Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-02-11

Lend me my lanfssn qaolhAY
Marry I'll sce thee hanged ffst
HiiAksrsAnE,
CHAPTER VI.
rfweshoula wait se1l you. y solemn COIN
WIN due dallbssaaion. had selected
The NnalleAt out 0f four assd tweuty 0vii4,
DAah and through With Il fthas'a Ehe better
Then afleE, come what u y come.
ffecoLpMrrf,
On the following day the council,
consisting Of acme four or Eve gen.
llomen. we're assembled ii She Pro.
prietary Mansion. About noon their
number was rendered complete. by
the arrival III Colonel George Tai.
bot. who. mounted "a . spirited.
mlIk-white steed that smoked With
tho hot vigos 81 bis motion,
dashed through tho eals and
allehted At she door 4 pair oi pls.
tolls across his adlle bow. aud q
p0niard, partially disclosed under
his veat. demonstrated tho pvecan.
lions OF the possessor ID delond him.
self against sudden assault. aud 10
less denoted the qnarrelsome aspect
Of the times. His frnms vas tall,
athletic. and graceful bis eye hawk.
Ike. and bis features prominent aud
handsome. ~ the same time Indica
sIveofquick temper and rash resolve.
There was 10 bis dress 4 manifesto
ton Of she consciousness ola good
hgure~-it was she cosaume 81 q gal.
lans 81 the times: and bis bearing
was characteristic 81 b person 81 &c.
aion and gay companionship.
Talbot was a near kinsman 81 the
Baltimore family. and besides being
a member Of she Proprietary 3 coun-
ell, bio held the post Of surveyor
general, and commanded, also, she
provincial militia On she northern
frontier. includipg lho settlements
on the Elk River. where DO owned q
large manor, upon which be usually
resided. AZ the present time be was
IN the temporary occupation Of q "a.
vorite seat Of the Proprietary. AZ
Mastapany, on the Paluxent, with.
or the late summons had been des.
patched 10 cali him 10 the council.
This gentleman was d zoaIous
Catholic. and ga ardent personal
friend Of bis kinsman. The proprie.
tary. whose cause be advocased With
that peremptory and. most usually.
impolisic determination which his
imperious nature prompted, and
which served 70 draw upon him the
peculiar hatred 81 E'endsll and Coode.
and their partisans. He was thus,
although sincere. Ii may be Inag
Ined. an indIscreet adviser ia state
affairs, little qualified 10 subdue or
allay that jealous spirit Of proscrip.
tIon which, from the epoch Of the
Protectorate down 10 this date. had
been growing more intractable ia
the province.
Such was tho individual who nov,
with the firm stride and dauntless
carriage Of q belted and booted
knight Of chivalry. 10 which his
picturesque costume heightened the
resemblance, entered the apartment
where bis seniors wereaIready con
vened.
We'll metl'' he exclaimed. as be-
flung bis bat and gloves upon i table
and extended bis hand 10 those who
we're nearest him. How fares H..
gentlemen What devil Of mutiny
Is abroad now2 Has that pimpled
fellow Of fustian. that swiIIer Of the
leavings Of tip room, tho worship
iuI king Of the Burgesses, master
Jack Coode, got drunk again and be-
eur, 10 bully III bis nups2 The fal-
|coner who hammered al my door
last night an II be wnpld have beat
en- your LorshIp's house about my
ears. could tell nae nothing Of the