Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-08-24
Saint Isr!1s Beacon.
scapesracs Of the Family.

living in one of the finest homes in
one Of the prettiest parts Of Detroit,
who lie now there on probation.
Any serious departure from the line
Of good behavior marked out for
him will lead to exile. He may be
sent TO hslp on . ranch. TO do some
kind Of duty about an attire cop
per mine or to assist in wrestling
dividends from o boat line or a rail-
road, for his father 10 financially
interested in all that sort Of thing;
but it is certain that he mast 60
and 90 on short notice unless be
complies with the rules recently
laid down to govern his conduct.
He's bright, genial, tactful and
enterprising, but oil these gifts
have tendency to unite themselves
in practical joking. And he does
not measure consequences in graft
flying this propensity. He hired a
man to personste an officer and
serve wnt commanding the old
gentleman's appearance in court TO
answer the charge Of having tried
to sell the park board q Jersey COW
on the representation that it.was q
red deer, bat he few around excit-
edlY to straighten the matter ont
and was so laughed ct that he Of.
fered q reward for the perpetrator
Of the fraud. Then the pretended
officer betrayed his employer and
gave the whole thing away. A Sc
we're lecture which the old gentle
man gave the boy closed the incl
dent. The iovisl youth did not
look day older or show the mark
Of care.
The clouds had scarcely rolled
by till there Wss another storm.
One Of Q church committee helping
to secure places for the Christian
Endeavorers called upon the moth
or TO thank her for her liberal re-
spouse she had made to the de-
mands OF the approaching conven-
ton. Thirty, my dear lady, said
the caller, sweetly, SIS Q larger
number than We have been able to
place at any other residence in the
city, and We want to tell you person.
ally how highly we appreciate your
kindness. 1t 10 more than gener.
Gus and
But pardon me- said the con,
fused matron, Il fear there 10 some
Misunderstanding
Not at all. Your son was con
siderate enough to call upon as and
say that you would entertain {
party Of thirty and expressed re
greet that you could not take more
It was the most encouraging thinl
that has happened since the com
mittee was organized. We have as
signed you some delightful people
from Massachusetts,
As q number of relatives had
been invited by the family to visit
them during the convention, and
as the invitation had been accepted
there was nothing for the good lad
TO do but admit that the committe,
had been hoaxed, and the air wa
chilly as the representative of thai
body departed. Again the youth
had . seance in the library and {
strong intimation was thrown on
that il be did not curb his coltish
ness more drastic methods would
be resorted to. There 50 nothing
vicious about the young fellow, who
never seeks his fun in dissipation,
but a. O practical joker he seems t.
be incorrigible, and the best he ap'
peared able to do was to restrict
himself to minor manifestations Of
his weakness for . time. Their
came the outbreak that brought {
final warning.
The young man was blessed with
. lovely sister and she IL engaged
to rising attorney of great prom
Use. Say, Kit began the brother
after dinner ths other evening
let's ride out to the park. | hav,
something to tell You and yor
won't care to have any one else heal
it. Fred's 10 it,
That wac enough, for Fred lie th,
limb OF the Law referred to. Or
the way out the brother would tel
nothing, because, he explained
he might as well proclaim his go
cret from the housetop as in th,
open car. Into the woods at Pal
mer Park, and where they had t.
fight mosquitoes with both hand