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

Lovrs,own Loea's.
(Ff0m ovr Regular Coryss ,on6sns.)
We use our intellect to describe what Il
taking place around us, but the secret
power which causes the intellect to lay hold
on external objects 10 concealed too deep
for our limited researches-for our philo.
sophie prying. We take the pleasurs
through this medium 10 give 10 the readers
Of the BEACON what we saw and heard at
the meeting of the w. and b. Club, 18th
instant. The presiding officer Of the Club
was the last member 10 make his appear
ance. His arrival was greeted with man.
ifestations Of delight Such handshakingi
Really 90 fiattering was the recognition
that We concluded that he was entitled 10
the praise bestowed and that The admiration
was soslsething more than emotional and
would not perish with the day which gave
it birth. We learned ere we took our seat
"a back one-that no changes would be
made. At the tap Of the bell the Secretary
called the roll and 10 our surprise the usual
thirteen (i3) were present After the min
utes OF the previous meeting were read, The
President arose and In o clear, round voice
announced that Widcwer "Romeo" would
address the Club relative TO the subject
selected to be remarked upon-"Are brutes
endowed with Reasons" A painful silence
reigned for a few moments, then a stir.
How relieved we all felt The old widower
arose and in very dignified manner said:
Mr.. President and fellow members Of the
Club, Consonant with the subject 10 be
debated this afternoon will say by in
siinct / understand that natural propensity
called into action. which inferior creatures
have, included within their natures, by
which they act in conformity to some i'm.
pelling cause. ask, sir, Is not instinct o
species of intelligence quite different from
reason! Instinct, sir, consists mostly Of an
intintive perception of facts. How differ.
emit is the God given faculty Of reason. 1t
is the power, sir, that leads man 10 discover
truth by searching the Book of books, the
production Of heaven, aye, that truth which
awakens the conscience and saves the soul.
Instinct; sir, acts under the dominion Of
impulsive causes. The ideas of brutes are
simply perspective, whilst mans are both
perspective and reflective. I am told by
some persons that brutes are Enthusiastically
guided by that beam of Deity, Reason.
Now, Sir, If such be the case, symptoms of
moral nature should be discoverable in
them; for moral nature most assuredly Is
inseparably connected with reason. An
elective power presupposes responsibility,
and deviation from rectitude. the same
being unrepented Of, entails punishment.
Decide If you think proper to do 30 that
every animal from the unwieldly elephant
down to "the green myriads of the peopled
grass" is guided by reason and mans place
as "lord of the brute" clearly implies not q
superiority and difference of rational power
but of might. My opinion, untrammeled
by the opinions of others, is that reason In.
cludes perception of Right and Wrong,
and as brufes have no such perception they
overs remarks were listened to very atten-
lively and he resumed his seat amidst q
storm of applause. As II was getting late,
we slipped through the door, which was
ajar. and repaired with quick steps to our
humble home and just as we reached there
the sun was darling his farewell beams from
behind the trees and our pet hen-pullet-
"May," had snugly seated herself by the
side Of New Jersey chanticleer-a gift
from one Of st. Jerome's Christian ladies
The moon, the beautiful moon. There
she lie, not very far away so astronomers
tell US, only two hundred and forty thous-
and miles from our sin-cursed world.
We have flowers yet. Sunfiowers, mar.
igolds, etc. See!
"On the hill the golden-rod, and the aster
in the wood,
And the yellow sunnower by the brook"
beautiful, but not very aromatic.
Farmers are enjoying the fruition oftheir
hopes, for their fodder and tops are housed
or properly stacked. See what ears ofcorn
and what big pumpkinsi What nice pies
and Johnnie cakes loom up before MS.
Whewl how our moath waters. The sight
takes up our heart with mighty feeling
and sweeps It right along TO the table laden
with the good things. Whatdelighti Alas!
what deceptory- anticipations. A poor
creature eating pies and buttered cakes!
We comfort ourselves with the fact that
such delights are transient and maybe the
coil Of the hidden serpent is in the dishl
So there is crumb Of relief-comfort-
even in the thought that such delights as
mentioned quickly pass away and that the
eating Of some may create an unpleasant
sensation at least.
Politicians are at their wits end. Shall
il be Rogers and Wells or Coffins There
Is coffin, perhaps, two to be occupied and
Salt River is navigable. Men who seem
10 rival Daniel in predictions are at stand
still. The ball is moving but whittier
politicians cannot tell. Patience has its
perfect work. Wen wait till the ball IL
over. and then if our feelings are in har-
niony with the result, why, well 'hallelujah,
little-sing Tie Denm, and listen TO Pee.
ccci from the other side.
The not knowing what to do with ones
self certainly ID an unpleasant feeling. We
yawn. shrug our shoulders, add q few
pages to the Renaissance of an Ex Con.
federate," and by an extraordinary exer-
else Of the imagination make the angel of
Death 10 call forth the soul of Abel from