Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-02-04

James Town courier, coming into
town this evening with bis leather
pouch slung across ais shoulder, :"
said the elder Of the riders. IT
guessed as much as that there would
be matter for the council. News
from that quarter nowadays Is apt
70 bring business for their worshlps.
warrant the brother OF Master
Fendal. has been contriving 40 OUT
come In Virginia. heard John
Rye, the miller Of clements, say
last Sunday afternoon. that Samuel
Fendall had forty mounted men
ready 10 the forest 70 do bis bidding
with broadsword and carbine. And
.he would have done II too, II my
Lord had not laid him by the heels
at unawares. He has savage spite
against nv Lord and The chancellor
both. {"
But knsw you ever the like be-
fore" that his Lordship should be
In such haste TO see their worships,
he must neads have Us tramping
over the country % midnight 2
There must be hot flavor In the
uewsl II was q post-haste letter. !"
"Tush, copperfacsi What have you
10 do with the flavor Of the news2
You have little to complain Of John
Award. for q midnight tramp. II
is but twelve miles from this TO
Mattapany, and your errand is done.
You may be snoozinR on . good truss
OF hay ID Masters Sewell's stable
before midnight II you make speed.
Think Of my ride eli the way TO Not
ley Hall--and round about the head
Of the river too--ioyI doubtii have
any chance TO get cast over the
ferry TO night. Tom Taylor, the
boat keeper, Is moi often sober at
this hour; and II be was, 0 crustier
churl--the devil warm bis plllowl---
doesn't live 'twIxt This and the old
world. He gets on Of bis sleep for
no man. !"
But u Ii dark road mine" re-
piled the groom "a plague upon
litl have no stomach for this bush
and brIer work, when . man can see
tho limb oia tree inc more than q
eobweb.
"A dark ROAD e exclaimed the
master Of the eehneIs. laughing.
"A dark road, Johnl Il is o long
time since there has been 0 dark
road for your nightrides, with that
nose shining like,alInk o bali score
PAGES ahead. IT was somewhat dead
ened last September. allow, when
| you had the marsh agus. and the doc
tor fed you for Q week on Cruel .but II
has waxed lately as brigth as ever.
| wish could buckle 1t to my head.
strap until tomorrow morning."
| A burst OF laughter, ct this sally,
testified the effect Of the falconer'l
wit and brought the groom TO his
| feet.
IS blood, you grinning foolsl'
be calculated, "hayen't you heard
Derriek's joke thousand times be-
J fore, that you must toss up y oul
scurvy he-haws att, as ifIt was new
He stole ", as the whole hundres
knows--from the fat Captain. OLE
! Dauntrees, 10 the fort shere; whit
would have got 1t back upon hue ant
cry, II IL bad been bis own but th,
truth Is the Captain Hlched II from
a play book, as the surveyor told hin
In my hearing at Garrett Vessels
where the Captain must needs hayi
In for laughing matter. "
1T is q joke that burns fresh ever,
night, replied Derrick; 70 thinl
to make light Of So up with til,
bottom Of the pot. boy, and feed
With mothers milk; II will staud yoI
instead tonight Well done. Johl
Award ! commend you for takinI
a joke as well as another"
Master Derrick said The other
this is not the way 70 do bis Lord
ships biddidg; II We must 20, VI
should be jogging now. / wish
had your ride TO take instead OF n,
own--short as you think IL is."
"Ha, say you thatl You shall
have IL, an IL please Master Secretary
: But upon one condition. "
Upon what condition."
} "That you tell me honestly VIII!
: you would choose TO ride twent,
miles TO Motley rather than tweIv
TO Mattapany."
Good Derrick" answered th
groom, 1T Is but q matter o. horse
mansbip You have q broader road
, and mine Is Q path much beset witt
brushwood. like not the peril Q
being endorsed"
There is lie In your face, Job
Award; the Mattapany road is ID
broadcast and best Of tbs two--is
not SO, Pemesackl"