The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-01-13


larger, as did the rest Of their bodies, and
family government grew weaker and weaker
You Il wear me out, children, you GER
tainly will, said poor Mrs. Feathertop.
"You'll 90 to destruction, do ye hear? ?"
said Master Gray Cock.
" Did you ever see such frights as poor
Mrs. Feathcrcap has got?' said Dame
Scratchard. i" / knew what would come Of
her fmIy all dctormcd, aud with dread.
tul sort of madness, which makes them love
to shovel mud with those checking spoon
bills oftheirs''
" It's Il kind of idiocy," said Goody Ker-
tarllut. Poor things. they can't be kept
from the water, nor made to take powders,
and so they get worse and worse"
- ] understand it's affecting their feet so
that they cant walk, and dreadful sort of
net is growing between their toes; what a
shocking visitation ?''
"Shc brought it on herself said Dame
Scratchard. "Why didn't she come to me
before she set? She was always an upstart,
scl:conccited thing. but I'm sure | pity
her."
Meanwhile the young ducks throvc apace.
Ihcir nccks grew glossy, like changcablc
green and gold satin, and though they would
not take the Doctors medicine, and would
Haddle III the mud and watcr,-for which
they always felt thcmsclvesto be very naugh-
~ ducks.-yct they grew quite vigorous and
hearty. At last one day the whole little
tribe waldlcd of down to the bank of the
river. 1t was u beautiful day, and the river
was dancing and dimpling and wrinking as
he little breczcs shook the trees that hung
over it,
"WeIl," said the biggest of the little
ducks, in spite of Dr. Peppcrcorn, cant
help longing for the water. | don't believe
it is going to hurt meat any rate, here
gocs; and in he pumped. and in went
every duck after him, and they threw ont
their great brown feet as clcverly as if they
had taken rowing lessons all their lives, and
sailed off on the river away. away among
the ferns, under the pink azaliaS, through
reeds and PUSHES, and arrow heads and pick
'''', "eS', inc "",'I''''' ""'NH '""' ever were
bora: and soon they were quite ont Of sight.
"Wcll, Mrs. Fcathcrtop, this is a dispcn-
sation,' said Mrs. Scratchard. "Your
children are all drowned at last, just as
knew they'd be. The old music-tcachcr.
Master Bullrrog. that lives down in Water
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