Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-05-25
Correspondence Of the Bercon.,


BALTIMORE, May 30. 1850
Many things have occurred since our
last writing. Storms. battles. murders.
accidents and disappear iments. and lots
Of many other things that help TO make
life either of two things-happiness or
sorrowfulness-
We notice that the Fiiipinos have, We
believe. near decided that Il Is better 10
lay down than to try to stand up and
then be knocked down by Uncle Sam.
but il Is hard to tell how long they viii
stay down after giving their word for
such. / rather expect that it win take
more than Snap Shot to keep them
under control
We learn from reliable sources that a
Dir. Patrick Reedy has been appointed
Light House Keeper for Cedar Point
light. mouth of Patuxent. Your cor
respondent was told some time ago that
Mr.. Toy was going TO resign. We sup
pose he has, from the fact of Mr.. Rec
dy's appointment Mr.. Reedy is resi-
dent of Cecil county, Maryland. and was
weigher in the Custom Service, Port
of Baltimore, under Collector Groome.
Tuesday our city was visited about
o'clock, p. N, with as severe cleo
trio and thunder storm as any one would
care to witness. Considerable damage
was done by lightning, and also by the
breaking of electric wires, which great
~ cndaager the lives of pedestrians
During the progress of the storm. Snap
Shot was very much amused at the cor
ner Of Carrolton avenue and Fayette
street. The great vestibuled and palace
car, called the Baltimore, which belongs
to the United Electric Consolidated r.
X. Company, had a pleasuring party
aboard, and at the corner mentioned she
! jumped the track, and in few minutes
! great crowd had gathered. The po-
lice were kept busy with the crowd, and
your writer, of course, was keeping his
eyes open, when, all at once, the electri-
city was turned on, and such blaze of
fire flashed wildly at the crowd, which
made one look for more comfortable
quarters. But Snap Shop happened to
see little unbleached American miss
his footing over the curb stone, and any
one can imagine what happenened-a
sudden stop-I saw the white of his eyes
and those tulips Whewl
Say, Ned, better mind where you get
your strawberries Might get some poi
son in your butter, aud then a cake
walk would be your last. Say, Reubin,
the Automobile Carriage has made its APP
pearance with US, and l was thinking
of course, thinking was all-because you
could not ride in it. 1t is sassiety Car
riage, and you are like others not in that
sasslety. Now, may get one.
To the little girls and boys of Cedar
Point, Snap Shot would say, be obedi-
ent to ma and pa, and not do anything
that would cause your dear parents trou-
bic in their older days, and your lives
will not only be blessing to your ever
watchful parents, but to yourselves and
all those that see your every day walk.
We note the presence of a certain wild
over of st. Mays in Baltimore TO see
widow. She lives in town, but dare not
mention where. Better report to Snap
Shot, for he is most always ON the alert
Now, young readers. your writer ex-
poets before you see this little letter in
the columns of the BEACON that many
of you will likely see Snap Shot. Then
you won't know him, but am sure he
will be glad to see at least some of You.
In our next letter We hope to give you
an account of our trip; also. of anything
else that may pop up before &.
SNAP SHOT.