, 1870-10-30

esery e4tizsn Of the pl,cs. l,at after
Ind ,Cut down my ca1pst-bss 1t
ans OF the two tolerAb1e cabins Of th"
toNn. and s'rolled out on tho msin street, by
the Cont House, the Jail, tho old iyy-coverea
parish church. and tho several grave5ar1a
With old ton,bs, had 10 rcasou u Soel cor
tHmely Tor tie Place, which IVES really we'll
built, even handsome, in tho character Of its
tcnencrAe and tho faces Of tho na:ivc folks.
sion Of btick, Iough.eos,ed. a:audlng in
back street. the yard full Of colossal bog
butl, ard With revcreni foli1ge rising to far
Height above tho roof, took out pcnclt aaa
eessscd TO msfeA sketch Almost immeds-
afe!y gate opened. and man With n neigh
bar1r look came cut to soc What vas about
From that moment It was o2en sss0inc to me-
al round the village Everyon3 sesmet
to remember tlir.,-six :. ears tack without any
eEort IN l1ct, hare no remembrance OF sec
iCG ANYBODY under 100 yrArB Of age during my
nntire trip the ve7y urcblus apfearad 10 re.
I'll tte 1ninnt:n of tho family 'Aistos. Back 10
tic time when tl,oae memorable three brothers,
which form the beginning Of every American
ftmify, landed in enme mysterious way, 1t thr
mouth OF tic Pokomoke Eivc1. I 16ot the na-
tioc, somehow, that was arncnsst tawnH'nen
a1'd contemporaries Of Jo}!s Enn+sp, Daniel
DC&Stt 11AltA kHE $tkLAtY Ah0 AtEAAAty y
aid found myxelf lnsnsleib.E sasipG, 'HsF
did Shakespeare lcok the lsst limo y";, s.x
linn :" :. WHO in town has the tnnf-
box Of Kius caauss:" Ia short,
ecemcd to lsara lived one thoas.nl
gears over sincc wcnt 10 sasw Hill. and tn,
quity-uott wonderful "ponA"; mos: van.
ons sorts Of sl.2le.s ard va1s-; curious i'll
fusiots OF eweet potato AMI 1nai n meal; sat
ssgcs Of f1sFcEs uuknown to nc; AMI biocnisa
which mad been knc.lca viii. II, axe O..
butchers L1cck, End wlnc!i suluke], When
sacrifice. The prevailing topic Of Tue tu~n
arrearcd 10 h., not ths late war, ror t!1e s:eS6.
of Iasia. hnt the celebrated con:i4yra'ina Of
Sow Hill, which ha.I'e2cd in thu year 1891,
and wl:icl, was described Is appalling, lav;ng
consumed no lees tina seTcaty principal
clu5ed. 1hs rre,ch who frsi ti,a
Erhcsian ao:ne on this OCCASION boro tie
name Of Iol,u U1rper. It is recorded OF
john Harper that llo worked in a caEPenter's
El,op by a huge tirr, and whsn cautioned
against The danger II leaving tho shavinss to
\ certsin trauk-eox il he burned thu town.
Whether tho trunk-box was finished has rot
. been ascestained, owing to th, fact that the
. burning of the town was completely SUCCESS
fui. Every inquiry thas made round Snow
; Hill WAS i'll soms manner embraced By tho
eonsfquenecs Of that great fire: The Court
House archives were gone. Tho gorgeous
inn Of tic Revolutionary times existed only in
tradition. Fabulous warehouses; would have
tsocd where tic; did not, but for tho fact Of
john Harper insisting Oh finishing that
trnnl-aox. I dreamed ali tbs frst night
in Snow Hill that john ilarper. and tho turee
t1others, nay ancestors, and Adam. and l,rs sse
rart Of the eastern shore OF Maryland we've On
tho pit Of my stomach, in that imperfect trunk
box.
OLD TOWN TOPICS.
Next dn-. young Clergyman put on lis
gown altl preached In tllo old Episcopal
Church on The duties OF the elericaI of{i:e.
Iii. was the first sermon delivered thero in
.. Ioar months, acd as The Methodist preacher
bad tho tootllacle at tho time. the Methodist
population camc back 10 tho establishment
The old brick cdifc:, almost buried in ivy,
stood araidst its ancieas grarcs, and
scI man poes IL ont the sf ,a saa5fn a hi. ssfp,s Spa
was rut l,p III The timo Of Gcorge1. Within,
the effect was simple aud touching, teudri1s
and burches Of ivs clssnhering through the
long. many-paued Windows, and tfoppin.
; their dark fingers 10 the brick hoar. Tie Ii
Tic old organ. which Martin Lu.her might
: sn,l in the wall zero p,ncls Of black timber.
!; intentcd with yellow letters. saying that be-
| meath our feet slept tue families Of former
british rccsors. viii, cl,giac verses taken from
cnntcmrorsry numbers Of Addison's Spectator,
Tho modest f,es of the young rector well he
came tho old tcnamens, rut I noticed
that fc's Of the people understood where to
(; find the rrnyers. aud tho 31e.lodi,ts looked
,tpon the entire a1fal. aa samewhat Of les.
