The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-03-05

Stunning that sea serpents were not necessarily
amphibious, stood their ground, and were re-
lieved as well as amazed when the frighttul-
looking monster turned out to be Mr.. Ware
hams horse. He had been taken over to the
fishery and getting loose made bee-line for
home. 1t was . long and perilous swim, but
he performed it safely, almost exhausted
when he reached the shore.
There were two old Drs. at Havre de Grace
or vicinity at this time, by the names of Hall
and LIE Barron. On one occasion, during
the races near the village, they conceived the
novel idea of prevailing upon two fishermen
to permit themselves to be tied up in sacks,
and thus run, or rather jump foot-race.-
They were entirely enyeloped except their
heads, the sacks being tied around their necks.
Having each received glass of toddy from
the Drs. after they had been prepared for
the race, they became very impatient to
start, but the Drs., for some reason best
known to themselves, were in no particu-
lar hurry
The delay but increased their Impotence,
which now began to assume the form ofago-
ny. At length the word was given, when
away they went tumbling and rolling over
each other, but when the outcome was reach
| ed, both the old Drs. had disappeared and it
was well they had, for the two men, as soon
as they we're freed from their canvass sur
roundings, became very much enraged and
fearfully vengeful The Drs. had drugged the
toddy.
This will do for Havrc de Grace at present,
| and will now return TO Bel Air and vicin-
ity.
One of the oldest men living in the vicini-
ty of Bel Air at my day, was Col Henry
Dorsey, clerk Of the court. He was q pecu-
liarS man, somewhat eccentric, abrupt
austere and impulsive, but high-minded, hon
est and true. He owned very valuable
son and Nicholas Bond, he had no idea of
vexing himself oyer-much in improving it,
and the consequence was, that the products
were mainly backberries and persimmons -
His wife was an excellent lady, large and
amiable, good to the poor, and humane and
| liberal to the domestics around her. They
| had but one child-a daughter-a very lovely
young lady, with whom had no acquain-
lance, as she married just about the time of
my advent into Bel Air.
Harry d. Cough was another valuable
citizen, for whom all young people enter
tanned the highest esteem. He had been o
seaman had seen much Of the world, and
loved to narrate his experiences and adven-
lures among those who go down to sea in
ships" as well as his observations in foreign
| lduuS. IHtbc TdulDleS Ldu btOTCu Ills ulluu
with large fund of facts and fancies, and
for hours have sat and listened to his thrill
ing .stories. He married a lady q think her
name was O'Brien) who lived with her
mother some 81 miles east of Bel Air, and
where he was living when left. He always
hept fat horses, good table, and was never
happier than when he had circle of friends
around his own board. He paid but little
attention to farming, the land upon which he
| lived yielding nothing so literally as syca-
more bushes, mullen stalks and sedge- grass.
l remember two immense weeping willows
that grew in his yard.
| James and Paca Moores, were two of the
incest gentlemen in Hartford, as was their
brother Parker, who died before left Bel Air,
and as was also their father before them
They lived on Bynum's Run, opposite and
a mile or two from town. They owned a
fine farm and carried on an extensive tame
~. James went to the Legislature when
ever he wanted to- do so, and sometimes when
he didn't, merely to accommodate his friends.
The whole family were very useful men and
very popular. Paca had lived in Virginia,
and think married here, but he had settled
down for life, Imagine, on Bynum's Run,
when left.
| Robert Holland was another good and
useful man, and one of the best farmers in the
county at that day, always excepting the
| Quakers and Stumps on Deer Creek. Mr.
Holland married, think, sister of Nicholas
and DR.. Elijah Bond, bought and settled upon
one of the poorest and stoniest pieces of land
in Hartford, between Bel Air and the Hickory.
He at once went to work like man, piled
up the stones, cleared out the thickets, plan
ted fruit.trees, ploughed deep, put all the land
he could spare in grass, and raised the biggest
crop of ruta bagas q year or two after he
took possession that ever saw, either before
or since. His land was bounded by Bynum' 8
Run, l think, in the direction of town, and
on his side of the run, few steps below
where the road crosses, had been a mill in
the earlier settlement of that country, and
Scott Preston used to say that he was the
only individual in the neighborhood, who
had not seen ghost about that old mill l
would not have passed it after dark for
Robert Hollands plantation. Not that my
heart was not courageous enough, but I'M
fortunately had a cowardly pair of legs.
&There are several Others in my mind at this
moment to whom would be glad to refer,
but rs cannot do SO without running this al
ready verbose letter to too great length
and as dull and labored as it is long-I must
defer them to another occasion.
| am yours, most respectfully,
| Uo Mo,ol, 1QeO