The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-11-11
DY JACK BUNG.

DY JACK BUNG.
Whata host of pleasant reCollectlons
does the thought OF our chidhoo bring
up before us; the numerous trolics hy
land and water; the paties of Youngsters
That We always ga hcred around us, tor we
were the leader of ali The spors in our
younger days,) for chesnultlus, swim
Inln9 or skalIn9 trulic. But OF all our in--
Venile recreatlols, there was none so truly
exciting and blood-slrrlng as siding down
hil:
1t happened one pleasant though cod
day IN tebruary, N The year 1873. about
dozen OF Us Youngsters we've gathered TO-
sether, at the summit Of hi.h hill Just III
the rear OF Captain Dudley old farm mousse
he NIL war covered with a hard crust,
and about every SIX or eight rods was AZ
apple tree, 81 that we were obliged to pur-
sue rather 4 devious course in Our slide
or accept The a Tentative of n ';smash mp ="
There was Jolly crowd Of us. There was
Sam Dudley. Jem Thomas. Dick Hunt, and
his bFoIher Ike. and some half dozen
others. We had been enjoy ing our spor
lor hali an hour or more, when We eSpied
Sam Dudleys sister Nancy, "tt',ng" up
the hill. Sic was fresh tuxom GIRL Of
eighteen, aud Dye Gods! VIVA, fat O ,e
| don't remember her prime weigh, as
she said she had been sick ,wo weeks, and
had fallen away TO 1870! Yon need not
laugh reader for she was a 'whoppsr.'
$50 home Nanc"!' said her brother
Sam. "lou are all the time tagging after
jhe boys.'
81 want 10 slide down once; only oncer'
cried Nancy.
"You shan't have my sled, anyhow.'
cried Sam.
Nancy then turned 10 lem Thomas, hut
Jem said ''his sled would break down ii she
rot on It she then tried her rhetoric on
Dick, but he declared il twas not any nse,
tor she d cut right through the crust she was
so darn'd heavy. A last in despair, she
came to me, and backing her enlrealje,
with promise OF six nice red pippins from
she Old mans barrel, won relnc ianl con
sent from me, fsshe nigh, slid once only
once.n
| drew the sled to the brow Of the hill.
and held ii steadily while Nancy prepared
10 seat herself upon il. After she was fair
ly IN and balanced, ialthough goodIy por
ton OF her corporosity projected over either
side) she told ne to give her push. which
acc ordingly did and away she dar,ed Ink
an arrow, we boys watching her with Gag
err and mIschievous eyes.
When she was about third Of the way
Gown, Dick Hunt bounded into the air,
and screamed out, "Look! look she'll run
into the Old sow!' And suro enough, she
was bearing down in direct line upon
Captain DudIey,s old SOW, who was busy
in discussing the merits OF sundry decayed
pippins that had been blown off by The wiz
ter winds.
Nancy could moi check nor guide the
course of The sIed-and 10 fall off was en-
treiy out of The qneston-and Just as tie
old SOW was roofing for her hidden treas.
ure-. Nance and the hand sled came ahwar
her amld-hip;- The momentum of the
sled was such, That it took the old SOW
clean off her legs, and Ian her safely in
Nancy's lap A loud scream from Nance
and an ear piercing squeal from the old SOW
was the signal for Us 10 start TO the rescue
Ard The way we legged il, was caulIo
10 any locomotive that ever 'sloked up
We g., down just IN time to see Nancy
and The old SOW thrown high aud dry, a.
gainst Stone wall, at The fool of The hill
Nancy lying moioness, while the SOW sen
forth most drciul squeas We hurried tc
TIE spot, a1d found poor Nancy con,nle,cly
stunned by The conclusion; bu little Sno "
thrown in Der face BY the hard hearte,
Sam had the effect 10 restore her to he
senses. upon which she 'made tracks, 70
The house.
The old sow did not come off as veil
Bo'h OF her lore legs we're broken, and hs
Captain decided that she must meet the
fate of all porkers, and she was according
| ~ slaughtered.
Asl went into the kitchen 10 claim my
sp lppns' Nancy whispered to me "Iha,
did not hurt her much: and if would com
up 10 The house nex Saturday, she wouI,
give me some of the ''sal>ases "rhus end
ed ''our sliding down Llll,' for that day
THE LATE GEN. KEARNEY. The Phia
de pha Bulletin, in announcing the death q