Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-04-19

TheFeturn Of MiRs A Ice Harrison to
the c5ty recalls an incident Of her
career when a member Of the famous
California company OF four or FIVE
years ago, which may still provoke a
smile from those who witBessed the
occurrence in question. About the
time Of Miss HIS farewell benefit at
that theater General Sherman was
visiting the city, and with his staff
ocenp;ed box at said performance.
Now. Whatever Difference of opinion
may exist as to the military renown
Of the general Of our armies, there il
no dispute as TO his being the champ
ion kisser Of the continent. In fact,
the hero Of Atlanta may be said to
possess a mania for labial salutations
Of fatherly sort, and il known to
frequently indulge in the proud boast
that he has kissed 90 per cent. OF all
the pretty girls in the United States.
His chief Of staff once computed the
generals monthly kissing average,
taken by and at large all the year
round, dry and wet seasons included,
at about l.S06. or, saw in round num-
bers. about $4,000 kisses. per each
kissing fiscal year. IF the general
had only added babies to the list of
his subjects, he wOnld have kissed his
way into .he Wiyte House years ago;
hat bis reluctance to waste valuable
Nlle and raw material in the pursuit
d his hobby induces him, with the
true instincts of a veteran professor
of oscillation, to select only the pref
test Of the sex for that honor. At
the benefit referred to, no sooner did
Miss Harrison appear on the stage
than the old war-horse snuffed the
battle from afar and began to grow
restless and uneasy. The staff wink
ed at each other, and soon their chief
suggested the propriety of going be-
hind the scenes to compliment the
beneficiary.
We must now ask our readers to
accompany us to the little Danish
settlement Of Eericvland, on the
borders Of the Baltic. in the year
1881. A village festival is being
held, and as usual the distinguished
visitors gather to salute the girl who
has taken the annual prize for cook
ing and virtue. There is a Young
American officer amid the number,
who instead vi printing the customary
chaste salute upon the cheek OF the
village celebrity, folds her in his sky
blne arms and settles down on :her
frOntispieee like hydraulic pump
on an assessment list. The minutes
fly BY, and just as the spectators are
about drawing their watches on
the last quarter the young officer
comes to the surface again. As he
RECEIVERS his exhausted wind the
weather beaten captain of wrecking
crew approaches aud says:
Young man. I'll give You your
own price to ship with me as a diver"
And why
Because you can hold your breath
longer than any man in the business"
We merely relate this little incl
dent to emphasize our story. The
kisser was young Tecumseh. But to
resume. As soon as the staff were
behind the scenes General Sherman
pitched in with the remark that he
hadn t kissed anything since break
fast. He was standing in the middle
Of the stage with his back to the cur
tain, and absorbed in bestowing
paternal kiss upon Alice, and feeling
like a ust-adnitted angel sliding
down buttered rainbow, when that
implsh young lady saw that the promp-
ter was abont to ring up the
drop. Quickly placing her hands
over the general ear 80 he could not
hear the bell, she backed hun against
the curtain. As every one knows
this is wound around "A huge wooden
roller on the inside Of the canvas.
Tie general. = coat-faiIs were caught
by his as the curtain went up, and
before the prOlnpter could reverse the
motion the astonished man was suspeD-
ded about ten feet from the stage like a
sheet from q clothes line. Tie audi-
ence went off into Mysteries Of merri-
ment while the members of the staff
lay down OH the floor of their box
and absolutely howled, for they only
knew that those convulsive clutchinp
legs and venerable CATERS belonged
to the commander in chief of all our
armies. But the first thing we know
the general s coat-tails will give way,
so We will ring down the curtain.