Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-07-15

A@AV fts~F ~ t1Ii1 1izttoA4s L1<z4Fs INES IL
iiiis ~ H. isrtiaue. lxrsistensr and lss.,..,
liable sioarage during that ezrls ..Aris.a
'caunled with the assisss.iae "a : sw,n;,os,.
Prssyiaense: S1r noswishsfsndin< she Ca.
q tie Determination af oar Frople. 7 IA i:sr.
taHs .4N1fed Us in usare respects 1Exa one.
The Disparity IN nnnlbefs aa.d up1ipsaen,s
vas great but tIirte thousand f,si.ss,f oscar,
r''llel betgeen. dur country tlaa5xls small
in area conlared "a what il i now. was
still vast in extent. These two sssniitinns
alone helped Us immeasurahly. Besides
England's finances had been drained by
her Continental wars. Her expenditure Of
nsssn and treasure in the.old- Fnnrh war
which commenced ina 1915 wa- not isscon-
siderable. The drain uIan der, lighting
population had been - great fiAx she n 4
forced 10 hire Hessians 81 assist her In her
mad efforts 10 conquer Us. TheFrench too
toward the Close gave Us material assis-
lance. Besides, our people were no noyices
in the art Of war. The Colonies had had
several long and bloody wars with the In
dians. In the French war Just. Doticed.
they played considerable part sSuch a
training school ~ this, was well qualified
10 endow them with the necessary rcaui-
sites for successful struggle These, and
the Justice Of her cause at length prevailed,
and We emerged fronl the smoke u battle
a poor but victorious and FIX people.
Thirty-Six years later, anotherwar found
Us again involved with our anckt encfsy.
This aastelaboni four years. ! pm, The
war viii Mexico. and still lad kssF own
Civil war, which shook this Continen, To
its centre. Notwithstanding the vast a,
mount of blood and treasure expended in
these and other wars Of lesser note. and of
course lost to the people, We have steadily
gone ON increasing in numbers and mate
rial wealth until to-day we are people of
sixty millions and stand at the very head
Of the nationalities of the world. And this
IN the brief space of little over one hun
dred years. Then we, the original thirteen
colonies, were embraced in a strip of
country lying along the Atlantic. Now
We spread from Ocean 10 Ocean. and from
the Gulf 10 the Lakes. Then the spenning
wheel, the loom, and the brake, were among
our principal machinery home life. Now,
the smoke Of our factories are seen in every
hamlet and their wares are on sale in the
marts Of every civilized people ON the globe.
The Steamboats, and Locomotive existed
then, If at all, in fairy tales Now they
exist in reality. Who then expected 10 see
cars gliding along upon steel rails propelled
by an invisible power-electricity Now
they are in practical use in some Of our
cities.
All these and a thousand other appliances
and inventions, little known in the early
days of our country, have come to make us
a great and happy people if we Use them
properly. Yet these now indispensable
adjuncts 70 our prosperity, in the nature of
things, could hardly have been, il our fore
fathers had not boldly taken that broad
stride in the worlds progress, among the
family of Nations. II is meet that we
should then, upon its recurring anniversary,
direct our thoughts anew to the moving
spirits Of those early days, and the Master
Hand that guided all 10 successful issue.
Vel we think it plain, that this day in its
observance Is dying out, at least among our |
rural population. Why the lth of July |
had come and gone, and one at our neigh
bors had never given il a thoughh Work |
Is seldom if ever suspended, and all goes
IN rs usual
Only the ladies among Us appear TO be
lmbued with any national spirit. \ well |
attended picnic was impruviScd on the 9th |
by two Of our esteemed young ladies, |
Misses Norma Bohanan and Susie Dent.
The place selected was in pleasant grove
at Mill HILL The young gentry and ladies |
We're III plentiful attendance and a very en- |
loyable evening spent. As th,,sshades of
night gradually closed around them. the !
company repaired 10 friends house on /
the premises, and then till the "wee sn.a
hours Of approaching day, they kept COM
pany and step To the sweet strains of the |
violin. Your correspondent being once
again on the retired list was only prsent
Tor short thine by suferancc. hence can.
not speak er coshci'a of all that passed. or
1t the little episodes and b, plays, not
down in the BILL But that they were
enjoyed all the same, 10y tia, actors at any |
rate, was very evident. Indeed, they seemed |
to add Lest 10 the more general and adj |
vertiscd program.
IL was lovely night 81 refreshing after |
the heat of the day and brilliant lights Judi |
ciously arranged in the trees around. lent
additional enchantment IL the scene. And
IT seemsd ~ natural for our young friends |
bent on pleasure, t5wonder two and two,
around among and about them. However.
we were not prepared 10 NEST certain
couple on our nearing the grounds a little
of the track" or rather oH the track. for
they held the very middle If the rad. and
oblivious Ia all the world be-
sides, or if they saw Us at all, concluded
they were entitled D. half ef. = road, and
il we wished to pass with Of E-lscie,. why
we might pass ON 6otA sides y nem. We
did pass them. Aor, we are sure they did
not nor viii ever know. This was in scene
LIST.
Scene I'd. Alas for loves young dream
This same young lady Appeared, ron