The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-09-11


We believed it TOO, when we saw the beau
tiful little creature waddiing out Of the from
gate by aunty'S side. although when the neigh
borS had informed Farmer Pike that Jostpl
was dead, and he had begucathcd his onl,
child TO my aunt, he had sternly replied
g. Let her keep him then. AS for me, viii
never see him, never have nything to do witt
him.
II was not to be wondered az that Alice and
| awaited our aunt's return with eager curl
osity, or that the inquiries with which my
story commences. greeted her entrance. She
did not reply at once, she took M a palm-leat
Gan that lay on the table, seated herself in the
arm chair, while her features worked painfully.
:" ] never had anything come across me So );
she exclaimed at last, more to herself than
us. And then the tears rolled over herchceks.
After awhile she grew cllrncr, and told her
story to Cousin A lice and me- sitting in her
| large rocking chair, tanning herself with her
| palm-|raf fan.
"Iuu see Farmer Pike had just risen rom
! his afternoon nap, and was going out the bach,
door rs got round by the meadow in front of
the house. spcd him and hurried round
there just as he got up to the well.
e. How dye do. Farmer Pike 2" | said, in
a free, neighborly sort Of way, as came up to
him, can you let this child have a drink of
| water, he's had long walk, and got pretty
nigh tuckcrrd OUT
| 1.-The old man was completely taken abacl.
| could see that by the way he looked at me.
and locked back at him as cool and innocent
AS a lamb. Then, he glanced at the child.
| and saw the muscles round his tight mouth
culver little, but he didn't say word he
took up the tin cup that stood on the spout and
| filled it from the bucket, and held it out to
me, but his great hand shook so the water
spilled over the top; but of course | didn't
notice that. jest kept on talking in the most
natural way You could imagine. about the fine
| weather and the good crops We We're like to
get.
'.' Now say, Thank you, grandpa said,
as Hung out the water, after Weston had
done drinking.
"' Thank you, grandpa came out the soft,
small tones Of the little child, and knew they
went away down in that stout old mans heart
like sharp cutting sword.
"' " hose that are child p he asked in n
low, gruti voice, as if he didn t dare trust it
to speak louder.
"' Well. now, Farmer Pike SAYS !. sto
hear 20" ask that question. Ifyou can't tell
the color o them eyes, you must be struck
stone blind, and did you ever see forehead
that was jus, the shape q that one. and Il lit
lie round head that was never still bu. al;avs
kept shahin' and dddlin' round like Il leaf on
SILVER tree, and you don't know that, you
can't forget that heap o golden curlS. Just the
color o. rjpc rye wien thn SIM StriI,,'s ~, !,
never see cur;s like then, cvcr,t on ana
head. and that's under the Grass lone wnv
from here now
"Thc old man sat down ON tho stnon and
saw if was bcc,,,s,. Lie ,rroat III, "'''
he couldn't stand
:" | sat down too. .,Tis r,t warm, r,.r,
err went ON, .stAnln, in tho snn to.d,v
though there's \ rood hrnny, rro,,, tha ,,,,'
Speaking about Weston, ,bnn~h 7 Iam,,
think he has his r,th,r,s m,7utL t,,nn,
Josrph's had way of spltiu, down ti,ht ana
grim. inst like worm t;rner ..,,nc;,i,' ,I,,,
his mind was made IN on onv snl,i.ct
s.. But If Won lock you.u' 500 th,t month
was cut lust after ,hc nnttrrn -, u,r,,.s o,,,,
70 fin. d;mnla in ,Ln ln,t oormor =, Wv
takes me- risht h,rl, ~ fla t;',' I oI'',I'
and usrd f. on f. srhnni t t,'o I'' th n"iS
ture. What merry tnn. LAWN, cr,'tnr t Sio
w,s nano, TO-! .t:,, -" o'st'"' sue
ed good deal more chnrrr ,han ,hn ro1"s "
the bushes ne ~, want .lnn.n III
u.Don;t Esther dnn,t,,S7 soi,, 1,,,,,o, 1,,.,
and he ,ut M his hand 40 ,,m,,,rI, -
than he rnuI hna, .nl H. r'-, >, "',I MY
the tombstone. lie h,dn,t coIl, ' MN ~"
though. for NOR. th,n tvant,. vnnr,
81 saw now was tb,, timn +, vtril-n and cows
I:sYcs. s,nnsp IFS irwin, tovnnr t,nii,,,t,
farmer TO fail; ohont thrn timoS hn, ~ '.|7,
rnrtin, to thinl, vou,r. ,,,t ,.',,n IKE, a,,1 ~
all made ort jike a ,int,,,. t,o', W,
Won dear how c,llnd an to hin, ,s H., u,,n
huntin, brtt.rai.s ~, ,h, ,.,,.. ,',, H. ~ l'
trott;n, nm tn snn,y ,,a o,j sa -, ni,,
wont vo,, t;s. n1o ,, "' e'"'l'"
.sAnl thr uttIn t.Iloy wont NV, or1 ,irod
his sweet bobv c,na 70 tLa III ,,, ,t
Hsucd ort On ,,r,tt, ,Unn,. ,.', t;, w
mrard,or, ''N '''' '"''
6. The old man r,.ochod ont ,is or,,s and
oo,hnr,d ~, Tho ,,iI -, s,nI %'',',; co."
sort Of wnv that ,vas aImn.t ,n,r'I 81
thrn h,. crrn.,nI n,,t snI, NJ, ~ i w. I" y.
in way t,nt n,adn,r Lart ., va III, a,J
hurred mn the NOV, 80 ,inht -, 49, In',''I
bosom fiat I know Ia n.r.r u.ar,a l. = I''''
go from it again., NAM
At This mini in her bistorv A,rtr.uo
nousrI and Grind and GO III cnnSin hl;.'a
and I. thouph we lorghrd nt a,ch othnr III
the time.
s.W.,I. what bo,ncned novt ourt,, D, 7
asked as soon ne / rnnld
81 didn't stav onnthnr minuto chill 7
couldn't. I inst sIinnnd r,r,I AZ on,,'.. -,
the house, and hurrird ni homo Inf hnord
A deem sob rs onrn,J the ,,,tc snft,v and !
knew if came nm from :, hna,t thnt h,dI't sI,d
fear t,r more th,n tnrt, ,nar. Inf il cnrn
| turt.d M. all th. v,y h.,ni, tn tbinl s.t,'t :,
Mary in heaven Knows What iva hnrn dnin,
to-day shn.Il thm,l, m, rnr Il -,
more now. How shall we get along without
MN I" exclaimed, suddenly, for all our
heaFls laa grown to the sweet child.