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

CHAPTER III.

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reprint nom the Liptineots edition of 1854. y
CHAPTER III.
TIA On Ill hanas as<ssd,
And plainly confesks4
When the weather b hot,
That We stick % the pot
And drink Of the ssst.
ORD SoNo.
"Of all the seasons of the year.
autumn 10 the most voluptuous, and
October the lovelieet OF months.
Then man may it at his door-in
the sun II he choose. for be will not
6nd IL too hot-oE in the shade IL il
liketh him, for neither will he find
this too cool, aud here hold converse
with bis own meditations: or he NAV
ride or walk, danee or sing, for In
this October timesa man bath beart
Tor any pastime. 80 rich is The air
and such pleasant imaginations doth
10 engender. And IL he be poetical,
therein will he b greatly favored ;
for surely never Nature puts on
such gaudy attire, on earth or skv.
% she wears In pur October. The
morning haze which the hoar.frost
nings mp 70 meet the sun, hangs
across the landscape as II made on
purpose 10 enchrnt the painter; and
AkaAzazaning sElSct.siokts-up-t tha
heavens with glory that shall put
that painter -even Claude or Saliva
tor-to shame at the inadeuuacy OF
bis art. And then the woodsl what
pallet hath colors for the forest2 Oi
all the mouths Of the year, commend
ms to OctoberP'
Some such rhapsody as this was
running through ths thoughts, and
breaking forth in slight mutterings
from the lips OF the Captain o.
Muskateers on IN afternoon in this
much lauded month OF October. in
the year have alluded 10 ia a former
chapter, as he sat In front of his
quarters In the fort. A small table
was displayed on the pavement. sup.
piled with hagop, pipes and drink.
ing cups. The Captain n solid bulk
was deposited In o broad arm chaiv
close by the table. His sword and
cloak lay upon q bench by the door
and light breeze flickered amongst
bis short and hoary locks, where
they escaped from the cover OF q
cloth bonuet which he had now sub
stituted for his beaver. A sentinel
stood on q post at the gate, towards
which the Captain, as he SLOWLY
quahed cup. ever and anon turned
an expectant eye. Once or twice hs
rose from his seat and strobe back
ward and forward across the parade
then visited the rampant. which af
forded him view Of the road leadins
from the town. and finally resumed
hi seat and renewed his solitary an6
slow potation.
When the sun had sunk balfwa,
down the flagstaff. the Captain :
wishes were crowned by the arriva
Of brace Of visitors.
| The first OF these was Garret Wea
sci. the publican, shin. small mar
In Q suit Of gray; of q timid carriaks
and slender voice. He might have
been observed for q restless, un.
defnable eye, which seemed TO DOS
sess the habitual circumspection ol
o tapster 70 see the need of o custom
Or; and this expression was sustain
ed by o rabbit-like celebrity OF motion
which raised the eopinion OF bis timid
ity. There was 40 air of sentation
and reverence In 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 70 her hand, where he might
have worn out his days 10 implicit
obedience. bad 10 not luckily fallen
out for him that Captain Dauntrees
he'd settled himself down iu this cor.
per Of the New World. The Captain
being q regular trafficker in the
commodities Of the Crow and Archer.
and not q whit over-awed by the
supremacy Of mine hostess. soon
set bimselfsbouts seduciug her worse
half from his allegiance. so far as
was necessary, at least, to satisfy
his own cravings for company at the
fort. He therefore freely made him.
self the scapegoat OF Carrots delin.
Quencies. contiding in the wheeling
power OF bis tongue - pacify the
dame. With oil the tapster g humil.
ity and meeknsss. he still followed
the Captain through his Irregular.
ties with the sdhesiveness and
humility OF dog carousing or imi-
tating the reveller tone OF his c,m-
paniou with al ambitious though
NOT always successful zeal. He did
not naturally lack nierriment; but ID
was not Of the boisterous stamp:
there was at his worse outbreak, a