Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-10-04


fFiend II. 3. than % agnin observe a addi-
iicnal vAporing from him for q consinusa En-
fssence. Bat we see we were uhoily mistaken
a. 90 the tenderness o. fie Supposed con-
srienee, f1F harder ssthat' even appears. II
any - az, than that of The two n,ore sobie
exrmplaEs 90 whom we 50 con6din15y referred
him IN eur ID. and whose exemplary con-
duet one might reasonably suppose be wouid
quickly eHnalafe Bus not -. Anr he still sur
wives 20 breathe forth 10 furiBuR and unhiusll-
ing nialedictions upon orr deTnae4 had,
which GO forcihsy reminds ~ or the tgile aay-
ing a the sfwios man'' In Prov x-7, and rs
. Sufficient reply 70 his vulgar Wreashings we
might simply aaTs swhew s--w-h-e-w !" The
siraage u manneE IN which be easays 60 crit
icise our maid communications must Be the
resale Of enc. OF both, o. two things h. must
either assume that they are not or viii not he
read BY his auditors or else be Is still satisfied
20 blindly continue his sitter disregard for We
raeity in the Wild and furious rawlings into
Which he can SO easily lash himself, and with
which be 50 rerkiessiy continues % afiiict your
Intelligent readers. We are not aware Of hav-
ing attempted 70 play the critic On his writ
ien OF printed composition, - as he erFone-
ously ayers, and out Of which he 10 readily
evolves such a delightful list Of beautiful and
appreciated compliments as an exhibition Of
ASE%~A&aMA AAt&8& III MG TEXTS I'd 00E remark
concerning The s'unconscicns betrayal of his
own ideniify as 70 e0mposilion, /" NE win say by
way OF explanation Of our Ito n. b D seeming
ahstruseness Of this point, aud for his special
Information. that we had regard, in that re-
mark. solely 70 his now donbly apparent men,
tai and moral qualities, and not 20 his poetic
and classical productions, which appear ~ Gar
beyond the pale Of Iiterate criticism as lie him
self : beyond the reInotest possibility ofsIan-
der Dis utter unreliability lputting it very
mildly we hare already proven By unqnes-
TONED documentary evidences; bus as 10 the
peruliar composition Of his other memtaI and
NORA qualities, as well as quantities, oai Of
lfs own delicate lips does he stand forth sufi-
eiently and c0nclusively condemned. as well
as satisfactorily proving-if further proof, in
deed, we're needed the correctness ofeyerything
we, 10 Our appaFent earefulneRs, mar hare said
or intimaied theFeupon or deduced therefrom.
He also erroneonsiy thinks aee are alnadn and
excited. While We wnEe neFer unfe sc0ol' and
serc4s Ness go ~ Tie IN may rage
and nIs AannIln0ua kvirgs, imagine
. va5a thEur zndeed, from the tempestuons
thuaaefInas in has classical illusions Of the
18th insiant-which 90 far "out Herods'' any
Of hts former proficient efforts in this line-One
might safely presume, we think. that the mad
mess and excitement, the wounded feelings, (if
10 were possible, as well as the ''tuss and
feathers" were all on the other side. And ie
gives rs plaasuFe rather than madness 20 see
the feathers fy 80 profnsely-as Il affords
sure sign that we struck close by-even though
the wounded bird may not, while fusiering,
''thrOw up the sponge" and die 4 For bis
uHdeseTved adulation 20 ourselves and more
fortunate paternity, we are profoundly CRATE
full. Coming as Il does from ESQ good and so
great man" aud eulogist a. the odoFigerous
thing soaptly represented by the initials, II B.,
and 50 appropriately adopted In his case, IL is
peculiarly rare and much 10 be coveted. We
deeply regret, however, that our humble exis-
tence had not sooner dawned upon bis w0n-
derful aeHMscn and well stored mind. for had
the happy discovery Of our existence and more
important identity been more early revealed
TO him, we might long since have achieved q
renown second only TO the proud and indispa-
table eminence to which VI. b. has 20 sudden
len risen, through US, in the arts which he 30
