Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-07-06

From Our Regular Correspondent
We stop moment to collect our
thoughts, to speak so and we give ex-
preston to them in few easily under
stood words We cannot invent or i'm
agine single new spiritual capacity.
The highest archangel and the aumblest
man simply feels, desires and wills.
Can we conscientiously refuse to the
lowliest animal some poor analoea TO
some Of these functionsg Really il
seems that some men 90 take pleasure
In infiicting pain upon poor dumb ami
mails. Sticks are used instead OF reason
ably constructed whips with which to
encourage dull animals TO overcome the
inertia of heavily loaded carts and wag-
ons. Oh, what terrible whacks and what
large subsequent bruises. Poor crea-
lures you are exposed to all the cruelty
of an ignorant barbarity and that. too.
In country ON which the salilcs of
heaven are abundantly bestowed.
Refreshing showers. Look, What a
beautiful rainbow is flung athwart the
clouds. In one sense is it not materi-
al substance with only superficial or BIZ
nal extension? What a lesson Ii teaches.
Is 1t not the token of Gods covenant to
Noah and his descendants that He would
no more bring flood upon the earth to
destroy itg
What beautiful fiowGrs-roses, lilies,
pinks, violets, etc. The Household names
are better than scientific ones and we
observe that they classify their objects
sufficiently well for the general reader.
The thermometer informs us of the We
locfty of the wind. Thanks, we have
gentle .breezes, about Is miles per hour.
So far this section is blessed-no storms.
A number of farmers have laid by
their corn and it certainly is very healthy
looking and of fair size. Tobacco is
growing well and considerable areas
have been planted. Vegetables of the
pulse kind and esculens roots are plenti-
full
Few summer boarders have arrived.
They viii appear later on and we pre-
sumo proprie:ors of summer resorts are
prepared TO accommodate all who may
elect to come this way.
Melons and other vegetables of the
curcubita family apparently will be
plentiful
An occasional party takes place and
widowers w. r. p. and E. A. ID. seldom
fail TO attend. Said D. to your CORES
pendent recently after attending dance
which took place at Mrs. SIS. near St.
Inigo's post Office.
T~"Her cheek had the pale peariy pink
OF sea-ehells, the worlds sweetest tint, as
She lived, one half might deem. on roses
sopp'd
In silver dew
Our sympathy for we have been there.
p. is not much for quoting poetry. He
says that he intends to keep above
ground as long as possible and that he
never meets troable half way. There is
always sparkling efTervesIence of spir-
its about him.
Miss Susie Harris, of Anne Arundel
County, is spending few days with
Mrs. West, Miller's wharf.
The Fourth passed off as usual. 1916
1899. What a change has been wrought
in 1913 years. Then we were a small
commonwealth numbering not quite
100000. now at least 100000 of hui
man beings people the great Republic.
1t is the parable of the grain of mustard
seed exempliied in political history.
A large number of priests and scho-
lastics of Woodstock College arrived at
st. Inigo's Manor Goth, ultimo. They
will remain about three weeks.
Mrs. May Dunbar, wife of Wallace
Dunbar, Esqr., is quite sick. DR.. Tip
petit is the attending physician.
Good roads are desideratum and we
are thankful to see that some OF the
worst places in our roads have been
carefully repaired. No shells but gray
el has been unsparingly used. The grad
ual progression in Improvement of roads
is commendable. AzZANA.