/ then ceremonial. ee!ected from among tho
attendants orc family, which w.s sure ha3 =
I gentle criEin. and had becn always Church.
men, but, after the serricc wRs over, t;Acev.
cred Tint these were Metbodists. Eoami1f
around the graveyard. I foand that The p.e
| vaitipg namss Tere all rnre to mo. AI:noSi
crcrs third man seemed TO t,a named pusncll
which, take It, is the sane AZ that Of tho Ole
/ rnet. parnell. Other family namss in exc:s.
wcrc Lng)e, Truet:. Spence, a!nllbaarre, z-i
Scarborough, while tits surnamos were nssS
uncommon, Al Z1ook. aicssllaeh. LcvIu, Isk
rnael, and Annsnias.
l should judge that living was cheaper OF
tho Eastern Shore Of slaryl1nl than aav
where in ATorica. 4 cousin OF rn:nc coE1
planned about lis extrayasant houss rent, aut
! found him living in u roomy, light, pleasan,
! acres Of ground, and his lIonso rent was +l5t
! 4 yexr. This cousin. by the way, had lecn 1t
the Federal aruay and tie rebel army for cigh
years and yet he told me, with all apps1r
hncc Of deep feeling. Of some old ilonae reai
by, wtcrc man had been murdered, aui
who're tho blood stains could not be Eot onl
Of the door, either by uaorping or washing. o.
| with IN sdze. and ! understood him 10 sal
that. although th.y had taken u2 the flooi
three times, and put new one down, tht
! .a1ne ilooa etai'is appeared on the nsw planks
I nere W4s man who h7s
hundred blooay actions. and get he was creau
! Ions and moved Us ever by q little local tale o
rrivstc tlocashed. Thus, the ghosts Of en-
! childhood haunt us the longest. Bosrd, for
TRANSIENT stranger. was - dag iii the hotct
ai The Eastern Shore, and Is q week fo
coa.d:rs ey the period. Oystsrs, Wh::l
used 10 &C ~ ccats hnshet, are nov s1.@l
+ -Lana can 10 ts,ught Tor from, 81 10 $40 A.
hcte; hut, at THE part OF tho State, thu soil j
!h.n. ano NoNneIa fafmo:s. VINO attempt Z
sntonlsh tue natlvcs os putting IN sa5so
ploW. commonly get ei4sns:sd, An1 20 away
sone it q. .he most oa11sofu'n.ry cases Of lou
sest a'e ,;i S1s.G VT, ~ 'nese ;. QUO tsios. rel
~ rs's Ate es'u stt' 70 e9i.t VINO remencoe
~, M,ashineton wien ne kl,itea tho Easter
Sns, ssT5s,s ann ,,, a. '''as Pe'1co haa one or tT
c'nn!ten aIteans.
| =. pe!tNA, tan''asn "1s nc'Sclg gong OF
.a y .nc lime O. ny s.Hl,' aaa the nefroes west
,n"!us ,a,;,S ,eslEa,Mi;HN ,s1Ea,i; aha so'1a!F bent a.
ran % nsr,w ' cnn!aia. ra,nr eA inen na iehao
ia r. ~. .sAs .a! unusuitai W!''.es
,,. nnt me negroes .;s sesm to !,o determined i
ln1 lsM sgme V;t, :" M .net. ' eSn eelo5 INTO o1ise;
M.a;: VIII VIII Gu ,.a, !sa"s ~ tHe hasnc OF be'
e.. .o W. ~, 49, ,:s,r ~, hspt lceols
~ - 1--WE H1.s4a n"S rom s.s " W. uenottsomlnss
e -. ',t,.ap,,, ",e tisa nen va !T9kea hpns
s.oi ~ 1.;;,,' M anse rA1ts. T., mug ucata hln
sleaa IN iagh telms o. ~ ono Kepuoliea'
! .Hnt.saau On .no Eas!cIn shofc, OF whom y
E,,.t e sooa as EoM' Tan. sood as 6oid
c":. p'see, ce u eom CMon man den
ae N sooA thI'e1'sn man ue1s' ha 10 goo
temperance man: cen. ne Is man VI l2te!
sc9 no 70 as EoN ss gold.
hcnsd negToes AZ ronni Snow Hill t,'s 9
:. iv iTvsk,ne Men. ~ wants 10 10 hcsed,
VIE eoias 10 t.cH n!n'. He oaEsat 70 o
. mshen. 1cfe ssne o. tne PHRASES hts
; MsmS,l''s no.'s .; rsSloaha coslss:io',.
!n'ihd t6at mo h:klnE ref.frei to an cleo
"n. !o heS hsan' 70 eiect. .-..,
CNG Q1 tH8 $~ritsEE T0iflcifna Ff4n4a5 h