Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-08-26

| Click AND rumble Of reapers 10 right and
ieft and seemingly everywhere, were
heard. To-day-how silent.
Heavy rains recently visited the dis
triet, and TO an inexperienced observer
like ourselves, ID appears that forward
corn mar thoroughly mature without
further moisture. Look. How verify
ing to us Is naturel How she displays
her beauties. MAXWELL, the angels
were susceptible Of discomfort, and. By
aspiring TO become more exalted. for
feited their blissful house.
Some sickness. Scrofula Oh. no.
sirs, If there was so unpleasant CON-
Paint we will call il BY its common
Kings EviT-why, lamentable
10 relate. we have no kings whose
sacred touch win cure the same.
What sympathy compasses our breast.
See that old man as ne slowly moves
along. His cOuntenance proves-is an
index-that the pain is agonizing. We
trust that his rheumatism is no; of the
metastatic type. Doctors-and are they
not the proper judges say that it Is
very dangerous, because it may seize the
living membrane of the heart and prove
| fatal .--....-.- -
Mr.. Paul Evans, son of ]. Dallas Ev-
ans, Esqr-. of Smiths Greek, is on a
three weeks furlough. He belongs TO
the L. S. A.
Many boarders are at the different
summer resorts. Major DeKnight, who
was conspicuous officer during our i'm
prisonment at Point Lookout i'm 1865.
is stopping at CalyertFs Rest Resort,
X. kearney Crane, Esqr., Proprietor.
The Major was humane, and we NAV
venture to say, basing our assertions
upon his actions, that he regarded the
1900 prisoners at the Point not as GRIM
inals as some of his brother officers were
wont to consider them. Military neces-
sity does not require cruelty-and SO far
as the majors authority extended. he
treated prisoners of war with kindness.
We notice wish pleasure that minis
tiers are essaying to make their several
congregations sensible of their sinful.
perilous state and to hunger and thirst
after righteousness May these holy
men live to see at least many of their
respective flocks as they would wish to
have them-zeaious Christians.
The entertainment which came off at
the Villa 18th instant for the benefit of
the two Catholic churches of the district
was success pecuniarily, etc. Many
pretty ladies were present and in the abb
sence of a few of our young mems old
sweethearts, selections from the same
sufliced to quiet the sad throbbings of
their hearts. Flirtations were in order
and no doubt the unsophisticated were
as much sold ms Moses Primrose was
when he bought the gross of green spec
tacles.
City bellies eclipse the rustic ones.
Ho! There thoy go on two wheel We
hicles. What sight! Ladies ride on
them, too. Those who understand the
anatomy of the respiratory organs say
tina. cycle riding is good and whole
some exercise.
Miss Maize Carberry, of Washington,
is visiting her cousin, Miss Ollie Evans,
Wynne, Post Office
Sirs, if we listen TO the reports con-
corning certain political leaders of the
two parties of the county we would be
persuaded no doubt to frequently bring
up in our mind men with characters
stitched up together with as many diff
ferent pieces, to speak so, as there are
patches in a beggar's coat. SANDER has
the tongue of a Cobra and the coil of
the worm that never dies. 1t is like the
Euperian plant from which worm-wood
is extracted-all the year round it il
ready to exude its nauseous OIL
The Sunday school at the Methodist
Church, Pine, is progressing well. The
teachers go to their duty with alacrity
and perform the good Office of gathering
in the "ripe fruits"
Their harvest treasures home"
Mrs. Kate Z. Dunbar and her son
Wallace, attended the funeral of Mrs
Robson, relict of the late Police Com
missioner Robson.
Shakespeare says:
"All the worlds a stage,
All the men and women merely players"
! We pass through the graveyards near
by and we read on some of the tomb
stones Through much tribulation," he
or she, entered into the kingdom of
Heaven" Death takes loved one and
we reel before the shock ready to become
broken as well as bruised reed" The
thousand-souled Shakespeare" is right
we act our part and whether we play. IL
well or otherwise. the great Judge only
is aware.
II was gala day at the Trappe 10th
instant. Many white and colored citi-
| zens were present. Leading republican
politicians from different sections were
seen among whom we noticed Washing
ton Wilkinson, Esqr. This gentleman,
judging from the manifestation of pleas
ure il afforded a goodly number present
to see him, can afford to play the part of
the philosophic shoemaker, If a third
party chooses to act as the quarrelsome
wife, 1T pleases She" said the shoe
maker, and il don't hurt T.
Mrs. Lottie Dorman (nee Biscoe.l of
Baltimore, is visiting her father j. l..
Biscoe, Esqr, of woodlawn, near the
Pine.