Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-08-19

Perhaps my little friends you would
like to know The sesTet or Uncle Ned's
success In fishing Well. he win tell
you. He is an early riser-he likes 10
see the beautiful rising sun coming i'm
his glory and majesty as morning. her
aid TO diffuse his light upon the world.
to adorn earth with its fragrant flowers
and to give life, strength aud vigor to
( ali animal creation; to hear the music
Of chanticleer reminding us Of poor hu-
man weakness, rs did he in the DAYS of
Peter when divine Master was denied.
Wen, he'll now resume his subject. He
makes an early start for the water. pre-
pares his halt and goes quietly and eau.
tiously for the fishing ground. selecting
place where the water is clean or
where there is no nettles &c, and where
there - ripple upon the surface more or
less and carefully pitching his line with
the breeze and the tide, he tells the little
fishesthat there il no time to spare. that
time Is precious, that he has other 6sh to
Try at home and will they please make
no delay in taking hold. Sure enough,
as soon as they find him independent
having already supply on hand, they
follow the worlds example and come
rushing with open mouths to seize Abe
alluring bait. And no sooner does the
cork immerge below the surface than up
goes the rod aud III comes Mr.. fisla.
And 50 they eonfinHe until ; email bass
ket i filled more or less and then with
q Zip or fiounce upon the surface as
much as to say no more to day thank
you-oh they go about their business
! and Uncle Ned does the same. And the
strangest part is that they are generally
| all caught about the same place and that
my little readers is just inside the mouth.
For further particulars you will have to
go with him and take lessons.
There was a large congregation at ST.
Nicholas ON Sunday. At early Mass the
folks of color gave Us good music but
for some cause we failed to have any
/ music at late Mass, and Father Hamil-
ton did not fail to treat Hugh Mility
like gentleman, giving him his proper
dues and leaving Uncle Ned in the shade
BY the way some one inquired the
name of certain gentleman who was
unknown and received n favorable an
swer-the gentleman requested to be
asked something hard, the hard question
asked was-who is the prettiest lady in
the crowd-immeiiately a certain little
widow was selected and so considered,
bet faint none of Uncle Ned's business
to tell.
Mr.. J. J. McGrath after having played
havoc with the ladies of st. Mary's re-
turned to Baltimore on Monday night
last, but yeu know faint my business to
| say who's left.
The ball will roll on Thursday next
and we hope that the strongest and best
men will be put up. They say that there
will be hustling on both sides next Fall
but the trouble is who's coming out on
top.
Mr.. W. W. Cecil lost fine horse on
Saturday last returning from the funer-
al IF Miss Maud Cecil
Mr.. c. +: Brady is building fine
house on the farm formerly owned by
Mr.. E. s. Frey.
Tomatoes are booming on Susquehan-
ma. Peaches scarce.
Uncle Ned feels highly complimented
from the pen of his little friend .Etna
and begins to think that there might be
some royal road to learning" Uncle
Ned would be quite content even to
climb Jacobs ladder in order to reach
the summit of Mount Happiness. Many
thanks and hoping to meet him shortly,
l am just old miserable
! UNCLE NED.