Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-05-13

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would disgrace me before honorable
and noble ladies', wild your tavern
howlings. and your parkings and
your pellowings Out OF do door,
pegoneI ~
The imperturbable and stolId
trumpeter. having thus unfortunate
~ Incurred bis patrons Ire, skunk
from the parlor. utterly at loss to
comprehend wherein he had offend.
ed. The Doctor, In the meantime,
overwhelmed with confusion and
mortified vanity, hustled towards
the door and there continued to heap
imprecations upon the unconscious
DObel, which. as they were uttered
Ia Low Dutch. we're altogether 10.
COMPREHENSIVE TO the company, but
at the same time were sufficiently
ludicrOus 10 produce hsarty laugh
from the Lady Maria, aud even 10
excite partial show of merrinsnt
Ia her companion. Fortunately for
the Doctor, In the midst Of his en-
barrassment. o messenger arrived
TO inform him that bis presence was
required before the council, Ia anoth
or part OF the house, which order,
although II deprived the ladies' OF
the present opportunity OF learning
the great efficacy OF the Medicamen-
tum Promethei In the case OF the
wife of Governor Brockh0lIs, gave
the Doctor chance Of recovering
his self-possesion by o retreat from
the apartment So. after an earnest
entreaty 10 be forgiven for the mex
pert address Of his man, and q prom
ise to resume his discourse on a fu.
ture occasion. he betook himself,
nader the guidance OF the messen-
ger. TO the chamber Ia which the
council were convened.
Here sat the Proprietary, and Phil
ip Calvert, the Chancellor, who we're
now, with Ave or six other gentle
men, engaged in the transaction OF
business OF grave import.
Some depredations had been re-
Gently committed upon the English
by Indians inhabiting the upper re-
gions Of the 6usquehanna, especial
ly by the Slnnequoes, who, Ia On In
cursion against the Piscattaways, q
friendly tribe Ia the vicinity OF ST.
Mary's, had advanced into the low
country. where they had plundered
the dwellings Of the settlers and
even murdered twoor three families,
The victims OF these outrages hap
pened TO DO Professionals, and Fem
dall's party awaited themselves Of
the circumstance, 10 excite the pop.
ular jealousy against Lord Balti.
more by circulating the report that
these murders were committed by
PapIsts In disguise,
What was therefore but an ordina
nv, though friRhtful incIdent 0f IN.
dian hostility. was thus exaggerated
into crime OF deep malignity, pe-
cuIiRrly calculated still more TO en-.
bitter the party exesperations OF the
day. This consideration rendered
II Q subject Of eager anxiety, on the
part OF the council, TO procure the
fullest evidence OF the hostile de-
signs OF the Indians, And thus not
only enable the province 70 adopt
the proper measure for It's own safe.
w, but also confute the false report
which had imputed TO the Catholics
SO absurd and atrocious design.
A traveller, by the name OF Law
renee 6akel, happened, but two or
three days before the present meet
ing Of the council, TO arrive at the
port, where he put afoat the story
Of an intended invasion OF the prov.
ince by certain Indians OF New
York, belonging 10 the tribes Of the
Five Nations, and gave as his au-
thority for this piece OF news o
Dutch Doctor. whom he had fallen
In with on the Delaware, where be
left him selling nostrums, and who,N
he affirmed, was IN d short space TO
appear OF ST Mary's. This story
with many particulars, was commu-
nicated 10 the Proprietary, which
Induced the order to summon the
doctor 10 attend the council as soon
after bis arrival as possible. In
obedience TO this summons, our
worthy was now 10 the presence Of
the high powers OF the province, not
o little elated with the personal con-
sequence attached to bis coming, as
vol as the very favorable reception
he had obtained frem the ladies' Of
the household. This consequence
was enhanced by the suite Of lnquis
tive domestics. who followed at
respectful distance, his movements
towards the council chamber, and
who even there, though not ventur
ing TO enter, were gathered into q
group which from the outside OF the
door commanded view Of tie party
within 10 the midst OF these Willy
Of the Flats was by no means an
incOnspicuols parsonage.
Lord Baltimore received the itin.
Grant physician with that bland aud
benlgnant accost which was habitu-
ell TO him, and proceeded with brief
ceremony 10 interrogats him as 10
the purport Of his visit. The an
swers were given With q solemn
self complacency, not unmixed With
that shrewdness which was 40 es-
sential attribute TO the SUCCESS OF
the ancient quicksilver. He des-
cribed himself as Doctor Claus De.
Dor, q native Of Holland, q man OF
travel, enjoying no mean renown Ia
New York, and, for two years past,
o resident Of Albany. His chiefde-
sign la his present journey, be rep.
resented to be TO disseminate the
blessings Of bis great medicament !;
whereupon. he was about 10 launch
forth into an exhuberant toneOf pan
egyric. and had, Ia fact. already pro
duced smile ct the council board