Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-01-05

fRepurte1 for the Eeaccn9
The .ssVnifecap Euchre Club. man
aged entirely BY the yoang ladies Of the
neighborhood, gave Mr.. Z. b. Harrison
a surprise party at his residence. sSun-
rise" Tuesday, December 27th. ultimo.
4 notice had been sent two days before
warning him Of the intentions OF the
waitecaps A rery pressiHg engagement
on his part formed the basis Of sn ex-
cuse for his sudden disappearance. But
the ..Whitecaps' managers were uh-
daunted and seemed determined TO oap-
fare the poor, lonely, forsaken bachelor;
| If not ''singie-haaded' then with Club.
They rendezvoused near the Head Of
the Bay" and proceeded Ia body 70 lay
siege 10 his loneliness. When at the
citadel, the line of march was formed !;
the ladies going to the front ranks. the
gentlemen retiring to the rear. Fair
Luna hid her face in shame At the
thought that mother earth would permit
such q scene. First the ladies tried
bomb lastic) Smelling and when the
fragments Of wit had all been cleared
away voiley of win(d) chesters follow
ed. The fort could not Withstand such
blows anG fiickcring light in tho rear
gave evidence that an entrance could be
effected there. We found il deserted,
the chief having rsade his escape several
hours before, leaving only his faithful
bodyguard to tell US of our empty vic
tory; for the front part OF his hah;tafion
assssE sosn securely locked against Ill sIi-
truders. A committee OF inspection
with Tommie as chairman, Freddie as
captain and Phillie as axman was dis
patched and in short time, handed over
the fort in its entirety to the fair man
ayers. After little preparation the
feast began and we were soon drunk
with mirth and enjoyment. But so!
the conqnering hero comes" the tables
are turned and Bsbyion is taken. The
Patuxent had been used as a Euphrates
and from that channel he entered upon
US unawares. We had not deciphered
':the handwriting on the wall' and like
Belshazzar of old were captured "amid
revelries We all sang Hail to the
Chief" and surrendered.
Then, left unmolested, our feast went
on and it was not until the wee small
hours of the morning that the night
whitecaps put on their white nightcaps
and retired to dream of pleasures that
are no more.
Although most enjoyable; it was a
very partial affair.
The moon was even in partial eclipse.
Our poetess was partial to the gentlemen
having taken their part in every game
The cold north wind was partial 20 the
couple that manoeuvred to be the last
to leave in order that they might drive
slowly and did not chill them. The old
gobbler gave his best parts as sacrifice
to our gastric comforts. The first prizes
were partial and both went to home
just sweetened by the honeymoon. The
boobies, too, were so partial that they
became very ptggish. A part OF our anat-
omy-the tmistle) toe hung land still
hangsl with immunity from the chande-
lier. Our graceful and charming debu-
tdate was asked to distribute her ..dearess
prize" in parts.
You bet at least one girl was Edited.
The host left open only part of his
home. The line up of the Club was as
follows: Mrs. John Lancaster, chape-
ron; Miss Bessie Grason, LIST captain;
Miss Nellie Dorsey, End captain; Miss
Mary Grason, basket-tender; Miss Mabel
Lancaster, fireman; Miss Claudia Grason
general manager; Mrs. Mamie Stone,
bride (made); Francis, chief cook; Tom
ME, body-guard. Privates in the ranks,
Messrs. John Lancaster, Frederick Nc
Williams, James j. Stone, Frank Dent,
E. B. Harrison and p. H. Dorsey, if.
Beware of the Whitecaps.
BAcHELoR's-BUTToN.