Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-05-20

and gold and above all white pillar
rolled maiestically, palaces NOR
magniiicently and stately than an
that the human mind could conceive
/ How grand" she said, as Die
looked smiling'y at her.
The mind of man cannot measur
all it's beauties" said Dick. as h
lighted cigar and settled hmsel
down FIR some solid enjoyment"
As the red and golden glorie
stretched above the horizon ligh
breez- sprang up, tanning Mary Hope
cheeks. care.sing her hair lightly, an,
signing through the thin selvage O
trcss which Dicks father had plantet
along the roadway before his chario
aioft, radiatisg, as only tie samme
can, the rare.t tints of amber, ant
crimson and gold. until the purpl
glories. rolling aloft like great billowi
gradually arohed themselves into III,
semblancc Of gateway; through
which Mary Hope caught. in fancy
glimpses of the celestial city. Sh,
did not speak. but sat sat perfect,
/ quiet, drinking in the beauties OF tn,
most beautiful morning Dick Hops
had ever witnessed in the West
/ "Thsre is Pringle's Flat" said Dick
Suddenly, pointing ahead.
''SureIy We have not come sever
miles, Dick"
/ Scarcely. How far i. that ahead ?
T *'ls II mile, Dick ?"
That's what the smart hunters
from the East say when they shoo
and miss their game. It's the atmos
pbsrs. Mary"
/ "It's small place" said his wif,
as she looked forward to Prinslc't
Flat. lying little below them. Re
yoni IL there was ribbon Of molser
gold, made by the suns slauting ray
falling upon the river. And ihs
+ - the river"
/ "Ne'll re there in twenty inmates.
said Dick Hop, "whsn | wan, TO in
iroduce you to some OF the giees' peo
pie in TINS end OF the Stale"
The people Dick referred To receives
the Young couple In \ manner tina
made Mary Hopes cheeks Clio. will
qualification. Her husband was +.
man universally aslmired--as fine 8
specimen Of his kind as was ever pro
.,rcsd wss, Of Pringle's Flat. The
hsisle daring the two hours they re-
TaalneI IN the town created 3 ripple
u ssis. There was something about
ulcs aud his wife that made p~opl,
tsEn 10 look at them. When thel
drove axay scorc of friends waved
rood wishes and tossed kisses aftel
-.
5~s f.. s.l-n'ss Bsek.- ssid nsok
- be gave has mare the rain and cas-
: backward glance al rringlcs Flat
Pretty. isa'tit@
4" Pretty :" said his wife. why
Dick. us lovely, See the light on th,
charch windows; IL looks as though
Il were really on tirc. The honsei
are 81 pretty, too, the streets so ~ide
and there IS such al air vi peace an,
comfog, about it, Why. it IS like
iown that has grown up in = night
Il - 80 wondcrfally clean aud neat
just wha, painter would make II h
sere painting towns 10 please people.
"lm glad you like it. That remind
me; DO You sc iha, house above tn,
church, to the lsfts"
III looks charming pretties
house there"
. Glad you like IL.
why, Dick ?"
Its yours. bought j, before
vent East for you. Well look insid
OF 1t wheu ~e return, II ne have time.
That wss Dick Hopes way.
( The drive 20 Dams Rock occupis
m hour.
Now for trial of your strength.
. saii Dick, as he tied his horse to
tree at the base OF the great rock al
assisted his wife 10 the ground wher
they were to lunch.
"Must climb up there, Dick" sal
| Mrs. Hope.
That's the programme, what "
; came ont for 10 day. You've heard s
much Of the view from Dams Roc
that you want to see it for yoursel
DO you know YOU remind me now ,
Parthenia fetching water from tn
spring."
"Parthenia tanned her husband
, didn't she, Dick? I'm glad you
mother saved me the trouble"
That was lunch Mary Hope ofte
: Eraaalia1 - al htnE 81
cd in forcing all kinds of dainties NJ
| on her, Irish fashion," as she sal
r afterward. 1t was the first time sh
had ever had him to herself in tn
glad day with no curious eyes to pee
, on them, and she subjected her lor
, and master in her turn to such strait
that he gladly cried quits as he pu
his hair out of his eyes and viewed b
tornsntor.
, Then they slowly mounted the ma!
sivs heap called Dams Rock. Such
> view. A sweep of forty miles in on
direction, east one almost as grand
+, view to the west.
Dick sat down and handed his viii
| the glasses as he lighted fresh cIga
: ADO you see that hill away off to tn
, left there
Hasn't it curious shape
t That's were the wind comes from
They manufacture it up there"
what do you mean, Dick?',
"There's valley back there tha
, extends full forty miles northwes
| where you come to prairie land lik
ours back of Pringle's Flat, only thsr
5 is ten times more of it. The win
: rolls down the valley and plays tn
+ very deuce with things on the rive
: about the Point. Sometimes it rain
, and then you'd think the heavens wer
smptying; all the water in the vale
) where it narrows there like the nee