaag
people have had qaiis = dahl time, szeep, IN
tbs way q eourliag ead IHmeEsland that
business IN that line has been very brisk
This neighhorhO0d Eas quite lively the week
before Lent. owSng 10 The visit of several very
pretty and eharming yOnug ladies, who kept
tbs bsaux pretty busy.
The Irnien season has axain come round
and put = sop to al kinda. e. Amusement.
Now Is the time Cor fasting. prayers aad re-
pentance. No more asnasaments Of any kind
tor the next seven weeks. Well Il 10 better
90. Too much Of . good thing Is always in
jurioas. Il is better 70 stop and rest aud re-
eruit our wasted energies. Too much amuse-
ment like sufaeit ofsweess Is apt 70 pain up
on our senses end become distasleFul TO us Z
well as deiiisFieas 20 our health. But the
seven weeks that now seem 50 long, viii soon
pass Assay and after Raster We can again re-
sumo he old reutine o. the past.
A great many marriages have taken place
this winser-the sh0rtness of thelast year crop
hes no tsrrors Cor the lovesiek. suppose,
that they think it win take less to support
man and wife than it win Two single people.
Marriage is great Institution. Il ennobles
man and makes him worthy 20 take his place
II slIe great arena Of life and giVrs him cour-
| age 70 battle against poverty aud disappoini-
ments, for the loved ones at home. lis wo-
man who hmes bis Wild nature and In
spires aim with lore 81 religion and home
They have been richly endowed by nature
With ell those charms 81 mind and person
which are caleulaeed 70 give pleasure C man.
How worthy OF the love Of man . the woman
whoss lovely fhce ard lie i nIWays ia acror-
dance with each other, who has always ex-
hibisrd mildness wisdom and innorenee an
whoae tealuFgs and u whose eyes. We can rrad
the purity and beauty a. her soul She speaks.
$40 moves, she smiles evsxyghing inspires
man uilh confidence aud lore. In speaking
Of early marriages Taciius SAYS: THAT Il
makes as immortal. IL Is che soul and chief
Of empire. That nan who resolves % live With
ont wenlAn, and thai woman Who resolves 70
live without man, are enemies to che c1mmnni-
u in which they dwell, iniurinns a zksmseIves.
Obstructive 70 The whole word, apdstafessrom
nature and rebels against heaven and earth.