anxiously desires, like the wolf in the fable,
TO ascribe 20 rs. However, il is his good luck
and our misfortune that the unexpected dis
covery was not made before the PRONUNCIATION
Of his charges And in this connection we
might be permitted 10 suggest that, perchaEee,
many good and useful things, doubtless, have
an existence not yet discovered by nor revealed
In the encyclopedias Of our euphoni: friend,
II. II. We presume that Judges Key and
| Gresham will he able TO survive the scathing
and whitening condemnation Of his incisive
and logical arguments, rs they have only
attempted 70 do. in the enforcement ofthe pos
| tai laws, what the great" lawmakers Of near
| Nv every Stale and community in the country
have intended should be done--as we have
i said before-''to say to whom tkeir interiors"
| (who vainly esteem themselves, like H. b.,
above the law) 'sshould direct their letters, or
In what way they should spend their money"
as regards the swindling lotteries, whose very
large tool, in old 81. Mary's, is evolved in the
| delectable person Of H. d. His closing re-
mark, we think, reveals an additional cause
for his vulgar ebuIlitions. and in reply TO a
part thereoF-whiIe waving attention to the
blunder into which he has fallen as to the inn
agined quotation from his noble old Roman 10
FestHs" s(italics ours) and leaving 'Little
Wack'' 10 take care Of himself-we will &C
cord him III. b. all the sympathy for which
he so adrOilly appeals therein, and which
he may evoke therefrom-end will cor
rectly say, in the spirit Of the language
OF mCrs noble Roman still, than the
eFinging Festus -" We are not mad,
most ignoble n. b., but have spoken forth
only that which doth seem TO so easily offend
thee most: 1sS- ''the words Of truth and so
beEaess ~ The facts and evidence concerning
which we have already submitted to the Court,
with, then, we rest OUR case, without further
argument on our part, to q discriminating
public jury, confideat Of verdict which shall
in no degree reflect discredit upon our cause
nor on their intelligent and just appreciation
Of a case so conelusiveiy proven. In conclu-
sion, Mezsrs. Editors, we must express our re-
grets ut having again TO trespass upon your
valuable space, or TO intrude ourselves upon
the attention Of your patient readers in con-
nection with this subject, and we, with your
selves, doubtless, hope IL viii not again be-
come our painful duty 20 call attention to such
erroneous and reckless statements and uncal-
led Tor and gross imputations upon the hither-
to unimpeached integrity Of honorable gentle-
men and ladies, TO whom, alone, could such
ungracious remarks as 50 freely indulged in
by "a. ID. be intended by him "a malicionsIy
apply. Unfortunately, and 70 the great det-
Fiment OF public business, there Is TOO much
Of this style Of inuendo, as well Oh injurious
''reilectiRg," practiced by such writers who
are alike. not only reckless, but careless, also,
as 10 the truth or foundation for their state
ments concerning the personal character Of
public servants, either in county, municipal,
Stale or National affairs. Such a course, TO
our mind, Is both impOliiic and criminal; and,
while we would not shield any who may BY
act Of their own deserve condemnation, its
promiscaous indulgence terds only 20 cast
suspicion aud disarust where il Is more often
undeserved, as well as 20 destroy the wontcd
confidence in just persons chosen to and hon.
ored by high public trusts, greatly 10 the Sc
riOus injury Of the very interests which these
reckless writers profess 10 revere and serve.
Trusting, therefore, Nessrs. Editors, that we
shall not again have % intrude ourselves upon
your columns in refnsaiion Of such vap0rin, s,
We remain yours for truth and honest IivIB
without resort 20 OF defense o. swindling L +
teries, whose ''schenles'' are judicially and
s'statulorilJ "-as well IS By ordinary Ct m
mon sense-declared 'ifraadulent and decep-
i've" z. 8. b.