Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-03-22

Village life. like life anywhere else.
has its advantages as well as is dis
advantages, 1t conveniencies and its
inconveniencies, and the latter are
sometimes very great indeed. It has
Its good as well ~ its bad side and II.
as outsiders are very fond Of asserting.
the latter predominates, il is not n
that respect different from other CON-
mnnities. and for my part. though like
other mortals / may have had some
unpleasant experiences, have found
the one in which have passed the
last twelve or thirteen yesrs ssyery
pleasant place in which TO liveg IL
everybody knows everybody else's
business, which I'll admit a. Q gener-
al thing is not altogether pleasant, it
offers advantages which Offset the OBJ
jections. The intercourse of its inhab-
ltantG, except an occasional spat, just
to get up a little excitement when
times are dull, Is social and friendly.
For young man who is fond Of Ia.
dies society, it has particularly great
attractions, for he Is not, in order TO
find such, obliged to place himself at
the mercy of our very efficient road
supervisors, but can enjoy it to his
hearts content. without the inconve-
nience of Aoundering through mud Of
an average depth of from ten to fif.
teen inches to do so. If any one
argues the temptation to dissipation
in our midst, l ask what community
is without such, in a greater or less
degree. and if young men fall into it,
| do not know that they are necessa-
rily lost. Men are bound to SOW
their wild oats" at one period of life
or another, and hold that it is more
advisable for them to put in their
crop, as soon as possible, and. while
there are yet influences to bring
them back to the right path, than by
smothering natural instincts and pro-
Pensities, try to persuade themselves
that such do not exist, till by almost
imPerceptible degrees they grow into
full blown vices which grow stronger
as the man grows older and from which
there is scarcely any redemption
But while ! express my favorable
view Of village life for young men, |
cannot say that can give it such un-
qualified recommendation to married
men; not that / consider it has fewer
attractions for the latter than the
former. On the contrary, they are
too great. 1t is natural 10 suppose
that when man Inarries he gives up,
TO great extent, the amusements and
dissipations of a young man aud finds
pleasure in confning himself to the
duties and comforts Of home life, seek
ing a rest, as it were, after the success
full but often not very easy task of
having secured some one to cheer and
adorn it. But how often do we see
them, after a very brief rest, indeed,
forsake the attractions OF home for
those of public places? do not mean
that all village husbands become dis
sipated, but there are those among
them against whom no one would
think of bringing such charge, who
have their favorite places of resort to
which they betake themselves as soon
as their duties permit, seeming to re-
gard home as merely a place to eat
and sleep, land probably TO vent their
Spleen and who seem to think that
when they have furnished their fami-
ly with what they need to eat and
wear, consider their duty az head of
the household accomplished, but who
are Of no more advantage to the social
well-being and advancement of their
family than any of those whom we
hear every day abused for their par
tiality to the bar-room and card ia
bic.
MILE.