Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-10-18

'~ed- Inc esrs are large. COTS small. and
grains well matured.
There was Mass at St. Michers church
18th instant. If our only reliance, under
God, for the preservation and onward
march Of religion, is In elevatng and en-
larging the intelligence, how admirably
well do our ministers consummate their
duty every day. Thomas Jefferson was
want TO say that the press il the best in
strument for enlighteniDg the mind ofman.
True, and we know-not suppose-that
ministers by their words and actions, do
much 20 elevate the moral and inteReetuaI
powers Of man by teaching him TO under
stand that he is responsible being. Such
teaching enables us 10 see that il is far
better TO be good than to be otherwise.
To the relief of gooaIy number Of per-
sons the district is blessed with new
doctor Blessed, did We sayg Yes, and If
DIR. Tippe;t could give as something, no;
TO check but 10 cure, chills and fever, we
would be blessed community Of men,
women and children. See that boy-How
he shakes, What pidtyl See that moth
erl Yes, she never tires in her efforts to
give her precious darling" boy relief.
She does not intrust the care OF him TO
nurses. No, her hand must administer all
doses, and she alone must soothe the ach.
ing head.
Thanks, the cyl ical spirit of fault finding
has gradually qrieted down lowell, an
occasional utterance-"the road in such and
such place could have been worked bet.
ter ifsuch and such man had been ap.
pointed Supervisor We travelled over
the much used road from :he Pine to Mil.
ler's wharf recently, just after heavy rain,
and we didn't get the polish on our brogans
soiled TO great extent.
Cupid is behaving himself il seems, and
the conduct Of lovers is commendable. We
trust that whenever the time arrives when
the linking of the affections-the union Of
hearts and souls-occurs that the same
may prove the Alpha of long and happy
married life. How gratifying it would be
If no occasions during the welded life
would arise to require the recognition of
the questionable rincalum nQat,im0ni, etc.
A son Of Mr.. Bland, the mill man, had
his right hand badly lacerated by a revolv-
ing circular saw recently, and Mr. Jas. l..
Biscoe was hurt so badly in consequence
Of kick by cow, that he could not walk
for several days without the aid of a stick
Flora, sweet goddess, under forbidding
circumsiances-cold North-wes winds,
cloudy consecutive days, etc wages sue.
cessful war against death. Pretty flowers
are yet to be seen in the open fields, and
some pot plants retain their emerald cunei.
form and lyrate leaves with delicate flowers
peeping out from among them.
OYstermen, true men of the water, are
making some money. What life of toll.
How they Go 20 bear it as it imposes upon
them many privations and affords them but
few pleasures. is something remarkable and
to us exceedingly difficult to comprehend
The occupation stretches the nerves-sin-
ews, we should have said--and the men
appear to be q hearty set with little sickness
10 modest them
1t was gold, that all-powerful magnet,
which led the Spaniards from Hispaniola
TO Mexico and Peru, SO II is the game of
st. lnigo's which causes sportsmen from
afar to visit us frequently. 1t is fact that
we have no birds cf the toucan family with
bills yard long, making noise similar
to the whine and bark Of puppy-dog, and
laying eggs in hollow trees, but we have
birds the notes of which reminds us of
bob White" and jumping animal with
a bushy tail
Tolerably cool weather prevails, and even
the noon day Sun is not sufficiently warm
to keep poor fellows teeth from striking
against one another. Fires are comfortable,
and blankets are desideratum. Toads,
fit to preach in the ear of Eve, have repair
ed TO their winter quarters-hollow stumps,
logs, etc.-and snails are gone-somewhere
Geese, two dozen in flock, but they fly
high and are very sly. Dallas is looking
ont for them. and Dick has his reliable shot
gun with heavy charges-bang! mercy!
How many? One, two-that's all this time.
Fat? 1--WE should SMILE" says Tom, "if
they wasn't" Toms the boy who SOULS
the boat and takes care Of the game He
is clever lad at times. Occasionally he
gets in melancholy mood, and then he's
neither acid nor sweet.
Tic, iic-how quickly time passes 430
p. m and the rays of the Sun are getting
more feeble as he declines behind the trees
in the distance. Duty calls us away-we
must obey her behests. The dear old
home, how We love it, but, alas, She,
whom we loved, is far away, up yonder,
we trust with the happy celestial host, and
we are a restless being-first in one place
and then in anOther-tryiog to make a
living and-well, we cannot forget Our
memory is not based upon the artificial
plan, but it is God .given-substantia and
accurate TO fault. AS che Laplsnder APP
preciates the Sun as ii rises again above
the horizon after the long wihter's night,
so we appreciate the friendship of friends
persons true TO their promises. We have
a few Of the type mentioned, and forsooth,
we-are liking and loving interchangeable
words? We pause for reply. and in the
interim, we'll say We like them well
Schools are getting full Of pupils. no
large boys at this time are going. After a
while when farm work-sowing wheat,
shocking corn, &C., is completed, then they