The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-02-24

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Twould break III spell
If shout. tell
NnIitin YOU ike to know
ROSES De GUERRE
ny lEl/ NEf TIL =. Atl.a.
i.an.tr'ia!c. little Virginia ;owr. ly-
ing between the B.ue Hui.e ana! the
Aleg Aauy Mountains. was ,slir eiii; one
June day of 1864. Cor the soldier TO, ;
Welr r"nnn@-th" "t'c> HI gray -tnd
they wn',!'i -! course be very hungry. q
condition til; bad become chronic Nth
Confederate soldiers E.y lat time They
were to !. ith ra!.r!!, though he town.
and whatever hn>l i;a:ill Mas 10 ii. huwn
mem must ne iai Il sort Ot passover form
50 the town-inik We've making busy pre-
paraticn to way.a, Tie regiments on the
streets with bread and meat and cnilt,
--rl coffee and buttelmil< an! >org
lTm moa>>,s 5, ginger cakes, and black
berry " inc and LONE brew. q ale.
lou would have taken it iol mal k,t
tia, in some Old Nnr,! VILLAGE. So AMI
mated was the tironred Street ,nd with
people III sich queer costumes. The die
nified mutrun and the t!ouriest maid yole
compiaceutIy furniture calico of the most
startling patterns gray and blue do
nestle" was made to fit slender waists
whose aut.-lr.,lum silk and velvet had
given out : .rais and honncts were of al
shapes and II" shapes, all home PLATTE q
of wheat stIdw . old SIX Sticking lr..
figured a. vel Hltiu. ca,IniIrts. AID the
more stylish wu.c >l..l., |, gloves of
charla;< skin. which. i,a,! Ei,uuuihe rood
effects Of soap and Slter, ~i;ve 1T used to
ruu the family silver. Trm feet were
covered nii!i hand knjl >tncktraS, tie
cotton Lawn. been VA Ia HE winter
evenings wIIcl. lsaGin. was scalce for
want ut sue" hacks. and letter-wlitin-
scanty hcc:u~. at ten cent Stamps, and
suciahiiitisS tcN because there were no
bcanX and 10 rtfrr>h'nri,ts to lie had:
stout leather >!tu,S OF Village lnauufac-
ture, we've laced over these primitive
hose. with heels the farthcrest possible
removed from irthrh. Men we've con
splcuou>'y absent. only old men and
boys !, presenting the sex. except where
solne Il elk publican managed to put a
Cover nmcut Office between himself aid
hot bullets.
This vas the picture presented by the
long >llags ling main street as Lauder
dale awaited the soldiers that bright
SUMMER day
Gary Brook, however, WAS not lending
herself t. this good work of catering:
she seemed 10 b.. devutil:r herself to the
e>theiic instincts .! The sold erS, for the
Adjournment of her dlinty self occupied an
unusual time. And Yet Colonel Bird, Of
the lost Mississippi "as not in the ii
vision which was 10 pass Though Iau-
icrdaie that day: bat When does not
pretty Girl think that her lover may
" happen along Oh. il you knew VIVA,
funny clothes We wore in those days
And it You could believe how sereutiy
tire We felt in the queer duds Carys
dress on that particular morning was Of
honleSinin cuttun--th;tt is, woven in the
county, fifteen d,il.l. Il ward ten wards
to IA dress: total, one hundred and fifty
dollars. 1t Wa, new and fresh fitting
her " Slim elegance" as IIowells says,
";.s the sheath of the flower fits The
lower" Brown lengths Of her hair orla-
mented her shapeiy head with lavish
beauty, bat no Gil is satisfied with
Natures adjoining, and the long block
AIDE bad brought C;,r,'s stock Of pretty
things to the lowest ebh, The white
trl!s We're freshly crimp.d, and throat
ana wrists responded To the becoming
effect: but oh for IL touch OF culo.
si4htd the girl. with true instinct. tor
the somhcri,h dress needs it.
Why there, to he sure, were the Gre
Vile roses, clii:bin- right against he!
window. Long clusters OF small flowers,
white, shaded with nany varieties OF
pink. all III one bunch and So sweet.
Half an hour later Cary stood at the
front .aJe, with the Gf;yille roses III Ecr
hair and at her Throat, as intent upon
rationns those dear. dirty fellows as :.
chief "t comnissa:y. Bul the: aele
trem. ulpusly hungry, and after the i,>t
bite that could be found III the house
had been given out, Il >trag.ltr came up
and aske.! for breakfast.
'b.l, I'm 50 sorry sud the girl
I'VE Shall have to keep a last day rs
it is, but | would keep tw, at Il time ii
only lad nice breakfast for you
The soldier to * oft his old s!nuch hat.
anA made such low boy thai Cary
turned az .in to 10 Il, at f:i.n.
10 What REQ. meat de- you belong -
She asked.