Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-03-02
downtown Locals.
From our Regular Correspondent

from our Regular Correspondent
Beautiful, like the stars above us, are the
promises OF God. The cry for bread not
wiIhs'ancing the severe winter has not Been
heard hereaSUut. When Daniel sat q.
nongst lions, abandoned by all men, God
was with him, and the hungry beasts were
Us gentle as lambs. Nor Is this all, the
plous lad did not want for something with
which To satisfy the demands of hunger, for
the bread which was intended for the rea-
pers "f Habacuc was conveyed to him in a
mysterious manner. The prayers of the
humble have been heard and the mercury
ascends, the frost King bows his naughty
head and propiliOus winds scatter his man
aclcs aud ebbing tides convey them to
regions where warmth and evaporation
effrctually perform their mission.
That the duty of teachers is operose we
do not question Conscience sits queen
&n4 asserts her right. Occupants OF our
school houses must be operative. Repose
q them should he meaningless word, and
the water dashing over the falls of Yosem-
ite should be the emblem Of their activity.
The teachers calling is noble one Their
dealings are with immortal souls, children
OF a Universal Father, spirits clothed with
fc-h which serve them for habitation
while obtaining their earthly experience.
Celestial beings view with pleasure their
fidelity, and their harps If it were possible
are more sweetly attuned to the praise of
Him VIII Ives the faithful steward be his
calling the humble teacher of the little ones
wham he directs during their secular studies
t. look upward and utter Abba, Father.
IusobIiety is seldom seen in our village.
and lrradiance of countenance confronts US
at every corner indicating tho quiescence
which reigns in the heart
Mcssrs. Martin While and Son are kept
busily engaged at the forge, and scintillas
fly in every direction from the MASH, g
ahvi! as the well aimed blows of hammers
DO their work
Fresh fish, such rs shad and perch, are
being caught in ponds, and are retailed
Readily at remuneratlve figures.
The ble4ting Of lambs is heard, and the
resonance Of the musical voice of tom cats
coupled with the incessant ululation OF
ctui'es relieves the monotony of long
nights.
Tie unfavorable condition of the reads
are commented upon. 1t requires three
muscular and well fed horses TO pull a
medium size load of oysters from the Pine
10 Benville's wharf This is neither an
ehullilion of the Imagination nor an effer-
vescence of Irresponsible gossip.
We are not laying an embargo on truth
when we assert that We have efficient
d ciors, men who never indulge in en-.
pIricism and whose advice if observed
would be Us beryl TO the non reading
class Of the community.
As Charlemagne was a luminary in q
dark age, so st. Mary's peerless son, Hon
Benz. G. Harris. stands like beacon upon
rock in these days of Political and social
corruption. Men who wear the wreath:
of honor admire his noble traits Of rharac
ter. nor v i'll time as it marks its passage
upon the diaps plate chill their admiration
Fair, accrescent luna is with Us again
and although her mild rays are frequently
Murdered from coming 10 US by ambient
Glands. cheers the sinking spirits, m-king
the achromatic cheek rubescent. the eye
81 sparkle, and words as the escape from
the lips sweet as music on the waters.
AZzANA.