Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-09-20

: with cur weather beaten eap properly a
justed and our cane isnder or arm VI
start &c go-somewhcnE 10 The wood
near by we slowly vsnd oar wsy. How
refreshing are the gentle uInds from III
South rs we pause few momeats TO nd
mire the beauties Of natsRe. The contin
uisy Of shade ID q treat t1ia hot weather
During our quiet rest ssuoonded win a
} underground Of gums, osks snd dogwood
the foliage OF each with - own particular
shade Of color-producing Tie finest effect
imaginable-we ask fran whom do the
laws of nature emana.ef 4 voics sweetez
than music on the wab,f replies: From
Him who teaches the stan 10 run their
course-Him in whom we live, move, and
have our being" We Start 70 retrace our
steps when instantanecCnlB quick q .
fash Of light ennui takes itsi1i8ht. vaaishes
like the mist Of dawn bts1bse he solar nay.
We are ourselves again. ard soon we are
seated in our easy chair readlDg our favorite
volume. Intellectual icisnce. Reading
did we says Ahai But not . some per.
haps, read and forget. We do not indulge
surface reading. No. weread % a TO reap
golden harvest Of agoIden opinions. /"
The little boys have driven home the cows
several hours ago. Lawrence and Ned have
capped the last can. and the whistle ct the
factory has notified the elnployes that work
for the day has been completed Lookl it
il II O'Clock, and We zre - sleepy. We
reluctantly close The voiuuhs y1xD1, kneel,
and beg Him who wss tufa IN he stable
at Bethlehem on Christrnas-day Tor . heart
that IL ready to be taught Of Heaven as .
little child. We arise, rub our eyes and :
yes, we retire and notwithstanding the
musical voice Of o neighbors Tom Cat and
the weird like notes of screech owls in the
old grave yard near By, we ana soon wan.
dering through flower bedecked fields Of
dream land.
You will not take our word bare say-so-
then. Well, we have solid and substantial
information from reliable man that DR..
Jas. II. Miles has sweet potatoes 10 large
that the cock has to quarter them before
putting them into to the pan to bake.
Truckers tell us-its no tale Of our man
ufacture-that cabbage worms no doubt
exceed the number of brilliant suns which
composes the milky way" up yonder. far
away. They bruise. wash and kill for
hours, and within short while they are AZ
numerous as ever. These pests, worms,
however troublesome and numerically
strong may eventually be destroyed. There
is never sleeping worm which frequently
assails the citadel of the heart Il assailed
Adam after he was overcome by the Evil
one. His children are often assailed by Il
"a restless, remorseless conscience.
Fish scarce A few gruntes are being
caught and they are small. Sharks make
their way into the creeks, scare the fish
and cause them to absent themselves for an
indefinite time. We didn't know II until
old fishermen assured rs Of The TACT. We
have frequently heard Of Gland sharks"
and persons who have TO contend with
them tell rs that they never indulge in
vague dreams, keep wide awake for their
prey, full Of cunning, and always emerge
through the big end Of the horn. Terrible
creatures. indeed. They must be evil like.
In their dispositions. Now, we wouldn't
be surprised If the animals last mentioned
are not men after all-Those who are proud,
aspiring, ambitious and rapacious, who
succeed to most of this worlds possessions.
Well, We wouldn't wonder.
Schools are open for the reception ofpu.
pills. There they go-pupils. we mean
with buckets and saichels. Take our ad.
vice, boys and girls. obey your teachers.
Learn first of oil to calmly ard quietly do
what il right Learn obedience In youth.
There Is no quality of mind more indispen-
sable. Let it have its perfect work in the
school room. 1t will pay in the end. II
will make your school lie Q happy one.
It q real cowar1ice to be disobedient. Yes,
obey your teachers. You win never regret
doing 50 in your aftar life. Webster, JET.
ferson. Calhoun, Cromwell, the noble Rob-
ert e. Lee. Napoleon. Wellington, all were
school going children. They learned to
obey their teachers, some Of whom walked
in the humble paths Of life. Yes, obey
your teachers.
Cool nights prevail and some Of our old
and far-sighted neighbon predict cold
winter. One of their signs il plenty of
gum berries are SEEN When these berries
are plentiful 1t Is . notable fact that snow
and ice and bitter cold winds are In store
for December, January, February and
March. Despite the GOODNESS mentioned
katydids and crickets are with ms, and they
break the stiffness Of night with their mer-
ry noise. Although short lived. they per-
form the tasks assigned them. True, they
are not 30 useful a. the coral insect which
creates continents-no exsggeration-yet.
they are usefnlin their way. They were
not made in vain, neither do we believe
that the great God ordained the volcano
and the earthquake for destruction.
George w. WEIGH, Esqr, Lost his buggy
horse few days ago. The horse was ap-
parently well the last time Mr.. w. saw him
in the pasture with his other horses. He
went into the pasture the following day
and to his sore surprise the animal that he
90 greatly priced was dead.
Mr.. Bland, who owns steam saw and
grist mill, lost considerable lumber together
with his tools recently in consequence of
an accidental fire.