Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-02-15

and another from 6a.l ials en-
ployed VITA aa u ice
from the gutter mIIleh nindow
everlooks We watehed In With
some curiosity, and vas rsa tkat.
his Dissemination IS 70 get xi,la out
Of the world with - little srsion q.
his part as possible. II iee was
stubborn under the lazy st Ct his
pick. hence the oath. and hen tie
job was finished. We obsarsb Lat he
had scarcely done one -tlfs7 OF fhe.
work. While his shoes We almost
past wearing and his cloEhe vt re-
pair. the appear - : -
fg0rer gave evidence of thrift and in
dustry. His boots were kolid, hissoat
whole and the rudy health glow on
his face all betokened well spent
time, nor did he grumbIe that his D.
Dor had yielded the slouch dime "
two more than he had earned. Th
pleasant little home Of the one and
the low greg shop where the other
would doubtless take refuge rose be-
fore US. and with a bright thought for
the family awaiting the CHEEKY pres
ence of the provider, a hope arose that
the other had none. The third cath
came from the lips Of q genteel nan
wearing cap, suggesting that he be-
longed to some branch Of the army
It was in answer TO a party of
corner loafers of q thoroughfare Who
called out to know If he belonged to
the Salvation Army" His ugly at
teraHce was almost excusable to thlse
who have seen the absurd caperiags
of that army. While Congress is l9-
islating upon the tariff subject, We
think it would be we'll to incla,ie the
imported human trash that tends D
efectually to bring religion into ridi
cule in the eyes of the impressibls
youth of the present generation. il
could well be inserted in the tin bill
as the noise made by these silly HAL
lalujah Jims," Happy Charles and
Major Pollies cannot even come un-
der the comparatively dignified head
of sounding brass" To paraphrase
the cry of Madame Roland, we ex-
claim, o, religion, how many absurdi-
ties are committed in thy name 1t
is our custom to see for oarself, if prac-
tieable, so we can form our own iudg,
ment. One peep at the ''drills" ofthis
army" was quite sufficient for the
purpose. Like the Irish regiment
which was toasted by their Col. for a
faithful performance Of duty in bat
tie against Stonewall Jseie "
were the last to go in and the q to
come out" Some of our pulpits are
loud in outcries against the Sunday
concerts, which have proved such
grateful blessings to the sick poor oi
the city, when the same or similar mn-
sic is used in the churches every Sun
day, and some of the same instru-
ments also, for many choirs have, be-
sides the organ, the cornet and flute,
and some the yiolencello and others
We cannot recall the proper name of.
1t seems to us to be straining at a
gnat and swallowing a camel. Con-
sisteney is arsrejewel, indeed. Shaks-
peare is an authority in many pulpits,
yet when rendered by Booth or Mary
Anderson on the boards of theater,
1t Is decried as a sin. Apropos oi
Booth, of whom America is so Justly
proud and Europe so enthusiastic over,
a face recurs tolus which we encoun-
tered in walk through an old busi-
ness locality once occupied by the conn-
ting houses Of some Of our now mer-
chant princes, but at present filed up
with junk shops and secondhand no
tion bazars. The indisputably Ish-
maelitish nose gave expression to a
general appearance that captured our
prolonged gaze, as it instantly gave
rise to the thought that Booth must
have met him and taken him for his
model from which to gain his perfec-
tion in his representation, as no 9TH
er artist has been able TO perfect, oi
ShylOck. Using a little expedient to
protract our footsteps, we amused our
self over the exact likeness to Booth
in his great character of the
-''w 'woI6sh, bloody, starved and rayenous, y
and passed on with the reflection that
could greed for money and the way
to make it, that none but jew Of the
unmodihed type understands, could
be personi6ed, that withered, rusty.
faced little specimen Of humanity
might SIT for the picture. In contrast
to this reminder Of souls willing 10 bt
martyred for lucre, to be found among
Christians as well, and bonds secured
by pounds of human flesh, as may il
too many instances be seen recorded
upon the life pages Of the poor sew
ing women, was fair young girl We
met as we strolled along the fashion.
able thoroughfare leading out from
Mt. Vernon Square. A beautiful dos
walked cavalierly at her side, hi
sheeny coat Of bronze and scarlet col
lar comporting perfectly with her vel.
vet dress and scarlet plume. She
carried a scarlet-handled whip arts
tically in her hand. the existence anc
uses Of which the dog seemed to un.
derstand. for when, as he did, he
obeyed his dog proclivities and es
sayed to indulge a spirit offrolic Will
passing dogs, a delicate smack Of tn.
whip would cause instant return b
becoming behavior. The dog at ths
side of his mistress is a common fea,
ture of the promenade, but the whiy
Is an innovation, a rather pleasing
substitute for the chain, yet NOR.
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