Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-12-21
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RIDGE, Nd. Dec l6.h. 1893.
Messrs. Eiiiors:-Dnring nv early lite
INDUCED great desire 10 see this gre
ruptry of ours which ex ends from ID
is,isiersus Atlantic 81 the placid Pacific.
end fromshe gulf IL Mexico 10 the Brisis'.
possessions am not mure than the Btu
bicai age Of three score and ten and m,
lDurs have extended over considerable t~r.
ri'"ry N.rth. Est South and West Thu
encountered rough places along the high
ways do no, deny, bur. my dear sirs
can conscientiOusly assert here ih4t new,
came in content with worst rriads than IN
mes on which have travelled since IN
brief aboie in ST. Mary's county. The,
ire al times almost impossible. which is n
'xaggerati'n- CandidIy speaking tn.
nsads are seemingly made the CUTTERS i.
which % Conduct the water that runs from
niil sides, slDp 5. etc. What is the csInsr
! quence, in truihP U pleasant, and more ~
less dangerous a,eling, especially i,
vehiries. Our pbr oxen aud horses nav.
an exceedingly rough time of IL, notwith-
standing that instinct teaches them ID shur
Whenever it he pbssibl. for them "a dos
the deep holes aud miry places which frr
quently beset them. Cspit,lsts often VII
'ur section with the view of in vesiing, bu
hey are deferred from doing SD They ash
~ sub'tance: Why il is that our roads ar
10 81 bad cniiti>n. They desire, an
Very properly. tao. Ia know what kind "
r'Iai laws We have, aus! through whom 6,
the same executed We would be please
hey tell Us, ID invest-to C ,me sni locai.
permanently in a country in which livin
es'uld easily be obtained-5ut your ba
roads are Il bar D. us and we p-rf;,rce ar,
s'mpeiled I'D preg the anticipated pleasur..
Au reroir. Again. sirs, cpnside- our silu
ailon. We I've in one of the origin
Thirteen Stats, AMI St. Mars. the fir
settled county li632). gave birth % rellg
ihis AMI political freedom. yet, sal to r..
late, We are far in the background If or
gress. We have neither railr,ai mr. tel.
graphic facilities. and were il MT f,r III
= MT punv line of sfesmbb,ts (Sue an
rygefi) which ply he'w.en Baltimore an
Washington twiCea week nur i-olst.d CIR
iitInn would be- sal ID c.,nt.m Dlit.. Lii,
ing within - 81 mes thrIx, 81 "a sps.k, -
the Capital 81 our grand, great and gi"rinn
country, with the cities If B .ltimrre an
Philadelphia near "a, really {, accept ou
cnnsignments Of irffsreut prpincts, VET, W
are really further from them than the back
wodmen IF Arkansas are from San Fran
cisco. Our he Deepen ience Of getting ,,ur
nrbiuce 10 market is over miserable rad
tn Il lead % the VIII ,rves which the bpa'.
mentipnei c'ndesceni 10 pstrnnize. Qurr,
Arc We MT in condition % be piteci
Property owners of the county are heavil
eaxed. part of the sa ne b .ing set apr
E,r the re pairing, &c, nt rnis SIX, sir.
Is the amount 50 app intel insufficient
meet the demands or are those entrusi...,
Siih so an impOrtint u anty incapable e
discharsing The s,m+i Once in every t~.
years We are tid that if certain can.iiist,-
for the Legislature are elected We wi.
rn'ist assuredly have better laws, aye, law
that will satisfy the lem .nds uf the people.
We are surlri'cd with promises. big b'm-
bastic guns exph,ds and scarcely has IN,
smoke cleared away, Def 're all is quirr.
Election over, the desired candiiates e!e.u-
ed. and. pen il with disgust. promises FIR
gat'n and We .r. left in the mu !! nnr
n''t our Chief Magistrate tell Us hat pub
nffice is n public trust. Admitted Repn
ssniatives elected by the pe''ple (tax psversJ
are. or snouid be, b3na tide servants If th.
people. They should leg'slate fr the gHf
Of their constituents. giving them a: all
times whiie-"me laws; but, sirs. turn th.
search light" up,n them, and scrutiny
their aciiuns and the casual observer d
light thinker could give ready and SAT- .
factory answer. We are nnf prap-riy :
presented. Prsmi-es will MT sufIi C, a d
t,r one am s,rsibly reminded of the fau-
its OF some whenever take ride, fH I
am bumped. ] FRED. jostied, side tracke
'teIescoped.' horses fatigaei almpst To dea h
and vehicle smashed % pieces, at lea {,
badly SCARED and twisted allnos' irred.en-
ably out o. shape. Isn't il natural. there.
fore. that should be "A little recslcitrsnf
Sirs, am not howler nor d. off.
whine, but when a man has 90 get himself
nut of mud and slush in the best mani er
psssibIe. and when it lakes him ihr e
h,,urs % 60 two miles. is he 10 b censured
fir bowling? Sirs. IL Is against my nature
8, find fault, bur, propose % howl - long
A. the rrads mtinu= in their present en-
.iition.- Mnre. intend to enlist ms neigh
bors. and. then, We will send up h. ]
that will scare somebhy. will leave {
q, ST. Mays heavily taxed citizens &, say
whether or Mt am correct In my asser-
sions In Conclusion, will say that q
great political wr'ng has been done u hy
nur representatives, whn have M excuse for
50 is,sng NoThing mas been done 10 pre-
vent the Development in them of that
Image and likeaess" of God in which they
xere Grated. The avenues to iniellizence
as not be.sH cl,,<s-i o. them II scelas that
shcy desired b Aeep "a neaT tie level III
thp aliussss IS posibls sasne % thssr