The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-16
For the Democratic Advocate.
Lisbon Items.

1t seems that our harmless quotation of
Harold, sleep no more has called forth a
long trade from Sd" Now we did not
throw down the glove for a friendly or I'M
friendly controversy with any one. He says
1--WE come at them cart before the horse" Is
that reason why the horse should proceed to
'gobble up and annihiate the cart, by bring
ing forward lot of chat, which, when win
moved, is chaff still? He compares us with
the ostrich, which he says .'thrusts its head
in the thicket and sees nothing" Now, this
description of that bird is found in old time
biographies, and is long exploded humbug.
If CD will consult Wilson and Audubon
either of whom are authority in ornithology
he will find the ostrich described as having
little use for wings, being swift runners, but
unyielding when attacked. We know the
country from Woodbine (which we claim as a
suburb of Lisbon to Uniontown, and indeed
to the rocky heights of Gettysburg, and all
Cd says regarding the march of improve
ment, in s.lovely fields, etc, we subscribe
to as true. Just where ''Sleepy Hollow is
geographically located we know not. In the
winter of 1918 we had a correspondent and
friend whose missives were so headed, and
with whom We spent many pleasant evenings,
His temporary home was on the west side of
the summit. In the early part of 1861 we
ling school, held at night in the old school
house, the president of which was spoken of
as coming from 'Sleepy Hollow" on the
eastern side of the slope; so we are at sea
regarding its exact location. We call to mind
as we write the memory, and the well-remem-
bered faces, of two at least with whom we
held friendly converse, and whom we rarely
failed to meet on those occasions, who are
resting in the beautiful ''new churchyard"
spoken of.
Memories of ''The Pines?'' Certainly we
have, and the name will cling to it for years
to come, even if every tree is cut down, but
the summit is not
THE peak that walls the world"
nor is it the whole of Carroll, and we repeat
that we have many social ties that bind us to
some of it's residents. We have many friends
in its borders, and its soil holds our beloved
dead, who rest not in ''the pretty new church
yard," but in a beautiful private cemetery,
kept by loving hands, situated on an eminence
overlooking two adjoining counties, where the
fragrant woodbine and trailing myrtle dlstil
their perfume with the dews of even, and
where, as the frightening shadows eastward
pass. the wood robin comes to sing, and the
balmy breeze takes up the refrain through the
foliage of the trees near at hand.
Our indulgence, In dreamy moment, oil
olden memories, has called forth this
Modem Joshua,
Blowing his distressing rams horn at the walls
Ofsocial Jerichos that bolt upright
List with composure to the serenade."
During the sleighing season, few weeks
ago, accompanied by young gentleman
friend, we called at Mrs. about p. m;
we were told he had gone to ''re-union. )"
Continuing on our way, we next called at
Mrs., near by; we found the young gents
preparing for bed and were told that Mr.. and
Mrs. had gone to an ''old folks reunion
beyond ssThe Pines" Baffled in seeing
either party, we drove on, intending to call
on a gentleman within a few rods of the
"Chapel and new P. o." chat awhile with
himself and family, and ask some particulars
about the ''social, or ''re-union," we had
been told the parties named were attending
Arriving at the latter gentleman's house,
Not a ray of light could see"
II was then about D. m. After twice calling
we concluded that they were literally ST asst
asleep." Disguised, we turned homeward,
thinking ''Sleepy Hollow an appropriate
name for that region. Further down we
stopped with gentleman, related our failure
in finding anyone at home or awake, who told
us there was 'coon feast up the road. y
This is all we know about it-know nothing
of the details, or whether or not we were
''sold" in regard to its occurrence. In How
ard "social'' is frequently reported for the
local makeup of our county paper: In this
spirit we called for an account of the ''coon
dinner''-if ,rorth reporting.
We pass by without comment the fling at
''the notwithstanding (?l elements of 'our
Hollow merely saying that ''private research
on the north of the Patapsco with its midnight
lamp failed to find the existence of the i'm
mortal author from which the quotation was
taken. We have never at any time claimed
to have shed any light on that section, and il
we are vain on any subject, it is that we
,crite our own communications for this and
other journals. The 'literati'' lone t, if you
please, of this "Hollow' attended no college;
we graduated in the school of experience,
whose Alma Mater may have been adversely;
and much of what we have learned and I'M
learned we owe to our own midnight lamp.
We retire by saying that no personal allu
sion, however remote-no slur on that section
was intended, and if 3D." or others feel
their sensibilities aggrieved, they must con.
cede that we have made the amende honorable.
Thanks to 1.-THE Gem for their kind invi-
tat;on TISnON CORREspONDFST