Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-04-20

urom Our Regular corresponaent.)

pear fair and rich with the xerdura =,
Spring. Sweet odors are waited arouna
Flora has not forgotten us. Tulips. Inv.
acintas, etc, are pleasing 10 the eve
How beautiful Thank ron. Lets s..
flowers, blue. white, purple. striped
and yellow compose the bouquet. This
giIt disposes our obdurate heart 20 this
impressions of tenderness. Nav th.
Great One who regards with an eve o,
oenifcence the crawling insect as well
as the Archangel, srrayed in glory, bless
and protect the fair donor.
Farmers are actively engaged doing
different work and content appears "a
De mirrored In their faces. They a-t
alive TO the importance Of little things
They know that the web and wool OF
their work are little things. See the
tiny ew-drops trembling in the morn
ing sun They have mighty mission
The farmer knows above all men that
they drape the earth in beauty and grow
bread for the nations. What great
things have their origin In little things.
Some sickness. Pain gives expires
ion In groans and doctors are more OF
less pleased to see that their medicine
has salutary effect. We can imagine
the sweet illusions of young mother's
heart as she kisses her infants lips ana
presses Il to her heaving bosom. Il il
her arst-born and she has already con
templated the delightful task to instruc,
its young mind in the wonders of En-
manuers love.
The industrious miller is busy from
the rising to the setting sun and car
penters, forsootk, work sometimes until
the rising of the evening star or until
earth is enlightened by fair Luna's rays
Do not stop your ears bat listen to tn,
go"d ministers of God as they tell yo,r
with clearness and certainty of the doc
trine of atonement. Thanks to these
good servants of the Most High for their
zeal-for their elf-sacrifcing devotion
Tor the benefit of their fellow-men. How
they battle, sirs, against this age Of
boastful science, self-defying theoriz-
ings, and a too confident clarifying of
the power and infalibility of man's
reason.
Miss Edith West, of Miller's Wharf, il
visiting friends in the Monumental City,
and Miss Edith Drury. Of the Pine, il
spending few days with her aunt, Mrs.
Dawson, of the Trappe vicinity.
There is no hap-hazard supposing with
Us when we say that some gardens ar
looking well. Pease and onions are
vigorous in growth.
Schools, despite the fact that largs
boys are kept home to work, are well
attended. So far as we are aware ther.
are no prodigies among the pupils
True, there are few pupils who do not
pursue the common circuitous route tn
the results of study, and their minds art
well balanced. To these difficulties are
seemingly overcome without extra in
ternal working. They do not study
their lessons very closely and persever
inglY. yet they are always the guidin.
stars Of their classes.
i Politicians are beginning to bestir
themselves. Prospective fortunate can
didates would do well TO remember the
saying Of Epaminondas. He was elect
ed pubic scavenger and in accepting
the position said, IF it will not reflect
honor upon me, will reflect honor on
it," Il is the magnanimous spirit which
underlies the utterance that we would
have our ambitious political friends i'm
itate.
We are pleased to State that "Ex
Rebs" of the district are enjoying nor.
NAL health, and they are as independent
in spirit as Diogenes was in his tub
Alexander the Great visited him on,
day and very politely asked the philos
opher If he wanted anything. Il want
you to get out Of my sunshine" was Oh,
reply.
MI. Willie Lee Clarke, son of Mr.
Henry @. Clarke. VIII" resides near th'
Confederate Cemetery, has, by his in
dustry and probity, secured lucratiy,
position in a wholesale hardware estab
lishment in st. Louis, Mo. From q
small salary ne has gradually had IL in
creased to 5000 per month. This younl
man has picked his own way through
the mountains-he has been his own fer
ryman across the turbulent waters.
Mr. Horace Wilkinson, who rents the
farm of Cough Edelen, Esqr., St lnigo's
is said to have the best wheat in hi:
section. Cupid is active. His arrows
IL is said, go unerringly, i. e., straight to
the mark. AzzANA.