Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-08-16

- yelping be.ng dOEe bY this little Bean
rppetf, who has been urged On my politi-
cal and and personal enemies, with view
o; ismning me in pablo Estimation The
work suits well one Whose vanity makes
f him think ne has only % raise his potent
pen and flourish /, about, in order 70 strike
terror and dismay around hina- I viii
merely mention here, what many remem-
Der, that The late Mr. John Parsons. Capt
Lawrence and other County Commissioners
have attended 10 repairs upon the roads.
and they received. very justly. the thanks
! Of the community for the cours they pur-
+. sued There Is this much which my enc
mics may profit by, If they desire 10 crush
me, provided they are honest in their
charges and insinuations, viz, let them
| drag me before the Courts which are open
here and have justice administered. II
i am convicted Of any violation q law. the
odium shall rest upon me, but If pronounc-
ed innocent by a jury Of my countrymen,
then the infamy Of traducing and SANDER
| ing an innocent man, shall fasten itself
/ upon my enemies /: may be retortei
upon me, that If ! am 80 rigidly upright
and blameless, why do not institute suit
against this Bean Tippett, who has charged
me with many disreputable thingss My
answer 10 this is, what is the use Of suingy
This sweet scented dude, with manners
so rude reminds me Of q law passed in
1870 forbidding any County Commissioner
from purchasing or acquiring NJ claim
against the county. and also gfvA<4e PEN
! atty for its violation icant thank him for
/. this, because the act was not prompted by
kindness, but rather, as l infer. from de
sire 10 ventilaie q little law, about the exis-
teuce o! which, certain obscure limb of
the law informed him. Does he not know
that alI the cooking books recommend the
catching Of hare, before you proceed 20
dress and cook him II you can find the
man who can prove that have ever viola
ted the law you quote, bring him forth az
the next session of our Grand Jury. The
public Is informed that my sympathy for
the iabOring man, lies II the fact that ny
wife Owns Or runs store, in winch
very many Of the road certificates for road
work find their way IN exchange for mer-
Chandisc This Is another OF the false
charges made by my INSCRIPTIONS ac"u-
ser, for my wife does not own or run a storc
O. her own, but Is only the acting agent @.
Capt. Lawrence, as the whole ncigAbuG
hood is aware. and il does not matter 10 me
who receives certificates. But the stran!ecsi
hing III all tins business Is, that such man
u J Bean Tppe;t should set himself NJ "a
q sort Of Roman Censor. !: would stop.
Ncssrs Editors, 70 soil my paper with =
mJlety OF the charges against him, current
in the nelghborhood, when he was running
/. store at the Indian Bridge, il would SGJ-
fi.v tie cstGl, Of his tLick and sallow ski.
with . blush, that time could scarcely re
move, if indeed there is aught Of shame LEFT
in his composition And now / will take
leave Of this specimen of cOnceitcd human
ity and warn hIm - look well after his
owa skirts, and TEL. the ;ruth-nothing but
the truth-and tarnish mine. All, Beany
II some fortunate man could buy you Al
the valuation your neighbors place on you,
and find ready sale ior you AZ your own cs-
innate of yourself, the fortune Of Wander
bilt would dwarf into u small affair, and the
Kings o. the Pacific Coast, would hang
their heads IN sad detection and disappoint-
ment
Jos. b. DAVIS