Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-01-21

Al Fund. was the aufhsr 81 several novel;
ana OF Life OF Wniian Writ
reprint nom the Lippiheots edition Of 1891,
CHAPTER III.
HIn eyers creed,
sTIs On All hands agreed,
And plainly contest,
11 zSd E ar islss 81 K s1 81 s1 81.
Old BoNe.
''Of ell the seasons Of the year,
autumn Ia the most voluptuous, and
October the loveliest OF months,
Then o man may SIT OF bis door--in
the sun II be choose, FOR be with moi
iind II too hot--0r in the shade II II
liketh him, for neither will he find
this too cool, and there bold converse
With bis own meditations: or be may
ride OF walk, dance or sing, for In
this October tire q man hath heart
for any pastime. 80 rich N the air
and such pleasant imaginatiorfs dsesh
Il engender. And III be be poetIcal,
therein will be be greatly favored
for surely never Nature puts on
such Raudy attire, on earth or sky,
as she wears 10 OFF October. The
morning haze which the hoar.fr
fiings mp 10 meet the sun, hangs
across tho landscape as II made on
purpose TO enchank the painter; and
the evening NuaAet lights up the
lEhaa,fahH With q el5i MN .,9uEfi, .7tTfl
that painter -eyen Claude or Saliva.
toFr-to shame ct the inadequacy d
hieiart. And then the woodsl what
pallet hath colors for the forest? q
ell The months Of the year, commend
me TO Octoberp'
Some such rhapsody as this was
running through the thoughts, and
breaking forth 10 slight mutterings
from the lips Of the Captain o
Mnskeaeera on an afternoon In this
much Landed month OF October, ID
the year ] have alluded to In former
chapter, as he sat In front OF biz
quarters In the fort. A small table
was displayed on the pavement. sup
piled with Q fiaR0n, pipes and drink
Ing cups. The Captain g solid bull
was deposited In q broad arm chat,
close by the table. His sword anC
cloak lay upon bench by the door
| and light breeze flickered amongs
l his short and hoarv locks, where
| they escaped from the cover OF {
/ cloth bonnet which he had now sub
| stituted for his beaver. A sentine
stood on O post % the gate, towards
which the Captain, as be slowIy
lquaffed o cup. ever and anon turned
an expectant eye. Once or twice hl
rose from bis seat and strobe back
ward and forward across the parade
then visited the rampant which AZ
forded him view OF the road leadiuf
from the town, and finally resumed
| hi seat and renewed bis solitary an(
slow potation.
| When the sun had sunk hallway
down she flagstaff. the Captain
wishes we're crowned by the arriya
| Of 9 brace OF visitors.
| The fret Of these was Carrot Wea
sci, the publican, a thin. small mar
Ia q suit OF gray; of timid carriage
land slender voice. He might have
been observed for restless, I'm.
defnable eye. which seemed TO pos.
sess the habitual circnmspection oil
o tapster 10 see the need OF q custom
or; and this expression was sustain
ed by o rabbit-like celebrity OF motion
which raised the opinion Of his timid
ity. There was an air OF assentation
and reverence 10 bis demeanor,
which perhaps grew out OF the
domestic discipline OF bis spouse, a
buxom dame with the heart OF a
lioness. She had trained Master
Garret to her hand. where be might
have worn out bis days 10 implicit
obedience. had Il not luckily fallen
out for him that Captain Dauntrees
had settled himself down 10 this cor
uer Of the New World The Captain
being regular traficker Ia the
commodities OF the Grow and Archer,
and not whit over.awed by the
supremacy Of mine hostess, soon
set himseIfabouts educipg her worse.
half from bis allegiance. so far as
was necessary, at least, TO satisfy
bis own cravings for company at the
fort. He therefore freely made him
self the seapegoat Of Carrots deIin.
qnencies. c0ntidipg in the wheeling
power of his tongue to pacify the
dame. With all the tapster y humiI-
| 10y and meekness. be still followed
the Captain through his Irregular
ties With the adhesiyeness and
humility Of q dog caronsing or imi-
tating the reveller tone Of bis cou1-
panion with au ambitious though
not always successful zeal. He did
not naturally lack nierriment: but IL
ives not. Of the boisterous stamp;
thsre vas % hiG worse outbreak, q