Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-11-01

(From oar RsyHlsr Coryuponfsasl
With pen In hzni--tterr, we have made
mistake Pencil. TO be sure, for our pen
has been used so often that IL imperfectly
serves our purpose. Well, the rain il
coming down from a dark lowering cloud
in torrents How the wind blows, whew!
ITS turning cold-the wind is North
and, bang goes the door, Take in the
flowers. the pretty flowers, nurse them care
fully, or the cold. cherries winds breath
viii make them fade, drcop and die. A
melancholy writer--we do not know his
name-declares that Autumn Is the hsr-
vest OF greedy death" True, everything
looks gloomy, yet, whes we cast one eyes
away from the immediate surroundings,
our mind and heart cannot be otherwise
than impressed with the beauty Of the pass
ing Autumnal days--the reverse would be
out of harmony with Heaven and nature.
Oystermen greet the change of weather
frankly and warmly. Il Is a "snap" for
their bivalves, and. too, the prices Of the
diferen: grades-"x" [Babyl. Xxx" (Prime),
and Xxx" tSelects)--are more satisfactory
-rGmunerative We notice that Messrs.
Fl Q Clark, w A. w. Clarke, William p.
Powell and Captain W. T. West are ship
ping barreled oysters TO Baltimore and
Washington, J. H. Fendlea ships To New
Holland, Pa and Sam'l. L. Raleigh and
Peter Asphalt Hopewell 10 Alexandra, Va.
No marriages just now. Really il seems,
the papers nowadays, mstrimony is
rough ROAD regular corduroy turnpike
Ito some of the Unmatched couples that
travel IL We are acquainted with o few
track, but conscience interposes serious
objection. So they endeavor 10 get along
as smoothly as possible so IS 10 avoid ship.
wreck in the gulf of divorce. A ship is
fitted out with all the pains and cost which
the owners can bestow, she may have
favorable winds, aud smooth waters, bat if
she have no helm to guide her, she will be
dashed upon the rocks. Just so with the
married, they may have everything TO make
home comfortable, but if love, deep, abid-
Ing love, is wanting, ruts and snsgs--rocks
will hinder the passage--and matrimon-
ial inilicity will be the consequence
wrecked equipages and broken harness
will lie here and there upon the shores of
the stream of wedlock.
Our farmers may not be borne along on
the tide OF worldly prosperity, yet, we VEN
ture the assertion that they are blessed with
enough of goodthings to supply their sim.
pie wants
What large potatoes and iurnips! Cheap,
only 25 and so cents per bushel "Beef;
sirs, beef, tender and fat. Price9 Well,
"bein' it's you" I'll let you have choice
roast for-a-h e m, well, take it along, say,
at cents per h." This is the sum and
substance of expressions often heard al the
Pine and other places.
Church, listen to the bell II rings out
the notes of redemption--There they go,
travelling under the banner of the cross
men, women and children conscious of
their duty. We are heartily pleased to un-
derstand that with few exceptions the dis
position to say,"l am of Paul and | of
Apollas and of Cephas," is of slow growth.
The adorable Redeemer is the noon day
sun, in which our light, like that of the
star. is completely lost
For sometime it has been a conviction,
on the part of goodly number of persons
who are directly interested in education,
that q wrong was done when The new
school house near the Cross House was
erected. Reasons are assigned, and one of
them is that it takes pupils from other
schools. and causes slim attendance a
possible (perhaps) average attendance of
pupils. We have been informed that the
teacher Of the new school fails to make the
necessary average. Forethought must have
been wanting. IT'S true that short sight
edness-a want Of sound sense-is often
lacking in those who are regarded as carry.
ing the wisdom Of a locality in a small
portion of their brains. If what we have
been tcld be strictly correct, how true is
what we have briefly said. Query. Is il
not exemplified in the erection Of the new
school house named?
Turn where we will, drunkenness is
seldom seen. The standard OF morality is
higher than formerly. Thanks. Virtue
| alone is happiness below"
AzZANA.