The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-12-22
(biloren's department.
A DAY At CLOVERHILL.

her. The sky is cloudcd. The wind rattles
the trcctops Now the leaves shake and
trcmble and turn mp their liuings. 1t looks
like rain but the little starry flower of the
chickwecd is open. so we think the clouds
| will disappear, and by noon we expect to see
the bright face OF the sun again shining upon
us. The crickets arc singing mc,illy in the
grass. and the cows arc hoarScly 10 wing over
the distant fields seeking for luncheon.
Willie is leaning from the window, new
ing to the cat. who is on the ground beneath,
surrounded by her three pretty kittens. She
looks up and news too. as if to say:
IL wish could climb mp to you.
| II wonder if she thinks am another catE'
inquired Willie, quite pleased with his sue
cess in attracting the attention or Pussy
When Willie drew in his head she ceased to
cry. and devoted herself to the kittens. One
of them was a tortoisc.shrll like herself, the
other two were black and white. Pussy and
her family much enjoy taking nap IN
wooden trough that carries off the water from
the tin conductor on the house. Very pref
ty they look as they lie there so lovingly,
shaded by the small branches of the icathcry
hcmock This makes them fine home for
a pleasant day, but when the rain comes,
they must run to the barn, or they would
,,, ra. Tha ",,'s ,,o,no - T;ll,. SIZE
,,a'. ,r;,.a,, ~ N,n,, Ia,, ,ntrmr WHEN she
m"s i;,ta W nn i,;,,rar tlan hnr own little
-, wv ,,..,,. g. h,. ,Iw,vs bccn
INV. r. .I ,,.oso ,,n..nt
e., f,;",,I thn ol';lJron lnvcd vcrv much.
NJ ai':'I.,,'I All ,ot d,c,;ve ms At
noon tho clouds had so f,r d;s.nncorcd that
thn snn s,,om" L,;nI,tlv rho It,lc folks re.
;o;oad j., .,,a Gov tho d,v N, faro their
J,rn,I,an haI I'n,.n o,,.,,t;,,. nf s,vr,t corn
bnlrJ ,n dI c"t r,Sn thn coL to drv for sue
,ot,,h H. ,,o u;,.nr Thoy G,uni that if il
,o;,,o'I H., no," ,rn,,r en,,r and when all
M %'.' w., uo" , "h' omiI he lost Thc
n.n .'o, s,,.a ~, ~, tow ~ tho b,v win.
dn,', T,;p ,,,J tin r,or md # Lncom. en-
I"a,ad h.. thn s,,,, b.t ,ho corn dr;cl r,niJ.
!" ,"''V Ny nv mu I ' Sad " Now .n,lr.i ,ck
49, ,,i,:o,, h"I i,,.,,' h.,r,,,,t r.on, ,hr Vast
Inl;o, r. s,;r II with ca fiat if all m;cht he
ann"llv .ynn.,J to tho sun and o;r 4, she
v I ,i,,nI;nr r. if after I;uncT Libby n
vnmn, ,,;,l who lived in the family smoke to
j,cr fr,n thc nath brlow the window. and in
nu;rrd
..Mrr Dpdlov have Won sccn ANYTHING of
= sr,ln2,,
...Nn ); ron,;.l Nrc Dn,lIov ..is there one
,,,ont q,
..Ellio saws no saw one .,b1t he won't come
ord toll vhrrn If was
Mrs Dudley went down stairs. and nut on
bor Straw. bonnct and then went out doors to
lnol. E -, snake She first called Eddie and
,vkrd him where he saw it.
..It was in tho driv, in front of the housc, -
.Whv did Won not 20 with Libby to tell
Nor where it was 2"
81 was afraid TO-"
..Thcrc Is no-,langer." answered his moth
or and taking Ills hand she led him around
,hc housc.
"IIow large was it 2"
.sAslor,, AZ three Thumbs irI had them. y
said ErlIir holdur nm his hand with the
,L,mb and fnuiinrcr Of the right hand AROUND
tine th,,ub Of the I,f; hand.
Mrs, Dudlcv Libby. Mary. Willie and Ed
,);r all lacked for the snake lint they could
NOT (inl If
cir was wri,.l;nr alcnr very fast " said
rl1;o ..,.,J .nn,,,s. if h,s o,,l,l AWAY. in
,Ln grass nut, ~ mu,h afraid Of Eddie ne
Eldin WAS Of IT.,
.Mn., snrc;rs IF snakes arc cntirclv harm
less, Mrs Dudley said to the children. ..yc
,l.v al, ;,,.,,;r. ,r ;,,,,;nr,irn hor,,r in man
ami most > animals Thcre are more ,han
,hrro h,,rJr,I sncc;os Of sn,krs ,n,,n,r,tcd
Mast NJ tl,n, ;rI,.L;t IN. trnn;col rl;u,,rs =
Thnr,, ,,,, Ian, f,,. ,nn,.;n, vL,.h ;,h,b;, r,l,l
.nr,t,;as ,r1 lr+ r,v. If ,hn.n 49,. ~,non,,,,,.
~" crh" "''' ' rcnow,d coun,rv * crom inc
] ~. c,,,I j., !, o,J toworl ,Ln ,,,,l., ,,,,,,.
.,e n.vcr sc,n' S,u,h Amr,;c, alornIs with
"ar,,,,,. rL,ro ,ho ,nu..,ruj oronon,l,
curf ,h.;r tail, .h,n, tb1 trens AMI IN ,h;s
os;,o .' a,", f,r ,,,o i,raor ',dr,n"d, '
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