Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-01-26

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from our Regular Correspondent
Warm and bright days are as anxiously
looked for as Calico patiently watched to
ste the dense shadows sweep ever the
plains Of fair luna.
The wheels Of the principal business of
the poor man have ceased TO revoIve, and
tits said that gaunt want with its wolflike
visage is slowly creeping upto the doors of
some.
IL may be o source Of qualification TO
reVolye the idea in our mind, that The cur.
rent weather may discontinue at an early
day. Be this as IL may, we trust that
the idea may be realized. Should the
unprecedented GOODNESS, however, continue,
those Of our neighbors who have been
blessed with a plentiful harvest of this
worlds goods may have an opportunity
afforded them TO show what il Is to be
Christians, for 1t is by good works that
they are 10 make their calling and election
sure. We recall 10 memory the time when
dear old Aunt taught us at her knee that
the smallest act of true charity has its re-
ward-that it will aid us to become heirs,
according 70 hope. of life everlasting.
The schools, so far as our knowledge ex-
tends, are toler.bly well attended, and
teachers are punctual in their attendance
and unremitting in their endeavors To i'm
part useful instruction.
Our ministers are laboring for the good
of souls. They do not fail to teach the
difference between 'Raca' aud 'fool-and
transcendenily above all that there is moth
ing of condemnation to those who sincerely
love God-IIim who rules on earth and
reigns in heaven.
In looking over The WIlson IN. O. MIR
rOr, We find the following beautiful notice
of the departed wife of our friend DR.. T.
Hooper Lynch:
The sad news has reached us of the
untimely death of one who was few years
ago bright, joyous, merry hearted young
maiden full Of gladdest mirth and radiant
with brightest JOY, for her sunny spirit
seemed as If it was bathing in one
brilliant stream of sunshine, and no one
could be in her charming presence with
out catching some of the light that glistened
in her life But, alas! the shadow of death
hes fallen, the lusirous sparkle of her eye
has been dimmed. the melody of her voice
has been hushed, and the merry maiden
We knew as Mavis Thompson now sleeps
the dreamless slumber of the grave. She
died at Ridge, Maryland on December 9th.
Her husband DR.. Lynch, in very tender
and most beautiful uibute to her memory,
says that she was fully prepared for the
change, and that the end was crowned
with the blessedness Of peace"
Shocked oysters retail FROM IS to 40 cents
per quart.
A few geese and ducks are being killed.
Mr.. Sam Raleigh has erected very large
ice-house for Messrs. Benville and Com
pany and many tons of thick and beauti-
fully clear ice has been placed therein.
Miss Rena Foxwell, who has been quite
i'll, is convalescing. DR.. Lynch attended
her.
1t gives US much pleasure 10 know that
the o'possum that lacerated a finger of one
of our sporting young men has been sent
to the culinary department for proper
treatment, and our friend has bottled his
vinegar and his fascinating smiles are as
charming to The ladies as ever.
John Barleycorn" has few devotees at
present, They are generally known by
diffuseness Of language and terribly awk-
ward locomotion.
Much sleighing daily occurs, Sundays
not excepted. Miniature U. 8. flags float
from the different parts of the horses
equpage, and weird like notes produced
by blowing oxygen and nitrogen into
curiously shaped instruments are waited
20 the auricular appendages by the undul-
atory theory.
The will Of the Deity must be consum-
mated irrespective of the wishes of man,
yet it is not an objectionable transgression
to indulge the hope that the trees about us
will soon be made beautiful with verdue
and fragrant with blossoms.